Isn't it in Austin somewhere? That's at least where Chavez and Merber recorded their preview podcast last night.
Isn't it in Austin somewhere? That's at least where Chavez and Merber recorded their preview podcast last night.
borrowed_idea wrote:
Isn't it in Austin somewhere?
Yes
low 60s tonight, no wind. 70s tomorrow night, moderate winds. Hoping I have time to watch both nights, but have been swamped organizing a Hasbro boycott.
Do any of these people (with the exception of Berian if he's healthy) have a realistic OTQ chance? I haven't heard of many of them.
birdbeard wrote:
Do any of these people (with the exception of Berian if he's healthy) have a realistic OTQ chance? I haven't heard of many of them.
What??
I didn't mind what Koko did this month last year indoors.
I'm very excited to see Kiera D'amato race. She's got a really intriguing story and I'd love to see her make the olympic team
Maybe all I'm seeing is heat 1 in that link. idk.
birdbeard wrote:
Maybe all I'm seeing is heat 1 in that link. idk.
report back: yes, i was only seeing the slow heats for some reason
John Wesley Harding wrote:
Not sure if I care (I’ll be rooting for old man Chelanga)
He's 26... old man (Sam) Chelanga is his uncle though
Hardloper wrote:
John Wesley Harding wrote:
Not sure if I care (I’ll be rooting for old man Chelanga)
He's 26... old man (Sam) Chelanga is his uncle though
Nvm, I just noticed Sam is actually in the 10k
I see Morgan McDonald listed on the main page, but not in any events?
I doubt Koko will have anyone to run with at the BTC pace...Karissa and Elise were neck and neck the whole way.
John Wesley Harding wrote:
Predictions:
W10k
Klosterhalfen 31:15
This seems conservative considering Cranny ran 30:47. From what I can tell, she's never done a 10000 on the track, but she has a 14:30 a year ago. Unless the weather is preclusive I'll give her 30:42.
Klosterhalfen is a massive question mark. Months off missed due to injury but also heaps of talent. Could see anything from 30:30 to a DNF tbh.
Men's 1500m looks like an interesting field. Hard to pick a winner, but I'm going to go with the Maple Syrup Sweep with J-Knight taking the men's and GDS the women's race. However I go with the caveat that while GDS is clearly the class of the women's field on paper, if there isn't enough sting taken out of Sinclaire Johnson's tail by the pace of the race she could cause an upset.
Elle Purrier to win that 5000 at a canter. Also that's a pretty sharp looking women's 800m field. Hopefully they get after it rather than going through slowly and kicking to another 1:59 high/2:00 affair.
Keira D'Amato 10k W. 30:58.
I would not be surprised if Koko was content to get the the qualifier as it's her first track 10k (although she ran 32:24 already 5 years ago at barely 19 in a road race that was supposed to be more like a training run) and her first race in a long time. But last year in the indoor 5k she also just ran her own race less than a kilometer into it and so I would not be surprised either if she ran sub 31 min mostly solo. It would certainly have been more interesting to see her in the 1500 or 5k with more competition but she needs the qualifying time and probably a 10k is actually easier form base training than a shorter faster distance.
douglas burke wrote:
Just a sidenote the German Women's 10000 Record is 31:03.62 by Kathrin Wiebel in 1991, Konstanze should smash that if she is anywhere near 8:20 for 3000 or dub 14:30 for 5000
That record will fall to Melat Kejeta when battling with a Japanese for bronze at the Olympics this year
Heard he was a scratch. Broadcast scheduled to start in 15 minutes. Might be worth tuning in early as Chavez and Merber are both knowledgable as well as being huge fans.
why do I feel this broadcast will be nothing more than someone using an iPhone