STOP SAYING MEB "HAS ONLY HAD 41 DAYS OF RUNNING" TO PREP FOR TRIALS

I was thinking NY was too close to the trials anyway, forget about the injury. 4 weeks off at his age is more than 4 weeks off at 28.

I'm pulling for him, I want Hall, Ritz, Meb. I'm just afraid in the closing stages one of those "dark horses" is gonna go by him as his legs feel the effects of NY and the time off and the other guys has the race of his life. Like one of the Hanson guys.

Maybe people are saying it because he only had 41 days of running before the trials...

mynameis wrote:

Maybe people are saying it because he only had 41 days of running before the trials...

That too.

No one would make a big deal of it if Meb himself hadn't. But he did. So obviously it mattered to him.

"Wow, Meb has only been running for 41 days in his entire life?! That's amazing!!!" -No one

Okay. Meb has had less than 6 weeks to train for the Olympic U.S. Marathon Trials.

Yeah. Six weeks plus twenty years with a bit of a break.

Has anyone considered that maybe Meb is actually better off for taking some time off after NY? Maybe after 4 weeks off he was FULLY recovered rather than starting up a week later with sore legs and compromising his training for the entire time between races and coming in less than fresh. Sure you can lose some fitness in 4 weeks, but he was likely cross training to minimize losses.

In addition, his PR is not only the race he ran just over 2 months ago, it is almost a minute faster than the 3rd seed (Ritz, who has been injured) and more than a minute faster than the 4th seed. His 7th fastest time is faster than Ritz's PR. In addition, Meb is the best Marathoner in the US by far when it comes to big marathon placings (2nd Olympics, 1,2,3 NY, 3rd Boston, 2nd OTs, many National Championships at other distances + former 10K AR). Ryan Hall has only 2 top 3 finishes in all his Marathons and no one else is even remotely close to that. When the chips are down, Meb is a great racer.

I hope he has it in him!!

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anyone else watch the video of ryan hall doing his 1st workout after 4 weeks after houston? 12m tempo at sub 5 pace im pretty sure meb will be more than okay

What does your post have to do with the topic of this thread? The whole point is that saying meb has only had 41 days to prepare for the trials is hyperbole.

Also its not clear to me what he means by 4 weeks off. It could mean no intense speed/tempo workouts for 4 weeks, or it could mean no running for 4 weeks. These are two very different things.

He found a way to neutralize any expectations and enable himself to relax and focus.

runn wrote:

I'm pulling for him, I want Hall, Ritz, Meb. I'm just afraid in the closing stages one of those "dark horses" is gonna go by him as his legs feel the effects of NY and the time off and the other guys has the race of his life. Like one of the Hanson guys.

I am with you - more concerned about the proximity to NYC than the weeks "off." I think if he runs around 1:05/1:05 he will make the team, and he is capable of this. If the race goes out slower, though, he could be in for a rough ride from some of the fresher 2:11/2:12 guys, and certainly from Ritz, Abdi and Trafeh.

FogRunner wrote:

He found a way to neutralize any expectations and enable himself to relax and focus.

Kind of what I'm thinking. I seriously doubt he didn't jog a step for the month of November post-NYCM.

Go, Meb!

The worst part about this is if he wins it will make all of the joggers world headlines with headlines like "How to win a marathon off of 41 days of training"

runn wrote:

I was thinking NY was too close to the trials anyway, forget about the injury. 4 weeks off at his age is more than 4 weeks off at 28.

I'm pulling for him, I want Hall, Ritz, Meb. I'm just afraid in the closing stages one of those "dark horses" is gonna go by him as his legs feel the effects of NY and the time off and the other guys has the race of his life. Like one of the Hanson guys.

You're pulling for Meb? That's just creepy.