To be a 12:45 5km runner I think your 3km needs to be at least in the low 7:30 range. I like Rupp. I hope he continues to progress. A 12:45 may be beyond him this year.
To be a 12:45 5km runner I think your 3km needs to be at least in the low 7:30 range. I like Rupp. I hope he continues to progress. A 12:45 may be beyond him this year.
ventolin^3 wrote:
Gonna have to call BS wrote:So, to summarize, you really, truly and sincerely do not have any understanding of these most basic of mathematical concepts. And gosh darn it, if you have to pull up irrelevant facts and curse your butt off 'til the cows come home in order to demonstrate your own ignorance, that's just what you'll do.Got it.
moron
calculator worked perfectly for 3k wr holder, greatest women distance runner of all time on the track & man who is in 2nd & 3rd all-time for 2k/3k
if your peabrain doesn't understand if it works for these varying elites, it will almost certainly work for any elites
find something better you imbecile
Still having trouble with those basic concepts, huh? No shame in that. Certainly most folks are mathematically challenged. You've got lots of company.
risk being categorized as a village idiot if you call rupp a slow closer or if you can't see a sub 12:50 coming up
he's out sprinted andrews in a 1500,
outsprinted bekele in a 5000m,
nearly beat the best closer in the world in farah in the 1500m as well.
he's run 12:58 in the wind.
he's out sprinted merga.
and he (and the rest) is not peak yet.
this means that all the guys at pre 5000 can run substantially faster... 12:52 minimum and sub 12:50 with the perfect race.
the naysayers will say that
andrews is an inexperienced 800 guy and beating him is no big deal.
my take...andrews considers himself to be a future 1500 runner, a 144 800 guy that has never been stronger.
bekele is not in shape.
my take.. bekele was the fastest in the world last year in 10k and is 90% now.
but rupp could not beat farah in the stretch of the recent 5k.
my take. rupp is closing the gap, every month of every year...
with all this said, there are about 6 guys that can medal and rupp is one of them. after farzh and the x-factor bekele, it is a real toss up.
clearly rup is going to win the trials and most likely the gold medal in bejing. It is inevitable. A man once said "there's a storm comin Harry and we must be ready for it".
he is in 12'45 shape
Not yet, but he is like a juggernaught. Unstoppable in the long term. THIS is how an elite career should unfold!
Trouser Snake wrote:Not yet
no
he is
what drug is RUPP on? until this year he's barely been able to hit :52 over 400m?
ventolin^3 wrote:
he is in 12'45 shape
Nope. I'm as big of a Rupp fan as anybody, but 12:45 is a crazy time. There's a reason only 3 have done it. Kipchoge never hit 12:45 and he ran a 52 on the last lap of a 12:52! When Rupp does that then I'll believe, but closing 52 to end a 13:22 doesn't equal 12:45 shape.
Galen Rupp: beating old guys in 2012
He threw the gauntlet down and showed that
older man who was boss.
I do believe Rupp is in 12'50 shape, and a legitimate contender in the Olympics, however I do not believe he is capable of running 12'45.
1250 is possible
Fluffy wrote:There's a reason only 3 have done it. Kipchoge never hit 12:45 and he ran a 52 on the last lap of a 12:52! When Rupp does that then I'll believe, but closing 52 to end a 13:22 doesn't equal 12:45 shape.
'choge had shinester crawling his back to
last lap
typical ethiopian style
that day - prelim line 'choge
51.6 / 1'48.4
3'32.1
7'23.7
12'43.5
26'31.9
rupp is +/- little variation of above
Fluffy wrote:Kipchoge never hit 12:45 and he ran a 52 on the last lap of a 12:52! When Rupp does that then I'll believe, but closing 52 to end a 13:22 doesn't equal 12:45 shape.
no
it doesn't
but i've seen most `` 12'50 on tv ( apart from ?zarogoza )
'choge's 52.0 in 12'52.0 -%%
12'47.6
ventolin^3 wrote:
Fluffy wrote:There's a reason only 3 have done it. Kipchoge never hit 12:45 and he ran a 52 on the last lap of a 12:52! When Rupp does that then I'll believe, but closing 52 to end a 13:22 doesn't equal 12:45 shape.'choge had shinester crawling his back to
last lap
typical ethiopian style
that day - prelim line 'choge
51.6 / 1'48.4
3'32.1
7'23.7
12'43.5
26'31.9
rupp is +/- little variation of above
I don't agree, but you're never too off so it should be fun watching the next couple years. Rupp is definitely an interesting runner to watch.
Fluffy wrote:I don't agree, but you're never too off so it should be fun watching the next couple years
err...
above/ recent archive...
"what drug is RUPP on? until this year he's barely been able to hit :52 over 400m?"
4:01 miler in highschool, when it wasn't even his primary distance. Dominating the NCAA 1500m fields by senior which including the likes of Heath/Ulrey/Wheating/etc, only Centro beat him at conference and NCAA regionals. Rupp out kicked Wheating, 800m Olympian, future 3:30 guy, off slow pace but like fast 400m in around that time.
Lol I just read thru this whole post, and I am still utterly confused as to why ventolin gets so much hate on here. From what I see, his predictons are always pretty damn accurate and his lines of fit are not outrageous by any means. I could definitely see Rupp going sub 12:50 this year, the man is in phenomenal shape. I would say 26:35 is not a stretch either, he already went 26:48 in a race that I believe he could have gone 4-5 seconds faster in. And he's in better shape this year, no doubt. Keep your posts coming ventolin, after all they're more sensible than 99.9% of the other garbage posts that frequent letsrun.
orangnagohghag wrote:
what drug is RUPP on? until this year he's barely been able to hit :52 over 400m?
Salazar didn't start working on Rupp's "close" and "sprint" abilities until 3 years ago.
You're now seeing the results, the 3:34 etc.
Simons15 wrote:
Lol I just read thru this whole post, and I am still utterly confused as to why ventolin gets so much hate on here. From what I see, his predictons are always pretty damn accurate and his lines of fit are not outrageous by any means. I could definitely see Rupp going sub 12:50 this year, the man is in phenomenal shape. I would say 26:35 is not a stretch either, he already went 26:48 in a race that I believe he could have gone 4-5 seconds faster in. And he's in better shape this year, no doubt. Keep your posts coming ventolin, after all they're more sensible than 99.9% of the other garbage posts that frequent letsrun.
Well put.