Saturday US Olympic Trials Live Thread

Go Parker. Take off.

Three - plus Crews interview/Davis/Woodhall jumping (surprised they haven't interviewed her yet)

Who can get in on rankings if they are over 32

What about Kelati?

Don't recall her having a great kick.

Seems like Kelati would be the first to make a move from a few kilos out.

At this point, have Schweizer as the winner with a late kick.

And as we saw in the 5000, Valby has no sprint.

Kemp. Let’s go

Snorefest

Schweitzer’s form is considerably more contained than in the past. Not a criticism at all but the difference is marked.

Chase Jackson!

Vestri

Lol - when the move starts, Parker is stuck on the rail

Can valby ourkick Henes? I’m doubtful of it but maybe she will have a kick not leading a single step.

Henes

Even as a distance running fan, I'll be blunt.

There is no reason for the 10k to be in track.

Perfectly fine for the roads but on the track it's just the 5k but with a 3 mile tempo in the middle of it. Removing it will keep people's eyes on the screen for more interesting events.

Valby will barely be top ten if she doesn't take off soon. Everyone can sprint faster than you!

Maybe Valby figures she couldn't push the pace hard enough in the 5 to shake the kickers so she's going let it go slow and try to be a kicker.

MacClain moving up, looks good

ahhh, Rachel Smith just stopped. bummer.

I am wondering if Valby’s sheer dominance in college has made her uncomfortable running in a pack and maybe that’s why she’s sitting in lane 2 all race. So many of her races were blowout front-running performances so she may not be comfortable having to check her stride to prevent clips as the pace of runners around her fluctuates. Maybe it’s just easier to sit on the shoulder and keep her stride smooth? She’s had so many races with the track all to herself so maybe it’s not something she wants to experiment with on this important of a stage