GALEN RUPP will run sub 13 minutes 5000m GUARANTEED in 2010

I'd like to see him run sub 13, but I'd REALLY like to see him pose with his doppelganger, Kenneth Parcell from 30 rock:

http://www.flotrack.org/photos/view/145596/44193

http://amysrobot.com/files/30rock_kenneth.JPG

That'd be worth like 5 gold medals.

I agree with the poster who said Galen has a chance at the AR in his next 5000m if the pacing and weather is good. Galen was already running 12:57 pace through 4000m and moving up in the pack looking fresh when he was tripped. He didn't finish but that still gives great indication of the shape/form he is currently in and 12:53 is within his grasp in an upcoming 5000m with the right pacing and competition.

southerner wrote:

Rupp may or may not run sub 12, may or may not ever win anything of note internationally, may or may not be the "best of his generation". The fanboys speculation goes on and on.

What is an absolute fact about Rupp?

That his fanboys LOVE him like 10 year old girls love Justin Bieber.

Think about that fanboys, "men" (actually pathetic fanboys) behaving like obsessed 10 year old girls. Go ahead with the "you're just jealous", or "why the hate", or "so much hate and vitriol", or "serious psychological issues", or "you live on your mom's basement", or...

Whatever, Rupp's a kook and the joke's on YOU.

You'd actually have to be nuts to believe this, but I wouldn't put it past some of the wackjobs on here.

Silly Old Fossil wrote:

My personal opinion (who cares) is that Galen should have taken 2010 off (particularly after World Indoors) kinda the way Teg has. 3 big years coming up (2011, 2012, 2013).

An elite level runner is like a field...it needs to lay fallow once in a while.

He did take like 7-8 months off from racing, and then another couple after indoor worlds, and then another 6-8 weeks after cardinal invite 10K. If anything I'm sure he's happy to be racing regularly again.

Teg has been injured, and I'm sure he'd rather be healthy and racing.

I get what you are saying, especially after his 2009 with ncaa cross, indoor ncaas, outdoors, usa nationals and worlds, but after that he got a huge break.

We didn't even here a whisper about him for half a year or more. Plus I'm sure he'll do the same after september.

Perspectivation

It is clear that you are obsessed with Galen Rupp. I don't mean to imply anything disparaging with this observation, but what I mean is that you love to discuss Galen Rupp, and typically rave about him. That is all.

Perspectivation is either someone in Rupp's immediate family, or Rupp himself trolling with us all.

man who talks with animals wrote:

Perspectivation

It is clear that you are obsessed with Galen Rupp. I don't mean to imply anything disparaging with this observation, but what I mean is that you love to discuss Galen Rupp, and typically rave about him. That is all.

he's obviously a huge rupp fan, but i've never read anywhere where he rips on any runner and seems to be a fan of all american top runners. he's been pumping up lagat and defending teg and solinsky just today. also speaks lots on webb and ritz and wheating. guess he likes all the top guys on otc, and lagat!

plus he seems to always be positive, contrary to many here. perhaps you included?

I hate to break it to the LRC crowd-- an intentional fall directed by AlSal when he saw there was slim chance of him breaking 13:10 -- he was cracking... 13:02 at best this season...

I know Rupp's form better than anyone..and he was going to have a rough final k. He cut his losses.

Not a bad move altogether, but take it for what it is.

irandom lurker wrote:

plus he seems to always be positive, contrary to many here. perhaps you included?

Correct. I would have to try to dull my intellect in order to "always be positive." I try to take a penetrating, realistic view of things, knowing that human knowledge is always subject to error. But always positive? No, that is not something I can relate to...

Bad Romance wrote:

I hate to break it to the LRC crowd-- an intentional fall directed by AlSal...

Salazar is all about controlling his athletes but that doesn't appear to be what happened. For the record, they were all cracking. Merga, Kipchoge, Solinsky...these guys were all redlined and many recorded new PBs.

Galen Rupp was on pace for a 12:57 with 1000m to go. That would have been a 13 second PB. The point is, until someone runs 12:57 for 5000m, it doesn't matter what pace they hit for 4000m...because that is a totally different race.

It will be interesting to see how Rupp does dropping down from 4000m to 3000m. If he does drop out at 2000m, I think we can assume it is mental.

man who talks with animals wrote:

irandom lurker wrote:

plus he seems to always be positive, contrary to many here. perhaps you included?

Correct. I would have to try to dull my intellect in order to "always be positive." I try to take a penetrating, realistic view of things, knowing that human knowledge is always subject to error. But always positive? No, that is not something I can relate to...

The only part I would disagree with here is that one would have to dull their intellect to maintain a positive attitude. That sounds more arrogant than accurate. There is a huge difference between ingorant happiness and the spirit which seeks and focusses on the positive in things. My role models are people who are faced with challenges and instead of whining and complaining about them, they get excited, they turn it into a positive. In that way their businesses and investments, while may hit roadblocks, tend to improve and improve. It's the people who have negative attitudes who whine and blame others and say "why me?" that are losing businesses and running away from investing. That doesn't mean we can't recognize and understand the negative, it's just how we choose to use are energy. It's no secret that negative people bring other people down, and that nobody wants to hang around negative or cynical people. Thank goodness that is still human nature, to gravitate to positive people. That is probably a self preservation mechanism, since 9 times out of 10 a positive attitude achieves more than a negative one.

I'll admit that there is no absolute right or wrong, just perspective. You know mine.

is teg injured again? I haven't seen his name in the startlists yet.

jjjjjjjjjjj wrote:

is teg injured again? I haven't seen his name in the startlists yet.

Unfortunately yes. At least he has a new baby to help lesson the pain of sitting back and watching Solinsky and Rupp have all the fun.

I doubt we'll see anything more from Teg this year, but if it has to happen this is the year for it.

bump

Rupp sub 13

Sol sub 12:55

Tick tock on 2010.

VIPAM wrote:

If Rupp stays healthy and gets into 2 more Diamond League/top tier 5000m races that was setup and paced like Stockholm and doesn't break 13- I'LL STOP POSTING FOREVER ON LETSRUN!!!!

Zurich - Rupp healthy. Race well paced.

1 down.

toro wrote:

Tick tock on 2010.

VIPAM wrote:

If Rupp stays healthy and gets into 2 more Diamond League/top tier 5000m races that was setup and paced like Stockholm and doesn't break 13- I'LL STOP POSTING FOREVER ON LETSRUN!!!!

Zurich - Rupp healthy. Race well paced.

1 down.

13:07 PR!

It will be good to see Vipam gone for good from these boards

The best would be to see Rupp set a nice 13:00.00 PR in his next race and dip well under 13 NEXT year.

I want to see Rupp run fast but it is nice to see a pompous person eat crow, too.

(just having fun, VIPAM is fun to have around actually)