Valby, Monson, Keira, Hall, Smith… who else? I hope Valby’s coach lets her take a crack at getting the olympic standard in this race.
Valby, Monson, Keira, Hall, Smith… who else? I hope Valby’s coach lets her take a crack at getting the olympic standard in this race.
Valbymania BABY!!!
That would be a bit hard as monson is done for the season…
The pace will be too hot for the likes of Valby.
Hassan would make this race awesome.
dullard wrote:
The pace will be too hot for the likes of Valby.
Your right...but in last 3 years, we haven't seen her in a race where she could not go to the front, so would be interesting to see what strategy she takes in this kind of race.
who should run? Everyone away from the ticket booth.
Looks like Eugene has officially given up on having the big meets. It's back to "distance night."
Schweizer. OTT, who will run? Maybe Henes, Rogers. Valby doesn't need to run and she has regionals and NCAAs to get a time.
Is Valby going to teleport from her Regionals race in Kentucky that evening over to Eugene? 🙄
Blank231 wrote:
Schweizer. OTT, who will run? Maybe Henes, Rogers. Valby doesn't need to run and she has regionals and NCAAs to get a time.
You are partly correct. Valby already has ‘a time’, and she can get the 2nd time for the WA ranking at the Trials race, where she will need to finish top 3, regardless.
Runnerchx77 wrote:
Valby, Monson, Keira, Hall, Smith… who else? I hope Valby’s coach lets her take a crack at getting the olympic standard in this race.
Not Valby as she has NCAA Qualifying to take care of (Qualifying for NCAA is a mere formality for her, but she still has to do it.
Hopefully lots of Kenyans and Ethiopians and they pull Monson to sub 30
Uhhh, Douglas….unfortunately, ….
thought monson was out for the season?
mcvred wrote:
thought monson was out for the season?
she is done. surgical repair of meniscus root is 8+ months post surgery before competing.
Don’t you guys wonder what Valby could do in a race where she actually has some competition and others to race against?
It’s a shame if she has some unimportant (?) college race. She’s 21! Surely she wants to be competing at in international level now. She has the talent and with Monson out..
Poptart Runner wrote:
Hassan would make this race awesome.
Allie Ostrander would make it even awesomer.
It's a Tsegay WR attempt. They might have a second group going for the Olympic standard but that could also screw up the WR attempt since Tsegay would have to lap them at some point.
We need Kelati in the field so she won't move the lane 2.
Yorkshire Fell wrote:
Don’t you guys wonder what Valby could do in a race where she actually has some competition and others to race against?
It’s a shame if she has some unimportant (?) college race. She’s 21! Surely she wants to be competing at in international level now. She has the talent and with Monson out..
It’s not good race for her to get a PR. She would be immediately gapped at 29:00 pace, so she wouldn’t even have a pacer. Getting lapped is not competition.
There would be a few going for the standard.