Hundreds of athletics fans in Eldoret town for the second day watched as the country failed to win any medal in the men’s 10, 000 m final on Sunday in the ongoing 2012 Olympics.
Hundreds of athletics fans in Eldoret town for the second day watched as the country failed to win any medal in the men’s 10, 000 m final on Sunday in the ongoing 2012 Olympics.
Think you'll ever see their Trials in Eugene again, after that fiasco today? LOL. Fat chance.
"The electrifying finale saw England’s Mohammed Farah struck gold, USA Rupp Galen taking silver and country’s perennial arch rival Kennenisa Tariku from Ethiopia taking bronze."
Kennenisa Tariku? Did the Bekele brothers merge into a single person during the race?
Victory never tasted so sweet!
I just hope all of east africa takes notice and remembers Rupp's name.
They're gonna have to revamp their selection process. Their current process resulted in a team that had no clue tactically.
I was yelling at them to speed the hell up, but they didn't listen.
If they had had Eliud Kipchoge with them, things would have been different. Kipchoge's SB was 27:11, but come on, it's Kipchoge. You wanna win, send someone who knows how.
Ventolin was shocked too
JCOH wrote:
I just hope all of east africa takes notice and remembers Rupp's name.
Remember the doosh who posted a few weeks back that the African runners don't even know Rupp's name?
kozz wrote:
They're gonna have to revamp their selection process. Their current process resulted in a team that had no clue tactically.
I was yelling at them to speed the hell up, but they didn't listen.
If they had had Eliud Kipchoge with them, things would have been different. Kipchoge's SB was 27:11, but come on, it's Kipchoge. You wanna win, send someone who knows how.
Could you give us your thoughts on altitude tents?
broken record wrote:
kozz wrote:(many words of ancient and profound wisdom)
(the following asinine question)
Could you give us your thoughts on altitude tents?
Yes, they suck, but altitude houses are way worse.
Now see if you can find a purpose in life besides annoying me, you pathetic worm
bashville wrote:
Ventolin was shocked too
Well, according to his calculator those Africans could run at least 25:50 that day.
kenya get blown away in the 10k is like the usa basketball team finishing down the list at the world championships.
that is what happens when the world catches up and you don't bring your A game.
they'll be back when the 203 marathon boys go back to track.
longjack wrote:
kenya get blown away in the 10k is like the usa basketball team finishing down the list at the world championships.
that is what happens when the world catches up and you don't bring your A game.
they'll be back when the 203 marathon boys go back to track.
What are you talking about? When was the last time the Kenyans won a gold medal in the 10,000? The U.S. men's basketball team has failed to win gold once in the last 5 Olympics.
We are still receiving the aftershock waves that 10,000m race here in Kenya. The question everyone is asking is who is Galen Rupp and where as he just emanated from? At least we were anticipating the usual challenge from the Ethiopians and not from Americans. The last time Bernard Lagat won double at 2007 World Championship, everyone took notice but then dismissed that performance since in the eyes of many Kenyans Lagat is just a Kenyan in a USA singlet. This time round we have nothing to say since Rupp is a legit American.
JCOH wrote:
I just hope all of east africa takes notice and remembers Rupp's name.
I bet there is a lot of fear over a trend I think I see developing: Farah is the new Bekele, Rupp is the new Mr. Silver consistently losing only to Farah, and everyone else is pretty much racing for 3rd.
Simba wrote:
We are still receiving the aftershock waves that 10,000m race here in Kenya. The question everyone is asking is who is Galen Rupp and where as he just emanated from? At least we were anticipating the usual challenge from the Ethiopians and not from Americans. The last time Bernard Lagat won double at 2007 World Championship, everyone took notice but then dismissed that performance since in the eyes of many Kenyans Lagat is just a Kenyan in a USA singlet. This time round we have nothing to say since Rupp is a legit American.
No one is talking about Rupp.
What are you talking about? When was the last time the Kenyans won a gold medal in the 10,000? The U.S. men's basketball team has failed to win gold once in the last 5 Olympics.
The last time Kenya won gold in the men's 10,000 was 1968! Been almost as long ago as the USA. Go figure.
Has ventolin chimed in at all in the last day?
Let's put things in perspective in way a that normalizes this "shock" and offers a bit more insight. Kenya has become a victim of it's own politics and unusually weird decision-making related to their team choices.
1. They sent a very inexperienced Badoki who is talented and races well against collegians/guys in the Standford Invite. However, he lacks that international experience you'd like to see from an Olympian. He should be ecstatic with his overall place amongst these top guys.
2. They also sent a guy who's best running has come on the roads. Essentially, Kiprop's a great road racer (not even Kenya's best to boot) who threw the dice and tried to make the transition on the track. We all knew that when the jogging was over and the real racing began, he had NO SHOT of hanging with those surges. You're half-marathon abilities mean nothing when it's time to shift gears with guys who can close in 1:55 at the end of a 10k if needed.
3. Masai. Another strong cross country/road racer with pretty solid track credentials who had no legitimate chance at medaling. Yes, he's run fast in the past but DL racing and championship style races are night and day. He was the only guy on the Kenyan team who may have had a shot if the pace was fast from the beginning. Poor tactics and "hope" gave him no realistic chance.
So again, Kenya should not be dissappointed at all in how their team performed in the 10k. If anything, do a better job at choosing your BEST runners, decrease the politics, and attact the most talented back to the track. I wouldn't be surprised if we saw something similar happen in the steeplechase. Jager is no joke, the French guy hasn't been caught doping and is SUPER aggressive, and the Ethiopian guy is dangerous.
"Say my name! Say my name!" LoL