Augusto Perez wrote:
bobby e. wrote:Only Huling and Bruce have the steeple "A" so far, I believe. Will a third achieve that mark before nationals?
Neither has the A standard.
You're right - I was thinking that 2010 marks were eligible, and they're not (except for the 10,000m).
the smartest letsrunner wrote:
Laughable. Try half as much as his rivals (e.g. Ebuya)
Rupp ran at least 17 track races last year, and a road race. Ebuya ran 6 track races, 6 cc races, and 1 road race. Don't see how you're figuring this.
Calfs hurt wrote:
Maybe because he runs 2x to 5x as many races every year to begin with.
2 times as many races as what?
bobby e. wrote:
Augusto Perez wrote:Neither has the A standard.
You're right - I was thinking that 2010 marks were eligible, and they're not (except for the 10,000m).
I think Kemboi, Kipruto and Matelong are the only guys in the world right now with the A standard in the steeplechase. Not a very accommodating rule.
I predict Mo runs 13:10-13:13
Rupp runs 13:12-13:15.
the smartest letsrunner wrote:
Laughable. Try half as much as his rivals (e.g. Ebuya)
Mrr82 wrote:
Rupp ran at least 17 track races last year, and a road race. Ebuya ran 6 track races, 6 cc races, and 1 road race. Don't see how you're figuring this.
I'm not talking about Rupp's previous period dominating races against non-elite competition. I'm talking about his elite career, compared with Ebuya's.
Ebuya ran most of the Diamond League circuit last summer, while Rupp DNFed in Stockholm and called it a season.
Ebuya has raced, what, 6 XC races in 2011, compared with Rupp DNFing one indoor track race?
Tell me who races more, Ebuya or "DNF Galen"
really don't think it's a rivalry to be honest. Mo Farah is at a level above Galen Rupp and I would be surprised if he finishes less than 8-10 seconds behind Mo. Mo is just better than Rupp: Fact. Mo has a great rivalry with Tegenkamp and Solinsky which will be great to watch this summer. Mo knows he has Rupp easily in his pocket and is probably not concerned about Rupp's presence in the race
If Rupp is going after the US indoor record it's probably a near ideal setup. Presuming that Farah will have pacer(s) if going after the British record and is presumably faster than Rupp, then all Galen has to do is play follow the leader for as long as he can and see what happens. Rupp probably won't have to lead, push the pace alone, or deal with surging tactics.
the smartest letsrunner wrote:
Ebuya ran most of the Diamond League circuit last summer, while Rupp DNFed in Stockholm and called it a season.
What pro track circuit were you watching last summer?
Ebuya and Rupp, 2010 Diamond League, side-by-side comparison:
Ebuya
9th, Doha (13:32)
DNF, Rome
10th, Gateshead (13:11)
11th, Stockholm (13:13)
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3 5Ks
1 DNF
Rupp
9th, Gateshead (13:10)
DNF, Stockholm
5th, London 3K (7:43)
12th, Zurich (13:07)
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2 5Ks + 1 3K
1 DNF
To summarize: same number of races entered, similar placings, one DNF each. Only Rupp's slowest 5K was faster than Ebuya's fastest.
Not to mention that it was *Ebuya* who called it a season after Stockholm, while Rupp was still racing in September. Obviously Ebuya has raced a lot this fall and winter, but he had more of a break than Rupp did prior to that.
rupp still on the startlist for dusseldorf tommorrow.
Rupp's running...or else why would Magness be in Germany?
From his facebook :"off to Germany..."
Nice catch, heisrunning.
I found the event website -
http://www.psdbankmeeting.com/
- but don't see a live feed. Anyone got one?
Magness on Twitter said he'll be posting updates from the meet.