Eagleton Copper League: 3,000m

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Fox, Believers

Josh, DoF

Oddsmakers

Fox vs. Josh (+65)

Fox vs. Frosh Josh @ Kutztown (9:54.07) (+0)

Josh Over/Under 11:00 (Over -375 / Under +250)

Narrative

Expectations for Josh coming into the Eagleton Copper League weren't necessarily high and things didn't take a turn for the better when he drew the 3,000 meters. That said, when the team's were derived he was slated at barely north of 200 points. So if he can manage 6 minute mile pace, he'll get the job done. The question is, can he manage 6 minute pace? If you ask him, he will say there is no possible way. But if you ask him what soup is you may get an equally nonsensical answer.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the coin is Fox. You can make a pretty good argument that Fox will score the most points out of anyone on the Believers team this weekend. If he runs 9:55 (only slightly quicker than his 9:57 this past week) than Charlie would need a 2:52 in the 1k to keep pace. If you've read our 1k preview then you know that maybe.

Fox has been training like a madman to get to this event and, if he arrives healthy, he will be ready to attack it with a vengeance. Meanwhile, Josh cut a 4 mile run into a 3.2 mile run. His latest workout was purposely mysterious, a 2 mile tempo with no details other than a shot at the rivals from Team Process. He's been blatantly antagonistic, something Fox will have to admire even from the opposing sideline.

Trying to hype this as the first chapter in a Josh vs. Fox rivalry doesn't seem like a worthwhile use of time (although you wouldn't know that based on Fox's largely glossed over smack talk). There's no doubt about who will cross the line first. As always in the Copper League it is a question of how will these two do against the points calculator. And that just seems like too much math to address here. Even for me.