2:25 is possible? shalane was run 2:22 low on the hilly boston course.. obviously she can run under 2 25 on flat berlin. i think a sub 2 20 could be in the cards for her on a good day in berlin
2:25 is possible? shalane was run 2:22 low on the hilly boston course.. obviously she can run under 2 25 on flat berlin. i think a sub 2 20 could be in the cards for her on a good day in berlin
you do realize shalane publicly said the fvck sh-t up quote was fake..
Why are people feeding the established troll of J.R.?
george oscar bluth wrote:
Why are people feeding the established troll of J.R.?
Agreed. I think he should be banned for constant trolling but the least we can do is ignore him.
Idiots get easily offended at intelligence.
ummmmmmm wrote:
2:25 is possible? shalane was run 2:22 low on the hilly boston course.. obviously she can run under 2 25 on flat berlin. i think a sub 2 20 could be in the cards for her on a good day in berlin
Only if she'd run uphill at Boston, and into the wind.
The Champ wrote:
Amazing that Rupp gets savaged for JUST running the 10,000m at nationals and winning easily with kids on the way.
Meanwhile people are defending Jerry's view that his global 10,000m medalist skip USATFs for a marathon in 3 months.
What the hell are you talking about? Rupp savaged? Definitely not by us. We gave him credit for showing up, but said we were disappointed he was in the 10,000 instead of the 5,000 against Lagat. Not exactly harsh criticism here.
From our USA 5,000 recap:
Lagat said it was “a pity” that he didn’t get to race Galen Rupp but that he was glad the fans got to see Rupp run a great race in the 10,000.
“Galen Rupp is a remarkable athlete,” Lagat said. “I love the way he runs and he’s a good friend of mine.”
The compliments Lagat has for Rupp are nice, but we 100% agree with Lagat on this one.
Rupp certainly deserves a lot of credit for showing up and running at USAs when so many other athletes have scratched or skipped the meet entirely, but what the fans really wanted was a Lagat-Rupp showdown in the 5000 and they were denied that in Sacramento. It was indeed a pity.
When people wonder why track and field isn’t more popular, the lack of meaningful head to head match-ups is at the top of the list. Tirunesh Dibaba wins the 10,000; Meseret Defar wins the 5000. Rupp wins the 10,000; Lagat the 5000.
Rupp and Lagat deserve credit for both running nationals.
http://www.letsrun.com/news/2014/06/bernard-lagat-age-39-wins-seventh-usa-mens-5000-title/Shalane is running Beach to Beacon 10k on August 2nd. There is a press release on runningusa. I guess that solo focus toward a fall marathon is a load of shit.
She never said that she wasn't going to run a race until her fall marathon. She just wasn't going to run that particular race (USA 10,000) because it didn't fit into her training plans and would mess up her buildup. She's also running a half marathon in Chicago on Sunday, I think, though it remains to be seen if she really goes after it or simply uses it as a glorified tempo run.