Rupp vs Solinsky Friday

Solinsky with a sub 55 last lap to beat everyone but

T Bekele.

Mrr82 wrote:That's not the "US style", that's sommewhat of a ridiculous statement. Our style has nothing to do with why we run from the back, it has to do with the fact that for the most part we aren't competitive. It's the only rational choice they have most of the time. So if you call doing the right thing their style, then yea....that's their style, the only option available that makes sense

you're short-changing sol

in his 10k he couda run close to 12'50 if it had been a 5k

anyone with that ability can frontrun any 5k on the circuit ( after 3k - 4600m of course, once wabbits drop out )- he probably woudn't win though & get picked off by a coupla of the africans for them to win in 12'47 - 12'50, but sol woud possibly get 3rd

he looks a huge grinder & if he wants the big clocking, he may have to think about some frontrunning

get the 12'50 & then think about tactical races for WAF at season end

So the US Doping Patrol in running this weekend huh ?

yyy wrote:

Solinsky with a sub 55 last lap to beat everyone but

T Bekele.

Solinsky doesn't strike me as a devastating closer and niether does Rupp. At best I say they both can go anywhere between third through sixth if it's a race like ritz former 5k A.R where he just picked guys off. If its a kickers race than I'll say sixth or seventh. Chris nor Rupp has developed the wheels to contend with the likes of A. Choge (800m/1500m/5000m) guy, little bekele, Merga, kipchoge, or kipsiro. However, you never know. This is just my opinion based off of what I seen from them. I'm happy to be proven wrong though.

Rupp will lead from the start and run them into the ground

Then after- hand on the hip, point to the sky, and O gang sign

or nike gang sign maybe

you will not be proven wrong:)

Ed Moran is in there too. Surprised no one mentioned this.

I was just about to say the same thing. You don't often see Ed in fast European 5,000s. He is having a great summer of racing so it will be interesting to see how he does. I'm certainly not saying he will be at the level of Rupp and Solinski, but it would be great to see him run a nice PR.

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Just noticed that Rupp is only 2 years younger than Solinsky. Thought there was more of a gap. Rupp is 24 as of this upcoming Thursday.

If Ed Moran is in this he must be pretty fit. I see him running sub 13:20.

It would be so awesome if Solinsky or Rupp won...

kajldflakdf wrote:

It would be so awesome if Solinsky or Rupp won...

It would be more than just awesome. Consider that the 3rd, 4th, and 5th place finishers from last year's WC 5K are in the field, plus little Bekele who's consistently sub-13, plus Chepkok who's run 12:51 already, plus Ebuya the WC cross champ, plus Choge who's run 3:29 this year I think, not to mention the rest of the field.

This is a great opportunity to run fast and beat some fast people.

music is happiness wrote:

kajldflakdf wrote:

It would be so awesome if Solinsky or Rupp won...

It would be more than just awesome. Consider that the 3rd, 4th, and 5th place finishers from last year's WC 5K are in the field, plus little Bekele who's consistently sub-13, plus Chepkok who's run 12:51 already, plus Ebuya the WC cross champ, plus Choge who's run 3:29 this year I think, not to mention the rest of the field.

This is a great opportunity to run fast and beat some fast people.

This is a great field, lets just hope it gets rolling and stays there. The E. Africans are in it for the money and won't be too concerned with keeping on pace for any other reason than if it makes tactical sense to whoever is involved. Hopefully it doesn't yo-yo too much, and hopefully Solinsky and Rupp can inspire eachother over the last 600.

Love to see a race that hits the bell in 11:55 or better. The AR could be at stake. Perhaps Wheating goes 1:43 and inspires Rupp.

5000m Men - prediction

1 CHOGE Augustine Kiprono KEN 12.54.0

2 KIPSIRO Moses Ndiema UGA 12.54.6

3 CHEPKOK Vincent Kiprop KEN 12.56.5

4 MERGA Imane ETH 12.56.6

5 KIPCHOGE Eliud KEN 12.57.1

6 BEKELE Tariku ETH 12.58.0

7 SOLINSKY Chris USA 12.58.6

8 KOMON Leonard Patrick KEN 13.01.2

9 MUTAHI Sammy Alex KEN 13.01.5

10 C'KURUI James Kwalia QAT 13.05.0

11 EBUYA Joseph KEN 13.05.9

12 DABA Bekana ETH 13.06.0

13 GEBREMESKEL Dejen ETH 13.06.9

14 SOI Edwin Cheruiyot KEN 13.07.6

15 RUPP Galen USA 13.10.3

16 BIRMINGHAM Collis AUS 13.10.7

17 KISORIO Matthew Kipkoech KEN 13.16.2

18 BIWOTT Yusuf Kibet KEN 13.17.8

19 Moran Ed 13.34.2

goodthingbad wrote:

Just noticed that Rupp is only 2 years younger than Solinsky. Thought there was more of a gap. Rupp is 24 as of this upcoming Thursday.

Actually, Rupp's already 24; birthday is May 8, not August 5 (the start list shows birthdates in Euro style - month, then day).

I had the pleasure of watching Rupp workout last Friday at Nike. He's certainly ready to run 13:00...

A guy with 12:50 5000m best has no aerobic ability?

NJ Possible wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbaj2-_VNMs

A rush...2 1/4 laps to go and he's sitting on supercharged legs. Let's hope he has it.

malmo wrote:

Truth Sayer wrote:

Important for Rupp and Solinsky to be near the front. They are not gonna come from behind on Merga...he's the master on that.

Merga is a consistent 3rd - 5th place finisher and he's "the master"? Say that again?

Wrong here malmo. He's won:

12:53 Oslo '10 (over little Bekele, Lagat)

13:00 Rome '10 (over little Bekele)

13:29 Thessaloníki WAF '09 (by .01 over Kogo & Soi)

and 2nd in

12:55 Bruxelles '09 (to Kenny B)

He is 21 years old. It's true, he has a few 3rd places to his name, but he 10x the promise of Solinsky and 3x the chance to win; don't sell him short.