Our race preview is up.
Can Manzano win again or will a new guy like Torrence or McNamara come through? Tell us what you think.
Also if you know where Andrew Wheating or Mac Fleet is please email us or post away.
Our race preview is up.
Can Manzano win again or will a new guy like Torrence or McNamara come through? Tell us what you think.
Also if you know where Andrew Wheating or Mac Fleet is please email us or post away.
1 Mcnamara 2 manzano 3 lomong
Let me be the first on this thread to say the big wave will win.
totorious wrote:
Let me be the first on this thread to say the big wave will win.
and who the F-!# is that?
I liked your preview and agree with most of it.
Will Manzano get 9 top 3's in a row and will he win his second title?
That's what I'm pulling for.
For Centro:
Wasn't he in Europe recently and flew back to Oregon and is now going back to Europe for the Jul 3 race?
Why not stay there and acclimate if he is skipping USA's?
Probably should have checked status of entries before publishing. McNamara is indicated as a scratch.
http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=1134264&page=0Souleiman and Amos R my heroes wrote:
totorious wrote:Let me be the first on this thread to say the big wave will win.
and who the F-!# is that?
1 - Leer
2 - Torrence
3- Casey
Looks like Wheating is a scratch for the 1500 and 800. Anyone know what the deal is?
Wheating confirmed via twitter he is out. https://twitter.com/AndrewWheating/status/481476046827446273
AJ Acosta For The Win!!
We've update the articles with some good info on both Wheating and Fleet not being in the meet.
It makes sense in both cases but is still disappointing.
When people ask us, how can runnin be really popular? We say, "It can't except for the Olympics/Majors/Worlds" because so much of it is people only run when they are in perfect shape.
In the NFL, MLB etc, you show up and compete when scheduled. In track, if you aren't in shape early, you can just blow that off and race late or vice versa.
That's what makes the Worlds/Olympics/Major Marathons special. You've got a race that everyone has to do.
Really excited to see how Eric Avila does.
Hey letsrun, is dorian ulrey's pb really just 3:38 or 3:39 (whatever you listed it as)? pretty sure he's run faster, might want to update that
Also have an incorrect PB for Acosta
CheckThePBs wrote:
Also have an incorrect PB for Acosta
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Moving on....
An update from McNamara. I'm about to add it to the article but here is what he emailed us this afternoon.
Jordan McNamara wrote:
Hi guys,
I saw your tweet (asking if I was injured) and figured I'd give you a full explanation of my current situation. First off, thanks. In my modest successes, letsrun.com has always elected to view my performances in a positive light, which I've always appreciated greatly. Professional athletes, especially those outside of the "1%", voluntarily live a difficult existence. Many sacrifice their health, energy, and earning capability in pursuit of far-away goals. Though many athletes avoid message boards, often, word reaches them through the grapevine. Hurtful words, uttered by some nameless whoever, add a small incline to the sport that requires the small fish to swim even harder upstream. So thanks for the kind words- they've always been noticed.
To the point: four days ago, I developed pain on the medial side of my right foot. The pain quickly worsened, and was increased by spikes. I've fractured my left navicular bone twice (requiring surgery in 2010) and clearly remember both the symptoms and the six-month-layoff that occurred. I quickly made the decision to get an MRI, which yesterday, showed a clean navicular bone, but swelling within the surrounding ligament that if left unchecked, could develop into a bone issue.
If this were an Olympic of World year, I would tape it up and suck it up, but at 27, I know I must make hard decisions with the big picture in mind. Despite my heartbreak, I opted not to run the 2014 USA Championships. Ultimately, a 2014 USA title would mean little if it ended up costing me my 2015 season.
I caught this set-back very early & am receiving treatment now. The prognosis looks good: 5-7 days off, swelling and pain permitting. This time line would allow me to still race the European season, and chase the 3:50 mile that I've wanted this year. The timing of this minor issue is lousy, but as you know (Wejo- you had navicular surgery?) this is one injury I refuse to dance with. Sorry for the bad news. I'll be working hard every day to make this right.
(Right foot).
All the best guys,
Jmac
Here's a pic of his swollen foot:
http://www.letsrun.com/news/2014/06/mens-1500-centrowitz-wide-open-battle-manzano-lomong-torrence-mcnamara/jordanmcnamara-foot/That bums me out about Jmac.
Go Leer and DT!
That was a great letter from Jordan (though sad to hear) and I'm pulling for him when he recovers. Come back strong, man!
Had the pleasure of hanging a bit with Jordan after 2012 Trials, just moments after 1500 final where he missed qualifying for Olympics. He was out in the fan fest section making a bunch of kids day by signing autographs & having pics. taken. I was blown away. Had to give him major props..
If Will Leer doesn't win this one he'll never win anything.