I'm sure you guys have watched the Flotrack video of Rupp's post 5k workout. If not, here is the link:
I was very impressed with Levins! Can he hang with the big boy Rupp in upcoming races? He looked much more comfortable in that workout and even did one more rep than Rupp. Maybe that huge base is finally paying off?
Granted, Rupp raced a bit faster but does 10-15 seconds in a 5k really break down the body that much more? They were both racing at or near 90-100% all out effort.
Obviously it takes a greater effort to run 13:01 than 13:19. I'll agree that cam looked much better in the workout, but if cam had run under 13:10, I'm sure he wouldn't have looked so good in that workout.
It looks to me like Cam has more in him.
Cam clearly sacrificed himself for rupp in the later stages in the race because he knew 13:25 was an easy target. it also allows him to target the record again and again in the upcoming years, it also pressures other young guns such as ahmed palamar rae, to chase it creating a bit of a battle like rupp and lagat had.
More beers less fears. wrote:
Cam clearly sacrificed himself for rupp in the later stages in the race because he knew 13:25 was an easy target. it also allows him to target the record again and again in the upcoming years, it also pressures other young guns such as ahmed palamar rae, to chase it creating a bit of a battle like rupp and lagat had.
Sorry but Palamar and Rae are quite a way away from an indoor 13:19 right now. The next person to break that record will be named Cam and then Cam again. Ahmed is lacking the speed to get too fast at 5,000m
More beers less fears. wrote:
Cam clearly sacrificed himself for rupp in the later stages in the race because he knew 13:25 was an easy target. it also allows him to target the record again and again in the upcoming years, it also pressures other young guns such as ahmed palamar rae, to chase it creating a bit of a battle like rupp and lagat had.
I completely agree about Cam sacrificing himself. I think he is quite capable of sub 13:10. I can't wait until the day he takes down Rupp.
who's the miley cyrus lookalike with the super short hair dyed blond on top?
Charlie Stache wrote:
who's the miley cyrus lookalike with the super short hair dyed blond on top?
The chick who f#@%ed the pacing for Cain's 1k.
Man, levins looks like a machine coming in the last 50 of his final 400 without galen. Sexy form. He'll be beating rupp soon.
Fawn Dorr was the pacer
Also from what ive heard Cam didn't voluntarily sacrifice himself NOP told him to do it when Rich Peters couldn't pace
cam looks extremely strong in that workout. he was breathing and walking easy after the 53/54s. He's got plenty of potential and frankly should run a very good mile and 3k this year. Rupp had just run 13:01 and he was spent. But there may have been something more going on there, namely, that his asthma was flaring up (during the workout, not the race), which would explain in part why he was struggling to breathe toward the end of the workout. I'm even surprised that Salazar put him out there for the 2nd 400 at the end (the fourth, total) after he said he was about to fall over.
Cam's gotta learn how to race the way he worked out today. Learn how to dig when it gets tough. Sometimes he's not gritty enough to make a move in a race. Actually, come to think of it, he's never made a move in a race, just hanging on and running. His time will come.
Voel wrote:
Cam's gotta learn how to race the way he worked out today. Learn how to dig when it gets tough. Sometimes he's not gritty enough to make a move in a race. Actually, come to think of it, he's never made a move in a race, just hanging on and running. His time will come.
I think we have been watching different Levins races.
OMG he did. Dirty old man.
Please delete this entire thread. Pleeeaaasssseee.
Good lord, he patted her on the lower back, not the a$$. Get a grip.
You guys should be ashamed for trying to sexualize a coach/athlete relationship based on a single Flotrack video, especially one with a young woman who is in HS.
jamin wrote:
Wait a minute .....
No.
Voel wrote:
Cam's gotta learn how to race the way he worked out today. Learn how to dig when it gets tough. Sometimes he's not gritty enough to make a move in a race. Actually, come to think of it, he's never made a move in a race, just hanging on and running. His time will come.
His collegiate days were a different story. He made ALL the moves and dominated everyone. I do agree that he has become less aggressive since going pro but I think that has to do more with the fact that he is racing world class athletes and is, quite frankly, not as good as them. Yet.
Cam's glory days are ahead of him. Give it another year and he will be our new Rupp.
Do you guys remember that ferocious kick of his? Watching him drop those 54's in the workout sent me into a state of deja vu.
reed wrote:
Obviously it takes a greater effort to run 13:01 than 13:19. I'll agree that cam looked much better in the workout, but if cam had run under 13:10, I'm sure he wouldn't have looked so good in that workout.
False...effort is not time based. The 13:19 probably took more effort because Cam hit his wall and Rupp never passed that threshold which was why he could drop a 4:04.
Mrr82 wrote:
reed wrote:Obviously it takes a greater effort to run 13:01 than 13:19. I'll agree that cam looked much better in the workout, but if cam had run under 13:10, I'm sure he wouldn't have looked so good in that workout.
False...effort is not time based. The 13:19 probably took more effort because Cam hit his wall and Rupp never passed that threshold which was why he could drop a 4:04.
This is what I was led to believe, too.
Another thought: Cam undoubtedly has a better base so maybe he recovers quicker?