What's with the dearth of U.S. runners in the Weltklasse?

Apply next year. They take the top times at the five $1M Golden League meets. The lower meets take the overfill. The SGP at Gateshead will have the 2nd rate runners. That's how the Euro circuit works.

Maybe lacking invites.

You don't just go along and sign your name up.

Yes you do. You apply ahead of time and they take the top times. It's that simple. If you DQ at the start the no appearance money and no hotel bill, that's written in the contract.

So the correct answer appears to be "too inferior."

Thanks.

jah. they're crap. why invite slow runners to a fast field?

Apply Next Time wrote:

Apply next year. They take the top times at the five $1M Golden League meets. The lower meets take the overfill. The SGP at Gateshead will have the 2nd rate runners. That's how the Euro circuit works.

This is mostly true expect for the fact that there are acutally 6 GL events.

and only 5 before Zurich dummy

we suck = they don't want us

duhhh wrote:

and only 5 before Zurich dummy

This is mostly true expect for the fact that Weltklasse Zürich is the 5th meet, meaning that there are only 4 before it.

Wither Man wrote:

Too inferior or too gutless to participate?

There were ALL KINDS of Americans competing in Zurich. This is just the jackpot events:

Dix

Crawford

Padgett

Patton

Martin

Mariner

Merritt

Neville

Taylor

Clement

Felix

Williams

Hooker

Richards

Jones

Harper

Howard

NO DISTANCE RUNNERS. With the exception of Lagat, they're simply not good enough.

Lagat isn't even good enough.

Out of all of those you competely missed Wariner....

Webb was afraid.

does anyone have the brussells start list next week, they have a mens 1500, steeple, 5k and 10k, hopefully a lot of americans didnt run today as they are going to go for a fast time in brussels.

doug burke wrote:

does anyone have the brussells start list next week, they have a mens 1500, steeple, 5k and 10k, hopefully a lot of americans didnt run today as they are going to go for a fast time in brussels.

Tyson Gay is signed up

Saif Saaeed Shaheen and Paul Kipsiele Koech in the steeple

Kenenisa Bekele in the 5k

Wariner Merritt and Brown as usual.

Kele wrote:

Lagat isn't even good enough.

Could you please shut the f*** up. Lagat has a contract with FastTrack which is why he's at Glasgow, Birmingham, London and Gateshead/Sheffield every year.

"except." i'm that guy.

Webb was no qual. Rejected.