The ultimate US Cross Country Team!

I'd throw Alan in there too if he trained for it... 27:34 is as good as many of them.

I'd love to see it happen. It was a shame that the US didnt send its best team to world xc. I dont think we have in years, actually. I'd like to see more of an emphasis placed back on this aspect of running for your country. Maybe world xc could become and every other year type of thing like the track world champs? Would that get people more pumped about representing the country?

Wouldve loved to throw Alan in there, just though that he probably wouldn't ever want to train for it. :(

Fam? hmmm...

Tony wrote:

I'd love to see it happen. It was a shame that the US didnt send its best team to world xc. I dont think we have in years, actually. I'd like to see more of an emphasis placed back on this aspect of running for your country. Maybe world xc could become and every other year type of thing like the track world champs? Would that get people more pumped about representing the country?

Maybe have world XC on the T&F WC off years?

Take out Fam,Ritz, and Hall. Then we'll talk...

culpeper is the smartest runner on that team

666 wrote:

I'd throw Alan in there too if he trained for it... 27:34 is as good as many of them.

True. But I think Alan would be even more competitive in the 4k. Seriously, he would be a beast over 4k at this point in his career.

Plus, I wouldn't be surprised if Alan started focusing on longer distances after he accomplishes what he wants to accomplish in the mile/1500.

bump

I dont see how you could take hall off, seeing he pretty much lives and breathes the longer stuff, by the way he also won the natioanl CC meet not too long ago. I woulda thought that his recent marathon solidified him as one of our top runners apparently sick people who use obscene screen names dont think so. Just because Fam had a bad day doesnt discount how good he is, after all he did take Abdi no problem at the 8k champs and his 13.11 early season wasnt too shabby either. Maybe I just like him as an attitude also, the kind of guy with a lotta spirit. As for Ritz, how can you even say anything about his CC credentials? Thats what I will beg you to answer! By the way chnage your poster name you sick perverted troll.

baby f***er wrote:

Take out Fam,Ritz, and Hall. Then we'll talk...

I was equally offended by his username, but insisting that he change it will only ensure that he continues to use it out of spite....or he'll create a worse one.

your probably right, but lamer then his name is his comment of who he wanted off the team.

i kinda like running wrote:

I was equally offended by his username, but insisting that he change it will only ensure that he continues to use it out of spite....or he'll create a worse one.

true enough. I would almost agree with kicking Ritz off due to his inconsistency and being prone to injury. But he's done well this year and on any given day he can have a very solid performance.

i kinda like running wrote:

true enough. I would almost agree with kicking Ritz off due to his inconsistency and being prone to injury. But he's done well this year and on any given day he can have a very solid performance.

Yeah, that and the fact that he's probably the best CROSS COUNTRY runner on the team.

a healthy Withrow might belong in there....he was the 1st American to cross the line two years ago!

The best? How about Goucher placing 4th in the world last year?

6th actually

The answer doesn't matter. Whichever you pick would do one of two things:

1. The bulk of the team would opt out of a world championship race for some paltry money race/obscurity.

2. get brutally spanked by Africans at a world championship race.

my mistake. Was it the US team that placed 4th overall?