2022 HOT TAKES HERE

Kiplimo breaks 10,000 record.

Jakob and Timmy run 3:26.

At least 2 NP kids break Verzbicas' 2 mile record

Josh Kerr doesn’t medal at Worlds and the message boards make fun of him mercilessly for talking so much sh*t this year.

Bekele never runs a good race again

Kipchoge doesn't win another marathon.

An underclassman wins the Arcadia 3200.

Rupp retires before Worlds.

The hours and hours of podcast discussions about how to make the sport more popular don’t result in the sport becoming more popular

Rupp breaks the American record in Chicago this year

I think all these takes are crap but to your credit, they’re all “hot takes,” of which the OP offered none.

That’s the thing about “hot take” predictions—if they’re hot, they look foolish, and if they seem sensible then so what, they’re not hot.

I could predict Letesenbet Gidey runs 13:59, but I think that’s actually a fairly popular opinion on these boards. Any truly hot take will likely be downvoted, and in honesty be just a shot in the dark.

The Eugene WC 1500 champ will not be one of the Tokyo medalists.

Hocker, Wightman, Kitar?

Sarah Hall wins Worlds.

Kipchoge second in New York.

If I have to give one name (and it’s pretty weak if I don’t, but mostly I just believe it’s people’s nature to sleep on the fluidity and unpredictability of middle distance racing): Abel Kipsang.

Flo Track still sucks

Nick symonds 1 million subscribers

Rupp DNFs Boston

Grizzlies make it to the NBA finals

Tiger Woods wins a major.

My list:

Kerley under 43.5, under 19.6, under 9.8 this year.

Trevor Bassitt under 48 in the 400mh

Noah Lyles under 19.4 this year

Will Sumner 1:45.90

Boling under 10 and 20

Slade and Knighton under 10.00 wind legal

At least 6 Americans under 44 this year. I'll say Kerley, Norman, Cherry, Patterson, Ross, and Allison.

I can add more bold/unrealistic takes

Rupp isn't running Boston

Ivy league man transgenders to woman and cleans up at IC4A's

I am predicting that Grant Fisher will run 26:33 for 10,000m, taking down Rupp's AR by 11 seconds.

I don't see the HS 2 mile going down even with better spikes and trainers. But I do see Salhman lowering his time to 3:55