May have been mentioned already, but I believe event winners are auto-qualified for next year's worlds, so no standard chasing in a championship year. There's some meaning in that. Probably why there were several BTC athletes running.
Is this actually still the case? From what I've heard the qualification process for Worlds has been completely overhauled, and will be going on a ranking system. Are they for sure taking area champs as well?
As suspected - no auto-Q for NACAC winners....
US is so good/deep now that the A standard is no problem if competitive enough to contend for top 3 at their National Champs.
Who cares really wrote:
US is so good/deep now that the A standard is no problem if competitive enough to contend for top 3 at their National Champs.
Thats clearly the point - the US is so deep now that it is very difficult to make any national team. Thus, for some athletes, winning their event in a weak meet like NACAC could have provided an insurance policy to qualify for World's, even if they're not on their best day come Nationals next year.
missed it wrote:
Who cares really wrote:
US is so good/deep now that the A standard is no problem if competitive enough to contend for top 3 at their National Champs.
Thats clearly the point - the US is so deep now that it is very difficult to make any national team. Thus, for some athletes, winning their event in a weak meet like NACAC could have provided an insurance policy to qualify for World's, even if they're not on their best day come Nationals next year.
The rumor was you would win credit for having of the World Champs standard, NOT a bye to the World Champs.
RIP: D3 All-American Frank Csorba - who ran 13:56 in March - dead
RENATO can you talk about the preparation of Emile Cairess 2:06
Running for Bowerman Track Club used to be cool now its embarrassing
Hats off to my dad. He just ran a 1:42 Half Marathon and turns 75 in 2 months!
Great interview with Steve Cram - says Jakob has no chance of WRs this year