what do you mean can no longer run with rupp? who won the last couple of times they raced? what is their head to head record? the one time rupp beat lagat was it dominant or extremely close that could of gone either way?
i hope lagat pulls the upset and wins worlds and shatters his own american 5000 record.
Watch the 3000 from Istanbul and you decide. Keep in mind that this was less than a year ago.
Exactly: If he doesn't have the closing speed for the 5k, how is he going to have it against a similar field in the 10k? No way he runs faster than 27:40.
w3bradley wrote:
Exactly: If he doesn't have the closing speed for the 5k, how is he going to have it against a similar field in the 10k? No way he runs faster than 27:40.
Lagat could break 27:40 tomorrow if he felt like it.
LRC Quote of the Day 02/26/12
"I just wanted to show those guys that Daddy can still kick."
- The great Bernard Lagat speaking with his son Miika at his side after his 25-second final lap won him the USATF indoor 3,000m title over Lopez Lomong at elevation in Albuquerque. After leading 11 laps, Galen Rupp was gapped before the bell and is now 0-for-12 against Lagat.
I think he'd do fine and I think it might be good for the sport if he ran road races.
In the 70's/80's more top runners ran road races on a regular basis and the sport was more popular than it is now.
The stars are right there with the "people".
I've had discussions with great runners about training, etc.
There was no arrogance or elitism.
Marathon!
I spoke to him after his 5k at the NYC Grand Prix meeting in 2011. Just a casual conversation between a fan and an athlete but he was pretty talkative and open to any topic. At one point he specifically said that after the 2012 Olympics he wanted to at least try to move up in distance to the 10k. Separately he also mentioned road racing. Rather than go on my assumption that his 10k efforts would be on roads I apecifically asked - he said he'd want to do track 10000s in additiona to road racing 5ks and 10ks.
So based on casual and random conversation from 18 months ago: there is at least a possibility in his mind. What actually happens remains to be seen.
he needs to move up to the ULTRAMARATHON! the true test of endurance and running ability.
haha wrote:
Lagat can't keep up with Rupp? Did you watch the Olympics or Zurich? He dusted Rupp in both.
Exactly. Lagat got tripped up and still kicked down Rupp like he wasn't even there.
Here are some recent fanboys predictions for Rupp:
3:28 1500
3:49 indoor mile
26:16 10,000
Meanwhile, Lagat's record against Rupp, even over the last two seasons as Rupp skyrockets, is very close to perfect,
Yeah, he should retire.
brogan1 wrote:
LRC Quote of the Day 02/26/12
"I just wanted to show those guys that Daddy can still kick."
- The great Bernard Lagat speaking with his son Miika at his side after his 25-second final lap won him the USATF indoor 3,000m title over Lopez Lomong at elevation in Albuquerque. After leading 11 laps, Galen Rupp was gapped before the bell and is now 0-for-12 against Lagat.
0-12
Fanboys take note.