Fan Out West wrote:
Pleasantly surprised to see Karissa a last-minute entrant.
Seeing as Jerry's MO is to have his athletes go thru long training blocks to ensure top fitness before racing, have to believe he/Karissa believe she is in good enough shape to run back-to-back 15:20/5ks to get her 30:40 Oly Q.
Karissa has stated on her social media she is finally running pain free since her 2nd Haglands Deformity surgery back in October. She was bothered by achilles problems all last year, thus her sub-par performances.
BTW, regarding BTC, one in, one out. Karissa just added, but Christina Aragon quietly removed today (3/13 Wed) from the Pro Women's 1500.
And now, less than 24 hours out, Kieran Tuntivate/BTC has been moved from the Paris 10k to the Pro 1500.
No big deal, but at least one fewer runner likely to be lapped in the loaded 10k field.