Galen Rupp is the most overrated runner in history, never running sub 2:30 in the marathon again. His previous "success" was entirely doping and I wouldn't be surprised if some of the results were faked for NOP/Nike publicity. He'll never break 46 min at Gate River, no way.
He's not making much of a case by going after the "15k champs"
I suppose there's a 20k "champs" for whoever can't win the half marathons, and a 25k "champs" for anyone still left out after that.
Not hating on Rupp! I hate to see him like this. Reminds me of Alan Webb's last season running like 4:20 in semi-elite miles.
You're joking right? This race has up to $15,000 for the winner. Great to see him doing it.
Joking about what? Taking easy money (chump change to him) or the existence of all these redundant close multiples of 5k "champs?" Maybe he should go win them all, noone can stop him.
What would be great is to see Rupp make a serious run at either winning a full-elite marathon - the kind with 2:03 guys in it - or at least running 2:04 or faster. If he's not gonna improve any more, at least what big event can he win, a la Tom Brady?
Historically Gate River is a very famous race and has some great names producing great times over the years, decades.
Not only is there an equalizer bonus, there is a bonus for the last mile CR or fastest of the day, it starts on the downhill of the "Green Monster" bridge so it's super fast.
15K isn't raced enough, it's the perfect benchmarking distance, though before super-shoes.
There used to be a theory that "well trained elites" typically can run a marathon at 3x their 15K PR
But Rupp did not do great today, now that everyone has the super-shoes he is less super.
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