Preview of Women's Events at 2008 USATF Indoor Nationals

by: LetsRun.com
February 22, 2008

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Nicole Teter in Her Prime

Women' 800: Can Nicole Teter Return to the Top?
This event is wide open as the US women have not been running very fast in 2008. Nicole Cook is the US leader with a 2:03.11 which doesn't even put her in the top 30 in the world.

The good news for the ladies running is that virtually everyone will have a chance to qualify for World Indoors in Valencia, Spain.

Cook, with the US leader, is obviously one to look out for. She was 2nd at both domestic professional meets that featured the 800, the Reebok Boston Games and the Tyson Invite (where she ran her US leader).

But the women to watch may be Nicole Teter. Teter became a... Read More here.

Preview of Men's Events at 2008 USATF Indoor Nationals

by: LetsRun.com

February 23, 2008

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Men's 800: KD v Symmonds

This is a hard race to handicap as the professional men haven't run fast at all at 800 this year. College kids have five of the 10 fastest marks of 2008 in the US and none of them are entered to our knowledge. Of all the guys that are entered and have raced the 800 this year, James Hatch is the fastest of the bunch. He won the Tyson Invite in 1:47.92 last week which isn't too shabby. He's race-ready as he's run three 800s this winter, won them all and run under 1:50 every time.

However, the favorite has to be Khadevis Robinson. KD is the reigning US outdoor champ. He won the Reebok meet in Boston on the same track earlier in the year in 1:50.92 to best Nick Symmonds (1:51.16). KD has run two 600s since then and will be tough to beat. Defending champion Symmonds hasn't raced since finishing 2nd to Robinson in Boston last month. It's harder to come from behind indoors and win than it is outdoors. Plus it's hard to do well in the 800 if you haven't raced very much. Thus we're going with the following:

Predictoins: 1) KD 2) Hatch 3) Symmonds

Men's 1500: Myers Will Win
No offense to the guys racing the 1,500 at USAs this year, but looking at... Read More here.