Cooper 4th, hopefully one of the bowerman guys pull out and only does the 10k.

I have a feeling that one of them will scratch the 10k and will allow Ben True to run.

How about Fisher drops the 10, giving True a spot and Kincaid drops the 5 and giving Teare a spot.

They don't pick reserves.

Losing at that pace shows he hasn't made it yet.

Agreed! Really was rooting for him!

Same thing for the women’s 10k. Would be nice to see Sara Hall go too!

How about you all shut up, Teare closed great. He got beat by three pros running sub 53 last lap. Jesus Christ you guys need to get a life.

Also think it was more likely he just didn’t have the same strength as the other guys, he might have had a better shot off a slower pace

There’s a better chance now of one of them dropping the 10k and letting True in. I think Teare drew the short straw this time around.

Star wrote:

How about Fisher drops the 10, giving True a spot and Kincaid drops the 5 and giving Teare a spot.

Would love to see this. Fisher could scratch

Star wrote:

How about Fisher drops the 10, giving True a spot and Kincaid drops the 5 and giving Teare a spot.

Yeah, let's try to turn it into a NiceFest 2021. Everybody who makes the Olympic team in more than one event should voluntarily give up one of their spots so that the really nice, courageous 4th-place finisher can go too!

That's B.S.! If Fisher or Kincaid decide for themselves that they'd be better off focusing on just one event, so be it, but they are under absolutely no obligation to do so. They earned their places fair and square in the 5K as well as the 10K (and let's not get into "but, Burrito Track Club" since nobody really has any idea who, if anyone, in the field is doping, and who isn't)

A spot on the Olympic team is a huge accomplishment, and not something to just casually given away. Plus, any runner that gets "gifted" a spot on the Olympic team will always have a slight stigma because of that. They weren't a "true" Olympian. Nothing against Cooper Teare, but he was 4th, not top 3, and didn't earn a spot on the Team.

Getting 4th sucks, but it's also true that having the difference between getting 3rd and 4th be such a high-stakes matter helps make the Olympic Trials format so compelling.

And finally, these guys need to make a living. I doubt they are getting hugely rich off running. I would assume there is a financial incentive for them to actually run 2 events at the Olympics, as well as ranking points to be earned.

BekeleKip wrote:

That 3:50 mile indoors didn't mean sh*t now did it?

He is fine, had a long season broke Mcchesneys oregon 5k record and won an Ncaa title on his home track.

The burrito boys just trained and ate burritos's.

Nothing taco wrote:

[quote]Star wrote:

And finally, these guys need to make a living. I doubt they are getting hugely rich off running. I would assume there is a financial incentive for them to actually run 2 events at the Olympics, as well as ranking points to be earned.

I was thinking along those lines. The pay of pro runners has always been a mystery to me anyway but I was wondering if an athlete who qualified for two events would take a financial hit if they opted out of one of the events. I guess it depends on how their individual contracts are structured?

Nobody will drop or scratch. It is what it is, get over it. Teare did all he could and just wasn't good enough to make the team NOW.

Super long college season with many races certainly has been taxing and once he goes pro it will be easier to focus on trials.

I can see someone dropping out if the 10 to do the 5 if that’s their best event.

Gebrselassie never doubled back to the 5 in the Olympics because back then it was 2 rounds of the 10, then 3 rounds of the 5.

He saved his legs for the racing after the Championships.

BekeleKip wrote:

That 3:50 mile indoors didn't mean sh*t now did it?

Your move, Copper.

You know what, have them run both the 5,000 and 10,000 and watch them get slaughtered at the olympics. It will be great to see Kincaid get pushed . Karma. He is a dirty racer in more ways than one.

All Oregon is proud of Cooper. Thank you for a heroic race. Pre would be proud.

trackgirlnut wrote:

You know what, have them run both the 5,000 and 10,000 and watch them get slaughtered at the olympics. It will be great to see Kincaid get pushed . Karma. He is a dirty racer in more ways than one.

Okay, so there are these 2 runners who tried to make the Olympic team in 2 different events, and they succeeded in both. So now you want them to do badly at the Olympics? Why exactly?

And what's with all the negativity towards Kincaid? I think his backstory is pretty cool. Let me guess: you called him "dirty" because you have some secret inside information? And I challenge you to name the ways in which he is a "dirty racer in more ways than one":

1. ?

2. ?

trackgirlnut wrote:

You know what, have them run both the 5,000 and 10,000 and watch them get slaughtered at the olympics. It will be great to see Kincaid get pushed . Karma. He is a dirty racer in more ways than one.

You mad?

Sopa de Sabadell wrote:

blue 7 wrote:

Teare has a decent lick but lacks that last 100 meter gear.

He says he got 47.8 speed in 400m, so it's time to think how to translate that into a nasty kick.

A kick just means you can finish a race really close to maximum speed which comes from STRENGTH, guys with 50.X open 400 speed can dust him at 5ks because they are stronger.