Alicia and especially Elise have paid their dues...it is time for the new generation to step forward. Whoever represents the US will have to be in sub-29:50 shape to have a podium shot in the next two cycles in any case.
Makes one wonder . . . will Cooper and Grant be the rabbits? . . . Cooper thru 5k, Grant thru 8k? . . . basically, playing the role McGorty played two years ago and Woody played last year. . .
What a wild field. Will we see Huddle’s AR fall? . . .
Yes . . . definitely can see Alicia & Elise (& Dibaba?) targeting 30-flat . . . with Karissa Schweizer their personal rabbit, towing them thru 5k @ 15:05 - 15:10 then maintaining thru 8k before dropping off . . . letting the pacing lights take them home . . .
What a wild field. Will we see Huddle’s AR fall? . . .
Yes . . . definitely can see Alicia & Elise (& Dibaba?) targeting 30-flat . . . with Karissa Schweizer their personal rabbit, towing them thru 5k @ 15:05 - 15:10 then maintaining thru 8k before dropping off . . . letting the pacing lights take them home . . .
If you recently saw Cranny at Millrose, you’ll have reservations regarding her ability to run near 30:00 at this point in the season. She just did not seem up to her normal level of the last 2 years.
Further, there will likely be no BTC men represented.
Feels like targeting 27 min pace and may the best kick (or last 1600) win is the move. Woody, Klecker and Grijalva can all probably get to 26:50 with a strong close and guys like Atkin, McGorty, Mantz, Kiptoo, Flanagan and Bor should be able to hold on on their best days, even if they can’t hang with the kicks of the others.
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Just ordered tickets. First ever pro track meet I will ever go to! So stoked
Don't stop at just one meet. Tickets for the half dozen pro meets in the Los Angeles area have always been dirt cheap. You can go to them ALL for less than $100 total.
Sound Running - March 4
Mt SAC Relays - mid April
Sound Running Track Fest (At Mt. SAC) - May 6
USATF Distance Classic (At UCLA) - May 26
UCLA pro meet - May 27
Sound Running - July 22
(There may end up being one or two more pro meets in the LA area.)