Paris Mens 5000m Start List - Can Galen Rupp Get the American Record?

Lawi > Rupp > True

Cool - very impressive start list but no Bernard Lagat. Guess he's ducking the competition. Joking, joking but for all you people who are forever accusing Rupp or Cain of ducking - here's Rupp going up against most of the best in the world at his 2nd best event and there was Mary Cain last weekend going up against America's #1 woman in the 1500m.

Galen Rupp DNS

Hopefully, we will see a very fast race. Paris was where the last sub 12:50s were run two (?) years ago. There's a great field, which sometimes leads to a sit and kick but maybe these runners will follow the pacers and they'll do a good job. You know that Rupp will want to get that American record. Ndiku ran 7:31 last time out, winning by 5 seconds. He is ready to break 12:50 with the right pace. And if so, Ben True will have his 12:57.

Lol Rupp will smash Lawi

looks like 3/6 of the sub12:50 guys from 2012 in the field.

Sub 12:50 for Ndiku for sure.

Hopeful Runner wrote:

Lol Rupp will smash Lawi

Lawi will fight to not get last place!

Like he smashed him last year?

Hopeful Runner wrote:

Lol Rupp will smash Lawi

someone had to do it. wrote:

Galen Rupp DNS

why are you trying to use my name

Why doesn't Tahri get to be bolded?

Impressive field, but no sub-13 yet this year. Probably in Paris but no 12:50 or lower.

Nduki 12:51.07 for the win.

My guess: 12:55 wins it. True needs to stay in contact with 2 to go.

ALAMIREW Yenew 27.05.1990 ETH 12:48.77 13:01.57

EDRIS Muktar 14.01.1994 ETH 13:03.69 13:30.39

GABIUS Arne 22.03.1981 GER 13:12.50 13:53.57

GEBRHIWET Hagos 11.05.1994 ETH 12:47.53 13:06.88 JEILAN Ibrahim 12.06.1989 ETH 13:09.16

KANGOGO Cornelius 15.12.1993 KEN 13:11.14 13:11.14

LALANG Lawi 15.06.1991 KEN 13:00.95 13:18.36

LEGESE Birhanu 01.01.1993 ETH 13:08.88 13:08.88

LONGOSIWA Thomas Pkemei 14.01.1988KEN 12:49.04 13:04.68

MERGA Imane15.10.1988 ETH 12:53.58 13:29.43

NDIKU Caleb Mwangangi 09.10.1992 KEN 13:01.71 13:01.71

NDIKU Jonathan Muia 18.09.1991 KEN 13:11.99 13:12.94

RONO Geoffrey Kipkoech 21.04.1987 KEN

RUPP Galen 08.05.1986 USA 12:58.90 13:03.35

SOI Edwin Cheruiyot 03.03.1986 KEN 12:51.34 13:04.92

TAHRI Bouabdellah 20.12.1978 FRA 13:12.22 13:12.22

TANUI Paul Kipngetich 22.12.1990 KEN 13:04.6513:19.88

TRUE Ben 29.12.1985 USA 13:02.74 13:02.74

Man, my format didn't look much better after posting it.

What a field... golden opportunity for Rupp, True and Lalang to PR.

sc42 wrote:

What a field... golden opportunity for Rupp, True and Lalang to PR.

but also a golden opportunity for Rupp to disappoint and get ridiculed to no end on letsrun

Athlete

DATE OF BIRTH

Nation

PB

SB

ALAMIREW Yenew

27.05.1990

ETH

12:48.77

13:01.57

EDRIS Muktar

14.01.1994

ETH

13:03.69

13:30.39

GABIUS Arne

22.03.1981

GER

13:12.50

13:53.57

GEBRHIWET Hagos

11.05.1994

ETH

12:47.53

13:06.88

JEILAN Ibrahim

12.06.1989

ETH

13:09.16

KANGOGO Cornelius

15.12.1993

KEN

13:11.14

13:11.14

LALANG Lawi

15.06.1991

KEN

13:00.95

13:18.36

LEGESE Birhanu

01.01.1993

ETH

13:08.88

13:08.88

LONGOSIWA Thomas Pkemei

14.01.1988

KEN

12:49.04

13:04.68

MERGA Imane

15.10.1988

ETH

12:53.58

13:29.43

NDIKU Caleb Mwangangi

09.10.1992

KEN

13:01.71

13:01.71

NDIKU Jonathan Muia

18.09.1991

KEN

13:11.99

13:12.94

RONO Geoffrey Kipkoech

21.04.1987

KEN

RUPP Galen

08.05.1986

USA

12:58.90

13:03.35

SOI Edwin Cheruiyot

03.03.1986

KEN

12:51.34

13:04.92

TAHRI Bouabdellah

20.12.1978

FRA

13:12.22

13:12.22

TANUI Paul Kipngetich

22.12.1990

KEN

13:04.65

13:19.88

TRUE Ben

29.12.1985

USA

13:02.74

13:02.74

http://www.diamondleague-paris.com/en/Live-StartlistsResults/Overview/5000m-Men/

um potato wrote:

Sub 12:50 for Ndiku for sure.

He at least said he's going for sub-13 at the bare minimum.