I saw that the U.S. is supposed to have a team at the Chiba Ekiden next week. Nothing on USATF about who is on the team. Anybody know?
I saw that the U.S. is supposed to have a team at the Chiba Ekiden next week. Nothing on USATF about who is on the team. Anybody know?
The Chiba Ekiden site of Fuji TV has entry lists up:
men:
Girma Mecheso
Sean Quigley
Will Leer
Chris Barnicle
women:
Dot McMahan
Laura Thweatt
Kellyn Johnson
Katie Kellner
3 athletes of each gender will run.
http://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/ekiden/chiba2013/entry_usa.html
I get why Leer was picked (13:20) and Quigley and Girmo (27:50s) but why Barnicle?
This was his season...
10000 m
28:56.28 SB (236) 23 Jordan Stanford CA 28 Apr
5 km
14:15 SB (69) 11 Carlsbad 5000 Carlsbad CA 7 Apr
10 km
29:07 PB (245) 15 Atlanta GA 4 Jul
Half Marathon
63:15 SB (357) 10 NC Duluth MN 21 Jun
64:29 12 BAA Boston MA 13 Oct
Marathon
2:21:58 PB (1170) 34 BMW Frankfurt 27 Oct
Usually because nobody ahead of him on the performance lists wanted to go. Not a huge trip for the seasoned elite vets.