I’m guessing that this will be on the same course where Sara Hall ran her PR in Eugene earlier this year. Weather conditions in Eugene tomorrow morning should be decent. Around 45F and a chance of rain later in the morning. They’ve been planning this for a while and I wouldn’t be surprised at all for Galen to run an AR.
Oh Please wrote:
Pretty exciting if you ask me. Glad to see Rupp chase times on the road.
agreed.
but given the lack of racing just about anything is exciting.
My prediction is 59:03 for Rupp
Any coverage of this even anywhere that anyone is aware of? Thanks!
Borrowed time? Isn't it battled time!
Looks like they’re racing sometime tomorrow morning. They won’t have a livestream for the full race just to keep it under wraps (which I guess makes sense?) but hope to livestream the finish
I'm sure they have, but I hope everything is "above board" so should an AR fall, it will not be controversial.
I'm sure they have, but I hope everything is "above board" so should an AR fall, it will not be controversial. Does anyone think this is how it went down?
Ken Goe wrote:
“Galen called me maybe a month ago,” said Pete Julian, Osako’s coach. "He asked if Suguru would be interested in throwing down somewhere in Oregon in this time frame.
“I was like, ‘Galen, you called at the perfect time. That’s exactly what we want to do.'”
It strikes me as quite a coincidence that he just happened to call at the perfect time. If it is true, it seems like Rupp is really opening up post-Salazar and loving being in charge of himself for once.
Slow Bro wrote:
I expect an AR. 59:20 or so for Rupp, and 59:50 for Suguru.
Suguru cutting a swath? 61.13 is his best
I will go with
Rupp 58:58
Osako 59:07
One thing no one has mentioned is the new shoes ( Vaporflys ) where it seemed everyone was getting massive Personal Best's before the pandemic , What if they both show up with the new shoes? If everyone is getting huge Personal Best's Why not Them? My Predictions seem fast, but I am factoring in they probably will have the new shoes.
On another note, I am sure he is not running (Or they would have mentioned it) The Canadian ( Ahmed )who ran 12:47 for 5000 and 26:59 for 10000 trains in Oregon, My guess is he could run a fast Half Marathon.
What time is the race?
Thank you in advance
The intelligent recognize that Galen has zero chance of breaking Hall’s record. Hall was superior to the current Galen Rupp. Galen once could have had the record but those days are gone.
Verrior wrote:
The intelligent recognize that Galen has zero chance of breaking Hall’s record. Hall was superior to the current Galen Rupp. Galen once could have had the record but those days are gone.
Hall did not have the new shoes that everyone was getting Personal Best's, Rupp is still with Nike (I think) so I am sure he will have them, he may have even used them when he won the 2020 Marathon Trials, but he only ran to win not try for a fast time, If so many people are running personal records and Rupp has run 59:47 in inferior shoes (Inferior as far as getting fast times to the NEW shoes) Why wouldn't he be able to run faster than 59:47 with the improved shoes? And many people were not just getting personal records, they were smashing their personal records.
I am surprised that so many letsrunners think Rupp will break the AR. To me, this looks like a laid back exhibition race. What evidence do we even have that he is in top form? Rupp is a guy who peaked 8 years ago and has been trying to lose as little of his greatness as possible each year afterwards. Winning the Olympic trials in 2:09 didn't prove much in my eyes. Rupp was an A-level world beater before his achilles injury. I am super excited about his return, but I think anything under 62 minutes is a success.
Rupp fan wrote:
I am surprised that so many letsrunners think Rupp will break the AR. To me, this looks like a laid back exhibition race. What evidence do we even have that he is in top form? Rupp is a guy who peaked 8 years ago and has been trying to lose as little of his greatness as possible each year afterwards. Winning the Olympic trials in 2:09 didn't prove much in my eyes. Rupp was an A-level world beater before his achilles injury. I am super excited about his return, but I think anything under 62 minutes is a success.
So you think the Japanese wins comfortably?
60:38 for Rupp and 60:49 for Osako
Weather looks good today -- low to mid 40s, no rain, light enough winds (6-8mph). Plenty of flat places to run fast in/around Eugene. Do we know anything about the course?
We are fans of such a poorly advertised sport. Hard to get excited for basically an American/Japanese half marathon record attempt when you get less than 24 hours of notice. I understand wanting to keep things tight with COVID but at the same time I don't. There have been pro races overseas. What is the harm in announcing this, trying to get some sponsors, and giving us a stream? What is the harm in going to race all the guys at the Michigan Pro Half? Even if you wanted to run faster, bring your own pacers.
FWIW Rupp definitely has the chops to threaten Hall's AR. What else has he been training for? No medals up for grabs today. No need for a tactical race. We'll find out every quickly with the opening 5k split to see what their plan is. I'd guess they go out right at 60 and try to squeeze some time down.
It is hard to get excited by anything Rupp does
I agree but he has opened up more lately with the interviews, and I don't think we would have seen an impromptu race like this under Salazar
slingin wrote:
Looks like they’re racing sometime tomorrow morning. They won’t have a livestream for the full race just to keep it under wraps (which I guess makes sense?) but hope to livestream the finish
"Makes sense" that no one is live streaming it?? How does that make sense?