With Meb gone and alot of the competition in the 5000m and the marathon blazing hot this year, doesn't it look like a darkhorse can slip in and steal the 10,000? Looks like the vent will be overshadowed this year because Abdi is not exactly a crowd favorite.
What crowd is Abdi not exactly a favorite of? He's an extremely popular athlete.
why is meb gone?
Abdi's marketability is not the same as a Brian Sell right now.
And Meb is not in 2004 shape.
i'm a big fan of abdi, ever since i saw the video of him wasted watching the 1500 finals at Osaka, I also really like him, cause he was the only 10k guy with enough balls to really go for it in that race, Ritz and Galen, just let the race run away from them.
pre444 wrote:
Abdi's marketability is not the same as a Brian Sell right now.
And Meb is not in 2004 shape.
I think that Abdi and Meb will both make the team. Marketability does not select the team.
abdi fan wrote:
i'm a big fan of abdi, ever since i saw the video of him wasted watching the 1500 finals at Osaka, I also really like him, cause he was the only 10k guy with enough balls to really go for it in that race, Ritz and Galen, just let the race run away from them.
Is there a video of Abdi drunk?
It does seem like lots of the older guys have gone a little cold this year; Meb hasn't raced (don't know what his status is), Abdi had something go wrong at the 8k champs, and Dan Browne blew up at Stanford.
The guy who seems really hot right now is Jorge Torres, between winning the 8k and being the first non-African at world cross. Also he won the 10k national champs a couple of years ago.
Scotty Bauhs is also on fire.
Of course the list is so deep that being on fire doesn't necessarily get you anywhere. Still, this looks like it's shaping up to be another 'out with the old, in with the new' trials race, similar to the marathon.
scott bauhs
I'll be the first to say it: Withrow will get third with a huge kick over final 600. I saw a video of him after his 28:26 and he said he's getting ready for Nats and the trials.
Vaughn
Are you serious??? I thought he was prepping for the local turkey trot in November.
40 acre wood wrote:
I'll be the first to say it: Withrow will get third with a huge kick over final 600. I saw a video of him after his 28:26 and he said he's getting ready for Nats and the trials.
Very quietly Sean Quigley from LaSalle beats the rest...maybe a suprise..
No one is going to beat Galen Rupp at Hayward Field at the Olympic Trials on July 4th. No shot in hell. There is no way that he is going to lose. It is a guaranteed deal. The only shame is that he can't wear the Oregon uniform on that day like Pre did when he was 21 at the trials in Eugene. Abdi is going to be the only one even capable of running with him on that day. Please follow up with me on July 5th so I can say I told you so.
Teg still won't run
NOLIMIT wrote:
No one is going to beat Galen Rupp at Hayward Field at the Olympic Trials on July 4th. No shot in hell. There is no way that he is going to lose. It is a guaranteed deal. The only shame is that he can't wear the Oregon uniform on that day like Pre did when he was 21 at the trials in Eugene. Abdi is going to be the only one even capable of running with him on that day. Please follow up with me on July 5th so I can say I told you so.
Scott Bauhs will beat Rupp and I will be sure to follow you up on that.
Why can't he wear the Oregon uniform? I know he redshirted his track season but he still is on the team. What would happen if he wore the Oregon uniform anyway?
He might actually be able to run in the uniform. Outdoor will be over and the trials are a USATF sanctioned event. I don't know if USATF competition counts against eligibility. I think it would be cool to see Galen wear a classic throwback Oregon singlet.