Official 2020 US Olympic Marathon Trials Discussion Thread

So happy that only one cheating doper from NOP made it. Hasay needs to fire bobblehead and get a new pharmacist.

Where are the results? What happened to Ritz?

ajsde wrote:

Where are the results? What happened to Ritz?

DNF. When he came by 18 and he was blown up, sad to see

Chris Derrick and Andrew Bumbalough also DNF. Former big talents have mostly fallen by the wayside while Rupp continues on

Philip Exeter CC wrote:

How did Luke finish? either way he'll still be the same loser hosting an open house begging for real estate clients tomorrow.

Does this make you feel better about yourself? Stay classy pal.

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Also TME guys didn't do too hot, either. Wasn't sure about Reed even after a great half at Houston, since this was his first marathon, but definitely thought Brogan would do better than he finished.

Tough weekend for TME overall. As an unbiased observer, it looked like towards the beginning of this year they were running pretty dang well. And even last spring w/ Drew making the world team.

Pretty disappointing to see them run so poorly today.

Am I wrong or did Abdi back off and not pass Riley for 2nd because he didn't want to pass him in the chute and it didn't matter? If they were fighting for.3rd I think he would have nipped him

reed hit the deck hard at mile 5- he was in the lead pack and i saw it happen. his body locked up big time after he got back up. definitely affected the rest of his race

I hate to break it to you but they are Americans. You watch the US trials today, no? The US doesn’t go by your definition of citizenship when Determining such things.

Just like Kenyans running for Bahrain, Qatar, Turkey etc, they are still Kenyan. Makes a mockery of international sports.

nc.runner wrote:

reed hit the deck hard at mile 5- he was in the lead pack and i saw it happen. his body locked up big time after he got back up. definitely affected the rest of his race

Apparently he fell twice and hit his head the second time. He was done after that.

ShilohDoesntCare wrote:

nc.runner wrote:

reed hit the deck hard at mile 5- he was in the lead pack and i saw it happen. his body locked up big time after he got back up. definitely affected the rest of his race

Apparently he fell twice and hit his head the second time. He was done after that.

It's long overdue for helmets to be made mandatory in running.

The Jericho Mile wrote:

Am I wrong or did Abdi back off and not pass Riley for 2nd because he didn't want to pass him in the chute and it didn't matter? If they were fighting for.3rd I think he would have nipped him

Agreed.

Does anyone know where I can get a list of all male /female DNFs?

The Jericho Mile wrote:

Am I wrong or did Abdi back off and not pass Riley for 2nd because he didn't want to pass him in the chute and it didn't matter? If they were fighting for.3rd I think he would have nipped him

No shot, difference between 2nd and 3rd was $20k

Props to all of the Abdi fans who stayed loyal and never doubted his gangsta status. I never doubted Rupp’s street cred, but even amateurs know not to cross Rupp in a dark alley when he is in the wrong mood.

Anyone who claims to have predicted the women’s results in any way, shape, or form is a liar, family member, or best friend.

I was unaware that Sam Chelanga was back from retirement. Is this something he is doing for fun, or is he making a serious comeback?

LoneStarXC wrote:

No, I totally want to watch Hutchings complain about shoes instead of the actual race. ?

Actually Tim Hutchings made a compelling argument against the cheater shoes = the meteoric rise in ALL performances since the advent of the cheater shoe.

achukumba wrote:

I’m confused—are they U.S. citizens or Kenyan citizens? Because last time I checked if they are U.S. citizens then three AMERICANS made the team. Reminds me of when Meb won the Boston Marathon in 2014 and dopes were saying he wasn’t really an American—even though his family moved here when he was like 12 and he never ran at all until he moved here. Troll on...

How many are dual citizens? How many have dual passports? How many have surrendered their other passport/citizenship?

I guarantee you Alexei Pappas carries two passports. She qualifies for US only prize money.

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Thanks, Brian.