Armory Invite Live Official Thread

Guys c'mon wrote:

Anyone remember when Rupp got dusted in a 5k a week or 2 before his 10k AR? He has had some not so impressive rust busters in the past and has always quickly found his form.

I definitely thought about that race and mentioned it to Rojo on the phone as we were discussing the meet. I'm not overly alarmed about Rupp, but compared to his indoor form of 2013 and 2014, this wasn't encouraging. Still, no need to overreact to one race.

NOP Phan wrote:

Anyone think Salazar regrets putting Cam in that race? From a mile in it was evident that Galen was seriously struggling and Cam was as smooth and relaxed as I've seen him. I'm surprised Galen didn't step off the track with 400 to go. Struggling badly and not well. Hope it's just a case of overtraining this week for Milrose.

It would not be shocking to find out that Rupp was fighting a cold or other crud of the season.

rojo wrote:

It's clear that the NOP guys realize with no wind you can basically run as fast indoors as outdoors.

There is no air resistance indoors.

This is correct -- wrote:

There is no air resistance indoors.

You must be a University of Oregon graduate

crash test dummy wrote:

This is correct -- wrote:

There is no air resistance indoors.

You must be a University of Oregon graduate

Actually, I got an ivy league education.

This is correct -- wrote:

rojo wrote:

It's clear that the NOP guys realize with no wind you can basically run as fast indoors as outdoors.

There is no air resistance indoors.

Maybe in NASA's lunar simulator.

This is correct -- wrote:

crash test dummy wrote:

You must be a University of Oregon graduate

Actually, I got an ivy league education.

So, you were just trying to be funny?

No success with that. Still, it is better than the alternative explanation.

Jonathan Gault wrote:

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So let me lay it out for you: Rupp has run a very fast indoor mile (3:50.92). His outdoor 1500 pb (3:34.15) is much faster than Levins' (3:36.88). He has also proven in Olympic and World Championship finals that he has better closing speed than Rupp.

Based on everything we knew until today, you'd expect Rupp to beat Levins over the final lap or two.

Having seen Cam's sprint finish in XC and other races, i agree, i think his speed is top notch, as long as he hasn't gone too lactic for a hard finish. His leg muscles have been biopsied and apparently they have freakishly high stiffness/return, leading to good sprinting.

Anyone notice that in the last corner Blankenship puts one foot off the track! No impedance, he was just plain tired i think! Is this grounds for DQ? Or is a runner allowed one foot off if it has no material affect on the race?

Ben should be DQd? wrote:

Anyone notice that in the last corner Blankenship puts one foot off the track! No impedance, he was just plain tired i think! Is this grounds for DQ? Or is a runner allowed one foot off if it has no material affect on the race?

Depends on who he runs for.

Great run by Hasay, her speed is looking better and better. Wasn't Abby D. supposed to run in that race? Anyone know what is going on with her? Been interested to see what kind of progress she's had but she doesn't seem to be in many races and the ones she's had since graduation don't inspire too much confidence. Marielle Hall didn't look too bad in the race.

Interview today with Cam Levins includes these quotes from Alberto and Cam, respectively:

I was exactly right; you were exactly wrong.

Like I said, you had no clue what you were talking about, but, like most of the basement-dwelling d-bags of LR, you insist on mouthing off anyway.

Unfortunate, but fixable. In the future, don't mouth off like a d-bag, unless you actually have some idea what you're talking about.

That'll solve your problem. It's very simple.

Good luck.

They cut out the quotes. I'll try again:

"10,000 is his best event," said Salazar.

"The primary focus is always the 10K right now, but, I mean, if the race goes well and I have a good 10,000, maybe I'll do the 5000m as well," he said.

End of discussion.