Pre 5K Includes K Bekele, Farah, Rupp, Ritz, and Teg

Can't wait!

Who has a better chance of actually racing?

Rupp (pollen)

or

Ritz (injury)

10% chance both of them race

60% chance one of them races

30% chance neither of them race

Is this the greatest 5k of all time? I think it might be.

Wo ist Solinsky?

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Is this the offical list? Do you have a link?

Lauft der Solinsky nicht?

Take the A Train wrote:

Who has a better chance of actually racing?

Rupp (pollen)

or

Ritz (injury)

10% chance both of them race

60% chance one of them races

30% chance neither of them race

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I agree it's unlikely both of them will run. I think it's more likely Rupp will run....probably with a mask. I'd say there's a 75% chance Rupp will run. Ritz evidently hurt his toe and will likely be placed on IR for the remainder of the season a la Solinsky.

Here's the link....

This could either be a race where Rupp pops a 12:50 low for an AR or the race turns into a stupid sit and kick 13:05.

Cragg should just rabbit since he never finishes races anyway

Galen=jimmymacelroy wrote:

Take the A Train wrote:

Who has a better chance of actually racing?

Rupp (pollen)

or

Ritz (injury)

10% chance both of them race

60% chance one of them races

30% chance neither of them race

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I agree it's unlikely both of them will run. I think it's more likely Rupp will run....probably with a mask. I'd say there's a 75% chance Rupp will run. Ritz evidently hurt his toe and will likely be placed on IR for the remainder of the season a la Solinsky.

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Ist er wirklich noch verletzt? Ich dachte, er war besser und läuft wieder. Ist er noch im Rennen (kein Wortspiel beabsichtigt) für die US Olympic mannschaft für 2012? Wenn ja, weiß jemand, ob er läuft die 5000m oder die 10000m? Wenn er noch verletzt ist dies ein sehr schlechtes Zeichen für die US medaille hoffnungen.

This has potential to be a great one!

suburbanxcore wrote:

This has potential to be a great one!

Agreed. The Farah v. Bekele match-up should be awesome and given it's a diamond league event I predict a fast time (likely sub 12:55). I think Farah will get the win like his pimp-ass win in the 10k at Pre last year (which will forever be known as the "ploy" race thanks to Solinsky).

I agree with much of the analysis above... Cragg will be a DNF and Ritz a DNS. A masked Rupp will set a new WR and AR for the infrequently contested "masked 5000m" with a (barely) sub 13 effort finishing 4th or 5th overall. The Rupp fanboys will then flood the LR boards with comments like "...without the mask he woulda totally run sub 12:40" and "....but he was right there with the leaders until 400m to go, he'll get 'em next time".

Ritz will pull out with an inflamed toe nail which is causing a hot spot on his egg shell like foot.

Bekele all the way! 12:55 sounds about right. No way is Rupp breaking 13 at this race, 4th or 5th sounds about right though.

DeutschlandUberAlles wrote:

Galen=jimmymacelroy wrote:

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I agree it's unlikely both of them will run. I think it's more likely Rupp will run....probably with a mask. I'd say there's a 75% chance Rupp will run. Ritz evidently hurt his toe and will likely be placed on IR for the remainder of the season a la Solinsky.

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Ist er wirklich noch verletzt? Ich dachte, er war besser und läuft wieder. Ist er noch im Rennen (kein Wortspiel beabsichtigt) für die US Olympic mannschaft für 2012? Wenn ja, weiß jemand, ob er läuft die 5000m oder die 10000m? Wenn er noch verletzt ist dies ein sehr schlechtes Zeichen für die US medaille hoffnungen.

Je pense que Lagat et Rupp sont au moins aussi bons coups de médailles que Solinsky.

Seriously WHY IS CRAGG STILL ALOUD IN BIG MEETS. The guy takes up space and just drops out anyway.

Man, what I would give to see Lomong in it instead of Cragg.

mileage man wrote:

Bekele all the way! 12:55 sounds about right. No way is Rupp breaking 13 at this race, 4th or 5th sounds about right though.

if rupp gets top 5 he will be sub 13

i think rupp goes sub 13 for the first time in his home town.

mileage man wrote:

Bekele all the way!

Way to go out on a limb.

mileage man wrote:

12:55 sounds about right.

See above.

mileage man wrote:

No way is Rupp breaking 13 at this race, 4th or 5th sounds about right though.

Why is there "no way" Rupp breaks 13? Is there any other 26:48 guy on the planet to whom you'd give 0% chance of breaking 13 at Pre? I mean, there's no guarantee that he'll do it, but "no way?" Come on, if anything he's overdo. How does that sound? About right, maybe?

I'm so f***ing pumped for this race. Salazar has been saying that Rupp will run, what, 12:45? He better get a lot faster than 13:05, and what better place to do it than against the greatest distance runners who ever lived?