Which runner has the best shot at the Olympic triathlon? Webb, Hall, or LV?

None. America's stocks are bad, but not that bad.

Was really excited about Verzbicas prior to his crash. I was following him and he was doing very well. I wanted him to go for the gold in Rio. Yet, sadly, he will never be the same after the crash. I can only see him having limited success in tri and probably never an Olympic medal. Especially with the dominate Brownlees and Javier Gomez.

Chad Hall is not too dominant in triathlon because I follow the WTS and I haven't even heard of him. I just googled him and he doesn't have a Wiki page, thus, he hasn't been successful on the world track.

As for Webb I don't know how much he will improve by 2016. I am really hoping that he will do well for the US at the Olympics(if he makes it). But, we will have to wait and see.

know nothing wrote:

Chad Hall, not Ryan.

http://m.mountain-news.com/mobile/sports/article_e93e165c-3dec-11e4-ba16-5ff047c6ee39.html

Any of them? All of them? None of them?

Prior to the crash, I was certain that Verzbicas would have made it onto the team. He'd already won a Continental Cup race and a World Cup race. After the crash though, I don't think he'll ever be able to perform to his potential. Nerve damage like that just isn't something you can recover from.

Chad Hall, I have no idea.

Webb has been so much of a head case over the years that I don't think he can pull it off come 2016.

How is Webb going to beat a designer handbag?

hall - no way won't develop in time.

webb- i don't think will have enough time, and after that i think he'll bounce from the sport. He has to go through Jarrod Shoemaker, Joe Maloy, Tommy Zaferes, Caleb Van Ort and a whole host of up and coming guys that are close or ahead of him.

Lukas- best shot out of these three, he was a junior world champion cmon, but he still has a LONG way to go coming back from injuries and he seems to have some other issues as a result of that bad bike crash. I don't think he will make it either.

sorry dudes

The only world class runner who has succeeded in triathlon is Gwen Jorgensen, it's a joke how easily she demolishes the best girls.

string beans can't swim or bike at elite triathlon levels. you need a tad more power than these 130 lb guys have.

If LV wants to represent Lithuania, this would be a good time to get the paper work started.

Not to an endurance athlete. Not one endurance athlete has ever given a crap about handbags.

why is Lukas working with the Nor cal distance project? is he going back to running?

World class?

webb has the swimming background and is muscular. the swim is not going to be an issue for him. the bike is an issue. he's going to be very competitive in his second year (2015) and we'll see in 2016.

It has got to be Webb. Webb has lots of time too. He looks older because of his hairline, but that's not his fault, just the jeans he got. Webb is awesome. 2016 webb triathlon.

Dr Pepper wrote:

World class?

Definitely. Recently smashed Eloise Wellings 8:41/14:54/31:46 by 35sec in a 10km, they were together at 8km!

Olympic qualifying period started about 4 months ago (20 months to go). Hall still has zero ITU points. I don't even think that he participated in a PATCO event yet. Not in the cards for him.

LV is doing a triathlon in LA today. Not an ITU event. He is the highest ranked of the 3 (world ranked 235th). He is not only still far from the minimum requirement to participate in the Olympics (min requirement is to be top 140), but very far from being top 2 in the US (it's uncertain that the US will get 3 spots). He has last earned ITU points in May 2014...

Webb started off strong in the Tri, but his last 2 races have been disappointments (could he be overtraining?). He is participating in his first World Cup event next weekend. He is world ranked 261st right now. I see how he can be top 140 in the world, but unless he keeps progressing, he will not be top 2 (or 3) in the US in the next 20 months.

Right now, I say that Webb has the highest chance (say 25% chance), LV has 10% chance and Hall has 0.00000001% chance.

Btw: does anybody know how LV did this AM?

Yyvvyvyvgyygvgyv wrote:

Btw: does anybody know how LV did this AM?

LV 4th behind Pederson (#8 in US) and Lagerstrom (#15 in US). LV is not as strong as Webb right now... His run was very weak.

totoleee wrote:

Not to an endurance athlete. Not one endurance athlete has ever given a crap about handbags.

I have.