Who really will be running the Men's 5000???

USATF always seems to do this. They have no foresight.. They could have taken in so many more guys to fill the field, but instead we'll probably have 10 guys lined up for the 5k. And it's not like it would cost USATF anything to allow more into the fields.

13:30 was the cutoff, so, for example, Maverick Darling at 13:30.40 was not accepted.

Derrick and Ritz are not running the 5 according to their agent:

Dan Lilot ‏@Lilot1TrackMind 7h

Hey, @USATF, I've got 2 guys (@djritzenhein, @CDerrickRun) who now won't B running the 5 and would love for 2 others 2 B moved into the race.

Ritz and Derrick are not running according to twitter.

Lomong is doubtful.

Evan Jager won't be running unless he crashes out of steeple in the first round.

USATF is a joke.

Let's assume Rupp and Lagat go one and two. This leaves open the third spot for Solinsky or Bumbi or True, right?

Lomong will make it I. The 1500 and not run the 5000. I could be wrong but I don't think Solinsky is quite there yet. If the race were a couple months later I might pick him. True looked bad in the 10000. Heath isnt there yet, either one. Derrick, Ritz, jäger - none o these guys are running. That leaves Bumbi, though his current form is something g of a mystery.

Noone is going to be ready to f*ck sh*t up. Noone is an all time great.

Dennis Reynolds wrote:

Noone is going to be ready to f*ck sh*t up. Noone is an all time great.

Dennis, what happened to you? You used to be a legitimate poster. Now you're just a race bating troll. What happened?

Citizen Runner wrote:

Evan Jager won't be running unless he crashes out of steeple in the first round.

Yeah, no kidding. The 5000 is 25 minutes after the steeple final!

I'm going with 11 on the starting line...what a joke

Montesquieu wrote:

Dan Lilot ‏@Lilot1TrackMind 7h

Hey, @USATF, I've got 2 guys (@djritzenhein, @CDerrickRun) who now won't B running the 5 and would love for 2 others 2 B moved into the race.

What, this guy can't pick up a freakin' phone and call someone at USATF? Why would you send something so important by TWITTER of all things?

TrojanMan wrote:

USATF is a joke.

Ding, ding, ding.

Cronyism, Nepotism, Corrupt to boot.

Ritz could have run for a speed workout but he had no, absolutely NO shit at getting top 5 in that race. I am a fan of his but he doesn't have the speed to beat Lomong, Rupp or Lagat in anything under a half marathon.

Oh reallllly? wrote:

Montesquieu wrote:

Dan Lilot ‏@Lilot1TrackMind 7h

Hey, @USATF, I've got 2 guys (@djritzenhein, @CDerrickRun) who now won't B running the 5 and would love for 2 others 2 B moved into the race.

What, this guy can't pick up a freakin' phone and call someone at USATF? Why would you send something so important by TWITTER of all things?

You can call USATF all you want, that doesn't mean they'll pick up.

Where on the USATF site can we find late scratches?

Todays start lists did not reflect the scratches at 10 mins before the event.

dfasdfasdf wrote:

Lomong is doubtful.

Where do people keep getting this idiotic idea? He will run it and make the team, then decide which event to pursue.

Let's assume Rupp and Lagat go one and two. This leaves open the third spot for Solinsky or Bumbi or True, right?

Lomong, moron

Million Dollar Babe wrote:

Where on the USATF site can we find late scratches?

Todays start lists did not reflect the scratches at 10 mins before the event.

Reasking

Put Alan MF Webb in the final