20k USATF Start list

Dril wrote:

NHRC wrote:

Um.. How do I put this? I live in New Haven. I have lived here for over 20 years.... (notice NHRC) I've run in this race over 20 times. So....

I guess I'm just not a weenie. The course literally finishes just around the corner from the start. I will say again, one short hill at 2, and another not as steep at 9.7ish. Not what I would call "hilly" Hilly, is many hills or several hills. Let me guess, you're a millennial.

if it's not net downhill with a ~1% decline for 99% of the race it's hilly. get with the times.

Sir,

Have you run this course? I have. 4x. I am saying, it is NOT hilly at all!. As some others have stated. I would ask, how is two hills in 12.4 miles hilly?

Can you answer that?

I have (run this race) Not hilly. Yes, has two hills as I recall. Long, (flat) straightaways from 3 to 7.75 and 10.2 to 12.4

As for winners:

I too am picking Korir. But maybe a surprise from Stinson.

I like the Ryan Shay memorial awards.

Nice new course. More viewer friendly.

For women; I think Janelle Lincks upsets

Juice Springsteen wrote:

Parker Stinson will stick his nose in it and then Erassa or Korir will emerge victorious.

Parker is in Flint right now. He's going for a win at the Crim in 2 days.

Crim Bricks wrote:

Juice Springsteen wrote:

Parker Stinson will stick his nose in it and then Erassa or Korir will emerge victorious.

Parker is in Flint right now. He's going for a win at the Crim in 2 days.

And he is on the start list for the 20k. Is he really doing all of them that close?

Parker v Ritz @ Crim in two days. Gets 2 extra days of rest since Crim is on a Saturday & the 20k Champs is on a Monday. He's a professional, training for Chicago, he would do hard efforts in that span anyways. He'll probably hit a light workout in between and get enough total mileage out of the races for them to serve as long run tempo type efforts. Still has 5 weeks until Chicago after New Haven. Plenty of time to do hard long runs 4, 3, 2 weeks out.

Interested to see what Fauble does here. He had to drop from Falmouth but he's been doing workouts & coach Ben says he's running/will be ready. I think Korir wins on the men's side. He looked great at Falmouth and will have had three weeks of recovery/training. He's also close to 1:00:00 in the half. Nobody else in this field can do that.

Men Men's 20 km Championship

John Busque Sr

Michael Cassidy

Chris Derrick

Daniel Docherty

Kirubel Erassa

Scott Fauble

Jerry Faulkner

Reed Fischer

Everett Hackett

Michael Iacofano

Tyler Jermann

Mitchell Klingler

Leonard Korir

Lawi Lalang

Colin Leak

Mark Leininger

Daniel Lennon

Nathan Martin

William Milam

Jackson Neff

Tom Nobles

Jack Polerecky

McKirdy Trained

Luke Puskedra

Matt Rand

Jacob Riley

Anthony Rotich

Ryan Smith

Sam Stevens-Jones

Parker Stinson

Frankline Tonui

LUKE IS COMING OUT OF RETIREMENT TO RUN THE 20K???? WHAAAAT?

I say Parker feels it at the 20k. A hard 10 miler is too close.

When they come past the start at the 7 mile mark, he will start to feel it. Korir will turn on the jets, and his WCAP Kenyan/Americans will be in tow. There will be 4 Kenyan/Americans from WCAP in the top 10.

Just a query on those last two sentences, are they about Fauble or Leonard Korir?

I did not know Fauble is with WCAP or was/is a Kenyan/American.....

Sorry, should have said two weeks between Falmouth & New Haven. I was talking about Korir. He's run an hour for the half. Fauble has had a little more time since he didn't race Falmouth.

I'm still picking Korir.

Based on the Crim results, I would def pick Korir. Stinson got beat by some unseeded guy

20kstart wrote:

Based on the Crim results, I would def pick Korir. Stinson got beat by some unseeded guy

Stinson had a bad day. He was at the back of the 2nd pack at 3 miles and already starting to fall off. At 4.5 miles, he was way gone off the back end. Compared to the 25k in May, that's the point where he took off, not lost contact. Again, he had a bad day, it happens. You probably aren't very good, but haven't you had a bad day before?

Bad day, geez!!!! wrote:

20kstart wrote:

Based on the Crim results, I would def pick Korir. Stinson got beat by some unseeded guy

Stinson had a bad day. He was at the back of the 2nd pack at 3 miles and already starting to fall off. At 4.5 miles, he was way gone off the back end. Compared to the 25k in May, that's the point where he took off, not lost contact. Again, he had a bad day, it happens. You probably aren't very good, but haven't you had a bad day before?

Wow. Hit below the belt is your immediate response? I say he scratches.

Ritz is too experienced to allow Stinson to run the 20k. He’s supposed to be getting ready for Chicago. To run 2 races a week apart within 7 weeks of your target marathon is irresponsible.

Scratch or find another coach wrote:

Ritz is too experienced to allow Stinson to run the 20k. He’s supposed to be getting ready for Chicago. To run 2 races a week apart within 7 weeks of your target marathon is irresponsible.

Why?

Sesamoiditis wrote:

Scratch or find another coach wrote:

Ritz is too experienced to allow Stinson to run the 20k. He’s supposed to be getting ready for Chicago. To run 2 races a week apart within 7 weeks of your target marathon is irresponsible.

Why?

Because today's guys are pansies.

It's Tuesday, at 4PM EST, and He (Parker) is still on the 20k start list.

Why is this race not getting more attention? Every time I come into this message board it's on the 3rd or 4th page. Hmmm

I plan to be there! I think Korir and Fauble will have an epic battle. I also think Hall better watch out! Any one of three women can take this from her.