All 8 of these gentlemen have are Americans that ran sub 2:10 but never made an Olympic Team.
All 8 of these gentlemen have are Americans that ran sub 2:10 but never made an Olympic Team.
There have only been 17 Americans that have ever broken 2:10.
9 have been Olympians
8 have not.
Olympics are not important to some. A fast time means more to many.
Also: all ex-husbands of Mary Decker
No coincidence that Beardsley and Meyer and maybe others were in their mid-twenties, 1980. 1980 Olympics were boycotted by U.S. So much money can be made racing Big Six Marathons. Ethiopia and Kenya do not necessarily send their three best Marathoners to Olympics either.
Some athletes skipped the 1980 Trials however Beardsley finished 16th in 2:16. Greg Meyer had never run a marathon until October of 1980 where he opened in 2:13 in Detroit.
Ron Tabb finished 4th in the 1980 Trials.
Did any of them win any ncaa champs. What was the highest XC placing any of them ever had.
They all have a link to Michigan?
What do I win, Alex?
Who are eight people who've never been in my kitchen?
They are ALL inferior to the British athlete Mohammed Farah.
They are all convicted sex offenders.
Mr. Khannouchi trained in Albuquerque.
Obviously... they're all guys.
Championships vs Non Championships wrote:
Olympics are not important to some. A fast time means more to many.
All marathon courses are not equal. Take Berlin and the imfamous CIM.
Running 2:10 at CIM is probably 2:18 at NYC.
Great thread...I bet it doesn't get 100 posts.
What does it take to make the USA Marathon Olympic Team? Well, based on the last decade+, I'd say about 4:00/mi speed and run a sub-1:02 min half marathon or be established at sub-2:12. Based on this criteria, my team is the following as of today (am gonna document this, 12/23/2018) -
Galen Rupp
Leonard Korir
Tim Ritchie
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2016 - About 4:00/mile speed and run a 61-min Half
Galen Rupp - 1:50, 3:34, 12:58, 26:44, 1:01:20
Meb Keflezighi - 3:42, 13:11, 27:13, 1:01:00, 2:09:08
Jared Ward - 4:03*, 13:34, 28:36, 1:01:42
2012 - About 4:00/mile speed, 1:01 Half, and be an established Marathoner
Meb Keflezighi - 3:42, 13:11, 27:13, 1:01:00, 2:09:15
Ryan Hall - 1:51, 3:43, 13:16, 28:07, 59:43, 2:06:17
Abdi Abdirahman - 4:06*, 13:13, 27:16, 1:01:07, 2:08:56
2008 - Be a sub-2:11:30 Marathoner
Ryan Hall - 1:51, 3:43, 13:16, 28:07, 59:43, 2:08:24
Dathan Ritzenhein - 3:42, 13:16, 27:35, 2:11:07
Brian Sell - 13:59, 28:34, 1:02:39, 2:10:47
2004 - Sub-4:00/mi speed, sub-13:30, sub-27:50, and an established Marathoner (sub-2:12)
Alan Culpepper - 1:52, 3:38, 13:25, 27:33, 2:09:41
Meb Keflezighi - 3:42, 13:11, 27:13, 2:10:03
Dan Browne - 1:47, 3:41, 13:28, 27:47, 1:03:09, 2:11:35
What about the Women?
I did it all back to 2004 and it erased. Bottom line, the magic number is sub-15:15 for 5000m and sub-1:12 for the Half Marathon... sub-2:31 Marathon needed.
So my team would be (documented 12/23/2018) -
Jordan Hasay
Molly Huddle
Sara Hall
Kellyn Taylor
And I'll throw in Desi Davila and Shalane as wild cards...
Beauty and the Beast wrote:
Mr. Khannouchi trained in Albuquerque.
...and was Moroccan. Not much of a question on this one.
Why are LRC posters obsessed with Americans going sub-2:10 while also accusing marathon enthusiasts of being hobbyjoggers who are not interested in real track events?
I don't get this place.