Solomon suddenly world class and Rupp soloing 3.50 indoor miles - Come on Letsun, ask the questions!

4 out of 5 responses have the same IP addr in portland. why is that? does nike own this website?

Wow. That was quite a rant. Embarassing. And scary. Rx: Stay away from LRC, because your passion overwhelms you. Just walk away.

-Responding to A Duck's long rant, which need not be repeated

A Duck - awesome performance. And an excellent reason why there should not be registration. You can only go crackers like that anonymously.

As for Rupp and lrc - one of the Jos has repeatedly said that the rupp bashing is not their fault - they say that they have a filter that doesn't let you use the words 'gay' and 'rupp' in the same post. Which is tough, because Tyson and Galen could conceivably be discussed in the same post.

Anyway, they say they have no animus toward Rupp editorially - that the brojos are not responsible for message board rants.

What a joke WADA/USADA are letting these phony times through!

For those skeptics who want to understand how Rupp has gotten so fast, maybe you are thinking about it wrong.

Maybe he still not that "fast", he just just keeps getting stronger. Like when people asked Chris Derrick last year if he was worried about his leg speed and he pointed out, it's not like people close races faster than he can run a 400. So from him point he just needs to be able to maintain what speed he has.

Think of Gebrselassie. I don't think of think of him that "fast" per say but he won the world indoor 1500m title because he was so strong he could just knock out 28 seconds laps.

It's not a perfect analogy because Geb never struggled to break 4, but then again no one has ever trained like Rupp in the history of the world.

Alberto hates the "mad scientist" comparison but then he consults all these scientists and uses all these gadgets. Galen has trained like a pro with every device known to mankind not to get injured, since he was in high school. If you improve each year, you're going to be pretty damn good.

So maybe Rupp still isn't that fast. He just doesn't slow down.

A Duck, you are embarrassing for all ducks and if Salazar or Galen reads this I'm sure they will shake their head about your stupidity.

Do you not see how you make everything worse for them?

YOU = Make them look worse, every damn post by you make them look worse.

How do you think making crazy fanboy comments about Rupp will make it anything better? If you had taken a basic college class in psychology you would know (like the average guy knows) that they way you act not only makes Rupp seems more suspicious, it also makes people want to bash him more. You are the crazy lunatic fan that no sports hero likes, you are the guy they are embarrassed about.

For Rupps sake, stop it.

If you are such a defender of clean athletes, why do you only defend and talk about doping in regards to the NOP? Why aren't you defending the 2012 Olympic Champion in the 1500m? If you know who that is...?

And btw, there is nothing wrong about being gay, or are you a homophobe as well as an idiot?

Be a man and Buckle up! Lets see you answer anything not made on your terms kiddo.

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Backbone MAE wrote:

4 out of 5 responses have the same IP addr in portland. why is that? does nike own this website?

I sometimes see folks talk about posts having the same IP address. How do you know? How does one see the IP address of a poster?

Thanks.

Wow Duck. You got totally pawned and you come back with, 'you must be new'?

Seriously?

A Duck wrote:

Wejo,

Stop with the straw man arguments, stop with the misdirections, apples and oranges distractions.

You really want do this again?

Buckle up.

See if you can be man enough not to delete the whole thread this time.

Is it possible you and your brother are a tad sociopaths? A tad delusional? Have you ever read any of psychology where it talks about twins supporting each others delusions? It's out there, you may want to seriously check it out. ...

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Why was I repetitive? Because I felt you needed the repetition to get through your selective memory.

Dude, that was the worst, longest, most insane rant I have ever seen on these boards.

Take your meds. Please, for the sake of those around you, take your meds.

Nike has more sponsorships and more money in the sport than any other company. They do not necessarily always pay the top money. I know two athletes currently competing, one runs for Nike, the other doesn't and both received lower offers from Nike. The athlete who runs for Nike was offered $5,000 less, the athlete who doesn't run for Nike was offered over $100,000 less.

Not a man of few words myself, can someone please provide the cliff notes? A Duck, if it makes you feel any better, there's probably a reason Rupp comes off as "cold" in interviews with the letsrun clan, like Wejo's last year after his indoor two-mile record. I don't blame him either. All of the Rupp-certified BS is over the top. Nonetheless, Rupp is a big boy. You don't need to come on here fawning over the guy. He can handle it. And being SO defensive really does bring the question of "credibility" to the forefront.

A Duck,

You are appear to have broken down there.

I cannot take you seriously because of the Nike comments though.

Are you really, really telling me that Nike has not, at the very least, been guilty of turning a blind eye to doping in sport? At worst, I suggest they are actively complicit in it.

Lance was Nike.

Marion Jones was Nike.

Tim Montgomery was Nike.

Regina Jacobs was Nike.

Alaoui Selsouli was Nike.

Carmelita Jeter is Nike.

Tim Block was Nike.

CJ Hunter was Nike.

Rashid Ramzi was Nike.

So Nike is supposed to regulate and rule everyone's individual decisions? I don't live my life in such a controlling way.

1) Nike is probably the number one supporter of this site.

2) Nike wants to sell product.

3) Letsrun wants to make money by selling more ads and getting more hits. Most people come to this site for the message boards and summary of events.

4) Salazar wants to win.

5) Somewhere between the 1st Amendment and Child Protection Laws is the vast vortex where calling Galen Rupp gay on a message board fits. I don't know how or why stuffs gets deleted, but if calling a teenager "gay" is a deletable message, then this board would be a wasteland.

6) The Nike/Salazar connection was felt to be an unfair advantage in high school and college. There are many who thought that Rupp should never have been eligbile at UO. The fact that he sat out the first semester because of Martin Smith (?) only added to this line of thinking. There are many NFL fans that hate John Elway and Eli Manning for forcing trades, and will always hate them. I know that is slightly different, but you get my drift.

7)In his professional career, Rupp has done nothing but get better and stay healthy. However, in this day and age, anyone is a target. While we all believe his speed improvement is possible, to assume with 100% certainty he is clean is a fairy tale Beav.

turn off your brain. Just do it.

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A 3:50.xx indoor mile is a big deal for a 5/10k specialist. I think that makes Rupp the 8 or 9th fastest American ever. And it does suggest he can go sub 3:50. It's impressive.

this thread just keeps getting better!

subfive wrote:

A 3:50.xx indoor mile is a big deal for a 5/10k specialist. I think that makes Rupp the 8 or 9th fastest American ever. And it does suggest he can go sub 3:50. It's impressive.

Pretty sure that not a single person on this entire thread said that Rupp's performance is not impressive.

Thanks anyway for your non-contribution.