I have heard that the 2012 Olympic Trials Qualifying times will change to 2:19 (full) or 1:05 (half). In addition many of the fast courses will no longer count such as CIM, St. George etc. Only courses that are certified for records will count.
Is all of this true and if so what is the point of these drastioc changes?
No, no truth to the rumors. None.
To weed out the pretenders from the contenders. a 2:21 guy will NEVER EVER win the trials or even qualify. No point in having them there. This is an ELITE invite only. Elite, at this point, is classified as 2:19 or faster. Don't like it? Doesn't matter. Your vote doesn't count.
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I have heard that the 2012 Olympic Trials Qualifying times will change to 2:19 (full) or 1:05 (half). In addition many of the fast courses will no longer count such as CIM, St. George etc. Only courses that are certified for records will count.
Is all of this true and if so what is the point of these drastioc changes?
To crush my dreams of sneaking under the wire at the CIM. The bastards!