Official 2020 US Olympic Marathon Trials Discussion Thread

sub sub elite local hobby jogger wrote:

Lol, Jake Riley makes his move for 2nd!

And he beat Ward.

Sisson no longer in the top 15? Oh man.

Really rooting for Des or Thweatt to come back and overtake Kipyego.

Tuliamuk vs. Seidel running side-by-side, the race is heating up now! Linden back in fifth.

joecrunner wrote:

I know Walmsley will be dumped on for fading, but 2:14 is a good first road marathon for an ultra/trail specialist. Will be fun to see how this marathon training translates to trail fitness.

And he beat Ward.

Finally this race is done so you Walmsley people can shut your mouths. More than a mile behind Rupp and 3 minutes out of top ten in a race supposedly geared towards his strengths and with all those big miles. Go back to the mountains.

Seems like having haglund surgery is the best way to qualify for the olympics

WOW! a lot of the women were really running well over their redline. can't believe how stretched out that huge pack is now.

Rupp Haters have to be feeling pretty silly right now. Has to be in the conversation of greatest American distance runners of all time. Insert doping reply to try and justify your mistakes here.

NOBODY could've predicted all this. Lol.

Oh man, Seidel looks like she is hurting badly, just based on her grimmacing. Form looks pretty standard for her though, and she strikes me as someone who can just take in that pain and discomfort. Really rooting as she keeps battling....Des is far back, but I think she is in contention. She looks strong. Kipyego looks a little bit like she could be falling off...

Results listing?

Really happy for Riley and Abdi. Epic performances. Kudos to Rupp, that was dominant.

Korir almost came back. So close, man that must hurt

I would not have predicted this current top 3 AT ALL.

I guess in retrospect, it's not too surprising to see Ali T slaying on the hills. She has said that in training with Kellyn/Steph B, she's always had an easier time on the hills and they've felt not too bad when other people are suffering...

ShilohDoesntCare wrote:

Finally this race is done so you Walmsley people can shut your mouths. More than a mile behind Rupp and 3 minutes out of top ten in a race supposedly geared towards his strengths and with all those big miles. Go back to the mountains.

... and now that Jim has held his how on their turf, I'm sure all these roadies will have the guts to battle him in a few ultras.

NOBODY could've predicted all this. Lol.

Who are these men that the women leaders are passing?

oonunoomus wrote:

Oh man, Seidel looks like she is hurting badly, just based on her grimmacing. Form looks pretty standard for her though, and she strikes me as someone who can just take in that pain and discomfort. Really rooting as she keeps battling....Des is far back, but I think she is in contention. She looks strong. Kipyego looks a little bit like she could be falling off...

That’s what I was thinking too. Seidel looks uncomfortable. Tuliamuk is looking relaxed. And they just lapped a guy, lol.

F 1-2 Looks done deal. But can Kipyegon stay on #3? 13s at mile 24

Only the tough wrote:

ShilohDoesntCare wrote:

Finally this race is done so you Walmsley people can shut your mouths. More than a mile behind Rupp and 3 minutes out of top ten in a race supposedly geared towards his strengths and with all those big miles. Go back to the mountains.

... and now that Jim has held his how on their turf, I'm sure all these roadies will have the guts to battle him in a few ultras.

Not quite. 22nd in 2:15 on a course that plays to his strengths isn’t “holding his own”. Not the Walmsey fanboys are in the “bargaining” phase is see.