Farah wants to go out in 62 flat, Rupp says it's ok with him!! Wtf??

Gosh, he went out a whole lot *faster* than that in London, and it was *hotter* than it's gonna be tomorrow.

He still ran 2:06.

I agree, if he believes he can negative split off a 62:00 half on sunday he is either very dumb or full of "confidence" . Rupp..more so, however i guess Mo is the one who decides the pace.

Most anyone can run the 1st 400 of a marathon 62 flat. I would not advise it, but there is plenty of time to recover.

Bootsontheground wrote:

You would think with the forecasted weather they should be more cautious. If they go out in 62 they might not get the European/American records due to a blow up. A 62:30/45 followed by a negative split seems wiser to me.. I think Farah overestimates his capabilities and he's a bit dumb if he goes out that fast in mid-60's with high humidity.

So all of you guys complaining about Farah never going after fast times on the track are complaining about him going after fast times on the roads...right...

running commenter wrote:

Bootsontheground wrote:

You would think with the forecasted weather they should be more cautious. If they go out in 62 they might not get the European/American records due to a blow up. A 62:30/45 followed by a negative split seems wiser to me.. I think Farah overestimates his capabilities and he's a bit dumb if he goes out that fast in mid-60's with high humidity.

So all of you guys complaining about Farah never going after fast times on the track are complaining about him going after fast times on the roads...right...

Hahaha, I did not catch that. But you're right! People love to complain about everything...

It's better to burn out than to fade away.

sp2 wrote:

Gosh, he went out a whole lot *faster* than that in London, and it was *hotter* than it's gonna be tomorrow.

He still ran 2:06.

Huh? He went out a whole lot faster in London? What, did he go out in 59 minutes??

It was 50% humidity in London. Will be 90% on Sunday. Big difference!

...the European/American records..

Since when is Somalia part of Europe?

More from today's press event:

http://www.letsrun.com/news/2018/10/galen-rupp-mo-farah-want-beat-chicago-no-grudge-match/

Rabbi Shlomo @1488 wrote:

...the European/American records..

Since when is Somalia part of Europe?

Since when was Europe apart of the Americas?

Sand Dunes wrote:

Rabbi Shlomo @1488 wrote:

Since when is Somalia part of Europe?

Since when was Europe apart of the Americas?

Rabbi, perhaps you can explain when Eastern Europe became part of the Middle East, please?

The knife cuts both ways, Your Stinginess.

Rupp is an European American

Farah is a Somalian European

Ethnicity and Nationality are different and people can be proud of both.

I.e. Rupp isn't a native American and Farah isn't a native European.

Tower Porklets wrote:

Rupp is an European American

Farah is a Somalian European

Ethnicity and Nationality are different and people can be proud of both.

I.e. Rupp isn't a native American and Farah isn't a native European.

Not the same....

Rupp is not "native American" because that term has been co-opted by a certain cultural group.

He is, however, native-born American.

Mo is not a native-born Euro.

Alternate Reality wrote:

Tower Porklets wrote:

Rupp is an European American

Farah is a Somalian European

Ethnicity and Nationality are different and people can be proud of both.

I.e. Rupp isn't a native American and Farah isn't a native European.

Not the same....

Rupp is not "native American" because that term has been co-opted by a certain cultural group.

He is, however, native-born American.

Mo is not a native-born Euro.

Haha.. good one.

(europeans not being a cultural group)

This is actually perfect. All of the majors today (including Dubai) with pacemakers are going out in 61:30 atleast in desperate WR attempts that always ends in blow ups (though this might end due to Kipchoge, but not enough time has passed). Farah hung on after a 61 flat in worse conditions to run a 2:06, so an even split 2:04 is definitely possible. Rupp will have his chance to prove himself in a "true" major marathon. Also don't forget Kirui, who should definitely be favored over Rupp.

Also, don't forget Dubai breakout star Geremew who also held on for a 2:06 after an ill-fated record attempt a berlin 2017, and held on at a suicidal race in Dubai for a 2:04:00. If they truly go out in 62:00, he is probably the favorite to win IMO (though Dubai winners tend to fall off).

Don't forget Chicago is a fast course (Course Record is 2:03:45 set by the former WR holder Kimetto with an even split)

My prediction

1. Geremew 2:03:30 CR

2. Farah 2:04:24 EU

3. Kirui 2:04:57

4. Rupp 2:05:50 (No American record sorry)

Alternate Reality wrote:

Tower Porklets wrote:

Rupp is an European American

Farah is a Somalian European

Ethnicity and Nationality are different and people can be proud of both.

I.e. Rupp isn't a native American and Farah isn't a native European.

Not the same....

Rupp is not "native American" because that term has been co-opted by a certain cultural group.

He is, however, native-born American.

Mo is not a native-born Euro.

Are you referring to the currency? "Euro" is neither an ethnicity or nationality.

What exactly do you mean?

If you meant nationality, nationality is not determined by where you are born geographically but the nationality of your parents.

SprintTriathlon wrote:

Haha.. good one.

(europeans not being a cultural group)

Don't get what this means. You're saying that Europeans don't share similar cultures? Which could therefore be considered a cultural group? That's quite the news to me.

IF this field goes out at 1:02 flat, and everyone but Parker and Yuki are there, I'll be stunned.