Kenyans MEN'S 10000m Olympic Trials FINALLY in the U.S, name your picks?

Deborah Maier

Augustine Chipchoge

Galen Rupp

K. Bekele is 4th

This exercise is pointless now for Kenya. It won't be a major surprise really who'll make the top 2 as whoever that will be won't be good enough to beat the Ethiopians. So they'll run some sub 27 time in an paced race that won't prepare them for an Olympic final race where they will be out of their depth in an all out 1.52 last 800 type race in London. Cause that's what it will take to win a medal. Any medal.

The field will be Kenyan runners only with no rabbits or pacemakers

for the record, I still don't believe Kenya will have its trials in Oregon.

That trials race would really be something to behold.

agip wrote:

for the record, I still don't believe Kenya will have its trials in Oregon.

I think it is a done deal.

Kipchoge is my pick.

No pacemakers?

I thought the whole point of doing a Trials in a meet like this was so that they didn't have to forego a fast race possibility with pay in order to save themselves for a Trials.

This gives them a chance to get a time up for the world list if they have rabbits.

Not to mention ensure a qualifying time.

I realize they pretty much have their qualifying times but a lot got them in Eugene last year.

They need to get their time for next year's WC this year somewhere.

if they are fit and they go Bidan Karoki + Wilson Kiprop

Don't forget Lucas Rotich. Lucas gave Bekele a run for his money in Brussels last year

If Galen ("Lagat, anything you can do I can do better) Rupp wins the Kenyan trials, is he going to lie about his citizenship and become the second American to win an Olympic medal for Kenya?

Seems unfair for the guys out of the top 15 or some darkhorse (of which Kenyans have plenty) yet to emerge.

Lucas Rotich and Geoffrey Mutai if they are seriously targeting the Oregon meet, I don't see anyone beating them if they show up fit!

faigjhngnkt wrote:

Deborah Maier

Augustine Chipchoge

Galen Rupp

K. Bekele is 4th

Rupp will never beat K. Bekele just like he'll never beat Lagat. If Lagat trained for the 10k, he'll beat Rupp easily.

Lagat could beat Rupp in the 10000m if he trained for it and raced him this year; however, after this year I think Bernard will start declining while Rupp continue to improve. A fully fit Kenenisa Bekele will never lose to Rupp until he too start to decline maybe around age 34-35!

Lagat considered training for the 10000m last year; however, quickly abandoned that idea. He stated that running 25 laps on the track would be too mundane! I actually think he could be better at 10000m then he is at 5000m. Lagat showed he could build his endurance and run well when he was a 1500m runner in college and placed in the top ten 10000m NCAA X Championships.

Lagat could run 26:45 this year if he wanted and Rupp about 26:40 but Lagat would beat Rupp in any Championship or non-rabbit 10000m. Both could probably run well against the Kenyans but throw in a fit Kenenisa or the top Ethiopians and the Kenyans raise their level and our Americans would be battling for 5th or 6th at the Olympics.

Has anybody posting here actually read the press release?

10 Kenyans in an all Kenyan race on the Friday, no rabbits.

Not so quick , its now been pulled back by the federation heads , just a 10k trial.

The government has little to do with it , Athletics Kenya calls the shots.

Kenyan invites for other events and a possible open 10k , should make things interesting.