Did the 10,000s at Mt. SAC appear to be a bit slow? I'm not dissing a sub-30 time, having never managed one myself, but I seem to recall some folks running sub 28 minutes?
Regardless, D2 runners more than held their own in the Distance Carnivale.
On the women's side, D2ers did well ruled one heat, led by Sarah Porter (Western Washington) at 34:30. Other auto qualifiers included Laura Kleppin (Western State) and the Alaska-Anchorage duo of Laura Carr and Ruth Keino (love to have that surname). Six other women were within one minute of the auto qualifier in another heat, which should book a ticket to Durham. Event fave Jeanne Nedlo (Queens) wasn't in Southern Cal.
Daniel Kirwa (Harding) -- double winner in San Angelo last year -- ran the fastest D2 time of the night in the fastest heat (29:24). But Jimmy Elam (Chico State) led five D2ers under 30 in the university/open race. Elam ran 29:38; the D2 auto standard is 29:40, but I can't imagine (m)any would run faster elsewhere. A sub-30 at Mt. SAC ought to put you in for the kill in DurhamCharlotte, although Kirwa is my bet for now.
meagan nedlo?
ReplyDeleteand nats is in charlotte.
ReplyDeleteKirwa started 100 meters behind the field, literally... and caught the field by 500.. the ridiculous lap probably cost him a bit...
ReplyDeleteI counted 25 DII provisional marks in the men's 10k's at Mt. SAC. In the past, sub-30:30 has usually qualified for nationals, but this year there are currently 20 under 30:20 already and some big names yet to run (Rop, Crouch).
ReplyDeleteI think they should consider giving the 10k a couple of extra berths this year. On that note, does anybody know if the nationals selection committee looks at event strength relative to previous years when deciding on how many people they take?
charlotte. charlotte. c-h-a-r-l-o-t-t-e. why do i get so damn confused?
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