rupps strength wrote:
so what's the deal, i looked at the meet website yesterday or the day before and it was a 2 mile, now it's a 3K.
why?
Maybe Al Sal rang them and told them to make it a 3k, just like about 2-3 weeks ago they only had a women's 3k, then they added a 5k for Flanagan.
SarcasmKing wrote:
rupps strength wrote:true, which is why people run a 2 mile at pre and a mile at pre. but since you just woke up, my question was regarding the sudden switch in events, not how legitimate the distances are.
and while your at it genious, go ahead and tell us about your favorite mens olympic 3,000 meter final.
you didn't just over react.
are you calling sarcasm an over reation? haha.
rupps strength wrote:
SarcasmKing wrote:you didn't just over react.
are you calling sarcasm an over reation? haha.
yes
not sure if he's running anyhow, i saw an article earlier in the week where lanana said he most likely would not be running due to a lingering illness but they were waiting on a blood test. it also said he is scheduled for a big 5k next week so that makes me think they would be less likely to take a risk. they do a good job of keeping things in perspective to be ready for the things that really count rather than a good early season meet.
obviously I'd like to see him run a fast 3k though.[/quote]
Well the real question is, anyone in Boston see Rupp there? I don't think he'd travel out there if he was still questioning racing / illness.
The real question is where would Rupp finish in the High School Mile
ZING!
The Register Guard said yesterday
In related news, UO senior Galen Rupp is still uncertain if he will run the 2-mile at the 14th annual Reebok Boston Indoor Games on Saturday.
Rupp, who is battling a lingering illness, is scheduled to complete a workout today to determine his fitness.
If he chooses not to run in Boston, he could jump into the 3,000 at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational at the Armory in New York — where the rest of the UO team is competing on Friday and Saturday — or he could skip both meets.
http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/7059189-41/story.csp
Yeah, but in yesterday's Oregonlive.com track & field blog entry, the guy said Rupp just confirmed via text message that he was feeling better from the strep throat, and he would run this weekend.
Heard through the grapevine wrote:
Yeah, but in yesterday's Oregonlive.com track & field blog entry, the guy said Rupp just confirmed via text message that he was feeling better from the strep throat, and he would run this weekend.
how legit is this statement?
I guess as of yesterday Rupp thought he was running a two mile as well, still wondering why they swapped it to 3K.
How is questioning if he could win the boys highschool mile a zing? the guy was front-running a 3:58 for 1600 last week in the DMR. none of these highschool kids can run that.
Big10 Watcher wrote:
How is questioning if he could win the boys highschool mile a zing? the guy was front-running a 3:58 for 1600 last week in the DMR. none of these highschool kids can run that.
Especially going out in :57 and being sick, but you can't stop the hate.
rupps strength wrote:
http://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/I guess as of yesterday Rupp thought he was running a two mile as well, still wondering why they swapped it to 3K.
it's a huge deal
rupps strength wrote:
SarcasmKing wrote:yeah i don't know why. it's not like the 2 mile is a totally useless race distance while the 3k is run all around the world. so i don't know why. hmm/
true, which is why people run a 2 mile at pre and a mile at pre. but since you just woke up, my question was regarding the sudden switch in events, not how legitimate the distances are.
and while your at it genious, go ahead and tell us about your favorite mens olympic 3,000 meter final.
Why don´t YOU tell us about your favourite men´s olympic 2 mile final (or, at least, indoor WC 2 mile)?
idiot alert wrote:
rupps strength wrote:true, which is why people run a 2 mile at pre and a mile at pre. but since you just woke up, my question was regarding the sudden switch in events, not how legitimate the distances are.
and while your at it genious, go ahead and tell us about your favorite mens olympic 3,000 meter final.
Why don´t YOU tell us about your favourite men´s olympic 2 mile final (or, at least, indoor WC 2 mile)?
boy you came so late into this you have no idea where your at. the point I made was why did they do a sudden switch of events, the point that SarcasmKing made was that he's a putz, ohh and sarcastically made a point that the 2 mile is an obscure event. so I responded to his point by asking him about his favorite 3K olympic mens final was. stay with me here because that is a sarcastic way of saying that the 3K is also an obscure event for men, much like the mile, 2K, 1K or an indoor 500 meters. meaning when none of them are recognized at any of our national championships or world championships or olympics, why does one bother claiming that one is obscure/legitimate in relation to the other.
so back to the original question, when a meet lists a certain event (i.e. 2 mile) and gets people committed, why would they switch it at the last day or two to a very similar but slightly different distance (i.e. to a 3K)? some people may have committed to the meet for reasons such as p.r. or A.R. chances and then the event is switched. on the flip side, maybe if they had wanted a 3K from the get go, maybe they would lagat going for his 3K AR in boston instead of europe.
so if you are still not with me, i am not making any issue about this distance, but with a last minute decision to switch the distance. imagine if you signed up for the mile and had a 4:00.5 pr and a 3:42 1500 pr. you show up in boston ready to break the elusive barrier to find out you will be running another 1500 and run another 3:42. now these 2-mile/3K guys may not give a crap, but maybe they do. i mean why did lagat not sign up for the 2 mile but go to europe for a 3K?
rupp will run 7:55 through 3k but then drop to 10:41.62 for 2 mile.
why I people picking such slow times?
no one predicted under 750
if the race is not too tactical rupp will definitely run under 750, probably up to 5 seconds under.
But I predict the race will be medium pace but pick up and rupp will be around 748 or 49.
rupp is good, I don't know why people are saying hes not good. He had only ran 3 solid races that were either prs or huge wins (scherer). Last year he ran 749 and his mid d times weren't nearly as good and he hadn't run 2733 at the olympics.
zcvzcvxv wrote:
why I people picking such slow times?
no one predicted under 750
if the race is not too tactical rupp will definitely run under 750, probably up to 5 seconds under.
But I predict the race will be medium pace but pick up and rupp will be around 748 or 49.
rupp is good, I don't know why people are saying hes not good. He had only ran 3 solid races that were either prs or huge wins (scherer). Last year he ran 749 and his mid d times weren't nearly as good and he hadn't run 2733 at the olympics.
there are a small handfull of people out there who like to take a stab at rupp whenever they can and as a result will post some prediction much slower than he is capable of.
i guess it's a way to fulfill a fantasy in their heads that he is not what he is, which is a very fast and improving runner. it's quite childish but is sure to continue to watch it.
to be real, if these etheopians make a race in the low 7:40's rupp should be there all the way unless they can blast a 26 or better last 200, which the may. rupps kick has gotten substantially better and despite being sat on and outkicked by Ulrey (while ill) I don't think the can put a large margin on rupp at the kick.
I predict Rupp: 7:42. Kennedy could have gone close to 7:36 indoors, but I doubt he could go 1:51 indoors for 800.
rupps strength wrote:
idiot alert wrote:Why don´t YOU tell us about your favourite men´s olympic 2 mile final (or, at least, indoor WC 2 mile)?
boy you came so late into this you have no idea where your at. the point I made was why did they do a sudden switch of events, the point that SarcasmKing made was that he's a putz, ohh and sarcastically made a point that the 2 mile is an obscure event. so I responded to his point by asking him about his favorite 3K olympic mens final was. stay with me here because that is a sarcastic way of saying that the 3K is also an obscure event for men, much like the mile, 2K, 1K or an indoor 500 meters. meaning when none of them are recognized at any of our national championships or world championships or olympics, why does one bother claiming that one is obscure/legitimate in relation to the other.
so back to the original question, when a meet lists a certain event (i.e. 2 mile) and gets people committed, why would they switch it at the last day or two to a very similar but slightly different distance (i.e. to a 3K)? some people may have committed to the meet for reasons such as p.r. or A.R. chances and then the event is switched. on the flip side, maybe if they had wanted a 3K from the get go, maybe they would lagat going for his 3K AR in boston instead of europe.
so if you are still not with me, i am not making any issue about this distance, but with a last minute decision to switch the distance. imagine if you signed up for the mile and had a 4:00.5 pr and a 3:42 1500 pr. you show up in boston ready to break the elusive barrier to find out you will be running another 1500 and run another 3:42. now these 2-mile/3K guys may not give a crap, but maybe they do. i mean why did lagat not sign up for the 2 mile but go to europe for a 3K?
I feel like they may have changed it so that Rupp can use it as like a qualifier or something for NCAAs. Does that make sense? I really have no idea how those things work.
I feel like they may have changed it so that Rupp can use it as like a qualifier or something for NCAAs. Does that make sense? I really have no idea how those things work.[/quote]
see now that is a possibility, which begs the question, could they not have changed it before so lagat could have a shot at a new AR? hmmm, AR vs. ncaa qualifier. now I've heard that people have qualified for the 1500 via a mile, but like you I really have no idea how those things work. you see the benefit of running a two mile is, you actually go past the 3K point en route, and if you are planning to run a fast 2 mile, you usually come up with a fast 3k too! funny how that works.
Rupp dosnt have bad races, he has good races or he drops out. He never finishes a bad race.