Abdi Abdirahman, 47, confirms he'll be on the starting line in Orlando for his sixth Olympic Trials

Abdi is the f*cking man.

I don't know where he is, but wherever, I bet Cecil Franke is smiling right now. At least, I hope so!

In by way of making the 2020 team. Checked & his last results are from 2022 -- 30-flat @ Peachtree & a pair of 1:05/1:06 half marathons. Will be impressed by anything close to an OTQ, especially if it's warm on race day

This guy is a friggin beast man. How sick would it be if he stole a spot. I mean American marathon running is weak enough to the point where it could actually be done lol. Go Abdi.

yea noting suspicious there

My god as real good Story

Please stop. Look into his roommate in New Mexico and who he has traditionally gone to these far flung camps in Ethiopia with. It’s not a good look.

The Black Cactus is a hardy beast!

Good luck to him.

I am a big fan of Abdi, but this is an incredibly deep Trials. There are something like 15 to 20 guys that have run under 2:10 since the 2020 trials.

Sorry, anyone doing a “training camp” in Ethiopia where epo is available over the counter in this day and age is sus.

When Abdi lit up Galen Rupp at the 2008 OT 10,000 it forced Alberto to re-think his speed preparation, which resulted in Galens new-found kicking ability.

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Abdihakem Abdirahman

Abdihakem "Abdi" Abdirahman (Somali: Cabdihakiim Cabdiraxmaan, Arabic: عبد الحكيم عبد الرحمن; born January 1, 1977) is an American long-distance runner. He is a five-time Olympian competing for the United States in the 10,000...

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THE BLACK CACTUS RETURNS!!

Let's go Abdi. Show the young bucks how it's done!

(I give him probably a 5% chance of making the team)

I agree. There should be no need to train in Ethiopia. He already lives in the best state for training, and he’s from Somalia not Ethiopia.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/04/sports/olympics/abdi-abdirahman-nyc-marathon.html

Oh man I can't believe I missed this NYT piece on him! (added gifted link for you non-subscribers out there)

Kinda bummed Nike dropped him, but happy he got picked up by Asics to finish out his career

If he can run sub 2:12 at OTs I will consider it a W for the black cactus, LETS GO!

No there is zero chance of this happening. When I see sheer stupidity such as your post being upvoted I recognize that most of you are complete and utter morons.

Now don’t get me wrong. Abdi is a legend. He ran 28:36 for 10000m 26 years ago in 1998. So it is amazing he is a still able to race somewhat well, but 2:17 would be amazing.

He is the SECOND oldest athlete at the trials. The other athlete ran the trials standard Abdi did not. He qualified by being a 2020 Olympian.

Wow