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    CTeeter1

    Member since 10/23/2025.

    3 posts. Last post 1 month ago.
    7 months ago 10/23/2025 12:24pm EDT

    Kalakaua Merrie Mile Field (below) was released for December 13th. Field looks very entertaining, but that's a whole separate discussion. My question is - has Nico Young confirmed whether or not he is running USA XC on December 6th in Portland? I can't tell if this is an indication that he's racing USAs and tacking this on the end of it, or that he's skipping USAs all together. If he's skipping XC... man, what a huge bummer.

    Donovan Brazier, Geordie Beamish, Vince Ciattei, Neil Goruley, Olli Hoare, Josh Hoey, Festus Lagat, Yared Nuguse, Nico Young

    This thread was originally titled: Nico Young skipping USA XC to race Donovan Brazier? Hawaii Kalakua Merrie Mile but LRC has confirmed Young will race USA XC. https://www.letsrun.com/news/2...

    This post was edited by wejo 1 day after it was posted.

  • usaxc

    Anonymous Poster

    7 months ago 10/23/2025 12:32pm EDT
    re: CTeeter1

    Well he's not going to beat those guys in a mile, so hopefully just doing it post-XC for the appearance fee/free vacation.

  • garmischgirl

    Member since 07/31/2021.

    842 posts. Last post 2 days ago.
    7 months ago 10/23/2025 1:26pm EDT
    re: CTeeter1
    And is the World Record Bonus $100,000 or $10,000 - it shows as $10,0000 on the website:
    honolulumarathon.org
    2025 Kalakaua Merrie Mile Elite Field
    Sam Bing
    The Kalakaua Merrie Mile is one of the largest mile races in the World with 2000 participants running and walking on Saturday December 13. After the mass event, an invited field of world class professionals line up to race. T...
    Open link

  • Dirtrunner

    Member since 10/25/2017.

    771 posts. Last post 1 day ago.
    7 months ago 10/23/2025 1:35pm EDT
    re: garmischgirl

    Mike Smith is usually conservative with his athletes racing, so it would be odd for Nico to race a 10k XC then hop on a plane for road mile a week later. That, and he's the only one besides brazier from his group doing. Seems he might be skipping on USA unfortunately but hope I'm wrong

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    Yaaaaas

    Member since 09/20/2023.

    316 posts. Last post 1 month ago.
    7 months ago 10/23/2025 2:00pm EDT
    re: Dirtrunner

    Nico has said it himself how he loves cross country, and I’m sure Mike Smith knows that. We are still a month and a half away, a lot can happen or change. I fully expect him to line up at US XC nationals though.

  • Food 4 Thought

    Anonymous Poster

    7 months ago 10/23/2025 2:20pm EDT
    re: CTeeter1

    People forget that Mike Smith’s paycheck comes from Nike to coach their professional team, his responsibility isn’t to do what’s best for Nico Young, who’s an Adidas athlete

  • Proud boy runner

    Anonymous Poster

    7 months ago 10/23/2025 2:45pm EDT
    re: Food 4 Thought

    This is why I can't in good faith root for SML.

  • Llaaqqqbbaaxcxc

    Anonymous Poster

    7 months ago 10/23/2025 2:46pm EDT
    re: Dirtrunner

    Dirtrunner wrote:

    Mike Smith is usually conservative with his athletes racing, so it would be odd for Nico to race a 10k XC then hop on a plane for road mile a week later. That, and he's the only one besides brazier from his group doing. Seems he might be skipping on USA unfortunately but hope I'm wrong

    Agree with you on this. I don’t see anyway he runs a 10k in Portland and then hops on a plane to go run a mile in Hawaii. Everyone needs to remember he ran double at Eugene and Tokyo. Thats a lot of distance. I am hearing Fisher doesn’t want to do the 10k and will maybe do relay.

  • Goat Jump

    Anonymous Poster

    7 months ago 10/23/2025 3:01pm EDT
    re: Proud boy runner

    Proud boy runner wrote:

    This is why I can't in good faith root for SML.

    Who’s SML?

  • 123 Duh

    Anonymous Poster

    7 months ago 10/23/2025 3:05pm EDT
    re: Goat Jump

    Goat Jump wrote:

    Proud boy runner wrote:

    This is why I can't in good faith root for SML.

    Who’s SML?

    I’m still not sure what she has to do with Nico, Adidas, or Nike

    That said, if you thought Mike Smith made questionable decisions as a college coach, just wait, the strangest ones might be coming now that he’s coaching pros. Mike can coach, no doubt, but he’s not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed.

  • F**k

    THOUGHTSLEADER

    Member since 06/06/2018.

    19,070 posts. Last post 9 hours ago.
    7 months ago 10/23/2025 3:08pm EDT
    re: CTeeter1

    When I talked to Hobbs at 5th Ave he was all-in on doing Worlds XC. It is a lot of traveling but doing both isn’t that insane I’d think. But it’s a little different for the 10K…it’s possible Nico’s tentatively entered but will scratch if he makes the team.

  • Llaaqqqbbaaxcxc

    Anonymous Poster

    7 months ago 10/23/2025 3:41pm EDT
    re: THOUGHTSLEADER

    THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:

    When I talked to Hobbs at 5th Ave he was all-in on doing Worlds XC. It is a lot of traveling but doing both isn’t that insane I’d think. But it’s a little different for the 10K…it’s possible Nico’s tentatively entered but will scratch if he makes the team.

    I have a hard time believing Nico has a back up plan in case he doesn’t make the cross country team.

  • F**k

    THOUGHTSLEADER

    Member since 06/06/2018.

    19,070 posts. Last post 9 hours ago.
    7 months ago 10/23/2025 4:12pm EDT
    re: Llaaqqqbbaaxcxc

    I mean is it a backup plan or fun trip to Hawaii that he can scrap if he thinks it would impact his plans?

  • JasonDCervezas

    Member since 08/12/2024.

    22 posts. Last post 7 months ago.
    7 months ago 10/23/2025 4:48pm EDT
    re: Llaaqqqbbaaxcxc

    Llaaqqqbbaaxcxc wrote:

    Dirtrunner wrote:

    Mike Smith is usually conservative with his athletes racing, so it would be odd for Nico to race a 10k XC then hop on a plane for road mile a week later. That, and he's the only one besides brazier from his group doing. Seems he might be skipping on USA unfortunately but hope I'm wrong

    Agree with you on this. I don’t see anyway he runs a 10k in Portland and then hops on a plane to go run a mile in Hawaii. Everyone needs to remember he ran double at Eugene and Tokyo. Thats a lot of distance. I am hearing Fisher doesn’t want to do the 10k and will maybe do relay.

    Where are you hearing that Fisher doesn’t want to run the 10k?

  • colorunner123

    Member since 08/19/2016.

    1,836 posts. Last post 1 day ago.
    7 months ago 10/23/2025 6:24pm EDT
    re: Llaaqqqbbaaxcxc

    Llaaqqqbbaaxcxc wrote:

    Dirtrunner wrote:

    Mike Smith is usually conservative with his athletes racing, so it would be odd for Nico to race a 10k XC then hop on a plane for road mile a week later. That, and he's the only one besides brazier from his group doing. Seems he might be skipping on USA unfortunately but hope I'm wrong

    Agree with you on this. I don’t see anyway he runs a 10k in Portland and then hops on a plane to go run a mile in Hawaii. Everyone needs to remember he ran double at Eugene and Tokyo. Thats a lot of distance. I am hearing Fisher doesn’t want to do the 10k and will maybe do relay.

    Lame if true.

  • Coach Dad

    Anonymous Poster

    7 months ago 10/23/2025 6:36pm EDT
    re: CTeeter1

    I was there for Brazier's indoor mile at Texas A&M. If Leo Manzano hadn't of brought a stooge in to rabbit this would have been the day Brazier goes 3:50 to 3:52. The rabbit almost tripped the three leaders he was behind by 2:03 plus. Hopefully the inexperience of running the roads doesn't hurt him.

  • triplethreshold

    Member since 02/07/2023.

    1,423 posts. Last post 6 months ago.
    7 months ago 10/23/2025 9:07pm EDT
    re: THOUGHTSLEADER

    THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:

    When I talked to Hobbs at 5th Ave he was all-in on doing Worlds XC. It is a lot of traveling but doing both isn’t that insane I’d think. But it’s a little different for the 10K…it’s possible Nico’s tentatively entered but will scratch if he makes the team.

    Hard for me to picture Hobbs being a factor at 10k but who knows.

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    Dwightarm

    Member since 11/29/2018.

    2,393 posts. Last post 1 day ago.
    7 months ago 10/23/2025 10:50pm EDT
    re: Coach Dad

    Coach Dad wrote:

    I was there for Brazier's indoor mile at Texas A&M. If Leo Manzano hadn't of brought a stooge in to rabbit this would have been the day Brazier goes 3:50 to 3:52. The rabbit almost tripped the three leaders he was behind by 2:03 plus. Hopefully the inexperience of running the roads doesn't hurt him.

    “Hadn’t of brought” ?? What is that supposed to mean?

  • He has a good shot

    Anonymous Poster

    7 months ago 10/23/2025 11:31pm EDT
    re: usaxc

    usaxc wrote:

    Well he's not going to beat those guys in a mile, so hopefully just doing it post-XC for the appearance fee/free vacation.

    Grant Fisher ran 3:48 so I don’t think it’s unreasonable to think that Nico can keep up with top milers, especially considering a lot of the top USA guys kind of sucked this year

  • He has a good shot

    Anonymous Poster

    7 months ago 10/23/2025 11:42pm EDT
    re: colorunner123

    colorunner123 wrote:

    Llaaqqqbbaaxcxc wrote:

    Agree with you on this. I don’t see anyway he runs a 10k in Portland and then hops on a plane to go run a mile in Hawaii. Everyone needs to remember he ran double at Eugene and Tokyo. Thats a lot of distance. I am hearing Fisher doesn’t want to do the 10k and will maybe do relay.

    Lame if true.

    You don’t see a guy who runs professionally all over the world running two races a week apart in the same country?

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