• Ben L. Wrong
      • RE: Official Men's 10000m Thread 8/4/2012 7:41AM - in reply to Zlatan
      • Ben L. Wrong
      • 1st Farah
        2nd Bekele
        3rd Karoki
        4th Kiprop
        5th Tariku
        6th Rupp
        10th Levins
        11th Ritz
        15th Teg

        Mark my words.
    • L0lThis
      • RE: Official Men's 10000m Thread 8/4/2012 7:43AM - in reply to Ben L. Wrong
      • L0lThis
      • Ben L. Wrong wrote:
        1st Farah
        2nd Bekele
        3rd Karoki
        4th Kiprop
        5th Tariku
        6th Rupp
        10th Levins
        11th Ritz
        15th Teg

        Mark my words.
        Rupp very underestimated. He will medal.
    • zuba
      • RE: Official Men's 10000m Thread 8/4/2012 8:28AM - in reply to suburbanxcore
      • zuba
      • suburbanxcore wrote:
        USA subplot: Who finishes higher, Ritz or Teg?
        Ritz beats Teg. But does Levins beat them both?? I say YES
    • chicityxc
      • RE: Official Men's 10000m Thread 8/4/2012 8:32AM - in reply to zuba
      • chicityxc
      • zuba wrote:
        suburbanxcore wrote:
        USA subplot: Who finishes higher, Ritz or Teg?
        Ritz beats Teg. But does Levins beat them both?? I say YES
        Totally agree.

        1. K. Bekele
        2. Masai
        3. Gebrehaim
    • runn
      • RE: Official Men's 10000m Thread 8/4/2012 8:45AM - in reply to chicityxc
      • runn
      • I thought NBC did a good job of covering the women's 10,000. I hope for at least the same for the men.
        I thought they could have done a better job of talking splits so the average viewer (and some letsrunners who don't get distance running) could understand that the race is more than just 25 laps around an oval.
        The men's race could be great. I can't predict without using my heart to influence me and I want Rupp to medal.
        I'll pick Rupp and Mo in the top 3. Bekele- no medal.
    • boyahz
      • RE: Official Men's 10000m Thread 8/4/2012 8:48AM - in reply to zuba
      • boyahz
      • I'm pretty sure Levins has been training with a weight vest:

        "Levins, who said he had previously run about 120 to 130 miles a week, has been sworn to secrecy about the particulars of his training regime by his college coach, Eric Houle.

        “We’re doing some things here that I know would raise eyebrows,” said Houle. “On top of increasing mileage, there’s other things we’re doing. Cam’s promised me he’s not going to talk about the stuff. Why, all of a sudden, can Cam, in the last lap of a race, leave these all-Americans behind as if they’re standing still? I mean, it’s more than just distance training. It’s going outside the box in a lot of aspects of training. I truly understand this may not work with another athlete again. But I know this: It worked with Cam.”

        http://www.thestar.com/sports/...ig-results
    • george oscar bluth
      • RE: Official Men's 10000m Thread 8/4/2012 8:53AM - in reply to Zlatan
      • george oscar bluth
      • Bekele
        Farah
        Bekele

        4th - 6th is kiprop, tadesse, and rupp...rupp outkicks one of them for 5th

        Ritz ahead of Teg ahead of Levins
    • suburbanxcore
      • RE: Official Men's 10000m Thread 8/4/2012 9:56AM - in reply to zuba
      • suburbanxcore
      • I thought about throwing Levins in there. I'm excited to see him run on the big stage.
    • Running on Empathy
      • RE: Official Men's 10000m Thread 8/4/2012 10:35AM - in reply to boyahz
      • Running on Empathy
      • If Levins medals, Houle better write a book.

        boyahz wrote:
        I'm pretty sure Levins has been training with a weight vest:

        "Levins, who said he had previously run about 120 to 130 miles a week, has been sworn to secrecy about the particulars of his training regime by his college coach, Eric Houle.

        “We’re doing some things here that I know would raise eyebrows,” said Houle. “On top of increasing mileage, there’s other things we’re doing. Cam’s promised me he’s not going to talk about the stuff. Why, all of a sudden, can Cam, in the last lap of a race, leave these all-Americans behind as if they’re standing still? I mean, it’s more than just distance training. It’s going outside the box in a lot of aspects of training. I truly understand this may not work with another athlete again. But I know this: It worked with Cam.”

        http://www.thestar.com/sports/...ig-results
    • o.O
      • RE: Official Men's 10000m Thread 8/4/2012 10:35AM - in reply to Hjubh
      • o.O
      • Levins
        Ritz
        Kiprop

        Rupp suffers the asthma attack from hell and is carted away on a stretcher