Official Galen Rupp/Suguru Osako Half Marathon Discussion Thread

Jeremy R wrote:

Working Stiff wrote:

Well... that was anti-climactic all around

Yup agreed

It's a nice time, but I'm going to have to agree that I was expecting more.

Jeremy R wrote:

Working Stiff wrote:

Well... that was anti-climactic all around

Yup agreed

Another non-visual race in the books

Great run by Rupp. Solid. Not bad.. 60:22 faster than Mo on the year and a Top 50 time for the year on a dang tempo run-type course. Take it.

I am not sure why anyone was expecting a faster performance. Galen is getting older now and there is no sign he will ever be what he once was. He ran fairly well actually.

If some “blue collar runner” ran this time you would all be c***ing all over yourself, but because it’s Rupp it doesn’t matter? Get lost

Jonathan Gault wrote:

60:22 for Rupp. Ryan Hall's AR lives on.

https://twitter.com/slorgebutler/status/1322239751248752641

So he under performed just because he didn’t run an AR? Give me a break

cwarcarblue11 wrote:

oops I upped myself wrote:

NOT fake. A hair over 46 flat for 10 miles is exactly his finishing time

Were you there on the bike? Interested in how you got these splits.

not your business

That’s a damn good time if he’s gearing up for something else - say, Valencia?

oops I upped myself wrote:

Jonathan Gault wrote:

60:22 for Rupp. Ryan Hall's AR lives on.

https://twitter.com/slorgebutler/status/1322239751248752641

So he under performed just because he didn’t run an AR? Give me a break

Hmm, I don't remember saying anything about underperforming...

Jonathan Gault wrote:

oops I upped myself wrote:

So he under performed just because he didn’t run an AR? Give me a break

Hmm, I don't remember saying anything about underperforming...

Got it. So show me your excitement for an American runner running 60:22

oops I upped myself wrote:

If some “blue collar runner” ran this time you would all be c***ing all over yourself, but because it’s Rupp it doesn’t matter? Get lost

Language Timothy!

round and round wrote:

OMG, I hope Rupp replaces Hall at the top of the HM all-times list. Can't stand that guy and the people who think he is a 2:04 marathoner. (He's not, he ran 2:06:17 on a normal but fast course)

Go Ruppster!

also would be cool for him to get the record while running for a different coach after coming back from achilles surgery. He looked so smooth at the olympics trials....and John Kellogg himself estimated the hilly course to be 1:23 slower than a flat one...meaning Rupp solo'd a 2:07:high and looked relaxed while doing it in his first race back from a major surgery (for elite runners)

Are you joking with this post? Rupp is waering the CHEATER's shoes.

John Kellogg is standing right next to me. I asked him, "What is worth more in terms of time? The shoes or the 2011 Boston wind?"

John, "The shoes."

Jonathan Gault wrote:

oops I upped myself wrote:

So he under performed just because he didn’t run an AR? Give me a break

Hmm, I don't remember saying anything about underperforming...

I would consider this an underperformance. If you're going to cheat, you should get the AR. I'm sure whatever Salazar was giving him still is having a positive affect. Ryan Hall ran his record with normal shoes and definitely was clean

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rojo wrote:

Are you joking with this post? Rupp is waering the CHEATER's shoes. Those are

John is standing right next to me. I asked him, "What is worth more in terms of time? The shoes or the 2011 Boston wind?"

John, "The shoes."

Who is John?

Presumably JK, John Kellogg, who the Brojos treat as Daniels, Vigil, Schumacher and Brother O all rolled into one. 20 years in and they're still beating his drum.

Standard Setter wrote:

Great run by Rupp. Solid. Not bad.. 60:22 faster than Mo on the year and a Top 50 time for the year on a dang tempo run-type course. Take it.

Dude, it's not faster than Mo. Mo ran a sub-60 half marathon the track during his 1 hour world record run. Next.

Painted wrote:

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Who is John?

Presumably JK, John Kellogg, who the Brojos treat as Daniels, Vigil, Schumacher and Brother O all rolled into one. 20 years in and they're still beating his drum.

I’ve never heard of him

rojo wrote:

Standard Setter wrote:

Great run by Rupp. Solid. Not bad.. 60:22 faster than Mo on the year and a Top 50 time for the year on a dang tempo run-type course. Take it.

Dude, it's not faster than Mo. Mo ran a sub-60 half marathon the track during his 1 hour world record run. Next.

we get it, you hate Americans. NEXT

1. Pretty boring result. Shows that Rupp is in pretty good shape, but he's just not quite there for where he would want to be. Still, it's good enough that he clearly hasn't fallen from where he needs to be to be the top American in any marathon.

2. In reference to Rojo's comment, I'm surprised he's in Alphafly instead of Vaporfly Next%. As London showed, almost nobody is using Alphaflys on the pro scene, presumably because they're a bit heavy and unstable. I would actually bet that the VF Next% are more efficient. I bought a pair of Alphaflys and don't care for them. Any time I step on as much as a crack in the pavement, I feel like I'm going to fall over. In fact, I've decided to only use them for treadmill workouts, where I know the surface is perfectly smooth.