Name the Top 5 US Finishers at Sunday's NY Half Marathon

Meb is out, so not Meb.

Meb pulled out.

Ritz 60:20

Next American 62+

Ritz.goes 60:30 if the pace goes fast. Lavatory goes 61:45

This is the most boring group you could possibly put together. I was hoping for big things and this sucks. Gate River did a better job with no appearance money. This is a very lazy job by the elite athlete coordinator.

Ritz 61:20

Audi 61:50

Marital 62:05

Lagat 62:35

Harttman 62:45

Boring?? Lagat, three time world champion, running his first half (maybe his first road race?); Ritz, world half bronze medalist and three time Olympian; Abdi, four time Olympian; Hartmann, first American at the last Boston Marathon; Meb, Olympic Bronze medalist and fourth in the last Olympics, would have been in; Wilson Kipsang, Bronze Olympic Marathon, sub 2:04 marathon. Oh yeah, boring and weak!

past history tells us wrote:

This is the most boring group you could possibly put together. I was hoping for big things and this sucks. Gate River did a better job with no appearance money. This is a very lazy job by the elite athlete coordinator.

I also saw that Meb is a scratch. Has Molly Pritz come up with an excuse yet? This is her normal timeline for some mysterious ailment that forces her to scratch.

Veery good answer, we need such people like you...am not kidding

Ummm... here is a LetsRun story on Lagat's test:

http://www.letsrun.com/2003/lagatepo.php

Ritz.

Meb and Abdi are full-time marathoners now without the wheels even for the half, especially in a marathon build-up - of course Meb isn't running, but I wouldn't expect something blazing fast from either. Ritz should be the first American, with Lagat a total wildcard.

I will let you know the names on Monday. It is just too soon to give the names, as they have not yet run the race.

1. Kipsang (blatant class of this field, expect him to cause real damage past central park)

2. Chisma

3. Marial

4. Lagat (Will realize how powerful Kipsang is once he gets past central park)

5. Ritzenhein

Expect nothing from Abdi and Tahri

Bawcom

Burta

Krifchin

Pritz

Adriana Nelson

bonus Misty Green

Marial

Lagat

Jason Hartmann,Jason Hartmann

Ritzenhein

Abdirahman

bonus Marcus Nadlemach

Misty Green wrote:

Bawcom

Burta

Krifchin

Pritz

I apolgize. It looks like Pritz will show up. I strongly expected some mysterious injury. I guess I was wrong.

psychology 101 wrote:

Misty Green wrote:

Bawcom

Burta

Krifchin

Pritz

I apolgize. It looks like Pritz will show up. I strongly expected some mysterious injury. I guess I was wrong.

I have no direct knowledge that Pritz has or has not scratched my post was not an attempt to verify entrants just to answer the OPs Q with a guess of finishing order.

And there goes Pritz......

I think you mean 'predict' the top 5. You can only name them after the event.

You're welcome.

Is Sam Chelanga a US citizen yet...if he is don't count him out.