Rupp did it. Beat Lagat!

Video highlights: http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/track-and-field/rupp-edges-lagat-in-thrilling-5000m-at-trials.html

The emotion Rupp showed at the end turned me from indifference to a fan; Rupp was no longer simply the supremely talented rich kid who had every advantage given to him, he was a true competitor.

My extremely shoddy video of a video I took for a friend to email to him: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdc7cfbNNCw&feature=youtu.be

Anyone have the splits for the whole last mile?

Hold On, Not so Fast wrote:

Pre ran 13:22.8 40 f*cking years ago. I don't consider this win a great accomplishment.

How do these threads unravel into sheer stupidity so quickly? Pre was certainly one of a kind, always leading, always pushing his limits. He ran a PR in a trials race, but that style of frontrunning obviously didn't work against WR holder Viren.

Maybe if he'd been in shape to run sub-13 like Lagat and Rupp...

HoNo wrote:

But won't the London race be much, much faster - top finishers all sub 13? Rupp's definitely moved up the rankings. Is it good enough for a medal though.

The top finishers here were also sub 13.

xnickmx wrote:

Video highlights:

http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/track-and-field/rupp-edges-lagat-in-thrilling-5000m-at-trials.html

Now that Steve Jobs is dead can we please get flash on the iPad!?!

Fastnbulbous wrote:

Anyone have the splits for the whole last mile?

4:02 (65.0-63.9-60.9-52.5)

Unlogged Uncle Pervy wrote:

xnickmx wrote:

Video highlights:

http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/track-and-field/rupp-edges-lagat-in-thrilling-5000m-at-trials.html

Now that Steve Jobs is dead can we please get flash on the iPad!?!

Haha, agreed. Pretty lame, my next tablet may not be apple.

Tableto wrote:

Unlogged Uncle Pervy wrote:

Now that Steve Jobs is dead can we please get flash on the iPad!?!

Haha, agreed. Pretty lame, my next tablet may not be apple.

Breaking news, Windows 8 tablets will not have flash and just today Google announced that Android 4.1 Jelly Bean won't have flash either.

Even Adobe thinks flash is dead lol.

Just watched the finish again, and especially in the head on reply Rupp looks awfully composed. As if he just finished the 11th hard quarter in a 12 x 400m workout.

He's gonng have a helluva London and perhaps a 5K AR before summer is out (assuming there is a good 5K after they olympics).

I think all 3 of these guys are medal contenders, with Lomong being a bit more of an outside shot. Combine that with the 1500 and teh 10000 and maybe Jager in the steeple and this could be a very interesting olypmics. Could we be looking at hardware from the 800-10000?

Just the fact that we have a serious possibility(ies) in every event is huge.

Perspectivation wrote:

Could we be looking at hardware from the 800-10000?

Just the fact that we have a serious possibility(ies) in every event is huge.

Hell, doesn't that mean hardwhere at every distance 100-10,000?

Jager has a lot to prove though before I consider him a medal threat. Even if he got down to 8:10 (not so easy), that just isn't really medal territory.

Note Rupp closed FASTER than Nick Symmonds did in the 800. Rupp 52.54, Symmonds 52.61. Wow.

HoNo wrote:

But won't the London race be much, much faster - top finishers all sub 13? Rupp's definitely moved up the rankings. Is it good enough for a medal though.

In the history of the Olympics, one man has run sub 13 in the final of the 5000m.

Three such races in one week, I think we have problem here. Hope he and Al/Sal have not done anything to dishonor our country.

Rupp fan wrote:

52.54... that is just sick. Can anyone else in the world do that? Bekele and Farah have to be scared as hell now.

Wow, remember when everyone thought Rupp had no speed? Remember in the old days when people thought a big kick couldn't be developed? Al Sal and Rupp are ridiculous.

They'd be on their victory lap so would not notice.

I doubt that. I do wonder if Rupp has peaked too early though. Remember Lagat won the 1500m world championship in 2007 but only placed second in the US.

l;jl;sjsl;ad wrote:

Three such races in one week, I think we have problem here. Hope he and Al/Sal have not done anything to dishonor our country.

Most olympics are tactical, so to think that this is almost exactly like the olympic final will go is unreal. Salazar & Rupp did the right thing. They have to learn to win these kind of races, or they will never meadal in an olympics or WC's. I still don't know that I would call Rupp a gold medal contender, as he just got handily beaten in a kick by Farah at Prefontaine. Still - to outkick Lagat like that is impressive. I really had doubts about Galen being a medal contender, but this really cements him as legitimate. I am more excited about the 10,000 - as with that kick & his strength - he is going to be tough to beat.

devil's advocate

this race is for third place