onetwenty09 wrote:
Speakin Truth wrote:The real guys who MAY have shots at American records in the next year or two:
Solinsky (3K-5K)
Webb (3K-5K)
Lincoln (3K-5K)
Teg (3K-5K)
Rupp (5K-10K)
Lagat (3K-5K)
Abdi (10K)
I'd really like to have some of what you're smoking.
For most of these guys listed, if you look at current PR's and progression and age, is it really that unreasonable that they "MAY" have a shot?
Lincoln is a big unknown because he appears not to be training full time, but has run just about what Kennedy has for 2 miles and is capable of more. Rupp maybe not on the 5K end. Abdi, may be getting too old, but if he got focussed on the track 10K he could take Meb's time down.
I personally think the 3K will be harder for these guys to get because I don't think they get in good 3K's very often. Seems like Kennedy was getting in good 3K's and 5K's all the time during his prime years, of course he was in Europe a lot and at a time when guys were making 7:30 look like 7:36.