Walmsley vs Rupp ***SHOTS FIRED***

This post ftw. For years, I watched a video of Pre valiantly losing a race. In that Rupp 10k 2012, we saw a man do it. I have watched it far too many times. His stride alone is beautiful. So refined and pure. On some level, you have to be a fan, just for the beauty of how he runs. Always going to be one of the most influential Americans. We were waiting for a competitor at the highest level and we got one. Love watching him.

I mean, we could make this a showdown between Abdi and Walmsley. Abdi - 5 time Olympian. Walmsley - never been to the Olympics. Abdi's last 10K at the trials - 31:05. Walmsley's 34:31. Abdi - 43 years old. Walmsley - 30 years old. BTW - Tuliamuk's last 10K - 34:19. And, of course, Rupp last 10K 30:29.

What does any of that nonsense have to do with the article posted by the OP?

The fact that this guy is quoting that he could be on the podium after getting POUNDED at the trials shows he in fact is incredibly arrogant.

Almost all of the top 10 finishers are very highly decorated All-Americans, have been on US teams of various types and have numerous high places at big races. JW doesn't hold a candle to these men...Yet he talks like he will just breeze by Hehir, Lagat, & Korir.

His participation in the qualifying, lead up and OT have PROVEN he is not on the level of those athletes so he should simply respect them.

Ben Rosario said before the race on the LRC pod that he would do better than most mainstream running fans believe, but not as good as many ultra fans think. Spot the f on. Good run, impressive placing, but he can focus on the marathon for the rest of his life and he isn't going to make the Olympics, and he is honest about that. Ask Jim what he thinks of Galen, and you get an honest, reasonable response. Galen is beyond impressive with an amazing work ethic but he has the personality of a wet paper bag and he has been affiliated his entire life with a coach who is banned for breaking the rules. It's not sour grapes to not root for him and it's not difficult to realize that many of us wish other athletes from clean programs success before Galen.

Jim has a better chance of knowing who I am than

Rupp actually losing sleep over Jim. Lions don’t fear cats.

Otq dreamer wrote:

Jim has a better chance of knowing who I am than

Rupp actually losing sleep over Jim. Lions don’t fear cats.

Shhh, no one tell him lions are cats.

Otq dreamer wrote:

Jim has a better chance of knowing who I am than

Rupp actually losing sleep over Jim. Lions don’t fear cats.

Who thinks or is making the argument that Rupp is losing sleep over Walmsleys opinion of him? Walmsley didn't say Rupp should be afraid of me or I can beat Rupp in traditional distance races. He just said he doesn't root for him.

UltraFail wrote:

jim is ok wrote:

If you read the whole interview, I think Walmsley comes off OK, not too arrogant. E.g:

"my best day wouldn’t have gotten me in the top three.."

The fact that this guy is quoting that he could be on the podium after getting POUNDED at the trials shows he in fact is incredibly arrogant.

What are you talking about? He clearly said his "best day" would NOT get him on the podium.

He says the same thing a little earlier in the interview:

"I thought if I could be close to 2:12:30, I would have been in the mix for top five. The fact that the top five guys ran 2:10 or faster, I didn’t prepare for a race that fast. That was just a bit out of my wheelhouse. I wasn’t gonna catch them running that fast no matter what. My best day wouldn’t have been good enough for top three. "

Jim should take ownership of his pre-race words and hubris. He's not winning s*** against competitive fields with a chip on his shoulders.

try getting out of your mothers basement and see the world wrote:

Gen a fir wrote:

It's highly likely that Rupp doesn't know who Jim Walmsley is, so I doubt that this passive-aggressive nonsense will even register.

Why do people keep saying Rupp doesn’t know who Walmsley is? Why wouldn’t Rupp know who won WS100 the last two years? Does Rupp live under a rock?

Huh? If Rupp is like the majority of runners, he doesn't even know what the WS100 is.

You’re an idiot.

Do you even read? Quit being offended and read what Walsmley said again.

It’s weird, in this thread Rupp and his glory hunting supporters don’t know what WS100 is but in the ‘Could Rupp Beat Walmsley at Western States 100 Mile’ thread the same basement dwellers are detailing exactly how and why Rupp could do it???

You didn't even run in the race, yet you get to fire shots. Got it.

try getting out of your mothers basement and see the world wrote:

It’s weird, in this thread Rupp and his glory hunting supporters don’t know what WS100 is but in the ‘Could Rupp Beat Walmsley at Western States 100 Mile’ thread the same basement dwellers are detailing exactly how and why Rupp could do it???

Unfortunately, like me, we try making sense on these boards and are often left even more confused. It's a common theme here..

In Rupp’s interview why didn’t he talk about Wam’s or Western States.

RunningJim wrote:

Otq dreamer wrote:

Jim has a better chance of knowing who I am than

Rupp actually losing sleep over Jim. Lions don’t fear cats.

Who thinks or is making the argument that Rupp is losing sleep over Walmsleys opinion of him? Walmsley didn't say Rupp should be afraid of me or I can beat Rupp in traditional distance races. He just said he doesn't root for him.

He also said that most other runners are not rooting for Trump. Did he take a poll at the trials?

Try reading it again, slowly this time, and make sure you understand the meaning of all the words.