Would it be wiser to lead from the gun or to try to out kick him? What about other mid race strategies?
Would it be wiser to lead from the gun or to try to out kick him? What about other mid race strategies?
The best strategy would be to finish before him
Beating Rupp is not a good goal, especially when there's a good chance he'll beat himself. The only goal is to finish in the top 3, the only strategy is to just run your best race and hope it is the third fastest of the day. To focus on one wildcard competitor is not smart.
Kibet will push the early pace, build a lead and the others will let him go solo.
The chasers are led by Meb who tries and fails to catch but leads the top ten in a break.
Rupp sits in, and the last mile he and Chelanga go, with Rupp ahead by 50 yards.
1. Kibet 2:09:56
2. Rupp 2:10:32
3. Chelanga 2:10:41
The Tonya Harding v Nancy Carrigan hammer to the knee stragety may be the only successful option at this point.
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Beating Rupp is not a good goal, especially when there's a good chance he'll beat himself. The only goal is to finish in the top 3, the only strategy is to just run your best race and hope it is the third fastest of the day. To focus on one wildcard competitor is not smart.
Right answer
Jeff GoodGoobyWoobly wrote:
The Tonya Harding v Nancy Carrigan hammer to the knee stragety may be the only successful option at this point.
Alternative right answer
Run faster than him. If he tried drafting turn around and kick him his Salazar- androgelled gonads.
Run faster than him. If he tried drafting turn around and kick him in his Salazar- androgelled gonads.
Recruit 4 - 5 sacrificial lambs, who have no shot at making the team, take it out hard from the start to 13 - 15 miles, dragging Rupp along with them. The sacrificial lambs drop off, leaving Rupp to face the heat all alone in his first marathon.
Go out oui in 1:01:42 like Jonesy.
Nobody could beat Rupp. He could beat himself though.
1. Rupp 2:09:30
2. Kibet 2:09:55
3. Chelanga 2:11:15
RootBeerCandy wrote:
Would it be wiser to lead from the gun or to try to out kick him? What about other mid race strategies?
Sweep the leg.
No mercy.
Run 25.7 right on his shoulder. The last 800, run on hate.