Norwich Union 3000 start list

would have been good to see Nicholls and Ford running in a race like this

i'm happy to see ritz going down to 3000m/2 miles a couple of times this year.

farklet wrote:

i'm happy to see ritz going down to 3000m/2 miles a couple of times this year.

no kidding- start doin' some 'speed' work already. that should be a really good race, and hopefully our athletes are prepared to pull up their socks and run some fast times. i don't know how summerside's been doing lately, but he's been setting all kinds of PR's this year from 1500m to 10,000m. I would really like to see Dobson get in a good race to because it seems like he's been struggling a little the past couple years to get back to the same level of running he was at when he ran 13:15.

ritz ran 8:11 for 2 miles which converts to about 7:40 for 3000m(i dont know what his actual split was but when webb ran 8:11 he went through 3000m in 7:39 i believe), so hopefully he can get down to around 7:35 or so. same with solinsky and summerside- i can see them dipping below 7:40, although i'm not expecting because i don't exactly know what to expect from them because i don't know how they're training's really been, although i think solinsky ran a pr 3:37 about a week ago, so that sounds promising.

I worry for Mays in a field of this quality. He is probably in 7.54 shape at best whereas the others are 7.45 or better runners. If Farah was fully fit he would expect to be top 3 for sure but unfortunately he has a calf problem and so I predict 6th or 7th place.

I really hope Ritz does well, but i can't wait to see him have a bad races and everyone jump off the bandwagon which happens whenever he has a bad race, but the second he is running well he is going to win the Olympic 10,000m.

Good to see Slattery running. I saw him DNF at Nationals and it appeared he hurt his foot. Good to see he is over in Europe racing.

is it me or is there an abnormally large number of americans in a race of this caliber? good sign or just not that great of a race?

Bekele, Mottram, Chebii and Cragg makes it a good race.

I predict that Bekele will kick with 500m to go opening up a 15m gap on Chebii and Mottram. Mottram will kick hard to try and catch Bekele both blow their gaskets before the last 50m and Chebii able to pick up both off on the line.

1 Chebii 7.35.34

2 Bekele 7.35.60

3 Mottram 7.35.88

4 Ritz 7.39.35

5 Cragg 7.40.95

6 Farah 7.42.02

TMoney wrote:

is it me or is there an abnormally large number of americans in a race of this caliber?

The Americans are there to make the Brits look good on TV!

Seriously though, with them in the field, Mays has a serious chance to latch on and run to his potential on the flat....which will hopefully kick his steeple career up the arse. This boy is a potential flyer, but i've just not seen it from him on the track this year.....he will get there, i'm sure.

the americans need to synergize their efforts and really help each other to run well and this race looks like a good opportunity to do that.

mottram 7:32

bekele 7:33

chebii 7:33

cragg 7:34

ritzenhein 7:34.high

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solinsky 7:41/2

I know Ritz and Teg didn't run to everyones expectations the other day, but it looks like people overlooked Chebii, who was in that race.

Maybe it was just an 'off' day for him, but he finished in 13:42 and didn't get ragged on nearly as much.

Not sure if he just got overlooked in the results, or if everyone is expecting him to 'bounce back', but I think Ritz will beat him again.

The problem with this prediction (as well as a previous one) is that there is no way Ritz can close the last 400 within 5-7 seconds of Bekele and Mottram. So, although I think Ritz can run mid 7:30s, if he were fortunate enough to be with them at the bell, he would finish 5-7 seconds (maybe more) behind.

irun wrote:

the americans need to synergize their efforts and really help each other to run well and this race looks like a good opportunity to do that.

mottram 7:32

bekele 7:33

chebii 7:33

cragg 7:34

ritzenhein 7:34.high

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solinsky 7:41/2

Dont think Cragg will be running he is running the 5km in Rome on Friday the 13th.

Also Cheibi was no where in Lausanne so wouldnt expect anything from him now.

What is solkinsky's pr in the 3k?

that big fruit Mottram won't beat KB if he shows.

"scary isn't it." No

Never hear the Africans bragging.

Wasn't Kipchoge bragging a few years ago?