You can make an argument that Ritz' 2009 World Championship 10K run is still the greatest 10K performance ever by an American in recent years. He ran 27:22 in less than ideal conditions and without even pacing. He finished 6th.
I've watched that race several times now and its interesting to hear the British commentators as Ritz crosses the finish. There is a hint of a double take thinking he has another lap left.
And Ritz was borderline ecstatic about his performance after the race.
Rec Runner x wrote:
does Galen hold any records in the U.S. at all. So much talk for a guy who has done jack sqaut.
#teamsolinsky
Didn't Rupp take the US Indoor 5000 record back from Lagat earlier this year?
^^^^^^^^^^^ 50K?? Is he going after Josh Cox's record?? Huge news!
giant johnson wrote:
Chris S. wrote:I wouldn't be surprised if this is a ploy.
This really never gets old.
Actually, it's time has come and gone.
Rupp is capable of running in the 26:55 range in Brussels, but it depends on where he is in terms of his fitness cycle.
The guy who outkicked Merga in the Birmingham 5K could run under 27:00. It's a shame Rupp fell in the Monaco 5K, there's no way to know what he would have come up with there.
It is hard to hold peak fitness, but there is the issues of mini-peaks and valleys in fitness and race readyness. I do believe that Galen Rupp, in 2011, has had points where he could run and indeed kick with the best.
Depending where he is now in terms of race readyness, we could see a performance anywhere from 26:55 to 27:25, given a quick, relatively steady pace.
Kenenisa is back on the start list for the 10,000m. He had been taken off for a couple days, but it now looks as if he is going to give it a go.
Citizen Runner wrote:
Didn't Rupp take the US Indoor 5000 record back from Lagat earlier this year?
Rec Runner X is possibly the least knowledgeable frequent poster on this site.
ryan foreman wrote:
You can make an argument that Ritz' 2009 World Championship 10K run is still the greatest 10K performance ever by an American in recent years. He ran 27:22 in less than ideal conditions and without even pacing. He finished 6th.
I've watched that race several times now and its interesting to hear the British commentators as Ritz crosses the finish. There is a hint of a double take thinking he has another lap left.
And Ritz was borderline ecstatic about his performance after the race.
I just can't commend him for that performance. He was never in the lead pack. He never put himself in position to contend for a medal in that race.
Go Rupp! I'll be excited to see:
1. Rupp go after it for the record.
2. See how letsrun somehow construes this race into being evidence for the Rupp/Solinsky rivalry.
ryan foreman wrote:
You can make an argument that Ritz' 2009 World Championship 10K run is still the greatest 10K performance ever by an American in recent years. He ran 27:22 in less than ideal conditions and without even pacing. He finished 6th.
I've watched that race several times now and its interesting to hear the British commentators as Ritz crosses the finish. There is a hint of a double take thinking he has another lap left.
And Ritz was borderline ecstatic about his performance after the race.
You can make an argument that Rupp's run was better because he ran only a few seconds slower in more difficult conditions (70 degree dew point vs 55 for Ritz's race) and there was never any question that he was on the same lap as the leader pack because he was in it until the last two laps.
ryan foreman wrote:
There is a hint of a double take thinking he has another lap left.
What are you talking about? He clearly sprints to the finish
I'm talking about the British announcers doing a double take. They are commenting on the runners coming through. When Ritz crosses the line there is a pause, then a "nice run by the American there".
The Waterboy wrote:
ryan foreman wrote:There is a hint of a double take thinking he has another lap left.
What are you talking about? He clearly sprints to the finish
True. But NOBODY was in the lead pack for the last few laps except Tadesse and Bekele running 26:50 pace and an insanely fast 2nd 5000M.
Drain Baby wrote:
ryan foreman wrote:You can make an argument that Ritz' 2009 World Championship 10K run is still the greatest 10K performance ever by an American in recent years. He ran 27:22 in less than ideal conditions and without even pacing. He finished 6th.
I've watched that race several times now and its interesting to hear the British commentators as Ritz crosses the finish. There is a hint of a double take thinking he has another lap left.
And Ritz was borderline ecstatic about his performance after the race.
I just can't commend him for that performance. He was never in the lead pack. He never put himself in position to contend for a medal in that race.
I'm calling it now - Rupp runs 26:45. For the W.
Is he serious? wrote:
I'm calling it now - Rupp runs 26:45. For the W.
You should probably go with a more sensible prediction such as 27:39 for 9nth.
Is he going to beat the entire field by 15+ seconds? Before you even get to Rupp I would like somebody to convince me that anyone in field is going under 27 seconds. None of the WC medal winners are in the race. In fact the only one in this race who finished ahead of Rupp at WC is Kirui who finished 1 second ahead of Rupp with a PB of 27:25. Here is my prediction- Rupp runs 27:11 FTW.
Is he serious? wrote:
I'm calling it now - Rupp runs 26:45. For the W.
To hell with the WC Medal Winners.
The race has Kenenisa Bekele, and he outshines all of them put together
When was it announced that Jeilan wouldn't compete?
This article from September 1st says he's going after Farah's 26:46, but he's not in the start list.
Is he serious? wrote:
I'm calling it now - Rupp runs 26:45. For the W.
hahahahahahahahahaha
Some Names wrote:
How about 13 of 18 runners are Kenyan. Their dominance is staggering. What other world-wide sport (not regional, like cross-country skiing for example) has this kind of national dominance?? Throw Ethiopia in with Kenya and you probably have 98% of the world's best distance runners in an incredibly small geographic region. Amazing, really.
Have you ever looked at the all-time performance list for the 400 for men?
http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m_400ok.htm