2:12 marathoner Aaron Braun pulls out of 2016 Olympic Marathon Trials with "lingering groin/hip injury"

competition will be too tough to be able to score some cash unless Boston has separate prize money for Americans.

Probably for the best he's not running

Probably has a torn hip labrum. Good for him on doing what's best. He's a mega talent and I'm sure he'll be back after the Olympic year or if time is on his side; the track trials. He had a decent shot at being the dark horse for the team but it's better to see someone address their injuries now than go into the trials injured, possibly make the team and then pull out the day before the race. The 2012 Olympic marathon team was a joke because of this.

"Probably has a torn hip labrum"

-typical Letsrun. Could you talk out of your a$$ anymore than that?

4331Ireland wrote:

Probably has a torn hip labrum. Good for him on doing what's best. He's a mega talent and I'm sure he'll be back after the Olympic year or if time is on his side; the track trials. He had a decent shot at being the dark horse for the team but it's better to see someone address their injuries now than go into the trials injured, possibly make the team and then pull out the day before the race. The 2012 Olympic marathon team was a joke because of this.

Yes! That's what I said about the 2012 marathon too. It was a disaster. I'm surprised more wasn't said about it, but wasn't it a 66% drop-out or poor performance ratio? Only Meb showed up in peak condition, right?

Really? That's your best comeback? You're reading this and you went out of your way to comment on this? Typical troll.

bummer for Braun, but I'd feel worse for him if it was his first OTQ or if he actually had a shot at top 3

4331Ireland wrote:

Probably has a torn hip labrum.

I thought my lingering hip/groin injury was that too... turns out I actually had a stress fracture in my femoral neck..

Dude, shut up. wrote:

"Probably has a torn hip labrum"

-typical Letsrun. Could you talk out of your a$$ anymore than that?

^this

reed wrote:

bummer for Braun, but I'd feel worse for him if it was his first OTQ or if he actually had a shot at top 3

Youre right he most likely wouldnt of made the team but he definitely had a shot. I dont see anyone pushing the pace very much so he would be able to stay with the leaders. If he PR'd and ran 2:10 I think he would be in position for top 3

5 will get you 10 that Adidas drops him. Remember 1988 when Pat Petersen dropped out of the Olympic Marathon Trials? Adidas dropped him the next day.

Will not be surprised if there are multiple casualties after the Trials, especially those with some form of financial support. I'll guess most contracts were set to term end of February, post marathon trials. Give's the shoe co time to evaluate and determine if another year or two is worth the investment, or time enough to sign someone else for the remainder of 2016 and into 2017,

Anyone that knows Braun knows that his 2:12 was super conservative. He basically tempoed that race after the LA disaster. His last two miles in Houston were at 4:40 pace, he had a ton left and was in shape to run around 2:11 or 2:10. I think he really would have been a top contender for the team not to mention he has better track PR's than most of the guys in the marathon right now. I hope he heals up and is able to return to top form, he clearly has been banged up for a while.

I heard that it was a nerve entrapment or they were testing for that. Bummer to see such a great competitor miss out on the trials. Maybe he will improve on his 27:40 PR come spring!

Brauny is signed through the end of 2017 for now. He wont be getting dropped tomorrow and if he did wouldn't you think someone would pick him up? His PR's are legit.