Discus != Discuss wrote:
ZenDudeist wrote:He has no medal chance. Probably not even in the 10000 if he didn't do the marathon.
Discus.
While I appreciate your enthusiasm for field events, I don't think discus is in Rupp's future. Maybe Ryan Hall.
You must be new on Letsrun.
It's a tough choice for Rupp.
No any event, medal chances are proportional to event softness X flukiness.
For example, the 100 is not soft nor is it fluky. Medalling is hard unless your name is Bolt or Gatlin.
The high jump is not soft, but quite fluky. Possible medal chances for anyone in the top 8.
In Rupp's events, the 10,000 is soft as s#!t but not so fluky. Usually plays out by ability, even if relatively few great runners bother.
The marathon is not soft, but very fluky.
By focusing on the marathon, where he is likely not even top 50 globally on PRs, Rupp is showing he'd rather bet on flukes than on his ability.
Good choice for a guy who's never won a major international race on or off the track!
He's not wasting his time so why you are asking this question?
ZenDudeist wrote:
He has no medal chance. Probably not even in the 10000 if he didn't do the marathon.
Discus.
This is officially the most toxic forum on the internet, congrats Lol.
You know you're a loser when you are hiding behind your computer tearing down an olympian Lol.
ZenDudeist wrote:
He has no medal chance. Probably not even in the 10000 if he didn't do the marathon.
Discus.
I don't think Rupp would be able to medal in the Discus.
Didn't he run a 13:20 5 recently? Unless I've not been following close enough, he should do fine in the 10k. The marathon has a lot of variables, so I couldn't say. If I'm not mistaken, the Kenyans aren't gonna go to Rio coz some political bull 'but how their "drug program doesn't meet IOC standards" which is really just trying to have someone besides Kenya a chance to medal. Shouldn't stop the Ethiopians though.