Rank USA's Distance & Mid-Distance Events

Wheating.....Wheating....Lagat.....Wheating

webbs 07 was within the last 5 years

meaning 3:30, 3:46, and 1:43

also i believe goucher ran 13:10 and made a world champs final within that period (5000)

I forget when abdi's 2:08 in chicago was, may have been before 05

KDs gone 1:43 within the last 5 years, along with christian smith and a few other 1:44s (jonathon johnson at least has gone under)

you could also count bro and fam as both went 13:11 since 05 (bro in 05, fam some year after at Mt. Sac) (unless 13:10s your cutoff)

all I can think of but probably more

I forget when krum started fading but I believe it was 04, but prior to that he was a world indoor champion and 1:43, 3:31 (I think that was 03 or 04 though), but doesnt count i spose

also abdis 27:16 in 08

Yes. Women. The 800m and 1500m are our most internationally competitive athletes.

well seeing as how the OP clearly meant mens events...id say the rankings go:

1500

5000

marathon

800

10000

all have been astronomically improved over the last 5 years (well maybe the 800 has stagnated a bit but the rest have made huge jumps)

Yea I meant rank events...but the extra input is also good.

I think right now the 5000m is the strongest seeing as how we have 4 under 13:00 and multiple appearances in olympic/world finals (Lagat in '07, '08, '09, Teg in '07, '08, '09, Solisky in '09). The 1500m is a bit weaker because outside of Lagat, who didn't even qualify for the '08 final, Lomong, Manzano & Webb have only appeared in one final each and haven't fared very well or at least close to Teg's 4th place finish on '07. However, Manzano's 2nd place finish in the '09 World Athletics Final, Wheating's 3:30, Lomong's consist improvement are pointing in the positive direction for the future.

I also forgot to include the steeple. I'd probably rank that last because outside of Huling running 8:1x, no one is really being competitive on a world stage.

So:

5000m

1500m

Marathon

10000m

800m

3000m steeple

For the past five years,

1500

Marathon

5000

10 000

800

For the past year or two, though,

5000

1500

Marathon

10 000

800

Sorry, Solinksy's and Rupp's performances can't justify placing the 10k over Lagat's 1500s.

should maybe go with last 2 (meaning last summer and this). 5 years is a huge span. rupp was at 13:37 and 28:15 5 years ago.

and abdi is doing almost nothing now.

Last two years-

800- Symmonds, Wheating, do other people in America run the 800?

1500-Lagat, Wheating, Lomong

5,000-Lagat, Solinsky, Teg

10,000- Solinsky, Ritz, Rupp

Marathon- Meb, Hall, who cares after that