Could someone help me - what is the "A" standard for the
Men's 1500
Men's 5000
and
Women's 10,000
also is the B standard something new this year. My question is would someone like Rob Myers have had a chance to get the A standard after the 2000 Trails or is this something new this year?
Thanks...
M 1500 = 3:36.20
1500
A-3:36.2
B-3:38.0
5000
A-13:21.5
B-13:25.4
10000
A-27:49
B-28:06
sorry
women's
10000
A-31:45
B-32:17
Thanks,
would someone like Rob Myers have had a chance to get the A standard after the 2000 Trails or is this something new this year?
i believe that he would have ahd that chance yes
Does anyone know if Women's 10,000 meter 4th place finisher Katie McGregor had the B standard of 32:17 before the race. She ran 32:33.87
Does she get a chance to go after the A standard or is she left off the list like Myers
In prior years, everyone had a chance to chase the A standard after the Trials up until some cutoff point shortly before the Games.
This year the cutoff date has been moved up to 7/21 to select a pool of 4 athletes to be narrowed down to 3 by 8/9.
My guess is that for security reasons, Athens wants to receive a list of athletes a month before the Games.
Also in 2000 the Trials were held in June so the athletes had an extra month to chase standards this year before the Trials.
Myers had his opportunity to at least hit the B standrd but he didn't make it.
Trials were in July in 2000 also.
I think the Olympics were in September in 2000
it just has to do with when they need to declare a team for the olympics. it doesn't have much to do with terrorism or anything like that; usually have to declare your pool about three weeks before the games and then declare about a week or two before. the trials, unlike in 2000, were just a whole lot closer to the olympics this year. thus, the trials were your last chance (unless you make the pool). it sucks, especially for an athlete like myers who really only has come into form this year, but athletes have had a year to get the standard.
McGregor has run the B standard three times:
2003 Cardinal Invitational - 31:57
2003 US Outdoor Champs - 31:54
2004 Cardinal Invitational - 31:51
... and she is on the list. Has a chance to chase the A standard.