Payton Jordan 10,000m is STACKED!

Any info on some of the Japanese runners?

cam levins should be able to break 27 if the pace is good.

Who is Hairy Summers and why is he gonna be running in Vibrams?

Most of them are low 28 types.

Wo ist Solinsky?

Vaughn had that solid 5k a few weeks ago. I bet he will be a factor in the race.

the BRObius strip wrote:

Any info on some of the Japanese runners?

Mostly corporate runners in their mid twenties and two college guys.

Ugachi is the only one among them who has the A standard, others (PBs mostly around 28 or 28 low except for Sato 27:38) here to chase it.

How is Carney in the slow heat?!

This is anything but stacked. This is a second class field which will make for a tired, uninteresting race. Name one runner in that race who I should get excited about?

Are we sure that is right? Where is Ritz? Seems like this is the best opportunity for the A standard. Also, Puskedra is running the 5000M according to today's Oregonian.

Did Estrada graduate from Norther Arizona?

Estrada redshirting

I'm guessing we'll see 2 college guys under the A-standard

Creepy Doll wrote:

Did Estrada graduate from Norther Arizona?

Redshirting.

how is this field stacked? Are there three olympians in this field? levins, a japanese and...and...

pretty weak field, I would say

[quote]iShares wrote:

This is anything but stacked. This is a second class field which will make for a tired, uninteresting race. Name one runner in that race who I should get excited about?

[quote]

Cam Levins. With his mega mileage, his recent 5k, his blistering kick, I could see something like 2:08/1:52 for his last 1600.

hypothetical if the pace is honest

13:50 through 5k

:33

14:23 with 12 laps to go.

4:24

4:22

4:00 - 10

27:10-27:20

bangalangadanga wrote:

cam levins should be able to break 27 if the pace is good.

0/10.

Let's start taking bets for how many laps Puskedra leads the race.

I really think it's 50/50 if race goes at sub27 pace if they're just going for A standard than it will be no faster than 27-25 ,because it was a conservative race in 5k , i think he could do a 13;12 or something and he's got EXTREME endurance , here are some guys who have broken 27 or close to it and their 5k pr's

Micha Kogo 26:35.63 - 5k 13:00.77

Kirui Geoffrey 26:55.73 5k 13:20.54

Ngatuny Gedion 27:01.83 5k 13:11.81

Korir John Cheruiyot 26:52.87 5k 13:09.58

Bernard Kiprop 26:59.61 5k 13:09.96

Jeilan Ibrahim 27:02.81 5k 13:09.38

Minimal is A standart

Optional 27-10 - 27-30

Maximum sub27

I know that it's how the Japanese corporate sponsorship system works, but there's something that sounds funny to me about runners being sponsored by pharmaceutical companies.