Will Leer, Jordan McNamara, Ciarian O'Leniard, Mac Fleet, Chad Noelle, Ford Palmer

oh please wrote:

Good story. I assume Brown has retired since 2013? I haven't heard any results for him this year.

Yep. His kept at it for a year or so, but he never really made it back from the Achilles. Eventually he hung it up, moved to NY, got an MBA and got married.

Last I heard, he was in Chicago.

way worse wrote:

It is way tighter.

Garret Heath will run 5k.

Cory Leslie will presumably steeple.

Merber injured.

This is very helpful. Thank you.

way worse wrote:

And it is my understanding you can't even get the Olympic standard at the Trials! So Furman Elite 1500, 2 Portland track meets, Nashville, and Europe races (Stockholm?) are only chances.

According to the USATF, you can get the standard at the Trials: the deadline is "the end of the athlete's individual event at the 2016 Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field. There will be no chasing of the standard." Realistically, you are right. They have to find a fast race somewhere before the Trials. And a bunch of them would have to run faster than they ever have.

way worse wrote:

What are all these 3:37 guys going to do?

What they always do. Hope that this time will be different.

When in the world did Merber and Heath run 3:34???

Too bad if Merber is hurt this year; maybe he finally could have broken through. Same with Leer, who's been fourth or fifth more times than I can count.

I think Centro, Andrews, and the third spot is a toss-up.

cheezdoodsz wrote:

When in the world did Merber and Heath run 3:34???

Last year! Heath at the Portland Track Festival in June, Merber in at the SC Track Classic in Greenville in May.

Heath was second behind Jager. JMac was third, 3.5 seconds back.

Leslie was second behind Merber. Jeff See was third, with a Trials standard, but not an Olympic standard.

PS The Furman Elite 1500 is Saturday, June 4. It features a bunch of people chasing standards, including Morgan Uceny.

Kyle Merber will be there, making his 2016 season debut.

There's a nice summary of who is chasing what, here:

Per his sweat account, Merber will not be running at Furman

HSRunner14 wrote:

Per his sweat account, Merber will not be running at Furman

Darn. That's too bad.

Any idea why not?

[quote]Where we are today! wrote:

According the internet, 8 Americans have the Olympic standard:

Matthew Centrowitz 3:30.40 STRESS REACTION training status unknown

Evan Jager 3:32.97 Steeplechase??

Garrett Heath 3:34.13

Kyle Merber 3:34.54 stress reaction currently training

Cory Leslie 3:35.36

Ben Blankenship 3:35.48

Robby Andrews 3:35.52

Leo Manzano 3:36.16

Current fitness question --Best 2016 mark for the rest

using a cloudy cristal ball wrote:

[quote]Where we are today! wrote:

According the internet, 8 Americans have the Olympic standard:

Matthew Centrowitz 3:30.40 STRESS REACTION training status unknown

Evan Jager 3:32.97 Steeplechase??

Garrett Heath 3:34.13

Kyle Merber 3:34.54 stress reaction currently training

Cory Leslie 3:35.36

Ben Blankenship 3:35.48

Robby Andrews 3:35.52

Leo Manzano 3:36.16

Current fitness question --Best 2016 mark for the rest

I know this is a unpopular opinion, but may as well be thrown out too. So realistically of those with the standard running the event uninjured we have: Centro, Heath, Blankenship, Andrews.

Spaghettimonster wrote:

I know this is a unpopular opinion, but may as well be thrown out too. So realistically of those with the standard running the event uninjured we have: Centro, Heath, Blankenship, Andrews.

What about Manzano?

Otherwise, you've got it.

Ford Palmer is the man. So underrated

Spaghettimonster wrote:

using a cloudy cristal ball wrote:

[quote]Where we are today! wrote:

According the internet, 8 Americans have the Olympic standard:

Matthew Centrowitz 3:30.40 STRESS REACTION training status unknown

Evan Jager 3:32.97 Steeplechase??

Garrett Heath 3:34.13

Kyle Merber 3:34.54 stress reaction currently training

Cory Leslie 3:35.36

Ben Blankenship 3:35.48

Robby Andrews 3:35.52

Leo Manzano 3:36.16

Current fitness question --Best 2016 mark for the rest

I know this is a unpopular opinion, but may as well be thrown out too. So realistically of those with the standard running the event uninjured we have: Centro, Heath, Blankenship, Andrews.

Yes. All these 1500 runners we supposedly have and they can't make the team. 4 people; 3 spots and that is IF Heath doesn't run the 5k.

Would they really allow the trials to be so small?

There are 2 standards.

Qualifying for the Olympic Trials (sub-3:38.0 or descending order #).

Eligible to participate in the Olympic Games (sub-3:36.20).

If you can get Games mark at the Trials, everyone will show up who is qualified for the TRIALS of course. Not only will there be people dreadfully out of shape who ran the time last year, but due to the schedule, I can see a number of the steeplers and 5000m runners entering the 1500 just in case they don't advance out of heats.

Evan Jager most glaring example so would take a spot in the field though chances of actually racing the 1500 is slim to none.

But the most exciting prospect is if people who don't have the Olympic Games standard are allowed to achieve at the Trials, do any of the title threads names have the balls to go for it and also place top 3?

Doubt any of the title names of this thread will go for it at the Trials. O'Lionaird is Irish. Leer, JMac and Fleet are big kickers. Doubt any of them are in shape push the pace AND get top 3.

They have no choice BUT to go for it at the Trials. Just like in 2012, when JMac and couple of others tried to take it hard to get the standard.

Spaghettimonster wrote:

using a cloudy cristal ball wrote:

[quote]Where we are today! wrote:

According the internet, 8 Americans have the Olympic standard:

Matthew Centrowitz 3:30.40 STRESS REACTION training status unknown

Evan Jager 3:32.97 Steeplechase??

Garrett Heath 3:34.13

Kyle Merber 3:34.54 stress reaction currently training

Cory Leslie 3:35.36

Ben Blankenship 3:35.48

Robby Andrews 3:35.52

Leo Manzano 3:36.16

Current fitness question --Best 2016 mark for the rest

I know this is a unpopular opinion, but may as well be thrown out too. So realistically of those with the standard running the event uninjured we have: Centro, Heath, Blankenship, Andrews.

Did you not notice the STRESS REACTION listed for Centrowitz?

Or do you know that Centrowitz is just faking the injury to gain some advantage?

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