Official Prague Marathon- Galen Rupp Prediction Thread

Ererctionde wrote:

Galen is obviously doping but at least it is working somewhat.

Lol. And do you think Kipchoge and Farah are clean? Please say yes because I need a good laugh this morning.

Scorpion_runner wrote:

Will elite american runners congratulate rupp on his win and time?

Tomorrow is going to be interesting.

Those that I respect and support will and those that I don't, won't. Either way, Rupp just won his third marathon out of six. Three wins, one DNF, one second place, and one third place. He is the most drug tested athlete in the world and never failed a test.

So there were only two class marathoners in this race? Rupp and Lemma?

Bad Wigins wrote:

african elite at wrote:

same scenario as Lance amstrong ,study his effort from 35 k to 42 k , impossible 4 human body to do this in natural way like amstrong

Like I said, he is NOP champion. Not clean champion.

If you are really an east African then you might understand why I say he's too big and heavily built to be a naturally good distance runner. Nearly all Americans are.

So surely Kamworor must be doping then since he ran 4:31 for the 25th mile in New York looking like a walk in the park? Or is that different because the "African body" was made for this?

Subway Surfers Addiction wrote:

Dijon Gebremustard wrote:

If Kipchoge does his breaking2 thing again this fall (as is rumored), Rupp could be the favorite in Berlin. Imagine that

Not so sure, but if he runs like he did today in Berlin, 2:05 flat is certainly on the cards. But he'll run in Chicago.

Seemed like he was really satisfied with this run. He doesn't need the appearance fees and he's already got his W in Chicago. Of course there might be some other factors at play for someone that's such a media icon, but it seems like NOP and Rupp might change it up this fall

Bad Wigins wrote:

african elite at wrote:

not east african but african with genes of altitude +2000m

anyhow do you agree that Rupp is too big for distance? His skeleton is too massive to run efficiently without a lot of science.

Ever heard of Chris Solinsky?

sorry haters but you know it's true wrote:

American-born record.

Indigenous American record is all I care about. Devastated or not, the rest just need to go home.

I wish we could expose all the LRC posters that continued to call Rupp a 2:09 guy and that obviously don't know jack about distance running. I would expose them so they never post again. No credibility.

Also, I think this gives Paula Radcliffe's husband a big finger from Alberto Salazar as to who is the better marathon coach.

Also, what b@lls to line up after a disastrous Boston. They didn't fold up the tent and go home, the rescanned the terrain and found a dry spot.

Kudos.

lkjlks wrote:

I wish we could expose all the LRC posters that continued to call Rupp a 2:09 guy and that obviously don't know jack about distance running. I would expose them so they never post again. No credibility.

Also, I think this gives Paula Radcliffe's husband a big finger from Alberto Salazar as to who is the better marathon coach.

Also, what b@lls to line up after a disastrous Boston. They didn't fold up the tent and go home, the rescanned the terrain and found a dry spot.

Kudos.

Great post. Rupp has been on a very intelligently laid out progression and continues to get results, and his detractors look more and more like the imbeciles they are. Balls indeed.

This is most definitely NOT a fast course, and that is a hell of a good time especially given how this race played out. He is getting closer to being able to compete with nearly anyone in the world and will prove it before he retires. I predict he ends up with a PR in the low 2:04ish range, definitely an American record, and maybe high 2:03s if he gets in the right race.

lkjlks wrote:

Also, I think this gives Paula Radcliffe's husband a big finger from Alberto Salazar as to who is the better marathon coach.

Today's race surely shows that Gary Lough is the way better marathon coach. Farah ran 2:06:21 off a brutal 61:00 half, Rupp's splits were almost even and he still was just by a couple of seconds faster.

SONDRE MF MOEN 2:05:48 wrote:

lkjlks wrote:

Also, I think this gives Paula Radcliffe's husband a big finger from Alberto Salazar as to who is the better marathon coach.

Today's race surely shows that Gary Lough is the way better marathon coach. Farah ran 2:06:21 off a brutal 61:00 half, Rupp's splits were almost even and he still was just by a couple of seconds faster.

I would bet every dime I own that Galen Rupp ends up with a far faster PR than Mo, and that Mo will never win an Olympic marathon medal. The game is far from over.

Come on man.. There was a 25 mph tailwind on a point to point course. None of the elites in the race ran within three minutes of their times again.

SONDRE MF MOEN 2:05:48 wrote:

lkjlks wrote:

Also, I think this gives Paula Radcliffe's husband a big finger from Alberto Salazar as to who is the better marathon coach.

Today's race surely shows that Gary Lough is the way better marathon coach. Farah ran 2:06:21 off a brutal 61:00 half, Rupp's splits were almost even and he still was just by a couple of seconds faster.

15 seconds faster, slower course

Also splits don’t matter final time does, Rupp>Mo as would have happened in London as Mo faded Rupp would have cruised by him on the road

jiiaf wrote:

As somebody who understands the sport better than all of you, I communicate the truth. Galen turns 32 on Tuesday, and so he is now past his prime. Galen will NEVER break 2:07. That ship has sailed. Galen is also NOT a marathoner. This is something Alberto lacks the requisite cognition to comprehend. Galen will run 2:07:49 in Prague. This will be the fastest marathon Galen ever runs in his life. Enjoy.

Ha Ha Ha... suck it!

Congrats to Rupp on becoming the 2nd fastest American of all-time. Exciting race to watch & maybe he'll take a crack at Khalid Khannouchi's AR in the fall.

That's all there is to say right? There is no way white people would have to come up with their own category to give Rupp a made up record right? There's no way a country of immigrants, where the only indigenous people are Native Americans, would have to find a way to do something to show how much we value white (real) Americans? Zero chance because we're fans of running and can just be excited about watching a good race and a good performance. Why would we need to focus in on where runners were born?

african elite at wrote:

i will stay anonymous ,WEJO talked to me several times he was impressed how i speak english ,i hav son born in usa ,positif once will represent us ,plz be nice to others ethnicities we r all human been all of us one day me and u they put us same grave surface will leave this world we r equal ,plus i m giving very precious advices olympism spirit is gothering of many nations 4 friendship i hope deeply that let s run is doing the same thing bcz through the net we can share our opinions

ps i m writing my posts fast dont check even vocabulary grammer all mistakes ,the opinions are important if u got it

reed wrote:

what was in that sponge galen just drank?

Toxic chemicals.

is that egg on your face? wrote:

jiiaf wrote:

As somebody who understands the sport better than all of you, I communicate the truth. Galen turns 32 on Tuesday, and so he is now past his prime. Galen will NEVER break 2:07. That ship has sailed. Galen is also NOT a marathoner. This is something Alberto lacks the requisite cognition to comprehend. Galen will run 2:07:49 in Prague. This will be the fastest marathon Galen ever runs in his life. Enjoy.

Ha Ha Ha... suck it!

Can't stop laughing.lol

oldlegs wrote:

2:06:09 on a fairly ROLLY, tough course!!!

2:06 is like running 2:10.

So he didn't break 2:10 again. I was right.