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ny_city_vibes wrote:

1500m Women - is Konstanze a fave?

Blank231 wrote:

THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:

Getting in the top 6 would be a big win for Koko. Faith Kipyegon is a massive favorite and behind her you'd expect both the Hailus, Embaye, Meshesha, Welteji, Haylom, Hull, McGee and Caldwell to all beat Koko. It has been almost four years since Koko has run under 4:04.6. Running 4:01-4:03 here likely won't place her that high but would be a great result.

What will McGee run?

THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:

Couple notable withdrawals:

Samba (400H) - hurt again!? Sad

O Chelimo (3,000) - just signed with On, hopefully not injured

Kipkorir Kimeli, Kejelcha (3000) - makes sense after Road to Records to withdraw

Notable entrants-

Sedjati and Moula (800) - both now have top agents and good to see on the circuit immediately

Welteji, Hull, Koko, Hailus, Haylom (W 1500) - deep field! Haylom seems like the next monster talent training with Tsegay

Aregawi (3000) - didn’t know he was in, also interested in Munguti (storming leg at World XC)

Go USA 1500 wrote:

Blank231 wrote:

What will McGee run?

Thinking 3:59-4:01. She's the best US miler out there.

KALAMA wrote:

THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:

Couple notable withdrawals:

Samba (400H) - hurt again!? Sad

O Chelimo (3,000) - just signed with On, hopefully not injured

Kipkorir Kimeli, Kejelcha (3000) - makes sense after Road to Records to withdraw

Notable entrants-

Sedjati and Moula (800) - both now have top agents and good to see on the circuit immediately

Welteji, Hull, Koko, Hailus, Haylom (W 1500) - deep field! Haylom seems like the next monster talent training with Tsegay

Aregawi (3000) - didn’t know he was in, also interested in Munguti (storming leg at World XC)

The men's 3000m field is very interesting and should provide very fast times, maybe a sub 7:24 which the likes of Lamecha are more than capable. One name caught my attention, and it is that of Timothy Cheruiyot! Is he moving up the distance? Or is he a pace maker?

Aussiestatman wrote:

THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:

Cheruiyot does run casual 5ks in Kenya. Low-14 mins if I recall (he finished second in an 800-5,000 heat double at an AK meeting this year) but more workout effort and that’s at 5,000+ feet. I think he can definitely run low 7:30s. I’m lower on Stewy too, getting beaten handily by Kipkirui wasn’t great. Another wild card to me is Barega, Wale and Girma’s teammate dynamic. Barega if he’s fit likes yo-yoing and Girma/him kinda to borrow the “Rounders” phrase maybe they’re not working together, but they certainly aren’t playing against each other. Could see those guys controlling it if Aregawi lets them.

Kipkurui can’t finish top 4 here?

John Wesley Harding wrote:

I don’t think Steiner will finish last because I feel like she’s a reliable gamer who always performs well for her ability. She’ll finish in the 4-6 range.

Big Fan, Bigger Realist wrote:

Go USA 1500 wrote:

Thinking 3:59-4:01. She's the best US miler out there.

That's an extraordinary claim. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Let's see it!

If she is our best miler, it's only b/c the current crop is weak....

I hope I'm wrong, but honestly, I'm having trouble seeing it.

13579 wrote:

Jackson FTW wrote:

Yep, check out the women's 100. There is a separate thread here on that race but I didn't look hard to find it.

(SB, PB)

GBR ASHER-SMITH, Dina, x, 10.83
USA DANIELS, Teahna, 11.54, 10.83
NZL HOBBS, Zoe, 10.97, 10.97
JAM JACKSON, Shericka, 10.82, 10.71
USA, JEFFERSON, Melissa, 11.16, 10.82
USA RICHARDSON, Sha'Carri,x, 10.72
USA STEINER, Abby, 11.19, 10.90
USA, TERRY, Twanisha, 11.05, 10.82

I'll go..

1. Jackson 2. Richardson 3. Asher-Smith 4. Daniels 5. Terry 6. Jefferson 7. Steiner 8. Hobbs

This will not be a popular opinion, for sure, but based on how she is running this season I'll go with SCR FTW over Jackson.

My predictions -

1. Richardson 2. Jackson 3. Asher-Smith 4. Terry 5. Daniels 6. Jefferson 7. Hobbs 8. Steiner

13579 wrote:

13579 wrote:

This will not be a popular opinion, for sure, but based on how she is running this season I'll go with SCR FTW over Jackson.

My predictions -

1. Richardson 2. Jackson 3. Asher-Smith 4. Terry 5. Daniels 6. Jefferson 7. Hobbs 8. Steiner

Here were my picks from the first page of the thread. I had a lot of down votes. Probably for saying both that SCR would win and Steiner would be last.

Abby has huge potential but she has a big learning curve to overcome.

DohaDL wrote:

13579 wrote:

This will not be a popular opinion, for sure, but based on how she is running this season I'll go with SCR FTW over Jackson.

My predictions -

1. Richardson 2. Jackson 3. Asher-Smith 4. Terry 5. Daniels 6. Jefferson 7. Hobbs 8. Steiner

Hobbs is not better than Steiner.

DohaDL wrote:

DohaDL wrote:

Hobbs is not better than Steiner.

I was wrong. My bad.