Her teammates are running at the meet as they did last year, will she actually run something this year instead of just making an appearance in the stands? I highly doubt she is running the 5000 as entered, but they may have just slid her name in there thinking no one would notice it and she will actually be in the 800 heat with Raevyn Rogers and Sammy Wayson.
Her teammates are running at the meet as they did last year, will she actually run something this year instead of just making an appearance in the stands? I highly doubt she is running the 5000 as entered, but they may have just slid her name in there thinking no one would notice it and she will actually be in the 800 heat with Raevyn Rogers and Sammy Wayson.
I would be astonished to see her even line up, let alone in a 5k
I would be astonished to see her even line up, let alone in a 5k
2021: Olympic Trials start June 24; Mu opened season January 16 - result gold @ Olympics 2022: USATF Champs start June 23; Mu opened season January 15 - result gold @ World Champs 2023: USATF Champs start July 6; Mu opened season June 24 - bronze @ World Champs 2024: US Olympic Trials start June 21; Mu opened season June 21 - result no Olympics 2025: USATF Champs start July 31
She had better start racing soon if she wants a different result than '23 & '24. While it seems likely she will make the 800m team for Tokyo, it is no guarantee, fall or no fall. I can see three Americans straight up beating her in Eugene.
Nah, I agree with other poster, probably intended as a possible swap to 800 depending on her mood, hopes and dreams when she wakes up on Friday. For many meets, one is required to be entered by a certain deadline, but then one can switch events until much closer to the start. For some reason this group is always playing games like this.
Nah, I agree with other poster, probably intended as a possible swap to 800 depending on her mood, hopes and dreams when she wakes up on Friday. For many meets, one is required to be entered by a certain deadline, but then one can switch events until much closer to the start. For some reason this group is always playing games like this.
Its a game when her group does off events?? It's early season pro track. Lots of other runners do off events. Josh Kerr and Jakob ran a half marathon last year and they are mid distance. Julian Alfred and shericka just ran a 300m. Athing Mu almost won a US title in her 2ND off-event 1500m. Not that crazy or a gamebfor her to be listed in a 5k and run a 16:30👀
Imagine she does the 400 1500m double on year. That would be really cool.
Does her contract require a certain number of races?
If so, then a low key effort in an event that she will never seriously race is a good way to check off a race without getting embarrassed in her primary event.
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1 Chloe Alchin Cal Poly Pom 2 Alondra Arias Cal Poly Pom 3 Allie Arnsman Grand Valley 4 Natalia Boltz Utah Valley 5 Hannah Branch Unattached 6 Natalie Graber Grand Valley 7 Marlo Leigh Harris Unattached 8 Abrielle Jirele South Dakota 9 Stina Johansson Unattached 10 Eva Johnson Grand Canyon 11 Ali Keith CSUMB 12 Anna Martin Utah Valley 13 Vivian Martinez Cal Poly Pom 14 Ella McGillis UCLA 15 Athing Mu NIKE 16 Daniela Munguia CSUMB 17 Klaudia O'Malley Grand Valley 18 Caila Odekirk Utah Valley 19 Amanda Overgaauw Minnesota St 20 Ashley Overgaauw Minnesota St 21 Sarah Perkins California 22 Natalie Roberts Nevada 23 Mariel Salazar Tapia Legión Mixt 24 Annika Salz UCLA 25 Geneva Timmerman South Dakota 26 Ari Trimble Utah Valley
No offense to any of those runners, but I don't think an athlete of Athing Mu's caliber would sign up to be a pacer for that kind of field. My guess is she's entered into the race as a fitness test / workout / "gut check" similar to Gabby Thomas running an all-out mile.
I posted here a while ago that it was time for Athing to move up in distance due to her age and I'm pleased she and her team have read my post and taken my advice. Next stop is the roads and marathon.
Ryan Crouser if you also read this site, if you ever want to make another team you really need to focus on the steeplechase. Good luck brother.