A descending times list is not “rankings”. It just means he won the one 10000m TT set up for him that year.
Except that, at the time, time and the corresponding score was how the IAAF conducted it's rankings. It's changed (somewhat) since then, but it is absolutely 100% correct that Rupp was the #1 ranked 10,000m runner, according to the rules from the sport's governing body.
Maybe he's done, but I recall Carlos Lopes going through a rough patch where we was always injured. He finally seemed to figure it out, then went on to have an awesome final 3-4 years of his career at age 35-38. WR marathon. Top 10K times. 2 WC championships (and 1 near gold silver), and the Olympic gold medal.
I would not expect Rupp to be that successful, but maybe he could get back on the top of his marathon game.
American with multiple American distance records and zero medals. Strange era.
Tough crowd.
My guess is many from other countries who hold national distance records haven’t medaled at an Olympics or World Championships (if that is your only gauge of medaling). It is my strong feeling Fisher will medal at both of these most prestigious world events. He has the ability, drive and belief that he can.
2021 Fisher, like many US distance runners didn’t travel to Europe due to Covid and race schedule. Fisher made his first US Olympic team in two events (5k and 10k) and competed in both of those events at the Tokyo Olympics placing 5th in the 10k and 9th in the 5k (while battling an injured calf muscle). A fairly grueling combination of events. Based on those results he was invited to race in Europe but admitted he was mentally and physically tired and called it a season.
2022 Fisher, really showed his capability by setting four US records, all of which were times that put his name on lists with the all time greats. At Worlds he finished 4th in the 10k (an eyelash out of the medals) and it appeared he would have medaled in the 5k if it wasn’t for the mix-up with the Kenyan Krop. With a little luck he might have medaled twice at this years World Championships. He then went to Europe and raced (invite only) DL races (one tier under the prestige of an Olympics or World Championships) where he did medal (they don’t give out medals at DL races but for all intensive purposes placing 1 through 3 is medaling) placing 3rd in Monaco, 2nd in Brussels, 3rd In Zurich.
In my opinion, 2022 Fisher had the most amazing year for a US distance runner - ever.
Fisher sounds a lot like another runner I recall. Had all the American records from 2k to 10k at one time. Rarely lost to an American, but at the Olympics he was an oh so close 4th.
I recall being ambivalent about Galen Rupp for a few years, his demeanor was kind of cool and he didn't particularly enjoy the attention of fans. He didn't actively dislike fans, but it seemed like he merely tolerated them, so there was little in the way of raw emotional engagement that kind of binds an athlete to his audience.
Still, Rupp was a truly exceptional American distance runner who enjoyed - let's call it a 360-degree support system - that gave him a little bit of a leg up on those who chose the traditional route. Had to take him with a little grain of salt.
But when there was a lap to go in that 10000 in London 2012 and he was sitting in the catbird's seat in 4th, ready to pounce and came home with a silver medal, yeah he got me with that one and we had to love him for that. Galen run was a bad-ass, 26:44/2:06 is bad-ass.
But when there was a lap to go in that 10000 in London 2012 and he was sitting in the catbird's seat in 4th, ready to pounce and came home with a silver medal, yeah he got me with that one and we had to love him for that. Galen run was a bad-ass, 26:44/2:06 is bad-ass.
London 2012: Mo Farah, Galen Rupp Give Viewers Race to Remember
For those who watched it live, the men's 10,000 meters gave fans a little bit of everything. There was jostling for position, a group of runners bunched up with two laps to go and a fantastic last lap that led to an epic fini...
A little more than a year ago, Farah and his family moved from Great Britain to Oregon to train with new coach Alberto Salazar, who ironically enough also coaches Rupp. Farah knew the only way he would take the next step in his running career was to make the move and train with Salazar. For Rupp, it was winning the first U.S. medal at 10,000 meters since Billy Mills did it in the 1964 Olympics.
Mo Farah was a "wrong thing" that happened to Athletics from 2012 to 2016.
His carrer has a lot of similarity with Sifan Hassan.
📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Mo Farah wins the final of the 10,000m to take the gold medal in the Olympic Stadium at the London 2012 O...
Not everyone thinks 27 something at a championship is as good as a 26:44.
Especially when you consider noone went faster for the next 6 years, and still only 4 total as of now. Every other faster time is from the EPO era. This was Rupp's crowning achievement.
Not everyone thinks 27 something at a championship is as good as a 26:44.
Especially when you consider noone went faster for the next 6 years, and still only 4 total as of now. Every other faster time is from the EPO era. This was Rupp's crowning achievement.
Did anyone beat that 13:01 indoor AR yet?
Fisher ran 12:53 indoors. The 26:44 for Rupp was nice but there were 8-10 runners in the world at that time who could have done that or faster but they had little incentive to try to run a fast 25 laps when the $ was bigger elsewhere.
