Favorite in Olympic Trials 10k?

Of course not. Teg doesn't run no 10 k!!!!

Abdi Abdirahman

Nenow

ritz

Oly Trials 10k will end with exactly these results:

1. Famiglietti

2. Abdi

3. Ritz

The winning time will be 27 mid.

Does Meb get anywhere in this race? He has run a pretty good time or two.

2007 List

27:31.46 Abdi Abdirahman (Nik) Hengelo GP 05/26

27:33.48 *Galen Rupp (Or) Cardinal Inv 04/29

27:42.91 Jorge Torres (Reeb) Cardinal Inv 04/29

27:43.13 Ed Moran (Nik) Cardinal Inv 04/29

27:43.64 James Carney (NBal) Cardinal Inv 04/29

27:50.05 Alan Culpepper (Nik) Cardinal Inv 04/29

27:55.86 -Josh Rohatinsky (BYU) Cardinal Inv 04/29

Throw in Dan Browne who is now fit again and Meb who has won this race many times...you have the makings of one of the best races at the trials. Not to mention the whole new guard vs. the old guard angle. Oh the drama!

Fam will not run 10k.

100% steeplechase! Lincoln better watch out!

What does that list mean? You telling me Ed Moran is a favorite? No disrespect intended, but that one race was unreal with unreal times. You have to look beyond one race where six of the top seven times were run. What did guys do over the summer? Who knows how to race? Who has the confidence and exp[ereince and guts?

Ritz and Abdi look like the guys to beat so far, with Rupp probably next.

you are actually right, Fam probly will run the steeple even though he could destroy the 10k AR and win nationals (not in the same race of course).

Chet again wrote:

No disrespect intended, but that one race was unreal with unreal times.

So Carney, I guess your 27:43 didn't really count.

Surprised no one has mentioned McDougal. Of course, the guy has not shown that he can peak correctly, but I seem to remember him saying he was going to shoot for the trials in '08. With 3:57 and 13:20 credentials LAST year, I don't think it's a stretch that he could move up slightly in distance and be competitive. Meb and Abdi have the largest incentive to qualify in the 10,000, but there's a new and growing stable of young, fresher legs ready to take aim, including Rupp and Ritz and Hall. Hall talked about getting back on the track and he has a 13:16 5k to his credit. Should be interesting.

With multiple rounds required in typical summer heat, I'd take the young legs over the older ones everytime, which rules out Meb, Goucher, Culpepper, and quite possibly Abdi. I believe Culpepper has the best pure speed of any of the "older" guys, so it will be fun to see if he can get back into track PR shape this year.

Howl many times SINCE l992 have they run rounds for the 10,000 meters?

Shit, I think you're right. I'd still take the young legs though and the young legs have a better chance of surviving multiple rounds in the actual games.

I'll take those young growth trajectories. At the rate the young guys have improved recently, I wouldn't be surprised to see 9 of 12 middle distance slots go to guys 26 and under.