Rupp's 26:44 is extremely impressive (2:29 last 1k, 1:57 last 800), but it's disrespectful to say he would have crushed Fisher and Ahmed. I'm not even sure he would have won the race tonight.
Paavo Nurmi would have crushed all. Cheptegei, rupp, Fisher, etc. Once rubber soled shoes began being used, all times after that dont count. Lets not mention rubber tracks, pacers, EPO, and other aids.
over 50% of posters on letsrun are age 18-26 and still running. as a result, most people on this board are completely blind to the benefits these shoes so obviously provide.
the research is clear. The shoes do provide a massive benefit. Not sure if it’s 11 seconds or not over 10k, but it’s not an outrageous number based on the data available.
It's called nandrolone, not pork burrito. Pork burrito was just the laughable excuse used by Fisher's TEAMMATE when she got popped for having the PED Nandrolone in her system. You know the one, the one that all of BTC still supports for some strange reason.
Shoes and tracks have changed nothing until just recently. Do your research and look it up. Also EPO is currently banned. But I’d argue the new cheat shoes out perform EPO.