Rupp 3rd in ~12:59!!

TrackTownINC wrote:

Salazar has done everything he can for Galen. For him to reach the next level he needs a new coach. I am thinking that Vigilante might be able to inject some new life into him as he has done for another Salazar group member.

Surely you are trolling.

Vig hasn't shown enough as a coach yet, and Webb revitalized is stbd'd.

Vig isn't looking so smart right now, on the other hand, it would be nice for him to have more than one Olympic season's pressure to get Webb back.

Salazar's plan for Rupp has been seamless, steady progression with a goal of getting an American up there in the medal hunt.

If the Olympics were next year, no doubt Rupp would be right in the mix for sure.

This year...still too early to tell, but most likely guess is that Rupp is a year or two behind Farah.

I think coach renato nailed it with the quote of the day regarding rupp. I wouldn't be surprised at all to see bekele up a couple notches in London, but I am also sure rupp and farah have another notch. They didn't back off for this race because they don't have to yet. Rupp will back down a bit for trials, but not as much as most will. He never has backed off much for qualifying races because the eye was always focused on the future prize. That prize is finally here.

There are no guarantees of the outcome in london, but the plan and journey that he and Salazar have been on has been an unwavering, determined, committed, success. Spot on.

ak4runnin wrote:

First time a white person has ever beaten bekele???

Nope, Craigg did it once in an indoor 3000 when Bekele miscounted the laps. I'm sure it's happened other times as well.

Sees through the hasbara wrote:

see through the haze wrote:

Just like the Finns in the 70's, OTC is proving medical condition strewn white males make hella good runners.

You hillel house guys aren't ever allowed to slack off from the mandated monitoring and reqiured anti-white posts. It's really something, it's.

Umm, suspect no.1 in the oregon group is an African who went from a career of getting dropped in the big show to a world champ as A TWENTY-EIGHT YEAR OLD!

A Duck wrote:

ggg wrote:

Non of them looked impressive. A bit rusty compared to earlier

seasons, Perhaps a bit early still?

Agreed.

Bekele set the world record on May 31, 2004.

People stayed around after the meet, and sure enough Rupp and Farah were out there doing a 20 lap tempo at 4:55m/m pace after the race.

Courtesy of @brianmetzler pic.twitter.com/kfQiDUvl

"Yes, there are at least two more levels above where Rupp is. The Mo/Sileshi Sihine/Tadesse level and the Bekele, Geb, Komen level"

So in the history of track and field there are two levels above where Rupp is now?? pretty impressive.

A sub 13:00 5k for a non_African is indeed a rarity. It is time for Rupp to move down to the 5k.

How come rashid ramzi was not running the mile?

F*ck this site, really. Rupp runs 12:58 ON US SOIL IN EARLY JUNE, a time a few years ago people would have lost their sh*t for and he gets bashed and people say it's not impressive? I don't care if you don't like Rupp, fine. Like a stepfather though you GOTTA give that man some f*cking respect.

Rupp is pretty damn impressive and he did actually hold his own kicking in the last 180. He couldn't respond to the Mo move, but once he got away Galen was able to keep up with his pace at the end.

AxC wrote:

"Yes, there are at least two more levels above where Rupp is. The Mo/Sileshi Sihine/Tadesse level and the Bekele, Geb, Komen level"

So in the history of track and field there are two levels above where Rupp is now?? pretty impressive.

Consider this:

Rupp is now the first American to run sub 3:35, sub 13, and sub 27.

The only others in history?

Eliud Kipchoge

Haile Gebrselassie

Kenenisa Bekele

Mohamed Farah

Salah Hissou

Dennis Reynolds wrote:

F*ck this site, really. Rupp runs 12:58 ON US SOIL IN EARLY JUNE, a time a few years ago people would have lost their sh*t for and he gets bashed and people say it's not impressive? I don't care if you don't like Rupp, fine. Like a stepfather though you GOTTA give that man some f*cking respect.

The actual Dennis Reynolds would never be a fun of a dweeb like rupper just fyi. And those questioning what the 2 levels above Rupp are? Oh I dont know, how about a sub 12:50 5K/26:30 10K caliber level, a world/olympic medalist caliber level, world/olympic champion level, world record holder level. I can keep listing more and more fanboys. The distance between the level of Bekele at his peak and a guy like Rupp who wouldnt even be mentioned in Africa is astronomical

Oh, and how many active runners are in those levels? No one's saying Rupp is the next Bekele, dipshit.

a Duck wrote:

The actual Dennis Reynolds would never be a fun of a dweeb like rupper just fyi. And those questioning what the 2 levels above Rupp are? Oh I dont know, how about a sub 12:50 5K/26:30 10K caliber level, a world/olympic medalist caliber level, world/olympic champion level, world record holder level. I can keep listing more and more fanboys. The distance between the level of Bekele at his peak and a guy like Rupp who wouldnt even be mentioned in Africa is astronomical

I love Rick Astley and Steve Winwood, give me a break bro.

12:50/26:30 - 9 guys EVER, just an FYI dumb f*ck. Rupp is on the medalist caliber right now, he is young and consistently improving. He will get there. Again, you may not like him, fine that's sports. But show him some f*cking respect.

A Duck wrote:

This year...still too early to tell, but most likely guess is that Rupp is a year or two behind Farah.

If Rupp is a year behind Farah then doesn't that make him the best 5k/10k guy in the world this year?

Go watch the in depth post race interview with Rupp at Flotrack.

They are still building strength and training at altitude.

No bro, I dont have any respect for rupper. He is the only runner I truly dislike, I support all other American runners including all the oregon guys and webb. That being said Rupp is just a little dweeb who has never impressed me. I'm not saying sub 13 isnt awesome, I'll never run nearly that fast but he just is not a tough runner, lacks the killing instinct to win and is a the little pet project of salazar and nike who has been given everything possibly imaginable in order to succeed. He has earned nothing for himself that hasnt been given to him.

Perspectivation wrote:

I think coach renato nailed it with the quote of the day regarding rupp. I wouldn't be surprised at all to see bekele up a couple notches in London, but I am also sure rupp and farah have another notch. They didn't back off for this race because they don't have to yet. Rupp will back down a bit for trials, but not as much as most will. He never has backed off much for qualifying races because the eye was always focused on the future prize. That prize is finally here.

There are no guarantees of the outcome in london, but the plan and journey that he and Salazar have been on has been an unwavering, determined, committed, success. Spot on.

Exactly.