Who do you WANT to see take top 3 in the trials (not who you THINK will make it).

Unless Jim is off the front going for it, I'm going to mow the yard and wait for Tokyo.

Our women are even slower than our men, so I don't care. Maybe the one who lives in a barn with moose or whatever.

Oh Please wrote:

1) Rupp. He's the best distance runner of our generation, and I believe he is clean, and I also believe he has the best work ethic of them all as well as being the most coachable. That's why he is #1.

i can already feel the NOP haters coming

Men

1. Fauble

2. Walmsley

3. Reed Fischer

Women

1. Huddle

2. Kellyn Taylor

3. Des

Men

1. Biwott will rage

2. Connor will top Ward

3. Our savior, JIM

Women

1. Sisson easily

2. Des in questionable shoes

3. The one Ryan coaches

Prob Ain't Watching wrote:

Unless Jim is off the front going for it, I'm going to mow the yard and wait for Tokyo.

Our women are even slower than our men, so I don't care. Maybe the one who lives in a barn with moose or whatever.

Why are you even posting on this site if that’s your outlook on running? Yikes man. Go mow your lawn now instead of wasting your time on here.

Men:

Jim Walmsley, after that I'm not too fussed. preferably not Rupp

Women:

Sara Hall, after that I'm not too fussed. there are so many fast and Iikeable women in this field ideally I'd like to take 6 or 8 of them.

Ward

Fauble

Ritz

Walmsley for the rage on here

Huddle

Hall

Taylor

Sisson picked 4 in each would be happy of 3 outta each bracket made it. Think in the women section it has a good shot that this could be top 4. In the mens Korir and Rupp will probably make it.

Will just do the ladies:

1) Hall - she's been around forever, and it would be cool for her to finally make an Olympic team.

2) Becky Wade - I read her book and root for her. But obvs not a real contender.

3) Aliphine Tuliamuk - heard her interview on the podcast and found her very likeable...she'd be so stoked to represent the USA.

Men: Jared Ward, Jim Walmsley, Swaranjit Boyal

Women: Kellyn Taylor, Steph Bruce, Jordan Hasay

Someone wearing ‘On’ shoes, because if that happens it will be one of the most impressive performances of all time.

I’d have loved to see it be Fauble, Stinson, and Reed for the men.

For the women I’m not as invested, but would like Sisson, Taylor, and Des

1 Rupp (screw the haters, he’s the best we got)

2 Fauble (I like burritos and appreciate the transparency of NAZ elite)

3 Walmsley (for the lulz that will surely ensue)

1 Hall (she’s a warrior, longevity/range, would be a great story)

2 Taylor (see Fauble comment, sans the burritos)

3 Sisson (toss up between her and Hasay but Sisson seems more durable and will give us the best shot at international success)

Good question.

For the men, I'll go with Abdi, just because he's old and doesn't seem to get that much attention for his running accomplishments; Lagat, because he's even older and still a beautiful athlete to watch; and Korir, because I like what little I know about him.

I really don't know much about the contenders in the women's race. I'll go with Sara Hall and Kellyn Taylor because of what they've done with kids. For a third choice, I'll pick Aliphine Tuliamu, simply because she was one of thirty-two siblings in Kenya. My mother was one of sixteen siblings growing up in a poor farming family during the depression; it was a hard life.

Men: Walmsley, Walmsley, Walmsley

Women: Huddle, Bates, Groner

01) Fauble

02) Rupp

03) Ward

01) Linden

02) Hasay

03) Huddle

streak wrote:

Someone wearing ‘On’ shoes, because if that happens it will be one of the most impressive performances of all time.

Well, you definitely have an outside chance as both Andrew Colley & Tyler Pennel will be sporting the On Cloudrush.

Red Sox fan here. For years before the Sox won the WS in 2004, I would rave about the Sox to my co-workers and share my delusional predictions of WS championships. For some reason, my co-workers turned into Red Sox haters.

Walmsley is a talented runner and no doubt a good guy, but all the worship of him on LR has me rooting against him.

SDSU Aztec wrote:

Walmsley is a talented runner and no doubt a good guy, but all the worship of him on LR has me rooting against him.

We knew your true colors from the start. I hope he does well to complete your disappointment.

Go Jim!

Meb!

Hoping he pulls some sort of crazy surprise WWF style entrance and then does his thing and finishes second (behind walms) and does pushups at the line waiting for Rupp to finish in 3rd