Galen hanging with the top 4. Go Rupp!
Galen hanging with the top 4. Go Rupp!
mudpies wrote:
Rupp lost contact, now at the back of the front cluster
5-8m back
WTF are you talking about? Rupp is the white guy with the blue shirt, if you're having trouble picking him out.
Oh RUPP in MAD Predatory stalk mode.... he's in the hunt... like a leopard waiting in a tree.
zephito wrote:
ryan foreman wrote:The hat switch is such classic Salazar. You don't know what to make of it. Its just weird to begin with. Nobody has seen it before. Than you start running through the questions. It raises legal questions. In the end you probably have to concede that it is legal if for no other reason the rulemakers never thought about addressing it. Ultimately you just come away annoyed.
I can almost guarantee that all the NOP doping allegations are exactly like this hat switch. It goes to show how Kara Goucher and Salazar are probably both right. When Salazar keeps doing stuff like that, you can't blame an athlete for becoming skeptical. But in the end Salazar is probably right that it is all legal. I would bet that he vetted this equipment exchange with the powers that be in Olympic marathon officiating.
+1. Also, I wonder if they sprung this out of the blue to mess with the minds of the other runners. They have to be thinking about it, wondering if he's getting an advantage.
There is zero chance I'd notice. I'd be focused on so many other things than if Galen is getting hats.
Ok. I could be wrong. Lol. I am thinking Rupp top 3. Watch me be totally wrong. Jared..top 15. Meb top 20. Lol
Several guys are getting/tossing hats. Not an issue. Let it go.
growler2 wrote:
Rupp will get bronze. He is looking good.
I agree, but Kipchoge is going to win this easy.
wejo wrote:
Paula Radcliffe just said Galen Rupp was given a dry cap and has been changing hats. Shows the lengths Alberto goes. I'm sure no one else knows you can switch caps.
Berhanu is gesturing for Kipchoge to push it.
The Rule (240.8) is clear. Refreshments include "any other item other than water". If that's not the case, I'll eat my hat.
Flop flop flop wrote:
Rupp the only white guy in the lead pack.
Rupp is going to medal. He could win.
Biwott struggling???
Kipchoge skipped the water stop?
minong wrote:
It's not raining so a hat only traps heat at this point. Why he's still wearing it is beyond me.
Correct. The rain has stopped. Maybe he still has it on in case it starts raining again.
4:43 19th mile according to BBC
Never been a big Rupp fan, but this is the Olympics and he is American...SO LET'S F**KING GO RUPP! Down to 4.
OK, that's a good one. Biwott lost contact. 4 left in the pack.
Rup is in the 'red' zone for some minutes
so many water stations!
Dreaded 4th place for Rupp?
Jerry Maguire wrote:
Oh RUPP in MAD Predatory stalk mode.... he's in the hunt... like a leopard waiting in a tree.
Hahaha
Anyone else notice the guy unknowingly catching Kipchoge's hat while riding his bike. Guy was pumped!
Rupp saving energy in the draft.