Official 2019 USATF XC Live Discussion Thread

gonna be lit

I'm most interested to see what Andrew Hunter can show for his future at 5000m and up.

Very stacked fields in both men's and women's races. Very good runners will be left off the world teams assuming the top finishers choose to go.

I think the Army/transplant factor makes it much more difficult on the men's side, whatever one may think of that.

Any live coverage of this?

Knowing MFing USATF, you'll only be able to see archived video and only behind a paywall.

tally wrote:

I think the Army/transplant factor makes it much more difficult on the men's side, whatever one may think of that.

Ya think?

Imagine if we had an all East African-born team? Wow. Coevett would lose his mind.

Leonard Korir U.S. Army

Emmanuel Bor U.S. Army

Hillary Bor U.S. Army

Shadrack Kipchirchir NIKE

Stanley Kebenei NIKE

Abbabiya Simbassa NIKE

Futsum Zienasellassie

Not impossible, right?

Tyrone ReXXXing wrote:

Leonard Korir U.S. Army

Emmanuel Bor U.S. Army

Hillary Bor U.S. Army

Shadrack Kipchirchir NIKE

Stanley Kebenei NIKE

Abbabiya Simbassa NIKE

Futsum Zienasellassie

Not impossible, right?

I'm sure i won't happen because you never know who is really in shape this time of year; but, as I was roughly seeding the field, I couldn't argue against any one of those guys.

As for live coverage,

will have it and, yes, a paywall.

Unless you're in Tallahassee; 70 degrees or so for the weekend, no polar vortex

Shadrack Kipchirchir NIKE

Emmanuel Bor U.S. Army

Leonard Korir U.S. Army

Stanley Kebenei NIKE all six make the team

Hillary Bor U.S. Army

Abbabiya Simbassa NIKE

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Benjamin True Saucony

Garrett Heath Brooks

Chris Derrick NIKE

Eric Jenkins NIKE / Nike Oregon Project

Diego Estrada ASICS

Trevor Dunbar Boston Athletic Association

Scott Fauble HOKA ONE ONE NAZ Elite

Futsum Zienasellassie

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Andrew Hunter adidas / Tinman Elite..... not in the top 20

WOMEN

Molly Huddle Saucony

Shelby Houlihan NIKE

Amy Cragg NIKE

Courtney Frerichs NIKE

Marielle Hall NIKE

Karissa Schweizer or

Rachel Schneider Under Armour

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Shannon Rowbury Nike Oregon Project .... not in the top 20

Remember 2017?

Top four were naturalized US citizens.

Five in the top 10.

Seven in the top 20.

Get ready for the haters to cry!

1 249 Leonard Korir

2 187 Stanley Kebenei

3 220 Shadrack Kipchirchir

4 184 Samuel Chelanga

5 189 Chris Derrick

6 185 Trevor Dunbar

7 186 Mason Ferlic

8 170 Scott Fauble

9 246 Joseph Gray

10 223 Augustus Maiyo

11 171 Martin Hehir

12 148 Jonathan Grey

13 166 Max King

14 163 Ryan Vail

15 259 Abbabiya Simbassa

16 219 Hillary Bor

17 205 Jim Spisak

18 151 Alex Monroe

19 241 Thomas Curtin

20 251 Ryan Mahalsky

Tyrone ReXXXing wrote:

Leonard Korir U.S. Army

Emmanuel Bor U.S. Army

Hillary Bor U.S. Army

Shadrack Kipchirchir NIKE

Stanley Kebenei NIKE

Abbabiya Simbassa NIKE

Futsum Zienasellassie

Not impossible, right?

It is impossible that Futsum (who went to high school here) will finish 7th. It's also impossible that Emmanuel Bor will be 2nd. The rest is believable.

This is probable:

Shadrack Kipchirchir NIKE

Emmanuel Bor U.S. Army

Leonard Korir U.S. Army

Stanley Kebenei NIKE all six make the team

Hillary Bor U.S. Army

Abbabiya Simbassa NIKE

probably possible wrote:

This is probable:

Shadrack Kipchirchir NIKE

Emmanuel Bor U.S. Army

Leonard Korir U.S. Army

Stanley Kebenei NIKE all six make the team

Hillary Bor U.S. Army

Abbabiya Simbassa NIKE

What is making you think Emmanuel making the team is probable?

Is Derrick even running?

Sabre merger wrote:

Is Derrick even running?

Touche'!

Derrick was entered and then now is un-entered.

Too bad. He used to be a great US XC runner and now is a mediocre US marathoner.

I miss the old Chris Derrick... : (

woo go Hansons-Brooks!

doubt there will be rain but wind might be a problem

best part about XC is lack of vaporflys, at least I hope because wow that would be dumb

Hansons fan wrote:

woo go Hansons-Brooks!

doubt there will be rain but wind might be a problem

best part about XC is lack of vaporflys, at least I hope because wow that would be dumb

This course is basically a road race. It will be fast.

Bet you $20 the first mile will be under 440

flat fast wrote:

Hansons fan wrote:

woo go Hansons-Brooks!

doubt there will be rain but wind might be a problem

best part about XC is lack of vaporflys, at least I hope because wow that would be dumb

This course is basically a road race. It will be fast.

Bet you $20 the first mile will be under 440

Not that flat overall. There is a significant hill they have to do every loop, five times total.

It was Korir over Rupp 29:17 to 29:18 for course record last year.

First mile is downhill/flat so could be fast.