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Dan · Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 1:24 pm Post subject: Meet #3 - Golden Gala (7/8)

http://www.goldengala.it/showquestioneng.php?faq=4&fldAuto=133

Right now, it looks like they just have everyone listed who's been invited. I'm assuming it will be pared down in the next couple days.

Dan
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AM_Runner · All-Star Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Posts: 776 Location: NYC

The listing now says as of july 6 so maybe its a bit better , however there are heats but a lot of 1500 runners
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AM_Runner · All-Star Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Posts: 776 Location: NYC

So according to what I have I may do well

100M
Gatlin
Scott

800M
Bungei
Mulaudzi
Krummenaker (in the b race)

1500
Komen

5000
Choge

100
Barber
A. Williams

400
Richards
Guevara

800
Mutola
Sinclair

5000
Flanagan
Wigene
TIMBILILI
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Dan · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 12:52 pm Post subject:

Looks like a very solid group for you. I figure 100 points per athlete if things go reasonably well, which would move you well up the list again.

I'm looking at:

100m
Gatlin
Scott

800m
Mulaudzi
Mwera

5k
Kipchoge
Geneti

100m
L. Williams
Colander

400m
Richards

800m
Mutola
Sinclair
Valdonado

5k
Bati Gelete

Not quite as strong as I hoped for, but at least Kipchoge is finally lining up. Hopefully good for 1300 points and at least holding ground...

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Conway · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 4:19 pm Post subject:

Looks like I have:

Gatlin
Pognon
Scott

Mulaudzi
Laalou
Krummenaker

Williams
Colander
Barber
Pillay
Felix

Richards

Benhassi

Timbilili

Good participation !!! I think I'll make another move on you Dan !!! Wink

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Dan · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 5:44 pm Post subject:

Nah, I'll hold you at bay. Cool

I still outscored you by 100 points last meet ... just the spots are harder to pick off at the top. Call it diminishing returns.

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Conway · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 6:10 pm Post subject:

I'm not so sure ... I think big points from Pgnon, Barber and Laalou will get me closer this time around ... Not to mention the points that Benhassi and Timbilli are gonna garner ... I'll be "movin on up" ... Wink

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Micah Ward · Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 5:18 am Post subject:

This should be a great meet for the Fighting Warthogs. I have:

100
Pognon, Capel

800
Said Guerni, Chehibi, Laalou

1500
Komen

5000
Gourni, Limo

Women
100
Block

800
Cherkosova, Ait Hammou

5000
Ejigu
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AM_Runner · All-Star Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Posts: 776 Location: NYC

Nice Rosters all of you! Hoep I can make up some points this time!

Gonna be tough I think I tried real hard to find bargains so I could have more athletes and although I obviously took some big names as well maybe I shoul dhave done it a different way - who knows Will have to wait until the end of the season to be sure...
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Dan · Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 6:13 am Post subject:

Don't you love all the second guessing? Smile

So many different ways you can go with roster selection... If Crawford doesn't start racing soon, he's the one I'll be regretting all season long for adding at the last second in favor of Cherkasova and Zakari, but then there were also other last minute additions I'm quite pleased with, like Calatayud. You win some, you lose some.

Dan
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AM_Runner · All-Star Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Posts: 776 Location: NYC

No kidding I am so regretting at this point Dropping Baala off the list since I had him origianlly and with some tweaking at the end he just didn't fit anymore - went with Bungei because I wasn't sure Baala was going to be up to snuff or not... (yeah I know they are different events but the $)

Although I think there were some great deal sout there as well
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Micah Ward · Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 11:12 am Post subject:

Actually there are two fool proof ways to choose a team.

And nobody knows either of them. Sad

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Dan · Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 1:27 pm Post subject:

Reminds me of my calc prof's old joke, "there are three types of mathematicians in the world, those who can count and those who can't."

Dan
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Conway · Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 2:14 pm Post subject:

The first year I focused on high priced stars ... Guys that were near sure bets to win their races ... Only problem was they didn't run very often ...

Since then I've tried different variations on spending my money on "budget athletes" ... With the addition this year that I took a look to see how many of my people were running in the first meet - and ended up making a few adjustments based on that ... So we will see how it goes ...
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Dan · Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 4:10 pm Post subject:

My research this year was mostly based on early season meets, trying to get a feel for who would run a full schedule and who might be the big "step-up" athletes. However, laziness and preparing to leave for a week got the best of me at the last minute and I didn't do any meet #1 entry list research... There's definitely a couple of teeter totter decisions I wouldn't have changed had I done so.

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