2016 Rio Olympics: Official Day 2 Live Discussion Thread

the kenyans (tanui sort of saved face) could not have been worse if they tried. Let it go slow from start and then tank once the ethiopians upped it a little.

Motherfuc*er fell and won its over legend

Lickety Split wrote:

you walked into this one wrote:

Thanks guys, timed it just right and caught the whole thing. What a race.

I wonder if Rupp could have medaled if not for marathon training.

I wonder if Rupp would have medaled if he had run with the strength of a Marathoner .... what a complete waste of time/effort.

Why would Coach Salazaar do this? It should have been a "Be Molly Huddle" approach -- American Record is the minimal expectation. Freaking waste!

Anyone have full results? How did the other Americans finish?

dude runner wrote:

finally wrote:

No . It was nothing like that.

It would have been difficult for Mo to step on Rupp's heal when Rupp was BEHIND him.

WRONG. Mo kicked Rupp on the calf on his backstride then when brought it forward clipped his other leg.

Kamworor was nothing like he was in spring and I was expecting more from Karoki, too.

` wrote:

Rupp's last lap was a replay of his last lap at the trials 5000.

Replay of the last lap of every championship race he's ever run except London.

questions..... wrote:

What was Galen's last lap?

not fast enough

Pos Bib Athlete Mark Detail

1 2452 Mohamed Farah GBR 27:05.17

2 2698 Paul Kipngetich Tanui KEN 27:05.64 SB

3 2400 Tamirat Tola ETH 27:06.26

4 2392 Yigrem Demelash ETH 27:06.27

5 3097 Galen Rupp USA 27:08.92 SB

6 3015 Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei UGA 27:10.06 PB

7 2691 Bedan Karoki Muchiri KEN 27:22.93

8 2344 Zersenay Tadese ERI 27:23.86

9 2337 Nguse Amlosom ERI 27:30.79 SB

10 2166 Abraham Naibei Cheroben BRN 27:31.86 PB

11 2677 Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor KEN 27:31.94

12 2812 Zane Robertson NZL 27:33.67 NR

13 2997 Polat Kemboi Arikan TUR 27:35.50 PB

14 3082 Leonard Essau Korir USA 27:35.65 SB

15 2397 Abadi Hadis ETH 27:36.34

16 2045 David McNeill AUS 27:51.71

17 2654 Suguru Osako JPN 27:51.94

18 2904 Stephen Mokoka RSA 27:54.57

19 3081 Shadrack Kipchirchir USA 27:58.32 SB

20 2086 Bashir Abdi BEL 28:01.49

21 2822 Luis Ostos PER 28:02.03

22 3021 Moses Martin Kurong UGA 28:03.38

23 3024 Timothy Toroitich UGA 28:04.84 SB

24 2341 Goitom Kifle ERI 28:15.99

25 2477 Andrew Vernon GBR 28:19.36 SB

26 2169 El Hassan Elabbassi BRN 28:20.17

27 2083 Olivier Irabaruta BDI 28:32.75

28 2051 Ben St Lawrence AUS 28:46.32

29 2659 Yuta Shitara JPN 28:55.23

30 2649 Kota Murayama JPN 29:02.51

31 2465 Ross Millington GBR 29:14.95

32 2188 Mohammed Ahmed CAN 29:32.84

2165 Hassan Chani BRN DNF

3004 Ali Kaya TUR DNF

any full list of results?

Rutherford was ROBBED! that was not a foul!

not a bad race for Rupp

i think he's off the T-boost. that and marathon training I guess

Not Mo please wrote:

That must be the crappiest Ol 10k ever

Imane Merga would have made it interesting. Whatever happened to him?

talentrunning wrote:

any full list of results?

Look two posts above yours.

Speaking of Mo, did anyone get Angry Vernon's time/place?

What, no Doping NOPer Levins? Where is he?

Rupp ran pretty well. I don't think people were expecting too much from him in the 10k. As noted, we've seen this result from Rupp before. Who knows what the Marathon will bring, but I don't think his lack of a last lap kick will be a factor.

slo-twitch wrote:

kamworor what happened!?!?

good showing for Rupp given marathon situation.

Not sure what the Kenyan 10k team was thinking overall though. How would they beat Mo with that strategy or lack therof?

I watched the race in Spain and coverage was incredible. 0 commercials, very few brief skips from the race to field events. The TV coverage in the US really sucks compared to this

No this was not good for Rupp. Just imagine all the questions that will be asked when he finishes outside of the medals in the marathon. Everyone will be asking 1) could he have medaled had he not run the 10000? 2) Why is he so selfish that he would deny another American an olympic experience even when he knew (and we all knew) he couldn't medal in the 10000 when training for a marathon?

I think the second 5000 was 13:12

In 1972, Shorter was 5th in the 10000 and then won the marathon.