Could any US pro 1500M runner qualify for the Olympic trials Marathon (sub 2:18)?

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1 month ago 03/13/2024 4:42pm EDT

re: High hopes

High hopes wrote:
Yeah, probably most of them. The modern 1500 guys are so aerobically strong, give them 3 months of dedicated marathon training, and most would fly under 2:18. Kessler might be the exception as he doesn't react well to long runs. Otherwise, Hocker, Teare, Nuguse, no problem at all

Hocker, Teare and Nuguse could do it I agree (although Nuguse probably wouldn’t be a great marathoner…just think how much weaker he was in NCAA XC than 1500/3k), but if you go a little deeper and cherry pick there are dudes who might be incapable, guys like Vincent Ciattei or Josh Thompson.

1 month ago 03/13/2024 5:05pm EDT

re: John Wesley Harding

John Wesley Harding wrote:
High hopes wrote:
Yeah, probably most of them. The modern 1500 guys are so aerobically strong, give them 3 months of dedicated marathon training, and most would fly under 2:18. Kessler might be the exception as he doesn't react well to long runs. Otherwise, Hocker, Teare, Nuguse, no problem at all
Hocker, Teare and Nuguse could do it I agree (although Nuguse probably wouldn’t be a great marathoner…just think how much weaker he was in NCAA XC than 1500/3k), but if you go a little deeper and cherry pick there are dudes who might be incapable, guys like Vincent Ciattei or Josh Thompson.

There is a huge gap between being a great marathoner and running some 5:15 miles. These guys wouldn’t be so much racing as doing a hard long run. Any of the dudes who were competive in XC will be fine. You would need that rare guy who totally sucks at XC. Granted most of them would really regret it😂

2:18 is really sort of weak. It is why the race has hundreds of runners versus the couple dozen in track.

1 month ago 03/13/2024 5:19pm EDT

re: Ttttt

Didn’t Blakenship make the marathon trials as well as the Olympic 1500 final?

I know you’re talking current though.

Ryan Hall also.

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