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17 years ago 01/17/2007 2:17pm EST

I'm curious who people think will make the world team. it'd be great if we could avoid the same arguments on the hundreds of ryan hall threads (hall vs ritz etc). who rounds out the team?

One thought: I'm skeptical if goucher will make it. Dan Browne made a comment after the half-marathon about adam dealing with shin or leg troubles. although it's probably minor if he's still entered. I'm a fan of his though. Hopefully he proves me wrong.

anyone have people to watch besides the 7 big guns listed on the front page?

17 years ago 01/17/2007 6:29pm EST

re: fire-c

17 years ago 01/17/2007 7:53pm EST

re: fire-c

1. Dathan Ritzenhein

2. Ryan Hall

3. Jorge Torres

4. Abdi Abdirahman

5. Adam Goucher

6. Fernando Cabada

7. Ian Dobson

8. Alan Culpepper

9. Jason Hartmann

10. Meb Keflizighi

11. Josh Rohatinsky

12. Dan Lincoln

13. Chris Solinsky

14. Andrew Carlson

15. Celedonio Rodrigues

16. Matt Gabrielson

17. Ryan Kirkpatrick

18. Travis Laird

19. Ryan Bak

20. Mario Macias

17 years ago 01/17/2007 7:57pm EST

re: irun

Hall

Goucher

Abdi

Ritz

Jorge

Teg

Fam

Cabada is running? Will there be metal detectors? Solinsky is running? Nef or Rupp would beat him, again if they ran.

17 years ago 01/17/2007 8:00pm EST

re: ?

I would say the darkhorses would be Ian Dobson and Fernando Cabada. They've had some strong performances this past fall/winter. I don't really know how anyone else is doing. I doubt Max King will be as much a threat this year as he was last year, simply because he lives and works in Oregon and probably doesn't have the time to train at altitude, so even if he does come, he'll be suckin' the wind Hall is exhalin'. Josh Rohatinsky did say that he would be training for nationals, and he has a pretty good coach and a pretty good place to train, which is kind of at altitude. He has a very efficient looking body (his body mass index is way under average). For that matter, Chris Solinsky could join in the race too I suppose. He's always a fierce competitor, except for at NCAA's. I wonder if Mario Macias is still pursuing a running career or not though. I would hope so since he busted a freakin' 28:02 last track season. That was the last thing I heard of him.

17 years ago 01/17/2007 8:13pm EST

re: irun

17 years ago 01/17/2007 8:14pm EST

re: irun

Max King : Bend, OR : ~3600' and very close to much higher elevations

17 years ago 01/17/2007 8:30pm EST

re: irun

if Cabada doesn't knife the smart ass I will. lowbrow cheap shot. Macias=Mexican. Dobson will be in there. Bizuneh just busted everyone but Hall. At least one Hudson guy should be top 5. Someone from Jonsey's might showup if the bars close early

17 years ago 01/17/2007 9:11pm EST

re: holeas

the bars close at 2 a.m. they'll be ready to run by 1:15 that afternoon...wouldn't you say?

17 years ago 01/18/2007 10:08am EST

re: chicago 85

Isn't Goucher supposed to be injured? How bad is he injured? And how much will it affect him?

17 years ago 01/18/2007 10:42am EST

re: fire-c

josh moen could be in that mix....don't count him out

17 years ago 01/18/2007 11:23am EST

re: el caballo negro

Doesn't he train in Eugene? 3600 isn't high enough to count? He had a good year, but he is no Hall, Ritz, or Goucher. It was a big accomplishment for him to make the Road Racing Championship team, but that team wasn't as loaded as this race.

el caballo negro wrote:
Max King : Bend, OR : ~3600' and very close to much higher elevations

17 years ago 01/18/2007 9:01pm EST

re: NYCer

Meb

Ritz

Torres

Hall

Goucher

sub-10 second spread between top 5

17 years ago 01/18/2007 9:37pm EST

re: fire-c

you think pat tarpy will finish up the top 20 somewhere?

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