USA Olympic Marathon Team - 2016

NOP Skeptic wrote:

Ritz is a lock

My favorites after that are

Meb

Vail

Cabada

Ward

Teg

Some other less likely people

Hall

Curtis

I think top 3 will be 1) Ritz 2) Meb 3) Ward

If Estrada has already moved to the marathon then I choose him for the 3rd spot, I'm surprised no one has already talked about him

Meb and Ritz are locks. My pick after that is Jeff Eggleston.

george oscar bluth wrote:

I Dunno wrote:

How is it that so many people do not consider Meb to be a lock? Has he announced his retirement or something? Do people honestly believe that folks like Teg, Cabada or Vail are going to beat Meb?

Seriously, I don't get it.

If healthy, Ritz and Meb are both locks. I know there is the big "IF HEALTHY" but that could be said of anyone.

I agree but would say that glass bones Ritz and an aged Meb might be slightly more likely to be injured than others. But if they are healthy, they are in.

I would say we will have a good idea who the third is by the end of the year.

I'll follow up by saying that I think the 3rd will be Chipangama, if he has his US citizenship in time.

five guys named mo' wrote:

What about Mo Trafeh? Does anyone know if he's running a fall marathon?

LMAO. ha ha ha ha ha

2016 USA Olympic marathon Trials (Men, Finish)

Case 1:

1. Ritz

2. Ryan Hall

3. Teg

4. Tyler Pennel

5. Bobby Curtis

6. Brett Gotcher

Case 2:

1. Ryan Hall

2. Teg

3. Tyler Pennel

4. Brett Gotcher

5. Jason Hartmann

6. Luke Puskedra

7. Bobby Curtis

Case 3:

1. Ritz

2. Ryan Hall

3. Teg

4. Luke Puskedra

5. Galen Rupp

6. Bobby Curtis or Tyler Pennel

(All above these cases, Jason Hartmann's comeback and Galen Rupp's debut are needed)

2015 World Marathon Championship (Beijing)

Team USA:

Dathan Ritzenhein

Ryan Vail

Jeffrey Eggleston

Nick Arciniaga

Meb Keflezighi

295murase wrote:

2015 World Marathon Championship (Beijing)

Team USA:

Dathan Ritzenhein

Ryan Vail

Jeffrey Eggleston

Nick Arciniaga

Meb Keflezighi

Good. You finally know who Jeff Eggleston is.

Logic 101 wrote:

Ryan Hall is NOT done. Some of you guys on this board are soooooooo ridiculously stupid it's embarrassing.

Ryan ran 2:06:17 at the 2008 London Marathon, that was a legitimate 26.2 race, no tailwind to argue about.

I would LOVE to place a bet with one of you know-it-alls. Jason Hartmann has a pr almost 5 minutes slower than Hall. He's 32 years old, nothing wrong with that as Ryan is 31...but he's not finishing in front of Ryan at the trials.

Ryan ran 2:08:04 in the 2011 Chicago Marathon. I don't care about his no shows, the guy can run. How many Americans are capable of that and have come even remotely close?

Ryan Hall will make the 2016 Men's Olympic Marathon Team.

Haha, yea

2007/2012/2016 lead pack comparision:

1: 2007 Ritz -> 2012 Ritz -> 2016 Ritz

2: 2007 Ryan Hall -> 2012 Ryan Hall -> 2016 Ryan Hall

3: 2007 Meb -> 2012 Meb -> 2016 Rupp

4: 2007 Abdi -> 2012 Abdi -> 2016 Teg

5: 2007 Dan Browne -> 2012 Mo Trafeh -> 2016 Luke Puskedra

Racketeering :D that made me laugh

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Luke Puskedra is a contender. Bigger upside than vail and arcianaga. I hope pennel and Ritz are the other two

2007/2012/2016 chase pack comparision (main contenders):

2007 Brian Sell -> 2012 Brett Gotcher -> 2016 Brett Gotcher

2007 Khalid -> 2012 Andreas Carlson -> 2016 Tyler Pennel

2007 Alan Culpepper -> 2012 Brent Vaughn -> 2016 Bobby Curtis

2007 Jason Lehmkuhle -> 2012 Jason Lehmkuhle -> 2016 Jacob Riley

2007 Peter Gilmore -> 2012 Ryan Vail -> 2016 Ryan Vail