Official 2019 Ethiopian 10,000 Trials Discussion Thread. Free live stream starts. 2:05 pm ET (W). 2:50 (M)

Is it just my glasses. I can hardly read the names?

First three: barega, Yimer, A.Belihu

Aussiestatman wrote:

First three: barega, Yimer, A.Belihu

You're not putting Yomif in the top 3?

Baby shark wrote:

Hardloper wrote:

Why would you assume that?

Because he's not really a 10k runner, and has run only marginally well over 5k this year (13:2x). He's also teammates with Kejelcha, and I think is likely going to Hengelo to keep the pace modest but not exceedingly fast. Salazar doesn't want any kind of crazy overextension of his current prized pupil. I believe the Ethiopian Trials are only in a week or so over 5k- also in holland?

You're probably right. I thought it could be a last minute effort to make the world's team in something but it's been announced he's not running USAs.

Barega ftw wrote:

Thanks for the breakdown, but women's field is loaded as well, you should include it. I mean:

Letesenbet Gidey: 8:20/14:23

Tsehay Gemechu: 30:15

Netsanet Gudeta: 1:05:45

Zeineba Yimer: 1:05:46

Dera Dida: 2:21/Cross WC silver this year

Degitu Azimeraw: 1:06:07

Senbere Teferi: 14:23/1:05:45

etc

PS: Stretti's source is from here:

https://www.atletiek.nu/wedstrijd/atleten/32128/

Results of the 10k Bangalore road race could be a pointer here, second to sixth were: Gidey, Teferi, Gudeta, Dida, and Gemechu.

Baby shark wrote:

Aussiestatman wrote:

First three: barega, Yimer, A.Belihu

You're not putting Yomif in the top 3?

Yep fourth like his run on the roads last year, a half in Copenhagen

HG will win if he counts very carefully.

Bad Wigins wrote:

HG will win if he counts very carefully.

his next goal after becoming the fastest 4600m runner is to become the fastest 9600m runner.

Gideysub30 wrote:

Questionn wrote:

Ummmmm, why are the Ethiopian national championships in The Netherlands.

Only trials, not championships (those were held in Addis Ababa earlier this year).

Why not just send the top 3 from the NC, do they want to race their athletes to death?

The weather in northern Europe has been cooling over the last coupla days without being bad - if that reaches down to the Netherlands tonight, and someone pushes the pace from the bat, this amazing large field of talents might push each other to within the neighbourhood of the world record.

At the very least we should get to see a record number of men in one single race breaking 27 minutes.

Twenty top guys whom are all trying to peak for this race to even make the team - if just four or five of them has succeeded in that peaking, someone takes them out fast, and the weather plays along, and they have to duke it out all the way to the last lap - this could be REALLY fast.

Top three for 10000m:

Hagos Gebrhiwet(fastest Ethiopian 10000m time so far and very strong kick, that is as long as he counts the laps properly)

Selemon Barega

Abadi Hadis

Five is the magic number wrote:

The weather in northern Europe has been cooling over the last coupla days without being bad - if that reaches down to the Netherlands tonight, and someone pushes the pace from the bat, this amazing large field of talents might push each other to within the neighbourhood of the world record.

At the very least we should get to see a record number of men in one single race breaking 27 minutes.

Twenty top guys whom are all trying to peak for this race to even make the team - if just four or five of them has succeeded in that peaking, someone takes them out fast, and the weather plays along, and they have to duke it out all the way to the last lap - this could be REALLY fast.

Record number is 9, Eugene 2011. Two others had seven and another one had 6.

Aussiestatman wrote:

Barega ftw wrote:

Thanks for the breakdown, but women's field is loaded as well, you should include it. I mean:

Letesenbet Gidey: 8:20/14:23

Tsehay Gemechu: 30:15

Netsanet Gudeta: 1:05:45

Zeineba Yimer: 1:05:46

Dera Dida: 2:21/Cross WC silver this year

Degitu Azimeraw: 1:06:07

Senbere Teferi: 14:23/1:05:45

etc

PS: Stretti's source is from here:

https://www.atletiek.nu/wedstrijd/atleten/32128/

Results of the 10k Bangalore road race could be a pointer here, second to sixth were: Gidey, Teferi, Gudeta, Dida, and Gemechu.

Or even the RAK half earlier: first four were Teferi, Gudeta, Yimer, and Degita Azimeraw.

Five is the magic number wrote:

The weather in northern Europe has been cooling over the last coupla days without being bad - if that reaches down to the Netherlands tonight, and someone pushes the pace from the bat, this amazing large field of talents might push each other to within the neighbourhood of the world record.

At the very least we should get to see a record number of men in one single race breaking 27 minutes.

Twenty top guys whom are all trying to peak for this race to even make the team - if just four or five of them has succeeded in that peaking, someone takes them out fast, and the weather plays along, and they have to duke it out all the way to the last lap - this could be REALLY fast.

This is not how these races play out though. They do not end up being conductive to running close to world record times. Remember they are trying to get selected for the WC. It is like our Olympic Trials. The winner will likely not break 26:40 no matter the weather. They will likely hit halfway in 13:30 ish and somebody will come back in 13:15 or so for a 26:45 win. We shall see.

What time locally will these races start?

Everyone predicts 26 min times. Does anybody act as a pacemaker then? Because if nobody is willing to sacrifice himself, it is quite likely they jog the first few k's at just below 3:00 pace, then accelerate continously and kick it home in about 27:30.

Hardloper wrote:

Baby shark wrote:

Because he's not really a 10k runner, and has run only marginally well over 5k this year (13:2x). He's also teammates with Kejelcha, and I think is likely going to Hengelo to keep the pace modest but not exceedingly fast. Salazar doesn't want any kind of crazy overextension of his current prized pupil. I believe the Ethiopian Trials are only in a week or so over 5k- also in holland?

You're probably right. I thought it could be a last minute effort to make the world's team in something but it's been announced he's not running USAs.

I doubt that Eric will even be going to Holland in the end anyway.

Aussiestatman wrote:

What time locally will these races start?

And is there any streaming?

Timetable can be found here, so 10000m at 8:05 and 8:50 pm local time:

https://www.atletiek.nu/wedstrijd/chronoloog/32128/

I highly doubt there will be streaming, with some luck live results will be available here:

https://www.atletiek.nu/wedstrijd/uitslagen/32128/