So one month to USAs.. Predictions?

Men

1500:

Wheating

Manzano

Torrence

5000:

Lagat

Solinsky

Bumbalough

10,000:

Rupp

Ritzenhein

Nelson

Women

800

Vessey

Schmidt

Uceny

1500

Pierce

Rowbury

Wurth-Thomas

5000

Huddle

Flanagan

Simpson

10,000

Flanagan

Goucher

Koll

Is Ritz secretly training? I ready is was still only running on the alter g after recovering for surgery that turned out to be unnecessary in the first place.

I predict the steeplechase barriers will be placed at the correct height.

Mens 800 could be interesting too. I pretty much agree with your predictions although I would pick Alysia Johnson over Vessey or Schmidt. Phoebe Wright could have a shot too in the 800

I think Boston sucks nutsacks as a place to live. That's all I can say from looking at this thread.

We don't really know who is going to run what yet, do we? I think Solinsky will qualify in whichever he runs in, the 5 or 10. Lagat will qualify in the 5000 and also in the 1500 if he runs it. Wheating could qualify in the 800 or the 1500.

If I had to guess now:

800

Symmonds

Andrews

Primm

1500

Wheating

Lomong

Centrowitz

5000

Lagat

Bethke

Teg

10,000

Solinsky

Rupp

Nelson

Bill's guesses look pretty good for the women.

Mens:

1500: Wheating, Centrowitz, Torrence

5000: Solinsky, Lagat, Bumbalough

10000: Rupp, Nelson, Curtis

1500

LAMONG, WHEATING, MANZANO

5000

LAGAT, SOLINSKY, BUMBALOUGH

10,000

RUPP, CURTIS, NELSON

STEEPLE

NELSON, BRUCE, HULING

So based on Pre, any changes to predictions?

I'm not so sure about Rupp qualifying now.. What if the, ahem, pollen is too high again?

Mens 800- surprised at the result here. Expected Symmonds and Wheating to do much better here.

1500- Lagat should be good for this unless hes planning on running the 5k

The women are very hard to call at this point.

800- fast but nothing special from the US women except Geena Gall breaking 2 for the first time.

1500 is harder to call still. Only one who made an impact was Morgan Uceny who is planning on running the 1500 at USAs even though I personally would think she would have a better shot at the 800. Christin Wurth Thomas: No idea what happened there. Looked like she was ready to pounce but got caught up

I'm gonna wait and see what happens in NY

I think I'd change my prediction to have Teg in there somewhere. If he runs the 5000, drop Bumbalough. If he runs the 10,000, drop Curtis (even though Curtis beat him last race, it was Teg's first 10k and he seems to have sharpened up since then).

Have you been on Pluto? Lagat has said numerous times that he is running the 5k.

Manzano has 4:14, 3:38, and DNF for this outdoor season.

Will Wheating go 800 or 1500 or both at USAs?

Teg is 2-2 against his younger teammate this season. Who will win the tiebreaker at USAs - Teg or Bumbi?

How bad is Solinsky's hamstring...and Rupp's allergies for that matter?

The guys who seem to be doing great are Lagat (no surprise) and KD.

Jeremy Warriner will fail to make the open 400 for WC's. You heard it here first!

webby wrote:

Bill's guesses look pretty good for the women.

Would you really put Vessey ahead of Montano (Johnson)?

800m: Khadevis Robinson, Nick Symmonds, Cory Primm

1500m: Russell Brown, Andrew Wheating, Leonel Manzano

5000m: Bernard Lagat, Chris Solinsky, Andrew Bumbalough

10000m: Galen Rupp, Matt Tegenkamp, Robert Curtis

In that order.

I don't know anything about the steeple.

800m - Symmonds, KD, Robby Andrews

1500m - Wheating, Lomong, Torrance

If I were anyone running against solinsky I would change paces a ton. He wont make it if someone puts him through that.

Biggo Johnson wrote:

If I were anyone running against solinsky I would change paces a ton. He wont make it if someone puts him through that.

I have confidence in my kick.

Why the heck does everyone think Bumbalough can beat Teg?

800

Symmonds

Robinson

Primm

1500

Wheating

Brown

Manzano

5k

Lagat

Solinksy

Teg

10k

Rupp

Ritz?

(Not sure who exactly is going to do the 10k)