"I put only Kenenisa, maybe one Kenyan, and I put Mo and Galen Rupp. They are the four who can look for medals, no one else."
- Renato Canova
Start list:
The gun goes at 9:15pm London time. That's 4:15pm on the east coast.
http://www.oddschecker.com/olympics/athletics/mens/10000m/winner
Farah 11/10
Bekele 3/1
Kiprop 8/1
They're the bookies favourites. Rupp 25/1
Letsrun's Preview:
http://www.letsrun.com/2012/men-ten-0801.php
If you need a stream you should find one here:
1st Farah
2nd Bekele
3rd Karoki
4th Kiprop
5th Tariku
6th Rupp
10th Levins
11th Ritz
15th Teg
Mark my words.
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.
Call me crazy but i'm going with
Farah
Rupp
Bekele
Farah, bekele rupp.
USA subplot: Who finishes higher, Ritz or Teg?
Mo says he doesn't think it will come down to the last lap
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/aug/03/mo-farah-10000-metres-london-2012
suburbanxcore wrote:
USA subplot: Who finishes higher, Ritz or Teg?
Ritz beats Teg. But does Levins beat them both?? I say YES
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
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.
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.”
Bekele
Farah
Bekele
4th - 6th is kiprop, tadesse, and rupp...rupp outkicks one of them for 5th
Ritz ahead of Teg ahead of Levins
How good are these Kenyan's? I don't know anything about them tbh.
I thought about throwing Levins in there. I'm excited to see him run on the big stage.
Mini biography of Bekele from Flotrack. Some cool photos too.
http://www.flotrack.org/article/13901-Bekele-Photo-TImeline-Can-he-bounce-back
Man I'm getting seriously pumped for this race. Not usually a massive fan of the longer distances but this has the makings of an all time classic.
Farah - Bekele - Karoki
Kiprop
Farah
Karoki
Bekele
Rupp
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/london2012/athletics/article/1219026--london-olympics-cam-levins-racking-up-huge-mileage-and-big-results
Levins
Ritz
Kiprop
Rupp suffers the asthma attack from hell and is carted away on a stretcher