Rupp going for 3:50 mile?

I could easily see it happening

Should Rupp attempt to join the sub 3:50 club while he's still young? Absolutely.

Will he do it at this meet? Not a chance.

I heard Rupp was crushing 4:00 at the end of a workout.

the average male runner wrote:

http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/250136-2013-UW-Indoor-Preview/article/16910-2013-UW-Indoor-Preview-Entries-Nike-Oregon-Project-Featured

Says that they will be paced through 800 in 1:55, on pace for 3:50. That would be insane for Rupp, considering he ran 3:57 last year. Obviously there isn't a good change of this happening, maybe due to pacing errors or the pace slowing after the rabbits.

It's a very realistic goal. He's much stronger than Eamonn Coghlan ever was, and probably very similar as far as speed.

I don't know why Ritz scratched, but since the next best guy in the field would have been Jim Rosa (or someone of that quality), maybe Ritz and Salazar thought it would be better to train. Coincidentally, on this very day Ritz was announced as an entrant for the Millrose two-mile. If Ritz were hurt (he worked out at UW on January 5), even a bit, I can't imagine that Salazar would run him at indoors at all.

the average male runner wrote:

http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/250136-2013-UW-Indoor-Preview/article/16910-2013-UW-Indoor-Preview-Entries-Nike-Oregon-Project-Featured

Says that they will be paced through 800 in 1:55, on pace for 3:50. That would be insane for Rupp, considering he ran 3:57 last year. Obviously there isn't a good change of this happening, maybe due to pacing errors or the pace slowing after the rabbits.

The article also says that Ritz scratched from the 3k. Reasons?

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the average male runner wrote:http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/250136-2013-UW-Indoor-Preview/article/16910-2013-UW-Indoor-Preview-Entries-Nike-Oregon-Project-Featured

Says that they will be paced through 800 in 1:55, on pace for 3:50. That would be insane for Rupp, considering he ran 3:57 last year. Obviously there isn't a good change of this happening, maybe due to pacing errors or the pace slowing after the rabbits.

It's a very realistic goal. He's much stronger than Eamonn Coghlan ever was, and probably very similar as far as speed.

This is absurd. He is not nearly as quick as Coghlan was.

Rupp did run 3:34 and some change. What does that convert to for a mile? That is faster than 3:57 is it not?

But yeah, 3:50 seems very unrealistic.

3:52 if he's lucky.

Baron Von Von wrote:

This is absurd. He is not nearly as quick as Coghlan was.

I agree, but "quick" is not a factor in a fast race. Eamonn ran 1:47 and by his own admission couldn't run much if any faster than 50-flat for 400 meters. That's probably no better than what Rupp is capable of.

t94bell wrote:

3:52 if he's lucky.

too bad his 1500 PR converts to sub 3:52, and he was capable of going faster in that race

8:09 2 Mile converts to a 3:50 Mile according to Mcmillian running calculator

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Baron Von Von wrote:

This is absurd. He is not nearly as quick as Coghlan was.

I agree, but "quick" is not a factor in a fast race. Eamonn ran 1:47 and by his own admission couldn't run much if any faster than 50-flat for 400 meters. That's probably no better than what Rupp is capable of.

Coghlan was faster than Rupp at 400m. Let's get real here.

First of all, 800 in 1:55.00 = 3:51.x-mid for pace, even higher since they'll be strung out behind the pacer. If he goes through in 1:55.5, and they're behind him in 1:56.00, that's already 3:53.x. I don't know where the "sub 3:50" rumors are coming from but that's probably more a stretch goal for them.

Rupp will never run 3:50!

3:50 sounds ridiculous to me for Rupp, but I guess he did run a 3:34 1500, which is basically a 3:51 mile equivalent, so I guess it's possible. With that in mind, this is really really early in the season, so I doubt he's in any better shape right now than he was when he did the 3:34.

Baron Von Von wrote:

Coghlan was faster than Rupp at 400m. Let's get real here.

If Salazar and EC are to be believed, certainly not significantly, if he in fact is.

It's hard to see Rupp going sub-3:50 indoors. I think great goals for him outdoors are sub-3:50, sub-12:45, and sub-26:30. Those would be great career goals. I do believe either this year or next, he will hit his peak.

Raptured wrote:

3:50 sounds ridiculous to me for Rupp, but I guess he did run a 3:34 1500, which is basically a 3:51 mile equivalent, so I guess it's possible. With that in mind, this is really really early in the season, so I doubt he's in any better shape right now than he was when he did the 3:34.

He ran about a 3:52 equivalent, but he wasn't all out in perfect conditions. Still, sub-3:50 would be amazing.

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Baron Von Von wrote:

Coghlan was faster than Rupp at 400m. Let's get real here.

If Salazar and EC are to be believed, certainly not significantly, if he in fact is.

By a second or so, which is substantial.