Just read the letsrun recap. They said the race reminded them of El G's outdoor mile WR as he was pushed to the line.
For me, the better comparison is when Salazar set up an American record attempt in the 10k for his golden boy only for Solinsky to run 26:59!!
I tried to post the famous Chris Solinsky post, but letsrun wouldn't let me ? saying they think I'm trying to spam the board.
SOLINSKY...CHRIS SOLINSKY IS...TAKING OFF!!!
LOOK HOW SMOOTH CHRIS SOLINSKY LOOKS RIGHT NOW WITH 800 METERS LEFT...
LOOK AT THIS...CHRIS SOLINSKY...DID ANYONE EVEN PREDICT THAT HE WOULD GO FOR A RECORD LIKE THIS???
LOOK AT THIS GAP...IT'S GROWING!...LOOK AT THIS!
CHRIS SOLINSKY! HE'S ONLY ON 500 METERS BETWEEN A WIN, A DEBUT...AN AWESOME DEBUT, AND AN AMERICAN RECORD!
CHRIS SOLINSKY ONE TO GO!!!
26 FLAT!!! OH MY GOD!!!!26:03 OHHH MYYY GOOODDD!!! HE JUST RAN A 60.2!!! CHRIS SOLINSKY, A 60 AND HE BREAKS 27!!!
CHRIS SOLINSKY IS GONNA HAVE THE AMERICAN RECORD. GALEN RUPP IS AT THE 300 METER MARK.
THERE IS NO QUESTION WHO'S GONNA WIN THIS RACE!
200 METERS TO GO. WHAT'S THE TIME. GIVE IT TO ME!!!
CHRIS SOLINSKY HAS TAKEN THIS FIELD AND THIS CROWD BY STORM! NO ONE EXPECTED TO SEE THIS TONIGHT!
A NEW AMERICAN RECORD FOR CHRIS SOLINSKY IN WHAT WE THINK TO BE HIS 10K DEBUT!
55...HE MIGHT BREAK 27 MINUTES!!!
56...
57...COME ON CHRIS
58...
OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CHRIS SOLINSKY! 26:59!!!!!!!!!!
Big bad Solinsky who was abused by scrawny Imane Merga and who is a full 15 seconds slower than Rupp in the 10,000 and has no global wins of note nor is he still completing. That Solinsky? Haha, what next? Matt "Applebees" Withrow? Rupp is a star and these dudes are washed-up never-was types.
Who?
I mean it sucks because it’s flotrack... but here is the video of the last 800m (ran in 1:56.2 as per the video commentators)
Solinsky SB 5000:
2004: 13:42
2005: 13:37
2006: 13:27
2007: 13:12
2008: 13:18
2009: 13:18
2010: 12:55 (with 2 @ 12:56 and one at 13:18).
So a guy who ran 13:18 bests two years in a row with a 13:12 PR that was 3 years old all of a sudden runs more than 20 seconds faster than that 3 times and other one that would have been a PR as well. Plus the 26:59.
Sure, nothing to see here folks!
Rupp hasn't come within 3 seconds of Solinsky's best two 5000m races. If Solinsky had stayed healthy, he might today have every American record from 3k to 10000m, plus a number of medals.
LinkGuy wrote:
I mean it sucks because it’s flotrack... but here is the video of the last 800m (ran in 1:56.2 as per the video commentators)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nE1ljKGKPJo
Ryan Fenton is hands down the best commentator for flotrack.
Rupp ran 13:01 indoors and 26:44 for 10k. 12:58 is nowhere near what his 5k best should have been.
Solinsky was forced to fake a "hamstring" injury.
And people thought Rupp was doping back then.
Right.
Oh Please wrote:
Solinsky SB 5000:
2004: 13:42
2005: 13:37
2006: 13:27
2007: 13:12
2008: 13:18
2009: 13:18
2010: 12:55 (with 2 @ 12:56 and one at 13:18).
So a guy who ran 13:18 bests two years in a row with a 13:12 PR that was 3 years old all of a sudden runs more than 20 seconds faster than that 3 times and other one that would have been a PR as well. Plus the 26:59.
Sure, nothing to see here folks!
Absolutely, I'm virtually an identical build to Solinsky so I'd love for him to be legit but let's get real. Everyone thinks I'm biased against the Africans but I call everyone out. Tegenkamp, Ritz, Moorcroft and Kennedy were all white guys that had unrepeatable seasons where they dropped 13-25 s over five kms. Just too good to be true.
You live in the wonderful world of "but , if's" Get real.
Subway Surfers wrote:
Absolutely, I'm virtually an identical build to Solinsky .
Nice comparison, you just forgot to say you are not virtually or identical in talent...not even close.
donyiyo wrote:
Subway Surfers wrote:
Absolutely, I'm virtually an identical build to Solinsky .
Nice comparison, you just forgot to say you are not virtually or identical in talent...not even close.
I think he is referring to his height and weight.
kjll wrote:
Solinsky was forced to fake a "hamstring" injury.
I dunno. That divot out of his hamstring after surgery looked pretty real to me.
Oh Please wrote:
Sure, nothing to see here folks!
I suppose now you're going to call out Houlihan, just b/c she's got the same coach and had the same sort of big improvements.
But Solinsky owned Rupp in college, too. It's hardly a stretch to think that he could beat him on a level playing field in Rupp's early years as a pro and when Solinsky was in his mud-late 20s.
I. Merga wrote:
Big bad Solinsky who was abused by scrawny Imane Merga and who is a full 15 seconds slower than Rupp in the 10,000 and has no global wins of note nor is he still completing. That Solinsky? Haha, what next? Matt "Applebees" Withrow? Rupp is a star and these dudes are washed-up never-was types.
^This
webby wrote:
But Solinsky owned Rupp in college, too. It's hardly a stretch to think that he could beat him on a level playing field in Rupp's early years as a pro and when Solinsky was in his mud-late 20s.
Rupp was owning Solinsky in college son, despite being younger, including outkicking him in a 5k to lower Rupp's 5k PR to 13:30, showing that Rupp always had more speed/potential, then nine days later ran 27:33 to win a 10k, the 7th fastest US time ever (not just college), and made it to the World team that year, which he pretty much did every year after (either World's or Olympics), while Solinsky would make what one or two his whole career?
Am I living in the twilight zone? The Boston Marathon weather was terrible!
Is there a rule against attaching a helium balloon to yourself while running a road race?
How rare is it to run a sub 5 minute mile AND bench press 225?
Move over Mark Coogan, Rojo and John Kellogg share their 3 favorite mile workouts
Matt Choi was drinking beer halfway through the Boston Marathon
Mark Coogan says that if you could only do 3 workouts as a 1500m runner you should do these