CJ Albertson 2:09:53 for 7th and top American

Is this enough to unlock the 3rd spot? I thought he needed top 5

Big fan of CJ. Great last mile. I’m a straight male but even I can admit the guy is a stud

Not enough to unlock an auto qualifier. Needed top 5 for that.

Yeah, he's a stud. Not a stud in the way that the Olympic qualifiers are. But he's got guts, and his gritty approach to racing is good for the sport. He's got big goals and chases them – and he's more consistent than the big-mouthed Fauble.

Love CJ but man, it would be nice to see an American runner come through who can get it done on a fast day. It feels like for years we've had these guys who tough it out for gritty 2:09-2:10 runs in New York and Boston, but put them on Chicago or Berlin and they'll run the same time. Great run for him but just really frustrating we can't seem to compete unless you add a significant mental component.

I would like to see him run a flat marathon with pacers in Chicago. (I think the Marathon Project is the only marathon that he's run that fits that description.) Preferably after he has had a period of solid, consistent training - CJ has acknowledged that he lacks consistency and loses focus.

Bill Rodgers ran 2:09:55 in 1975 in what basically were slippers [49 years ago]; with 5 stops; 4 for drinks & one to tie his nykie flats. No garmin, No Strava; No Gels/Goo; probably No GaterAid...

So he's basically a more annoying Scott Fauble? Cool I guess.

Boston is net downhill and they had a slight tailwind. If run correctly and on a favorable weather year like this year where you don't have a headwind you can run fast, which is why a lot of Americans have PRs at Boston, CJ is yet another top American with a PR from Boston. Emma Bates also has a Boston PR. Nearly half of top Americans have Boston PRs.

Agree I'm 100% straight but CJ is like something out of a painting.

His splits were perfect. Ran an even effort & let the miles fall into place. Super happy to see a sub-2:10 from him!

agree. just another straight male here. cj looked hot. no pause.

Top white guy. Let's face it if he was from Australia or Cananda we'd still recognize him as the first...

I'm straight too but, but...wait, what is he DOING to us?

CJ is a straight boss and showed up.

I'm a straight woman and I think he's a stud too, and I love the way he runs. Very happy for him.

I'm straight but I got to say CJ is the hottest hot boy runner of 2024. He makes me feel some type of way. But I'm straight, I swear.

I’m straight but I want to be his little sunshine so I can greet his hunk self at the finish line after he runs his third 2:10 in five weeks and get a big smooch on the cheek from my pookie🥵 You go king 👑