I know this is a stretch, but a guy who goes 3:50 & 7:30 indoors and is now in 26:3X shape certainly is ready for a phenomenal 5000, or will be in a few weeks. He's a class ahead of other americans who have done 12:55-12:56, probably at least ready for 12:45-12:48 right now.
By the end of summer, could he be attacking 12:40? That's right at the door.
Other than becoming a new father, and that is a factor, he seems ready to get there!
I know some guys use conversion tables, what is say 7:30 & 26:39 worth? or 3:50 & 26:39?
Not before he can take the American Record at 5000
AbdirizakOGF wrote:
Not before he can take the American Record at 5000
Sure, but I didn't say he would do it before. If he runs 3-4 5000's this year at the great venues, the AR will drop like a hot potato.
no he has no chance
He would have to get his 3k PR under 7:25 to have any chance.
USA Golds wrote:
I know this is a stretch, but a guy who goes 3:50 & 7:30 indoors and is now in 26:3X shape
Galen is is 26:44 shape. I don't know where you fanboys get these imaginary times from
word. wrote:
USA Golds wrote:I know this is a stretch, but a guy who goes 3:50 & 7:30 indoors and is now in 26:3X shape
Galen is is 26:44 shape. I don't know where you fanboys get these imaginary times from
c'mon
Have read some of your posts. You remind me of the T-Rexing guy. You talk a lot of nonsense yet seem so damn sure of yourself. Galen could have run faster. Had you seen the race, you would know that. He had a tone left at the end of it. He could have easily gone sub 26:40.
word. wrote:
USA Golds wrote:I know this is a stretch, but a guy who goes 3:50 & 7:30 indoors and is now in 26:3X shape
Galen is is 26:44 shape. I don't know where you fanboys get these imaginary times from
If he had a "tone" left then why didn't he use it to run faster? Or was he sandbagging so he can break the AR again later this summer and you can talk about how toned he is.
from Ventlion.
[quote]get used to it. wrote:
He could have easily gone sub 26:40.
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You were wearing your super-tight Rupp Superboy underpants when you typed that, were you not?
yyy wrote:
from Ventlion.
Yes, who said he was in 12:30 shape in his indoor 13:01...
Ok, so I was at the race FRI night - watched every lap intently. Yes Galen ran 26:44, but was completely in control the entire time, never wavered or struggled. Personally I think that he could have gone with 4 laps to go and have run under 26:40. How much I don't know, but he was really on last FRI night - barely looked tired at the finish. Makes me think that with slightly more 5000m training, but not too much, he goes 12:50, maybe o a good day, at night, big race, great fans etc even faster.
The point of races is to win. He knew he had the best finishing speed. When he kicked like that with, what was it, 600 to go, it was obvious he could have handled a faster pace during that race. Are you going to try to say Mo Farah can only run as fast in the 5k as his personal best? Of course not, Mo races to win, as did Galen. And it isn't necessarily sandbagging to win, yet not race all out.
His prime concern needs to be Solinky's American born 12:55.
Or Ritz's PR.
Or Bob Kennedy's PR.
Or Teg's PR.
Other than that, there are 78 people who have run a faster 5000 than Rupp.
No. I happened to watch the video of Bekele's 12:37 the other day. It was an absolutely maxed out effort by someone with significantly faster PRs than Rupp at 3000m and at 10000m.
Can Rupp break 12:50? Sure. 12:45? Maybe, but that would make him the #4 performer of all time. 12:40? Not a chance. There are exactly 3 guys who have ever done it - Haile G, Kenny B and Daniel "7:20 for 3000m" Komen. Rupp just isn't at that level.
dkny64 wrote:
No. I happened to watch the video of Bekele's 12:37 the other day. It was an absolutely maxed out effort by someone with significantly faster PRs than Rupp at 3000m and at 10000m.
Can Rupp break 12:50? Sure. 12:45? Maybe, but that would make him the #4 performer of all time. 12:40? Not a chance. There are exactly 3 guys who have ever done it - Haile G, Kenny B and Daniel "7:20 for 3000m" Komen. Rupp just isn't at that level.
Thanks for your response, a real one too! I generally agree with you. It's a stretch, and not apples to apples exactly. For example, I don't think Komen could run 10K like Galen.
dkny64 wrote:
No. I happened to watch the video of Bekele's 12:37 the other day. It was an absolutely maxed out effort by someone with significantly faster PRs than Rupp at 3000m and at 10000m.
Can Rupp break 12:50? Sure. 12:45? Maybe, but that would make him the #4 performer of all time. 12:40? Not a chance. There are exactly 3 guys who have ever done it - Haile G, Kenny B and Daniel "7:20 for 3000m" Komen. Rupp just isn't at that level.
Perhaps you should watch Bekele's race again. He had more than 1 sub60 lap in that run. Not what I would call a maximum effort. Neither was his 10000 which probably should have been sub 26:10 that day.
Star wrote:
His prime concern needs to be Solinky's American born 12:55.
Or Ritz's PR.
Or Bob Kennedy's PR.
Or Teg's PR.
Other than that, there are 78 people who have run a faster 5000 than Rupp.
Well, this is kind of along the line of thinking that because Rupp hadn't run under 27:2X in the past 3 years he could not run under 26:48. Kind of a blind, well he hasn't run a,b,c,d,e in succession he won't run f.
Rupp will eclipse many times and folks this season over 5000, the question is, how far will he get?