USATF 20k Start List

Is everyone forgetting Jordan Hasay? She has to be the heavy favorite if running.

Yea, Temps look like 65 at race start / 62DP and about an hour later 72 / 62DP according to weather.gov

Which will be on the muggy side, but hopefully not unbearable. Been prepping for the heat this summer by scheduling most harder sessions in afternoon. Hope this pays off...

I hope you're right about Jim Spisak. He's a hard worker and a good competitor (one of only five to qualify AND run both the 10k and the 5k at USATF championships). However, his situation is that he has no coach, no agent, no team, no sponsor, and no training partners. Plus he has to work full time to make ends meet. I'm sure there are many other runners who are and have been in this situation. It's a shame. because there are a lot of runners who possibly could have excelled if they had a better situation.

I hear Teg is not fit. Ritz and Chelanga, with George Alex and Jim Spisak as the surprises.

Women, I see Huddle, if she shows, with Cragg, Welling, Scherf, Russell, Bawcom[/quote]

So why do they start the race so late? 7 AM would be much better??

Far Out West wrote:

So why do they start the race so late? 7 AM would be much better??

Excellent point.

Other points;

I have seen lines at the porta johns even when they announced the race to start in 2 minutes. More? I know they have tons now.

Start the 5k earlier? Some of the real slow ones get in the way near the finish.

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Did anyone see the pic of the really fat girl running with the 2014 lead pack from this race?

The lead pack has Matt Llano, Scott Baughs, Luke Puskedra, Sean Quigley.

Hilarious

It's unreal. She has , looks like velour pants and is carrying a bag, and she has to be at least 300 lbs.

[quote]Out in the cold wrote:

I hope you're right about Jim Spisak. He's a hard worker and a good competitor (one of only five to qualify AND run both the 10k and the 5k at USATF championships). However, his situation is that he has no coach, no agent, no team, no sponsor, and no training partners. Plus he has to work full time to make ends meet. I'm sure there are many other runners who are and have been in this situation. It's a shame. because there are a lot of runners who possibly could have excelled if they had a better situation.

agreed, but Puskedra has no coach or sponsor either, and he seems to be doing ok.

I didn't know that about Puskedra. So what he is doing is awesome and he deserves a lot of credit, because it can't be easy. I wish him well.

Chelanga for men

Huddle for women

llaw wrote:

Chelanga for men

Huddle for women

I'll go black sheep

George Alex for the upset

and

Dot Mcmahon to make a late move for the upset

Mich wrote:

llaw wrote:

Chelanga for men

Huddle for women

I'll go black sheep

George Alex for the upset

and

Dot Mcmahon to make a late move for the upset

Easy picks;

Ritz then Sammy

Females

Huddle then Amy

Hasay rocks wrote:

Is everyone forgetting Jordan Hasay? She has to be the heavy favorite if running.

First, she is not running

Second, has she ever run this far?

Third, Huddle would destroy her in this distance.

1. RitZ

2. Ward

3. Abdi

1. Tara Erdman

2. Molly huddle

3. Amy Hastings

Mark my words

Steve runner wrote:

Did anyone see the pic of the really fat girl running with the 2014 lead pack from this race?

The lead pack has Matt Llano, Scott Baughs, Luke Puskedra, Sean Quigley.

Hilarious

It's unreal. She has , looks like velour pants and is carrying a bag, and she has to be at least 300 lbs.

You're welcome, everybody.

I agree with you on the women's side. Tara Erdman is definitely a dark horse because she hasn't raced in a while but I think she has something

Spisak recently joined NE Distance, the group in Rhode Island that has Huddle on it's board.

http://www.nedistance.org/jimspisak.html

The other guys in the group do seem to be milers or steeplers but he'll have a dedicated group of runners to live with at least now. Housing, travel expenses, doctors apps and coaching are all covered now.

Nice field

Nice organization

Loser wrote:

I am planning to go to New Haven to run this race. I am booking a room at the Marriott. Great places to see or eat?

Go look around the Yale campus. Go to Pepe's Pizza, and Sally's.

You were saying Mr. Know-It-All? Another arm chair quarterback who knows nothing. Yes, I picked Ward and Huddle, really amazing aren't I?

Fitasff wrote:

1. RitZ

2. Ward

3. Abdi

1. Tara Erdman

2. Molly huddle

3. Amy Hastings

Mark my words