Rupp's Race Proved NOTHING

Twilight Sparkle wrote:

jesse was a friend wrote:

You're really thick and obtuse.

And you never could have defeated Ebuya. Why do you say such stupid things?

You are aware he ran 29:35 at Peachtree? You might want to rethink your answer...

Well. Aside from finishing second, beating the Diamond League leader, and finishing at about the same time of the Bronze winner in Beijing, its true that Rupp didn't prove anything.

ryan foreman wrote:

Well. Aside from finishing second, beating the Diamond League leader, and finishing at about the same time of the Bronze winner in Beijing, its true that Rupp didn't prove anything.

Exactly. Well put, me boy...

OK. Rupp beat some good people today. That's nice! But, there are some posters on here who seem to have been uncontrollably and continuously splooging all over their own faces since the race (a heck of an accomplishment given it's been hours). The outlandish declarations of "medal shape" or "he has at least shown he is in the hunt" should perhaps be tempered by this important fact: Rupp proved to be a well-beaten third best in his own country at the 5k. He also just got torched by his training partner. He is the second best 5k guy in his own training group, and the third best 5k guy training in his state. How, exactly, do you expect him to be top 3 at Worlds? You're cruising for a disappointment.

Before everybody flips out on me for, well, being accurate (a cardinal sin amongst the fanboys), there is NO QUESTION that Lagat and Solinsky are better 5k runners than Rupp. NONE. Lagat is far and away the best 5k runner in American history, and Solinsky has a decent case for second with at worst a lock on third. Rupp is not in the conversation. Don't even start complaining about the 28:30 10k he had to run the night before (probably about 18 seconds per mile off of what he is capable of running). He still would have lost, and his PB today was a good 10 seconds slower than a time Solinsy has run more than once, and Lagat has attained multiple times. Solinsky has also put the BIG hurt on Rupp at all of their real marquee match-ups over the last year. As of now, Galen Rupp is not America's most exciting prospect at the 5k. The guy who has won worlds in the event before is. As of now Galen Rupp is not America's second-most exciting prospect at 5k. The guy who is 80 meters ahead of him on time is.

Oh, and before you start throwing out "Ohhh! Stoppit you haterr! Ohhh!" I would love to see Rupp medal or win at worlds. Your audible fellating has just got to stop.

First of all, 7/10. I'd give it a ten, but the OP has posted entirely too many times to keep this thread near the top.

Next, anytime a sub-13:10 dude sets a pr in the 5K and finishes in a 54, people should get excited. That's was some great running considering how uneven the pacing was. Proves that Rupp surely could have gone faster in an evenly paced race. Being able to finish in a 54 with a 12:50-12:55 paced race, well, that's a different story.

Finally, the fanboys and haters are out of control right now. But that's why this message board is great. Keep it up.

I used to race against a kid in college who was about 5 feet tall and used to kill everyone in races. We all used to hate him because he was a little midget jerk that beat us up on race day but the truth is that he worked harder than anyone else in our league and ended up being one of the best runners new england. It’s the same thing with rupp, he is a feminine looking guy and wears silly masks but when he steps on the line he can beat almost anyone and that’s why we hate him. He is not a prefontaine he does not seem to be balls to the wall run until you collapse kind of guy. What none of us see is the day to day galen puts in to be the best and odds are that he is one of the hardest working and smartest runners we have seen in a while. So instead of making fun of galen for being a fem or a silly punk a** we should be supporting and rooting for one of our best because we only have a few. That is all.

I know that 10000M at USATF champs was slow. But c'mon. You don't think Lagat and Solinsky had some advantages running fresh while Rupp had to run the night before?

My feeling is that Rupp is still a very long shot to medal at Daegu and will have to rely on other under performing. But I think with this race he is now in the back of anyone's mind who wants to medal.

Although what I think will happen at Worlds is Rupp will make the 10000 his main focus. In the 5000 he will be willing to sacrifice himself for Lagat and Solinsky if need be.

Thank you crazy person for being reasonable

The only thing i have to add is that Rupp did not get 'housed' or anything like it by his training partner. He lost to him by less than a second, and beat Merga and Alamirew by more than he lost to Farah. Farah has also looked like a very legitimate gold medal contender, so being close to him makes talk of him having a shot at a medal reasonable, even if its an outside shot.

jesse was a friend wrote:

You're really thick and obtuse.

That's like saying, "You're really dumb and stupid." What would you think of a person who said something so idiotically redundant?

Also, I'm pretty sure you don't understand the point that you're making.

Alberto is posting on the boards now!

Galen Rupp was outkicked by Mo Farah. That is all ye know, and all ye need to know. Galen ran 13:06, which is a time that Henry Rono ran 30 years ago. I am happy for Galen. He may be improving. But I will NOT pronounce this as something which I would not have thought him capable of last year. It brings to mind this exchange: "Galen,I ran with Bob Kennedy. I knew Bob Kennedy. Bob Kennedy was a friend of mine. Galen, you're no Bob Kennedy."

andrew Jenkins wrote:

jesse was a friend wrote:

You're really thick and obtuse.

you're completely full of sh*t.

Many of us are prior to bowel movements. What is your point?

Jesse, give it a rest. You have pushed your point entirely too far. It now appears you have an ulterior reason to keep going after Rupp.

I have, in the past, respected your opinions but you have gone over the edge on this one. Back off.

Night Runner wrote:

Jesse, give it a rest. You have pushed your point entirely too far. It now appears you have an ulterior reason to keep going after Rupp.

I have, in the past, respected your opinions but you have gone over the edge on this one. Back off.

Whatever dude. The fact is that Galen Rupp ran a 13:06 with a nice finish. This is fine. It is not a sign of any breakthrough worth being excited about. However, it was a nice effort, and nothing to be ashamed about. He is doing well and should be considered one of the 20 greatest distance runners in U.S. history.

Well, Rupp did run the 740th fastest 5000 ever run. That has to count for something, doesn't it? The fanboys surely must recognize that this means something...

jesse was a friend wrote:

OK, we already knew that he could probably run close to 13 flat this year. Merga is not finishing races as well as last year. Alamirew is either in a bit of a slump or he is unproven at 5000. Rupp was outkicked by Farah, which always seems to happen. The rest of Rupp's scalps are hardly worth mentioning, and as noted, the notable scalps appear to be losing their hair (meaning they're not at full strength). Rupp's race was very good, but it doesn't really mean anything as far as enhancing his medaling prospects.

Shut up.

To paraphrase Don Imus: Just shut up.

You = clown.

Any fan of athletics that saw that race would consider it impressive, with the exception of yourself I guess.

dougie fresh wrote:

You = clown.

Any fan of athletics that saw that race would consider it impressive, with the exception of yourself I guess.

s,

Yes, it was impressive, but it taught me NOTHING new about Galen Rupp. I gathered after Farah outkicked him in 13:11 in Birmingham (indoors) that there was a chance that he could run 13:06 in Birmingham (outdoors) while having Farah outkick him again. Let your jaw drop, but only if you're planning on sucking on it...