Do elite africans find it funny that Rupp has all the resources in the world and still cant compete at their level

dsdsdds wrote:

well? what do you think?

You're saying Rupp is the only non-african with an alter-g treadmill and a good coach...

The IAAF list for last year shows Rupp was the 48th fastest 10k runner in the world last year. There were about 10 non-africans in front of him. I really doubt the other 37 men from continent of Africa found anything funny about Rupp and any advantages you may perceive that he has. My impression is that in general they respect their competitors far more than those who post here at Letsrun.

Here's the list. Why don't you pick out the ones that you think are amused by Rupp's efforts?

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26:26.0 Kenenisa Bekele ETH

26:50.5 Sileshi Sihine ETH

26:51.2 Haile Gebrselassie ETH

26:54.3 Eliud Kipchoge KEN

26:57.1 Leonard Patrick Komon KEN

27:04.1 Micah Kogo KEN

27:04.1 Moses Ndiema Masai KEN

27:05.1 Zersenay Tadese ERI

27:06.2 Kidane Tadasse ERI

27:08.1 Bernard Kiprop Kipyego KEN

27:08.3 Martin Irungu Mathathi KEN

27:09.1 Ahmad Hassan Abdullah QAT

27:09.4 Josphat Kiprono Menjo KEN

27:11.1 Peter Kamais KEN

27:13.9 Ibrahim Jeilan ETH

27:14.0 Josephat Muchiri Ndambiri KEN

27:14.1 Maregu Zewdie ETH

27:14.7 Mark Kosgey Kiptoo KEN

27:15.2 Tadese Tola ETH

27:16.5 Kiplimo Kimutai KEN

27:17.0 Abdihakem Abdirahman USA

27:17.3 Abebe Dinkesa ETH

27:17.9 Gideon Lekumok Ngatuny KEN

27:19.3 Boniface Toroitich Kiprop UGA

27:19.7 Fabiano Joseph Naasi TAN

27:19.8 Robert Sigei Kipngetich KEN

27:20.6 Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam ETH

27:24.5 Hasan Mahboob BRN

27:26.3 Silas Kipruto KEN

27:27.6 Hunegnaw Mesfin ETH

27:27.6 Mekubo Mogusu KEN

27:28.3 Juan Carlos de la Ossa ESP

27:29.3 Eshetu Wendimu ETH

27:29.3 Selim Bayrak TUR

27:30.9 Josphat Bett Kipkoech KEN

27:31.6 John Kimondo Thuo KEN

27:31.6 Titus Kipjumba Mbishei KEN

27:32.5 Yacob Jarso ETH

27:32.6 Tilahun Regassa ETH

27:33.5 Imane Merga ETH

27:34.3 Mohamed El Hachimi MAR

27:34.5 Craig Mottram AUS

27:34.8 Musasabeker Marda MAR

27:35.1 Marilson dos Santos BRA

27:35.1 Felix Kikwai Kibore QAT

27:36.4 Zembaba Yigeze ETH

27:36.5 Günther Weidlinger AUT

27:37.0 Galen Rupp USA

Let's not be so foolish as to think the Kenyans don't have advantages over Rupp and other Western runners. For one, how many of you have been to the Eldoret running camp. If a young Kenyan can impress the right folks, the government will set him up with some great coaching at the camp where he can train with the best in the world. No amount of money or equipment can match this kind of advantage.

Sory for you Mister Jonesy, but we do. We do laugh at the very slow non-Africans. We cannot help it. They work so very hard but never win big races. For me, so funny but yes mean funny. It is actuly dificult to write this while thinking about Carlsbad or Boston or London or even your July 4 races. And that little hary man from New York that trans so hard and makes movies about it. Good one no? Those boys waring the breath stripes on the noses. Please, I'm dieing here. So funny.

poster wrote:

Yeah you are right. I was just talking to a bunch of elite Africans and all they were talking about was how Rupp has all the resources in the world but they still beat him. They just couldn't stop laughing about it and refused to talk about anything else.

great post

poster wrote:

Yeah you are right. I was just talking to a bunch of elite Africans and all they were talking about was how Rupp has all the resources in the world but they still beat him. They just couldn't stop laughing about it and refused to talk about anything else.

post o' day

how many africans have a sense of humor about Americans anyway.....they are too busy running their butts off so that they can keep dominating us.

Why running ?

Why not work hard and make the NFL.

poster wrote:

[quote]Linguist wrote:

Were they speaking in English or African?

I didn't know African was a language.

He meant Afrikaans. These hypothetical Boers (vander Rupp?) were discussing why Rupp can't beat any of them.

this thread is retarded. of course rupp has virtually unlimited resources when it comes to training, coaching, etc. but so do the elite africans. granted, the non elite africans dont but the elite ones certainly do.

how good could rupp be if he was born at 7,000 feet and spent most of his childhood walking and running around without proper shoes? if most of his activities included increased breathing and increased heart rate at 7,000 feet?

great that he got into soccer, but imagine if he played soccer as a youngster barefoot at 7,000 feet?

what if runners were national heroes?

the point is, east africans have the best advantages of anyone in terms of running development. rupp's advantages are merely an attempt to level the playing field, but are not greater than the advantages of rural kenyans or ethiopians (the majority of their elite runners hometowns).

don't confuse some advantages over average american runners to be greater than the enormous advantages that the east africans are born with.

I doubt that 99% of East Africans runners even know who Rupp is.

Yes... Who is he by the way? I never see news about new elite runners till it is old or in the papers.

not after Alsal rubs in the androgel...true

agreed!

lohalloran wrote:

I doubt that 99% of East Africans runners even know who Rupp is.

What's wrong with being the best distance runner in the USA?

You have to crawl before you can walk, so work on dominating the USA, then worry about where you rank with the best in the world.