Nah retire with grace
Nah retire with grace
Galen Rupp will pop a 2:05 any day now.
That’s an awesome pic. He probably felt awful. Honestly, while I admire him for finishing, I think he should’ve dropped around 30k and saved it for Boston. Maybe finish his career in Chicago or New York.
He may try the 10,000, but he won’t be competitive anymore. He might actually be done, and that’s ok too. Guy has had a heck of a career.
Rupp has a few more years in him, remember when meb was written off? then rallied to make another team and even better... win Boston?
Given the Olympic qualifying time is 27:00. Rupp ran sub 27 in his prime. The answer is no.
Only three Americans: Fisher, Rupp and Solinsky have run sub 27 for 10k. Think about that when spouting off about this person and that making the Olympic standard in 2024. It is a formidable task.
Thats why Fisher (unfortunately for the US) has to concentrate his efforts just to make the standard and bypass World Cross or World indoors where he would be a solid medal contender.
So we currently have no one with the 10K standard? We may not have any US men running in it?
He should have a proper build up and run Valencia. Plenty of people to run in 2:06-2:07 range.
He's too skinny to throw the discus at a competitive level.
I don't understand many posts on LR. Should he attempt to qualify in the 10K? Certainly if he wants to. It's his life. There is no right nor wrong answer to a question like thatl. But while the American 10K field is pretty thin I don't think he will make the qualifying time now. But heck, there is no reason for him not to try if he feels like it.
If he attempted and it didn't fair well I personally would feel sad. I would rather watch him attempt a marathon major and then I could accept whatever comes what may, a lot better, because of all the factors involved in traversing 26.2, weather, training, mental fortitude, etc
Hopefully 2-4 hit it in March at the Ten event
But correct, we currently have no one, and the 10k might fill up with auto qualifiers and no ranking spots
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No
3:07 wrote:
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He has a better chance at the 10K than Discus
3:07 wrote:
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No, but Panning should.
Galen should coach when he retires. Maybe coach U of O.
Be a coach wrote:
Galen should coach when he retires. Maybe coach U of O.
He might be able to inventory the gear, as he's so familiar with it.
Master's circuit
Too short for him at this point in his career, especially with all the injury issues he's had. He hasn't been able to do the same kind of explosiveness training that he did when he was fast on the track.
Realistically he's better off focusing on a fall marathon and getting a nice payday from the appearance fee.
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American men regularly now run sub 13 5k and sun 27 10k but marathons stuck at 2:07. What gives?