Official 2016 Zürich DL Live Discussion Thread

W800:

1. Semenya: 1:54.8

2. Niyonsaba:1:56.2

3. Bishop: 1:56.9

4. Wambui: 1:57.3

9. Kate Grace: 1:59.1

W1500:

1. Kipyegon: 3:58.8

2. Muir: 3:59.6

3. Hassan: 3:59.8

4. Obiri: 4:00.3

6. Simpson: 4:01.2

7. Rowbury: 4:01.5

W3000 SC:

1. Kiyeng: 9:01

2. Jebet: 9:03

3. Coburn: 9:06

4. Assefa: 9:08

8: Quigley: 9:18

11: Garcia: 9:22

M5000:

1. Gebrhiwet: 12:56

2. Kejelcha: 12:57

3. Iguider: 12:57

4. Ahmed: 12:58

5. Jaeger: 12:59

7: Chelimo: 13:01

8: Mead: 13:01

12. Hill: 13:06

14: Lagat: 13:11

Bump

Wambui isn't losing to Bishop tomorrow, and Semenya won't win by over a second because she'll hold it till the last 100m. Also I don't see Jebet losing to Kiyeng again after recent form. Hill and Lagat will probably beat Mead in the 5K.

Other than that your predictions are OK, if not a bit conservative times-wise.

See "Quotes - Media conference with the international top athletes" on the Zurich site. It's about Thompson, Schippers, Felix, Kendra Harrison, Taylor...

Nobody gives a damn about the distance crap.

coach d wrote:

See "Quotes - Media conference with the international top athletes" on the Zurich site. It's about Thompson, Schippers, Felix, Kendra Harrison, Taylor...

Nobody gives a damn about the distance crap.

I never knew letsrun was "Nobody"

Facepalm wrote:

coach d wrote:

See "Quotes - Media conference with the international top athletes" on the Zurich site. It's about Thompson, Schippers, Felix, Kendra Harrison, Taylor...

Nobody gives a damn about the distance crap.

I never knew letsrun was "Nobody"

Collectively, a gaggle of "nobodies". Close enough.

coach d wrote:

See "Quotes - Media conference with the international top athletes" on the Zurich site. It's about Thompson, Schippers, Felix, Kendra Harrison, Taylor...

Nobody gives a damn about the distance crap.

Cuz the Swiss are so fat, besides that Viktor Rothlin guy. In America, people are fit and we care about distance.

Selina Buchel, great Swiss 800M runner. But since not many people can watch that event now, it is not a surprise that not many people know about Buchel etc.

I'm actually more interested in seeing the Fifth Avenue Mile this year. Clayton Murphy vs Centro; Jenny vs Muir; great stuff. The races are only 2 days apart.

Agree with most predictions, but the 5000m will be won in no slower than 12:52. Kejelcha is on a roll and doesn't suffer from post-Olympic fatigue.

Muir 3:53

Paul Chelimo

Except that the pace makers are going to set a 13:10 pace :(

Shame, Shame, Shame wrote:

Except that the pace makers are going to set a 13:10 pace :(

No they aren't. That was a typo by the race organizers. Pace has been updated on the website to 7:44 for 3k which is 12:53 pace.

I'm combining the prediction thread with the official discussion thread.

kvothe wrote:

coach d wrote:

See "Quotes - Media conference with the international top athletes" on the Zurich site. It's about Thompson, Schippers, Felix, Kendra Harrison, Taylor...

Nobody gives a damn about the distance crap.

Cuz the Swiss are so fat, besides that Viktor Rothlin guy. In America, people are fit and we care about distance.

Ummmm, ok. Apparently, you've never been to Walmart.

Cool. My guess is Kejelcha for the win in 12:48.99.

JAGER IN 12:55 for second.

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2. Paul Chelimo

Chelimo beat Hill badly in Paris (7:30 to 7:37)

The women's 1500 is only going through in 2:08 which is ridiculous. It should be 2:06 minimum give the shape some of the runners are in