Cliff Clavin wrote:
I am correct that Galen Rupp has indeed peaked, and no, it has nothing to do with the ostensible majority who disagree with me. Have another beer Nahmie.
That's the polar opposite of what you posted.
So either you don't understand what you're reading, you don't understand what you're writing, or you're simply too dense to put together a coherent analysis of the information available. In any of those cases, you're still failing.
Sip on that, bud.
fail troll fail wrote:
Cliff Clavin wrote:I am correct that Galen Rupp has indeed peaked, and no, it has nothing to do with the ostensible majority who disagree with me. Have another beer Nahmie.
That's the polar opposite of what you posted.
So either you don't understand what you're reading, you don't understand what you're writing, or you're simply too dense to put together a coherent analysis of the information available. In any of those cases, you're still failing.
Sip on that, bud.
I admit that I am smarter than you, so I should have patience, but SHOW ME by quoting me where I have posted the "polar opposite" of my above assertion. It is futile to interact with those who are likely 30 plus points inferior in IQ, and yet, I guess I do out of some glass half full hope of enlightening idiots.
wheres your proof? show times that he isnt getting any faster? ohhh this is awkward cuz you cant
mattyboy wrote:
wheres your proof? show times that he isnt getting any faster? ohhh this is awkward cuz you cant
You moron. My genius is that I can see when a runner has peaked. IF it was hindsight, you idiot, what would be the point?
His speed has peaked but that is it. And he doesn't need more speed to medal. He just needs to maintain his current level of speed which I think he can do through the 2016 Olympics as long as he keeps doing his speed training. Meanwhile he will keep on getting incrementally stronger year by year.
I see him being a 5/10K man through next year's World Championships. Then in the off year he will try a marathon and see how it feels. In 2016 I see him doubling in the 10K and Marathon. But not necessarily because he can't make the 5K team.
In any case, a big part of the "moving up to Marathon" decision will be financial and his mental focus. I think he's pretty adamant that track is what he enjoys right now.
Cliff Clavin wrote:
I admit that I am smarter than you, so I should have patience, but SHOW ME by quoting me where I have posted the "polar opposite" of my above assertion. It is futile to interact with those who are likely 30 plus points inferior in IQ, and yet, I guess I do out of some glass half full hope of enlightening idiots.
Oh my god. Jesse, are you still here?!
Lying piece of sh!t...
are you Ventolin??
Jesse was indeed a friend wrote:
This is why Galen Rupp bothers me, although maybe Salazar talks him into this stuff. He has ZERO chance at running 8:10 and it is obvious to the intelligent. He will be fortunate to run 8:15 if everything falls into place. He has absolutely no chance at running faster than 8:15. I will NEVER post here again if Rupp runs faster than 8:15 this weekend.
Cliff Clavin wrote:
Galen Rupp will be 26 in May and he has peaked. He will not improve any more, at least at the distances he has already competed in. His career bests will be 13:06, 26:48 and whatever he can eventually run in a marathon, perhaps 2:06 or so. Congratulations on a fine career, and of course he is not done, as he will continue at a fairly high level if he stays healthy.
Rupp will break the 2 mile and 5000 AR before he moves onto the marathon and i do see him going sub 59 in the right race. The marathon is another story, but to say he peaked is beyond ridiculous. I'm not even a huge rupp fan but haters gonna hate I guess.
IF you look at the career of any runner, there is a point where they have peaked, and with most of them, you dolts wouldn't have been able to recognize it when it happened, because of course it wasn't something you morons could glean from the available data, as your minds only have armchair quarterback rear view mirror vision. For those who can think, it is obvious that Galen Rupp has peaked. Mark my words, highlight them with your yellow highlighters and please don't try to tell me that he is still improving. Yeah, up until the point where he isn't. Got it, morons?
I don't think it's fair to say he has peaked. He has improved consistently every year and ended last year on a good note. He started this year pretty well. His 10k time will be hard to beat, no doubt about it. His 5k time should be fairly easy to beat for him. It's fairly difficult to tell, but considering his improvement last year, I have to think that he could still improve at his main events for another year or two (barring serious injury).
I give the troll a 5 out of 10. Reminds me of a Martin/Zimmerman post where you know all arguments are clouded in lack of information or misinformation, yet somebody still makes an assertion anyway.
Cliff Clavin wrote:
IF you look at the career of any runner, there is a point where they have peaked, and with most of them, you dolts wouldn't have been able to recognize it when it happened, because of course it wasn't something you morons could glean from the available data, as your minds only have armchair quarterback rear view mirror vision. For those who can think, it is obvious that Galen Rupp has peaked. Mark my words, highlight them with your yellow highlighters and please don't try to tell me that he is still improving. Yeah, up until the point where he isn't. Got it, morons?
Well, just let us know when you get back from the future, okay McFly. You sure act like you know a lot, but to most people here its pretty obvious you're a troll looking for attention. I'll be sure to bump this the next time Rupp sets a new PB or places better than he would have in the past.
I am pretty sure the OP is a troll, but I will bite. (Plain nd simple!) I don't know how anyone can say someone has peaked when less than a year ago they ran PRs. Don't you need to platuea for a couple of years before you can begin that type of talk.
A prophet is not without honor, but in his own country...
Yes, by definition I will face ostracism for my role, but I will gladly do what I can even while sacrificing the hollow prize of popularity.
I'll give this troll a lot of credit, maybe 7/10. Opinion ... stated as fact ... about the future. You can argue with the OP as much as you want but you can't prove a prediction about the future to be wrong now.
I do think the OP is wrong, but not far off. It all depends about next fall after the Olympics. A fall/winter marathon is possible/likely and if that goes well enough there is a chance Rupp never has another track PR.
I agree with the 7/10 troll rating. I mean, the fact that the OP was trolling was fairly obvious, but he made a good choice by arguing something that cannot currently be proven/disproven. He got a number of serious responses from people that knew he was a troll, and he stayed in character the entire time. It wasn't a great effort by any means, but most trolls could learn a thing or two from this guy.
ryan foreman wrote:His speed has peaked but that is it. And he doesn't need more speed to medal. He just needs to maintain his current level of speed which I think he can do through the 2016 Olympics as long as he keeps doing his speed training. Meanwhile he will keep on getting incrementally stronger year by year.
I see him being a 5/10K man through next year's World Championships
spot on
rupp's basic speed ( 400m ) is very little different from geb/kennster
some lines of fit :
rupp ~
51.7 / 1'48.8 -> 3'33.2 , 7'26.7 , 12'49.3 , 26'46.0
kennster/geb ~
51.4 / 1'47.8 -> 3'30.7 , 7'20.0 , 12'36.4 , 26'15.3
mo last year maya had best speed ~
50.9 / 1'47.4 -> 3'30.9 , 7'22.8 , 12'43.8 , 26'37.6
the question is how good is your endurance ?
the better endurance, the more of your basic 400 speed you can bring to the last lap
in an open 400, i'd suggest mo woud whup kennster/geb with rupp slightly behind them, but not disgraced
rupp coud do with fraction more speed ( probably thru weights ) but he's pretty much up there...
Good Rick wrote:
I agree with the 7/10 troll rating. I mean, the fact that the OP was trolling was fairly obvious, but he made a good choice by arguing something that cannot currently be proven/disproven. He got a number of serious responses from people that knew he was a troll, and he stayed in character the entire time. It wasn't a great effort by any means, but most trolls could learn a thing or two from this guy.
Would you raise your rating if you considered it could be the troll that suggested 7/10 in the first place, but posting under another name?
Moot point since I'm not the OP. But yes, that might have upped the score.
ventolin^3 wrote:
rupp's basic speed ( 400m ) is very little different from geb/kennster
Holy h*** you an kennster good buds? His name is Bekele