2015 Men's USA Indoor meet is loaded - Who you got?

Where is Lagat?

What's up with the Women's high jump?

Remember your ABCs:

Andrews in the 1000

Blankenship in the two mile

Centro in the mile

Spratling in the 600

Rockgip wrote:

Remember your ABCs:

Andrews in the 1000

Blankenship in the two mile

Centro in the mile

Spratling in the 600

hahahaha +1

Well played my good man, well played.

People's Champ wrote:

Where is Lagat?

Yeah, you didn't even mention him in the "who won't be there" section, right after the "who will win the 2-mile" poll, which Lagat would easily WIN.

Jeremy Wilk and Tom Scott 1-2 in the 1k

The people picking Jager to win in the 2 mile are not looking at the history of his results. He has great PR's but he doesn't win close races. He wins when he is a class ahead of the rest of the field. He doesn't have a great kick in the last 100 to win anything close... Maybe this will change but the favorites to WIN have to be Hill (close second at Millrose) and Garrett Heath (has great kick). I wouldn't be surprised if Blankenship won with his current speed. Jager and Derrick are good picks for second, not 1st.

Centro is the prohibitive favorite in the mile.

The 600 is a toss-up between Sowinksi and Loxsom but also the 500 m. guy could be a real threat.

The 2 mile is a toss-up between 4 guys.

Should be fun. Then again if anyone's in peak shape right now they're doing it wrong.

ScottEvil wrote:

Centro is the prohibitive favorite in the mile.

The 600 is a toss-up between Sowinksi and Loxsom but also the 500 m. guy could be a real threat.

The 2 mile is a toss-up between 4 guys.

Should be fun. Then again if anyone's in peak shape right now they're doing it wrong.

Lox has a history of just that (fast winter times) but he sure looked flat in Boston. Wonder if he's raced his way into shape?

ScottEvil wrote:

Then again if anyone's in peak shape right now they're doing it wrong.

Horse crap. NOP actually has two peaks throughout the year: indoor (now) and August/September.

2x20 week "hard" cycles

2x2 week breaks

2x2 easy weeks after the breaks

2x2 weeks medium after the 2 weeks off and 2 weeks easy

= 52 weeks

This is why Rupp shines in indoor more than others...hint that he has the world record for fastest 5k in January made last year (13:01).

HOWEVER, if we were talking collegiate when they have to peak in May/June, you would be completely correct.

Anyone else find it interesting that Blankenship, after a big 1500 PR, beating Centro, is running the 3000?

And that Derrick, with XC strength, is running the 3000, while Bumbi, whose sweet spot might be the 3000, is skipping it in favor of a half marathon?

Hill will win the 3000, followed by Jäger a hair ahead of Derrick. Then Blankenship.

LetsRun.com wrote:

http://www.letsrun.com/news/2015/02/2015-usatf-indoor-championships-mens-preview/

The 2015 indoor meet is shaping up to be a great one.

The men's mile is loaded.It has past the top 3 from last year's US outdoor champs - Leo, Lopez and Casey - versus Centro and a slew of other guys who are running well like Cory Leslie and Ben Blankenship.

2 miles has a great intrateam matchup between Ryan Hill, Chris Derrick, and Evan Jager. Plus guys like Heath, Blankenship, etc.

Even the 600 is interesting with the world record holder at 500 versus the US record holder at 600. Read our preview and then tell us what you think about it.

http://www.letsrun.com/news/2015/02/2015-usatf-indoor-championships-mens-preview/

Do you think any of the guys in the 2-mile will break the meet record of 9:07.0h set in 1929 by Sweden's Edvin Vide.

I can't believe that is the meet record. That what USATF has as meet record in the entries sections.

I do not blame bumby for not running considering the events of last year at this meet..

Bad Wigins wrote:

People's Champ wrote:

Where is Lagat?

Yeah, you didn't even mention him in the "who won't be there" section, right after the "who will win the 2-mile" poll, which Lagat would easily WIN.

Is he American?

oldold runner wrote:

Do you think any of the guys in the 2-mile will break the meet record of 9:07.0h set in 1929 by Sweden's Edvin Vide.

I can't believe that is the meet record. That what USATF has as meet record in the entries sections.

Considering the last time the 2 mile was run at the meet was in 1931, I don't find that hard to believe.

No Gatlin

No Rodgers

No Merritt

No Jeter

No Felix

No Richards-Ross

No Lagat

Sure it's loaded. The real athletes are waiting for outdoors.

I keep up on pro running wrote:

ScottEvil wrote:

Then again if anyone's in peak shape right now they're doing it wrong.

Horse crap. NOP actually has two peaks throughout the year: indoor (now) and August/September.

2x20 week "hard" cycles

2x2 week breaks

2x2 easy weeks after the breaks

2x2 weeks medium after the 2 weeks off and 2 weeks easy

= 52 weeks

This is why Rupp shines in indoor more than others...hint that he has the world record for fastest 5k in January made last year (13:01).

HOWEVER, if we were talking collegiate when they have to peak in May/June, you would be completely correct.

This is correct -- Centro said as much during the press conference. He didn't go into specifics, but said they aim to peak twice a year and that they'll go 4-6 weeks without racing after this meet (which fits nicely with the timeline you drew up).

I keep up on pro running wrote:

Horse crap.

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I'll assume you meant "I disagree."

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NOP actually has two peaks throughout the year: indoor (now) and August/September...This is why Rupp shines in indoor more than others...hint that he has the world record for fastest 5k in January made last year (13:01).

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I know that NOP aims for 2 peaks a year. I think it's much easier said than done, and that if athletes who push the envelope too much indoors risk losing something outdoors.

Rupp's 13:01 makes the point well. He had an outdoors season that was, in my opinion, not quite as impressive. It wasn't as big a drop-off, though, as G. Dibaba.

I am not a professional. Observationally, I think that runners who push themselves to, say, ~90-95% of their limit during indoors and then pull back do much better during outdoors than those who push it as hard as they can.

If you had to choose, you'd prioritize being in absolute-peak shape outdoors rather than indoors.