Rupp after Hall's 13.1 AR

He cruised to 1:01 to qualify for the Olympic Marathon Trials last year. No reason to think he'll go any slower here. I'd say a few ticks below 60:00 is likely.

gawd, i hope he breaks itI HOPE ALL OF HALL'S RECORDS GET REPLACED SOON! so tired of hearing about that guy

Rumour Mill wrote:

Reportedly, Rupp entered into the Houston Half Marathon in approximately two weeks. No details on pacers. Predictions?

yeah, because Rupp didn't do well in Rio which had a bunch of humidity(remember when he was reportedly doing long runs on the treadmill with high humidity to prepare for the Rio Olympics and then got a bronze medal and the the winner was arguably the best marathoner of all time?)

Fhjugffjjkhgff wrote:

Way too hot in Houston it's like 70% right now with 90% humidity. The weather is predicted to go down but not by much. Sorry

Slowone wrote:

Yep, that's Mo all in one package!

Billy Fap wrote:http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/02/28/262B93C200000578-2973028-image-a-23_1425117635308.jpg

Sir SlowMoâ„¢ does not like answering questions about Jama Aden ( who is from Somalia just like Mo and Mo mentions Jama Aden in his autobiography!)

There are much better odds that Galen is clean.

Why?

1) Galen Rupp is tested about every 2 or 3 weeks on average.

2) Galen Rupp has never failed a doping test over many years.

3) Galen always opened the door when the drug tester was ringing his doorbell to do a drug test.

4) Galen has not been caught telling lies like Sir SlowMo.

Galen will break the US half-marathon and marathon records. That does not mean that he will do it at Houston if it is hot and windy. We have no idea what kind of shape he is in now.

We do not even know if he is running this half-marathon in Houston.

This could be just another stupid Letsrun.com rumor (rumour for Brits).

Darn.

Rupp has shown outstanding shape in January and February before. Otherwise, I'd say that he had no shape months before most are ready for competition, and after a poor recent race. It doesn't seem likely that he is 26:44 shape, though. Sub 60 is no joke. That's 28:27 pace/10k or 4:35/1600m.

He was in very good HM shape when he ran that Portland HM at marathon pace. He has the capability to do this. I'd think that a better shot would be in the Lisbon HM later on.

Is this thread now 3 pages long and we still do not even know if Galen is running the half-marathon race in Houston?

This is pathetic.

Can somebody here please talk to Alberto and find out if Galen is running in the half-marathon race in Houston?

I would call Alberto to find out, but Alberto has not returned any of my calls since 1996 (when I called about Alberto coaching Mary Decker Slaney at the time she was banned for an elevated testosterone/epitestosterone ratio above the 6:1 limit on her doping test).

I hope for two things from Rupp:

1- He goes for the record and breaks it.

2- He grows a goatee or some other pattern of hair on his chin so that his face can be less elfish looking. I don't say this to make fun of Rupp. I honestly believe that if he looked a little more rugged, half of the hate for him on this message board would disappear.

that should read: that he had no CHANCE months before ...

Kind of a bummer that this thread has digressed into a discussion of Rupp being clean or not. I suppose it is an important, though near on impossible, question to ask...

As far as his chances at this record, I have long considered the half marathon to be rupp's best event. While he has shown tremendous track ability and I'd wished he stayed there, his early endeavor at the event in NYC, where he got tangled up and fell, where he managed a 60:30 was quite impressive. I see him having a strong chance so long as his form comes around. His recent performance at the Turkey Trot in Manchester was lackluster to say the least. Rupp should be hopefully making strides since then and houston is still a few weeks off. While I believe the CR is Feyisa Lelisa's at 59 low, I know Desisa did run it in recent years as did Meb and I believe neither broke 60 despite winning the race. It will take good conditions and strong pacing early for Rupp to get the record. I wouldn't be surprised if he came up short and ran just around 60.

Lets put this run in perspective though, the question isn't IF Rupp can get the record, it's when. If a guy like Estrada (27:30/2:13) can run 60:50 at Housto, then Rupp, who is many minutes better over the marathon and 45 seconds better over 10K, should easily smash 60 and give 59 minutes a scare.

Farah has run 59:22.

Surely Rupp could do this also?!

celery wrote:

I hope for two things from Rupp:

1- He goes for the record and breaks it.

2- He grows a goatee or some other pattern of hair on his chin so that his face can be less elfish looking. I don't say this to make fun of Rupp. I honestly believe that if he looked a little more rugged, half of the hate for him on this message board would disappear.

Could use an ear trim.

mountain boy > AlSal's science project

Callum Hawkins came 9th in Rio.

He ran 60:24 in 2016 (a time that was ratified despite LRs previous protests)

Rupp will smash this time.

LR idiots wrote:

http://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=14191

Callum Hawkins came 9th in Rio.

He ran 60:24 in 2016 (a time that was ratified despite LRs previous protests)

Rupp will smash this time.

Don't forget Zane Robertson (Kiwi):

In 2015, Robertson set a New Zealand and Oceanian record in the half marathon with a time of 59:47 at Marugame.[9] Robertson became only the fourth non-African runner in history to run the distance in under one hour.[10]

At the 2016 Rio Olympics Robertson finished 12th in the men's 10000 metres with a time of 27:33.67. The time broke Dick Quax's 39-year-old New Zealand national record by more than 8 seconds.[11]

Personal bests:

Distance Time Place Date

1500m 3:34.19 Rieti 7 September 2014

5000m 13:13.83 Heusden-Zolder 13 July 2013

10000m 27:33.67 NR Rio de Janeiro 13 August 2016

Half Marathon 59:47 AR Marugame 1 February 2015

oh please wrote:

I wonder if he will take a shot at "fastest non-East African" like with the 10000. I think it's Marilson dos Santos in 59:33.

Like to see Rupp go sub 59. Still won't quiet the haters though.

If he goes sub-59, it will silence the haters.

Well assuming it's done without someone rabbiting him for 12.5 miles of it.

rojo wrote:

If he goes sub-59, it will silence the haters.

Nah... We'll come up with something.

rojo wrote:

oh please wrote:

I wonder if he will take a shot at "fastest non-East African" like with the 10000. I think it's Marilson dos Santos in 59:33.

Like to see Rupp go sub 59. Still won't quiet the haters though.

If he goes sub-59, it will silence the haters.

Well assuming it's done without someone rabbiting him for 12.5 miles of it.

Wait, what? You boys are talking sub-59? Getting under 60 is one thing, getting under 59:43 is another, but running 58:xx is colossal. You realize that only 15 people in history have ever done it?

forums are hysterical wrote:

rojo wrote:

If he goes sub-59, it will silence the haters.

Well assuming it's done without someone rabbiting him for 12.5 miles of it.

Wait, what? You boys are talking sub-59? Getting under 60 is one thing, getting under 59:43 is another, but running 58:xx is colossal. You realize that only 15 people in history have ever done it?

You realize that Rupp is one of the 15 fastest people in history over 10000m?

Big Red wrote:

He cruised to 1:01 to qualify for the Olympic Marathon Trials last year. No reason to think he'll go any slower here. I'd say a few ticks below 60:00 is likely.

He ran a 1:01:20 solo in December 2015 and called it a tempo. I agree, I think sub-60 and Hall's AR is very doable if race conditions are okay. Sub-59? That would be a surprise.