RUPP: 2011, 2012, 2013: six championship races, one medal. Can we safely call the London 10,000 a FLUKE?

Jeilan was injured last year and many Africans weren't there last year. The fluke was Rupp winning the medal last year and Renato predicted it beforehand on this message board. He said that the Africans were unusually weak in the track distance events last year and that might give Rupp a chance to medal. Something I think Rupp fans don't want to remember.

More importantly, I think Rupp was a very poor sport today. Minimal congratulations to his training partner and alleged friend for winning a big race. Lost whatever respect for Rupp that I'd gained from London.

Les wrote:

2011: 7th

2012: 2nd

2013: 4th

The only guy with a better performance over the last three championships is Mo Farah.

Astute.

hey saladbar, while you were busy posting about rupp for the thousandth time, i just had sex with your wife. maybe pay more attention to what's going on with her and less attention to rupp.

I love these analyses of post race celebrations.

Did something similarly dramatic happen at the high school dance last night?

coach d wrote:

Jeilan was injured last year and many Africans weren't there last year. The fluke was Rupp winning the medal last year and Renato predicted it beforehand on this message board. He said that the Africans were unusually weak in the track distance events last year and that might give Rupp a chance to medal. Something I think Rupp fans don't want to remember.

It doesn't matter. History has ebbs and flows. The runner still has to toe the line on that day and Rupp did, and beat every single athlete in the world, including the Africans who did or did not toe the line -- something they'd like not to remember.

You can only race who toes the line.

And Rupp's Silver Olympic Medal is FOREVER.

hey buddy, i forgot to mention that she's a real hellcat in the sack.

Cannot stop yourself from baiting the fanboys haha!

Still a pretty good race for Rupp, especially following a pretty mediocre outdoor season. Had he had his same last lap ability from Moscow he would have been right in there with Jeilan and Farah.

In answer to the question, I think it is certainly possible that Rupp will medal again.

whenever I read a post by rupp-certified saladbar, I am thankful that I don't interact with this person in the world outside the web. A truly poisonous character.

10/10

6 races, 37 TUEs, countless PEDs, 70 IQ. All adds up to filthy cheating punkass elf

rupp-certified saladbar wrote:

"RuppNation"?

LOL

Your "nation" has one medal, which was a FLUKE, and will NEVER win another.

Give me a break. I know a couple of NOP guys and they have seen the medal. He may be a bit of a dork and everybody who runs a 100 miles a week is. Overall he is the top american distance runner at 5k and over of all time...end of thread

Also, she said she hates you.

steve red wrote:

Rupp will be top 6 in the 5K! Care to wager, Mr. Saladbar?

Top six! He's good for top six!!!

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The only races that matter are the Olympics and world record runs. These "world championships" are a waste of time.

Galen Rupp Number on Fan wrote:

Why do people try to appeal to this moran's logic?

Quick tip #1:

If you're going to call someone a moron, spell the word correctly.

You moran.

Bronze in Daegu 2011 was 5 seconds behind silver.

Galen was less than 3 seconds behind gold today.

Barakus Obama wrote:

Just shut the fvck up man, can't you just stay silent for this championship.

Aw, thanks. :)

If Mo Farah ran in the Bekele at his prime era instead of now, Rupp would be a gold Olympic medalist and a bronze WC medalist. And Mo would look like an also-ran to Bekele.