Why does everybody think Rupp is so great? Leonard Komens 26.44 road 10k is the same time as Rupp's 10000 AR

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  • Sandiman zzzz

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    9 years ago 08/20/2014 12:09pm EDT

    Komens 26.44 puts Rupps track AR into perspective. The American record is the same time as a road 10k WR. Yet, all you Americans lauded Rupp's performance. You guys show why America is not and will not ever be a force in distance running ever again. You all settle for a second tier performance and then say it is great. The east Africans are all laughing at your attitude. He would have finished half a lap behind bekele.

    Why does Rupp get so much hype and congratulations for his second rate times?

  • Family Tied

    Anonymous Poster

    9 years ago 08/20/2014 12:13pm EDT
    re: Sandiman zzzz

    Maybe Komen should rabbit for Rupp, so that Rupp can reset the AR. Komen's rabbit price is likely to be quite high. Would Nike foot the bill for such a stellar rabbit for Rupp?

  • Crazedseepies

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    9 years ago 08/20/2014 12:18pm EDT
    re: Sandiman zzzz

    Second rate times. Like the one that happens to be #1 in the world this year.

  • questioner of things

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    9 years ago 08/20/2014 12:20pm EDT
    re: Sandiman zzzz

    Sandiman zzzz wrote:

    Why does Rupp get so much hype and congratulations for his second rate times?

    15th fastest in history

    olympic silver medal

  • yyy

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    9 years ago 08/20/2014 1:40pm EDT
    re: Sandiman zzzz

    The course is a loop course and is known to have vortex-like

    winds along it. The runners post times that they will never

    approach again. Komon's 26:44 is more like 28:00.

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    themanontherun

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    9 years ago 08/20/2014 3:58pm EDT
    re: Sandiman zzzz

    Not that Rupp is in Bekele's league, but on what planet is 27 seconds considered "half a lap behind" in a 10k?

  • Jjjjj

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    9 years ago 08/20/2014 4:44pm EDT

    Wax on wax off wrote:

    1. Komon, people, it's "Komon"

    2. Why does it put it into perspective? Komon's 26:44 is a WORLD RECORD. He is a very good runner. I don't know what he could run on the track, but it makes Rupp's 26:44 look good knowing that it could have been a world record if run on the streets of Utrecht - which are very nice by the way.

    His 10000m PR is 26:55.29

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    Ryan Foreman

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    9 years ago 08/20/2014 5:00pm EDT
    re: questioner of things

    Yeah. Plus NCAA championships and about 6 or 7 straight USATF championships. But other than that, the OP is absolutely right. He is not that great.

    questioner of things wrote:

    Sandiman zzzz wrote:

    Why does Rupp get so much hype and congratulations for his second rate times?

    15th fastest in history

    olympic silver medal

  • Planet NOP

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    9 years ago 08/20/2014 5:07pm EDT
    re: themanontherun

    themanontherun wrote:

    Not that Rupp is in Bekele's league, but on what planet is 27 seconds considered "half a lap behind" in a 10k?

    The planet where Rupp splits 54 for the last lap: it is located adjacent to the Nike campus.

  • Planet NOP

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    9 years ago 08/20/2014 5:09pm EDT
    re: Ryan Foreman

    Ryan Foreman wrote:

    Yeah. Plus NCAA championships and about 6 or 7 straight USATF championships. But other than that, the OP is absolutely right. He is not that great.

    NCAA champion who failed to graduate.

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  • stankyleg

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    9 years ago 08/20/2014 5:32pm EDT
    re: Planet NOP

    Planet NOP wrote:

    themanontherun wrote:

    Not that Rupp is in Bekele's league, but on what planet is 27 seconds considered "half a lap behind" in a 10k?

    The planet where Rupp splits 54 for the last lap: it is located adjacent to the Nike campus.

    This is an interesting concept.

    Yes, the last lap might be a 54, but he does not average 54 per lap for the entire race. Essentially,Rupp's last 54 seconds of the race might cover 400m but Bekele would only need to be covering less distance than that in 54 seconds so he wouldn't gain anything in terms over reducing overall distance behind.

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