Men's US Olympic 1500m team 2012

Why do our elite runners get injuried so much. I never remember Scott and Spivey getting hurt so much.

Centro, Wheating, Lomong, book it.

Whoever said that Lomong does not do well in championship races has not been watching track for the last 5 years. You lost all credibility with that comment. If anything, he does BETTER in championship races than time trials.

except for every time he gets out kicked by someone less fit like Manzano....

2011 USATF

Lomong misses WC's by .35 s in the mad-dash.

1 Matthew Centrowitz Oregon 3:47.63

2 Bernard Lagat Nike 3:47.96

3 Leonel Manzano Nike 3:48.16

4 Andrew Wheating Oregon TC El 3:48.19

5 William Leer Nike 3:48.20

6 David Torrence Nike 3:48.31

7 Lopez Lomong Nike 3:48.54

8 Dorian Ulrey Nike 3:49.02

9 Kyle Miller Nike 3:49.38

10 Jordan McNamara Oregon TC El 3:49.61

11 AJ Acosta Oregon 3:50.02

12 Evan Jager Oregon TC El 3:50.11

13 Michael Hammond Va Tech 3:55.69

2010 USATF

1 Lopez Lomong Nike 3:50.83

2 Leonel Manzano Nike 3:50.91

3 Will Leer OTC-Nike 3:51.63

4 David Torrence Nike 3:51.80

5 Matthew Centrowitz Oregon 3:51.81

6 Russell Brown Oregon TC El 3:52.20

7 John Bolas Wisconsin-Ma 3:52.40

8 Matt Tegenkamp OTC-Nike 3:52.54

9 Ryan Hill NC State 3:52.73

10 Garrett Heath Saucony 3:52.80

11 John Mickowski US Army 3:52.89

12 Stephen Pifer OTC-Nike 3:53.07

2009 USATF

1 Lopez Lomong Nike 3:41.68

2 Leonel Manzano Nike 3:41.82

3 Dorian Ulrey Arkansas 3:42.84

4 Stephen Pifer Oregon TC El 3:44.21

5 William Leer Oregon TC El 3:44.28

6 Craig Miller unattached 3:45.15

7 Andrew Jesien Virginia 3:45.39

8 Christopher Lukezic Reebok 3:45.79

9 Jeff See Ohio State 3:45.87

10 Jordan McNamara Oregon 3:46.08

11 Darren Brown unattached 3:46.41

2008 USATF (Trials)

1 767 Bernard Lagat Nike 3:40.37

2 844 Leonel Manzano Nike 3:40.90

3 812 Lopez Lomong Nike 3:41.00

4 792 William Leer Oregon TC Elite 3:41.54

5 1335 Alan Webb Nike 3:41.62

6 1065 Jon Rankin Nike 3:41.75

7 114 Said Ahmed Nike 3:42.20

8 861 Andrew McClary Arkansas 3:42.40

9 947 Rob Myers Reebok 3:42.62

10 823 Christopher Lukezic Reebok 3:43.26

11 1176 Steve Sherer unattached 3:43.41

12 690 Gabriel Jennings Saucony 3:47.92

Any athlete but white.Whites have proven to be epic failures in international competitions.

No whites, huh.

So another vote for Centro, Manzano and Lomong then?

The hope for Wheating is fleeting.

toro wrote:

No whites, huh.

So another vote for Centro, Manzano and Lomong then?

The hope for Wheating is fleeting.

It's crazy that within almost two years Wheating has gone from the golden boy of American distance running to a runner with an outside chance of qualifying for the Olympics in 2012. I suppose that's just the nature of track.

Also, isn't Centro white?

He's not white enough to be a reliable loser.

OR Runner wrote:

except for every time he gets out kicked by someone less fit like Manzano....

Let's see - 2007 NCAA 1500, 2009 and 2010 USATF 1500 Lomong outkicks Manzano for the title.

2009 WC 1500 Final, Manzano falls off the back to finish DFL while Lomong finishes a respactable 8th.

This prediction is 98% reliable. You can take this to the bank.1 Matthew Centrowitz 2 Alan Webb3 Andrew Wheating 4 Lopez Lomong 5 William Leer 6 Leonel Manzano

toro wrote:

2011 USATF

Lomong misses WC's by .35 s in the mad-dash.

1 Matthew Centrowitz Oregon 3:47.63

2 Bernard Lagat Nike 3:47.96

3 Leonel Manzano Nike 3:48.16

4 Andrew Wheating Oregon TC El 3:48.19

5 William Leer Nike 3:48.20

6 David Torrence Nike 3:48.31

7 Lopez Lomong Nike 3:48.54

8 Dorian Ulrey Nike 3:49.02

9 Kyle Miller Nike 3:49.38

10 Jordan McNamara Oregon TC El 3:49.61

11 AJ Acosta Oregon 3:50.02

12 Evan Jager Oregon TC El 3:50.11

13 Michael Hammond Va Tech 3:55.69

wheating thins wrote:

It's crazy that within almost two years Wheating has gone from the golden boy of American distance running to a runner with an outside chance of qualifying for the Olympics in 2012. I suppose that's just the nature of track.

Also, isn't Centro white?

Hey, I have a good idea. Let's turn this into a discussion about race!

This is about race.

The race will be July 1st.

It looks as if Webb could be the first 3:46 miler never to get either and Olympic or World Championship medal.

Assuming you mean Alan Webb is the unreliable 2%?

wheating thins wrote:

toro wrote:

No whites, huh.

So another vote for Centro, Manzano and Lomong then?

The hope for Wheating is fleeting.

It's crazy that within almost two years Wheating has gone from the golden boy of American distance running to a runner with an outside chance of qualifying for the Olympics in 2012. I suppose that's just the nature of track.

That's what he gets for blowing his load in 2010. Both him and Solinsky sacrificed the rest of their careers to have one great season in 2010, a non-championship year!