Who is going to win the WC 1500 this summer?

Cornelius Chirchir and William Chirchir aren\'t brothers. Lagat is so owned by El G, it isn\'t even funny. The only person that has a chance of defeating El G is young William Chirchir, if he improves a few seconds.

Nobody can out kick Alan Webb. If he's in range with 200 to go WATCH OUT!

then how do you explaine NC's 1500

If... but they don't go through 1300 in 3:15 at the

Worlds unfortunately.

1500 men El G

1500 women Surreya

-Suzy will finally get a medal

El G will win as long as he wants to

I wouldn't rule out Kummenacker's chance at grabbing a medal.

Who was the last American to run 1:43, 2:17 and 3:31?

None.

He has the the strength to hang with a decent pace, the speed to outkick those mentioned ealier and he has confidence from high placings in major European races last year.

The question is: What kind of 1000m time can he run in a time trial right now?

I am going to take a very big chance here and say that Surreya will win the Womens 1500 and Regina will run close to 4:00 during the season, win USATF but get knocked out of the heats at Worlds because fo some "sickness"

Bernard Lagat. But then again either Rui Silva, Mebdi Bhaala or William Chirchir could shock El G.

I look for Alan Webb to hire me as coach advisor and he will go just under 3:30 to beat out El G, with Lagat coming in third.

Ok--this thread is wishful thinking. Alan will only barely go under 3:40 and I wont get to coach anybody--and Nike will try to get out of contract with Webb for his anti-semitism.

WC Results:

1. El Guerrouj 3:29.01

2. Krummenacker 3:29.05

3. Lagat 3:29.28

4. Ngeny 3:30.11

5. Silva 3:30.88

9. Webb 3:34.83

Tis all.

:-D

AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!Predicting times down hundreth of second RIDICULOOOOOOUUUUUSSSSS!!!!!AAAARRRRRRR!!!!!!

The junior who ran 3:30.24 in 2002 and was WORLD RANKED will pose a bigger threat to the GREAT HICHAM than Benard

(he's too strong for me) Lagat. The youngster I speak of will definelty medal and will shatter his PR in 2003 and combined with his lack of fear (due to his youth) of Hicham

poses the greatest threat, his name CORNELIUS CHIRCHIR.

REMEMBER HIM!

The answer to your question, Who will win the 2003 World Championship 1500 is...

Whoever runs fastest in the final.

Give it up people. You do not know who will win. Why bother making random guesses?

Have you ever heard of doing it for fun, creating dialogue

over the internet, or praising one of your favorite (talented) athletes!

I think a lot of it could depend on whether El G has one of his countrymen in the final who will sacrifice his race to ensure a fast pace for El G. If so, I think he will most probably win. In a slower and more tactical race, it will be much more of a toss up. I think Lagat could challenge him. Ngeny better work on making sure he gets his EPO doses to the proper levels...wait I mean make sure his injury is better or something.

Webb. Well, I think it would be a great season if he makes the team and hits the standard. I don't see much more beyond that. Not that there is anything wrong with that. I just don't see Webb qualifying, hitting the standard, going through multiple rounds at Worlds, and then placing well. It is just too much.

I like Lagat's chances but, only if Seneca Lassiter is his bit.., er, pacer.

Talking about Webb in this thread is silly. He has only been under 3:40 once. He has never made a senior national team. To mention him before mentioning other Americans who HAVE done all those things is an insult to those Americans.

Guys like Krum, Lassiter, even Stember and Jennings and Lunn and Downin should be considered before Webb. So far he's only had ONE good year.

True to form no American will medal this summer. And another name that (surprisingly) hasn't been mentioned is Sully... he's a 3:30-3:31 guy. I mean he is the real deal and I hope he beraks through and gets on the podium this summer. And THAT'S the WORD!

Hell. Who knows. Kenya could be hiding their best runner from the rest of the world. What about Michael Too who set a WJR in the 1500 indoors. Granted he didn't do as well outdoors, but he did run 3:34 I think. Or one of the Spanish runners like Reyes. They seem to do good if it's a kicker's race, but I bet they go through the half around 1:52 or faster. Maybe some 18 yr old will win it. Like the guy that won the 5 in 93 that no one heard of. And won it again in 95.