What do Kenyans think about Rupp?

They don't think about him...

ersrgdfh wrote:

They don't think about him...

That is why they fail.

Yeah.

All those guys who have run 2:02-2:06 will instead run 2:08-2:12. And Rupp, who has hardly broken 2:10 will run 2:06. Right.

1. Rupp bet Meb at the trials. Okay.

2. Rupp won a bronze because each country could only send 3 athletes. Okay.

3. Rupp faded as usual at Boston and still hasn't run fast enough to top the world record from the 60s.

The dude is not a marathoner, though he's run a fair half. That's okay. Lots of guys are fast in the half marathon, and not at the full 26.2. He's pretty much trapped, though. At some point, he either has to win another one, or run a time that your standard sub-27 10K runner might run. Or, just stop running marathons. That's the obvious answer.

Kirui had no idea what Rupp's name was in Boston.

Beautiful Day wrote:

Yeah.

All those guys who have run 2:02-2:06 will instead run 2:08-2:12. And Rupp, who has hardly broken 2:10 will run 2:06. Right.

1. Rupp bet Meb at the trials. Okay.

2. Rupp won a bronze because each country could only send 3 athletes. Okay.

3. Rupp faded as usual at Boston and still hasn't run fast enough to top the world record from the 60s.

The dude is not a marathoner, though he's run a fair half. That's okay. Lots of guys are fast in the half marathon, and not at the full 26.2. He's pretty much trapped, though. At some point, he either has to win another one, or run a time that your standard sub-27 10K runner might run. Or, just stop running marathons. That's the obvious answer.

I don't think Rupp will be one of the greatest marathoners but I also don't see any reason why we won't be competitive or continue to improve.

I do think Rupp will be at least as fast as Mo at the 'thon.

Beautiful Day wrote:

Yeah.

All those guys who have run 2:02-2:06 will instead run 2:08-2:12. And Rupp, who has hardly broken 2:10 will run 2:06. Right.

1. Rupp bet Meb at the trials. Okay.

2. Rupp won a bronze because each country could only send 3 athletes. Okay.

3. Rupp faded as usual at Boston and still hasn't run fast enough to top the world record from the 60s.

The dude is not a marathoner, though he's run a fair half. That's okay. Lots of guys are fast in the half marathon, and not at the full 26.2. He's pretty much trapped, though. At some point, he either has to win another one, or run a time that your standard sub-27 10K runner might run. Or, just stop running marathons. That's the obvious answer.

I don't really like Rupp but I hope he does run a 2:06 just so you will finally shut the f*ck up.

Some say they fear him. Others admire him.

Some wish they were him

I don't really like you but I hope this pathetic board can stop with the Rupplove despite non-stop Rupp-certified talk yet somehow hold this overarching belief that's he's among the world's best when he's probably not even among the 30 fastest so far this year, and stop with the hate of his coach when his coach is the definition of bad-ass.

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Every thing points to at least 2:07; I don't know how anyone thinks Rupp won't be competitive. Perhaps he'll never be great by world standards, but he's already pretty darn good already unless you think a 26:44 10K, 2 Olympic medals, multiple USA Marathon Championships and a WMM 2nd place was all a fluke. He now has a shot at running a fast time, I can't see why anyone would count him out.

Beautiful Day wrote:

I don't really like you but I hope this pathetic board can stop with the Rupplove despite non-stop Rupp-certified talk yet somehow hold this overarching belief that's he's among the world's best when he's probably not even among the 30 fastest so far this year, and stop with the hate of his coach when his coach is the definition of bad-ass.

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Ah yes, definition of bad-ass when he threatens people or in the way he talked to Gabe's husband.

I am not even going to go into his "tests"...

He is a shithead and I would have no problem telling that to his face.

Can't blame em at this point.

they don't.

another whitey wrote:

Kirui had no idea what Rupp's name was in Boston.

This. Says it all in a nutshell.

Their opinion wrote:

another whitey wrote:

Kirui had no idea what Rupp's name was in Boston.

This. Says it all in a nutshell.

How many Kenyans knew who Kirui was before Boston?

Samuel DeChamplain wrote:

Their opinion wrote:

This. Says it all in a nutshell.

How many Kenyans knew who Kirui was before Boston?

All of them. He trains with the other Kirui who has won a few big races.

That has to be an oversight. Followers of the marathon are not used to seeing Americans compete except for Meb on hard courses (NYC, Boston, Olympics). Meb didn't seem to have the speed to run 2:05, so not in consideration at most world majors with flat fast courses.

I'm no Rupp fan, but he hasn't had a bad marathon yet, beat some very good marathoners at the Olympics and Boston, and he does seem to have the potential to run 2:05 - remember his 10k PR is 30 seconds faster than Meb's. He's not the favorite but he's in the conversation.

TrackCoach wrote:

Every thing points to at least 2:07; I don't know how anyone thinks Rupp won't be competitive. Perhaps he'll never be great by world standards, but he's already pretty darn good already unless you think a 26:44 10K, 2 Olympic medals, multiple USA Marathon Championships and a WMM 2nd place was all a fluke. He now has a shot at running a fast time, I can't see why anyone would count him out.

You wanna bet he WON'T best coach Al Sal's 2:08:54 (since the 2:08:13 at NYC was SHORT)

Nothing on his recent performances points out to a 2:07. His 10k 26:44 are inconsequential since after that the fastest he has run is for the marathon is 2:09:59, and has struggled at the end. The kid is talented, YES, but that's pretty much about it. The Kenyans don't give a rats tail about him.

I'll make no prediction. I was wrong in Berlin. I predicted Bekele would lose by 50 metres.