Galen Rupp in 800m at Oregon Twilight Friday

30th Avenue homey wrote:

Time will be better if he can get Alexi in his corner.

Anything under 1:48 will be good enough for a warm, windy, pollen-stirred evening.

Gotta love the way A Duck gets you people going.

Dude, that wasn't me. I never predict times. Some dipshit borrowing my handle...and people not paying attention getting trolled....

A Duck only predicts success.

[quote]ventolin^3 wrote:

"coupla prelim lines of fit i got for a peak rupp are

51.5 / 1'48.3 ->

3'32.1

3'48.7

4'48.3

7'24.1

12'44.5

26'35.2

or

51.4 / 1'48.1 ->

3'31.7

3'48.3

4'47.8

7'23.3

12'43.2

26'32.7

if he's in peak shape ( the indoor season augured well ), then in a "perfect" race, he can go close to 1'48-flat

if he by any chance breaks 1'48, he shoud be running some 1500s as he woud be a 3'30 potential guy !!!"

As per the link on the homepage:

http://www.registerguard.com/rg/sports/29809394-81/women-meet-100-twilight-3000.html.csp

With AlSal's predictions of 1:47 or lower (and he's usually pretty accurate with Rupp predictions), I guess we can expect Rupp to smash some records this year. It'd be hard to imagine someone hanging with a

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Anyone who has run an 800 knows how fast they will take it out, just saying that the risk of injury is much greater for this race, outside of his specialty. You look at some really good closers (10k - Ethiopians) of the past...don't think they were running 800 at major meet and running it at one meet, how much does that accomplish? Risk vs. improvement? We will see.

notzuuurueueue wrote:

come to think of it, i cant think of a single 350 miler (indoors or out) who couldnt break 148

Daham Najim Bashir has a mile PR of 3:47.97 and an 800 PR of 1:49.71.

Haron Keitany - 3:48.78/ 1:49.86

Thomas Wessinghage 3:49.98/ 1:48.18

Robert Kiplagat Anderson 3:50.79/ 1:51.39

I am sure they all could have broken 1:48.

But they raced it and they didn't.

Rupp can surely do it.

But in this specific race?

Maybe 50/50.

It's just a workout on his home track.

toro wrote:

notzuuurueueue wrote:

come to think of it, i cant think of a single 350 miler (indoors or out) who couldnt break 148

Daham Najim Bashir has a mile PR of 3:47.97 and an 800 PR of 1:49.71.

http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/qatar/daham-najim-bashir-190516

Haron Keitany - 3:48.78/ 1:49.86

http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/kenya/haron-keitany-223704

Thomas Wessinghage 3:49.98/ 1:48.18

Robert Kiplagat Anderson 3:50.79/ 1:51.39

I am sure they all could have broken 1:48.

But they raced it and they didn't.

Rupp can surely do it.

But in this specific race?

Maybe 50/50.

It's just a workout on his home track.

Best post of this thread so far

toro wrote:I am sure they all could have broken 1:48.

But they raced it and they didn't

about as useful a conclusion as hicham with a 1'47.18pb

i'm sure you think he couda broken 1'47 & he raced it & he didn't...

I just saw on another message board that Rupp is now doing the 3k with Ritz.

https://twitter.com/OregonPJT

guess we won't be seeing a Rupp assault on sub 1:48. Wonder if he is coming back in the 800 for a workout add-on?

I wonder what caused the switch?

100+ posts of speculation then you get ole bait and switch.

It was just a ploy to see what Letsrunners would say about Rupp in an 800.

the tt.net honcho coined the phraseWE'VE BEEN RUPPED OFF![/b[

toro wrote:100+ posts of speculation then you get ole bait and switch.

It was just a ploy to see what Letsrunners would say about Rupp in an 800.

And the winner is..."Rupp originally had been slotted into the 800. He switched to the 3,000 in deference to a tight pair of hamstrings and looked just fine in his first outdoor race of 2013. A wind that had caused problems earlier in the meet was quiet during the race" from the results.

This was my point. Guess me and AlSal were on same wave length.