USATF Club Cross Country Championships at Lehigh thread

the race is super close to nyc. you get the usual suspects (and I would guess people are starting to enjoy xc a bit more) + all the people that can take the trip from NYC (and boston, philly... etc). It's honestly great!

I predict that Tinman will win and then be upset that they don’t receive enough credit.

Tinman can win this event for the next decade and will never earn the respect of the running community. The funny part is that they are too out of it to figure out why.

Professor of professing wrote:

Baby Yoda wrote:

I’d bet you two ingots of Baskar that Chris wins it.

This is most likely correct. Jacques Sallberg isn't quite in that form any more. Neville Davey and Jorge Maravilla (West Valley) both had late season injuries/setbacks. Roosevelt Cook (Calcoast) could be a dark horse, but lost to Jacques at 5k in September. David Angell should be on the podium. Another to watch is

Eric Loeffler.

Bowerman's top Masters team seems to be having a rebuilding year, but should still contend.

Chris is a road guy...not a XC runner. He barely has any recent XC experience. Top 3 masters at Paul Short were Angell, Namoli, and Brock Butler. Sallberg won the 5K champs in San Diego over Cooke. Both will be tough. And yes, Loeffler will be in the mix.

ph wrote:

the course sucks - that is why there is no hype

What "sucks" about it?

Greater Boston Track Club is going as we have since the beginning of time. We have men's and women's open teams and two dozen total. We are mostly taking the USATFNE organized bus to the meet. A better deal than driving or airplanes across the country.

I think this event is the best thing USATF does. So many people come together, meet old friends, college teammate who run for other clubs, college rivals who now run for the same club. It is the kind of event that builds membership in USATF. There should be more such events where team competition is paramount. USATF needs such events to give people and clubs a reason to join. Next we need a qualification process much like college grads had experienced with important regional events where travel may be less expensive. I am looking forward to seeing a lot of old friends. I'll run the 60+ 8 km in most likely a personal worst then cheer for the teams I coach.

Tom

30:45X-C1978 wrote:

ph wrote:

the course sucks - that is why there is no hype

What "sucks" about it?

Isn't the USATF course a lot different than the one used for Paul short?

I hate these big USATF meets-don't like showing up early to get my spikes check. I'm sitting it out but I will be at the afterparty and pretend that I ran the 10k.

Watch out for Checker's AC to win the men's open!!! 8)

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Hey Jamin,

Heard you are going to be at Club XC this weekend. any chance we can meet up?

Always down for meetups

You ready to crush it at club nats?

You are all missing one guy. Watch and learn.

SithLord wrote:

Professor of professing wrote:

This is most likely correct. Jacques Sallberg isn't quite in that form any more. Neville Davey and Jorge Maravilla (West Valley) both had late season injuries/setbacks. Roosevelt Cook (Calcoast) could be a dark horse, but lost to Jacques at 5k in September. David Angell should be on the podium. Another to watch is

Eric Loeffler.

Bowerman's top Masters team seems to be having a rebuilding year, but should still contend.

Chris is a road guy...not a XC runner. He barely has any recent XC experience. Top 3 masters at Paul Short were Angell, Namoli, and Brock Butler. Sallberg won the 5K champs in San Diego over Cooke. Both will be tough. And yes, Loeffler will be in the mix.

I, too, am a fan of cosplay!

name and rank wrote:

You are all missing one guy. Watch and learn.

Other names I can think of are Peter Gilmore, who was mentioned earlier...and guys who always seem to be in the mix are Greg Mitchell, John Howell, and John Gardiner. Consistently in the top 10 or better.

I Can't Remember 2014 wrote:

30:45X-C1978 wrote:

What "sucks" about it?

Isn't the USATF course a lot different than the one used for Paul short?

The terrain is the same. If a loop is left out (8K vs 10K), or one is added, the grass, surfaces, contour, etc is the same. All of the courses run through the same areas so what's the difference?

SithLord wrote:

Professor of professing wrote:

This is most likely correct. Jacques Sallberg isn't quite in that form any more. Neville Davey and Jorge Maravilla (West Valley) both had late season injuries/setbacks. Roosevelt Cook (Calcoast) could be a dark horse, but lost to Jacques at 5k in September. David Angell should be on the podium. Another to watch is

Eric Loeffler.

Bowerman's top Masters team seems to be having a rebuilding year, but should still contend.

Chris is a road guy...not a XC runner. He barely has any recent XC experience. Top 3 masters at Paul Short were Angell, Namoli, and Brock Butler. Sallberg won the 5K champs in San Diego over Cooke. Both will be tough. And yes, Loeffler will be in the mix.

The Paul Short course is basically a road race. Chris wins unless Abdi or Lagat shows up.

Jaime Heilpern was 11 seconds back of Gilmore at their regional championships. He is a dark horse and almost 50 too. HOKA Aggies masters runner.