Edward Teach wrote:
Ck seven wrote:This is also probably why neither Rupp nor Farah have really good personal bests. Most runners don't go around adjusting their training so they can run random races. They are focused on a single primary event (and contest that event over and over) and have truly great PRs that reflect this.
ya Farah's pr's are terrible
He's only run 3:28.81 making him the 9th fastest 1500 meter runner of all time. His 26:46 only puts him 16th on the 10,000 list and all. It's not like he holds a world record for the indoor 2 mile or anything...
Rupp is the 15th fastest 10,000 meter runner of all time.
Your argument that athletes can't reach their potential while competing at a variety of distances is ridiculous.
That wasn't my argument. You made that completely up. That's what is really ridiculous. What's even more ridiculous is that your attempt at debunking that nonexistent argument makes no sense. Where an athlete falls on an all time list has nothing to do with whether or not the have run times truly reflective of their ability.
My actual argument was that other athletes have run times more reflective of their true ability (at their primary event) because they maintained their training and raced the distance more often increasing the chance and opportunities they'd get to PR.
Farah's 2-mile time is not a world record. It's a world best. It's also not that good of a time (for his ability). That time is slower than the 5k record pace. Also, I never said his times were terrible.
My actual argument is completely accurate. Farah's 5k and 10k times (his primary events) are not at all close to his true ability. Rupp 10k was pretty good but he finished with a lot left in the tank. His 5000 time is not good for him.