Galen Rupp: 6th Fastest U.S. 5000m Performer

Clifford L Clavin wrote:

but Rupp will NEVER run faster than Solinsky at 5000m, and this shouldn't render the fanboys so utterly crestfallen that ad hominem attacks are their only coping mechanisms.

When he does break Solinsky's time you will disappear into the ozone, just like "Jesse was indeed a friend" who claimed the same thing about Rupp's 2 mile race...wait, I bet you're him as you're posts are very similar.

Zzzzzzzxzz wrote:

What excuses this time ventolin? Cliffs is better at this game than you.

I don't think I ever saw Solinsky or Ritz handle a class of 5k runners the way Rupp did last night. He's definitely in the class of a Shihine, maybe ready to up that.

cliff is a school teacher, we determined that a while back.

He's VERY liberal and is really into unions. So you combine that with his hatred of top runners, you get 100% douche.

zzzzzzz wrote:

ventolin^3 wrote:

yeah

same as i was about mo's 3'28...

Changing the subject is a sign of defeat. The subject is Rupp, in case you're struggling with comprehension.

You posting this is a sign of stupidity. Rupp hasn't got in the right race at the right time. When he does you'll see a good 5k pr from him.

Off you go now... wrote:

Clifford L Clavin wrote:

but Rupp will NEVER run faster than Solinsky at 5000m, and this shouldn't render the fanboys so utterly crestfallen that ad hominem attacks are their only coping mechanisms.

When he does break Solinsky's time you will disappear into the ozone, just like "Jesse was indeed a friend" who claimed the same thing about Rupp's 2 mile race...wait, I bet you're him as you're posts are very similar.

"you're posts" ?!?

WTF?

Dumasbrick wrote:

You posting this is a sign of stupidity. Rupp hasn't got in the right race at the right time. When he does you'll see a good 5k pr from him.

"hasn't got in" ?!?

WTF?

Well, at least your well chosen handle warned us.

He could have broken 13 easily with more balls

I really can't understand why he runs like that to get constantly outkicked. Is Al Sal really telling him to run like that

He was going on in the interview afterwards about how the early pace was not fast. Well it would have been if he'd followed the pacemaker

ukathleticscoach wrote:

He could have broken 13 easily with more balls

I really can't understand why he runs like that to get constantly outkicked. Is Al Sal really telling him to run like that

He was going on in the interview afterwards about how the early pace was not fast. Well it would have been if he'd followed the pacemaker

this

Rupp can work on his speed all he wants, but he should utilize his strength, which is his strength.

Remember when Daniel Komen took off in the 1997 5000m final in athens? Or when Bekele put his foot down with 2000m to go in beijing?

Rupp should run like that. He can utilize his speed to kick if there are still people with him at the end, but he should try and burn them off with a fast last few laps.

He doesn't do this because Alberto is obsessed with having his athletes sit & kick.

It's not surprising that the Salazar camp works on kicking off of any pace because it is how almost every championship race is run now. Given the scenario where Rupp did stick on the rabbits, Alimerew and Ndiku are right there behind him. Rupp would be rabbiting for them from 3000-4600m. I agree it would be fun to watch someone push hard from far out (Coburn), but the top guys are still as fast or faster than Rupp in a time trial race.

Perspectivation wrote:

Zzzzzzzxzz wrote:

What excuses this time ventolin? Cliffs is better at this game than you.

I don't think I ever saw Solinsky or Ritz handle a class of 5k runners the way Rupp did last night. He's definitely in the class of a Shihine, maybe ready to up that.

Probably because Rupp has never been in a race where he had to run as fast as Ritz or Solinsky has had to run. Duh.

Zzzzzzzxzz wrote:

What excuses this time ventolin? Cliffs is better at this game than you.

I'm going to go with the combo of pace was slow + Rupp does not push pace on his own.

When you go through 3k in 7:57 nobody is running a fast time. Aside from the time his performance was very solid. 3rd in an extremely stacked field.

I swear some of you don't even take the time to think about what you post. That or you don't tire of being the most mediocre of trolls that just trys to bait Rupp fanboys. It always works, but because of that the trolling is boring as hell.

grasshoppers need to learn that you can't run sub 13 in a non-sub 13 race. that is if you're playing tactics with the field.

rupp is only a couple of seconds off a sub 12:50 guy. how can you conclude that he somehow can't run a good 5k?

predicting times is a pretty simple affair.

the bro-joes, even canova seem to lose track of the simple realities.

if you beat a 12:50 guy and that 12:50 guy is in shape.

that's the league you're in. that's the time you can run, sure. if you can go 330 1500m and 12:35 10k, the 12:50 is a given in terms of potential. go ahead and name a guy that could do both over and under times that did not run the great 5k.

if rupp was in the perfect race and a bunch of african boys were, by good fortune on their games, he could easily scoot to a 12:50 in 5th place. what would that prove? nothing.

a superior performance would be 13 flat in the rain with a see-saw pace.

kiprop for example was the world's best 1500 runner for quite some time before he laid down a fast time. he was even wondering himself, wtf.

you simply gotta be in shape and catch that good race to clock the times vert is so often speculating about.

it's hit and miss unless you are legend.

Rupp has never run faster than 12:58. There is an obvious reason. Cliffs was ahead of you in figuring it out.

I wish the race went faster but it was a good result . This may be the most competitive DL 5000 he has ever run. His PR race was a better time but Mo and Koech dropped him at about the same spot. I think he should be encouraged and able to handle a fast race later in the season.

He could have gone with the rabbits and pushed harder like Jager did. If he did that he may have run faster but I think he would have placed the same or a little worse. Rupp is not superior like Komen was.

I wonder if he will shut it down early once his kids are born,

Off you go now... wrote:

When he does break Solinsky's time you will disappear into the ozone, just like "Jesse was indeed a friend" who claimed the same thing about Rupp's 2 mile race...wait, I bet you're him as you're posts are very similar.

You are aware that you are responding to a post that is 2 years old and that CLC no longer posts here, right?

ventolin^3 wrote:

yeah

same as i was about mo's 3'28...

Except that you never predicted it. You gave a range of times so that you had all possible outcomes covered. That was hardly a prediction.

longjack wrote:

grasshoppers need to learn that you can't run sub 13 in a non-sub 13 race.

the bro-joes, even canova seem to lose track of the simple realities.

if you beat a 12:50 guy and that 12:50 guy is in shape.

that's the league you're in. that's the time you can run, sure.

Ventolin, your last sentence quoted above shows that you have no business criticizing canova or cliff, and I am not sure about the brojoes, but you are in way over your head here...longjack...errrrrr...ventolin.

Engrishman,

You lead both a shallow and insecure life if your main goal is to come on forums and correct the spelling of others. Wow, you must really have some major insecurity issues if you need to that to heighten your own short comings. Regardless, you have my pity.

In addition, your handle doesn't say much about your spelling either.

Zzzzzzzxzz wrote:

Rupp has never run faster than 12:58. There is an obvious reason. Cliffs was ahead of you in figuring it out.

This ums it up. Ventolin has been humiliated by Cliff Clavin or Jesse and it is not even close.