Stockholm 5000m: Points Leader Alamirew scratches; Z Robertson added

How the hell is Ahmad Bile in the B 1500m section?

You Know Me wrote:

How the hell is Ahmad Bile in the B 1500m section?

Not sure what you're asking. Why shouldn't he be running? He's as good as some of the other people in the race and maybe he'll get a a PB.

And he's not in the "B" section. He's in the best 1500m of the night, which is designated as the 1500m National race. Has the best available male Swedes and is filled out with other runners (including Jordan McNamara, Dorian Ulrey, Ciarian, O'Lionaird).

Rupp press conference quotes:

.@G_Rupp: I'm excited to be racing in Stockholm. The break has worked out well. good to get some volume in and some workouts

.@G_Rupp 'It's been a bit hectic since the birth of the twins but it's was the best day of my life'

.@G_Rupp: Ive been at home since Paris. Hopefully tomorrow is quick, but I want to work on tactics this year - winning races

.@G_Rupp: It's always great to break a NR, but I want to win the race. That's more important than fast times.

You know who did get screwed by being put in a "B" race: Al Kipketer. He has a better 2014 800m time than four of the guys in the "A" race.

One of those slow guys is the rabbit but you wouldn't need a rabbit with Al K in the race.

Manzano, Torrence and Ingebrigsten are also in the 800 "B". Hope it makes the live stream.

digested reader wrote:

.@G_Rupp: Ive been at home since Paris. Hopefully tomorrow is quick, but I want to work on tactics this year - winning races

.@G_Rupp: It's always great to break a NR, but I want to win the race. That's more important than fast times.

Earth to Galen Rupp:

If you want it to be quick, take the fvcking lead when the pace drops.

digested reader wrote:

Not sure what you're asking. Why shouldn't he be running? He's as good as some of the other people in the race and maybe he'll get a a PB.

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Really? The only guy with times as slow as his are local guys. Furthermore, he's a decent soph in college from the US, seems a bit odd that he's over in Europe, let alone racing some 3:33 guys.

LUNDGREN Daniel

SWE

3:47.83

3:57.20

2

DURÉN Joel

SWE

3

BILE Ahmed

USA

3:43.43

3:43.43

4

HYDÉN Johan

SWE

3:43.69

3:48.47

5

DRIOUCH Hamza

QAT

3:33.69

3:47.48

6

ULREY Dorian

USA

3:35.23

3:38.73

7

HUFFER Craig

AUS

3:36.35

8

LEANDERSSON Jonas

SWE

3:39.37

3:39.37

9

SCHMITZ Tommy

USA

10

EK Staffan

SWE

11

MCNAMARA Jordan

USA

3:34.00

3:37.39

12

O'LIONAIRD Ciaran

IRL

3:34.46

3:37.72

13

INGEBRIGTSEN Filip

NOR

3:38.76

3:40.48

14

BUENO Andreas

DEN

3:38.44

3:38.44

15

HOLMBLAD Alexander

SWE

3:52.90

3:57.47

16

WALLDÉN Johan

SWE

3:41.79

3:41.79

17

MARTTINEN Riku

FIN

Now there is zero chance of getting a sub-12:50

Well he is the son of the Somalian national hero of Track, he probably has some connections

questioner of things wrote:

digested reader wrote:

.@G_Rupp: Ive been at home since Paris. Hopefully tomorrow is quick, but I want to work on tactics this year - winning races

.@G_Rupp: It's always great to break a NR, but I want to win the race. That's more important than fast times.

Earth to Galen Rupp:

If you want it to be quick, take the fvcking lead when the pace drops.

It's funny that you took his words to mean that he was most concerned with the pace being quick and racing like a moron.

It is pretty obvious you have no clue about his training this summer, what shape he's in or what he's been up to. Top man Ahmed who even if he shouldn't happen to pb can help along some of the slower Swedish racers who otherwise wouldn't get much out of being in a heat like this

Wax on wax off wrote:

questioner of things wrote:

Earth to Galen Rupp:

If you want it to be quick, take the fvcking lead when the pace drops.

Then he surely won't win.

And you think he was going to win trying to play tactics against these DL specialists, while being heavily outnumbered?

Rupp and Alberto are fooling nobody. When he was running for the AR's this spring, was it about winning the races, or getting the records? They made that decision at the beginning of the year, that this year WAS about chasing records, regardless of the PC, apologetic back-tracking mumbo-jumbo they have been spewing since laying eggs in Oslo and Paris.

Make no mistake, they chose Paris clear back at the beginning of the year TO GET A FAST TIME, even at the sacrifice of running the 5000m USATF Champions. They knew and decided when goal setting at the beginning of the year that, now, this year, was the year to get that 5000m record.

Now to be PC correct, of course they are not going to go out in interviews and repeatedly tell people that they want that AR, particularly giving them an 'out' if he comes up short.

Meanwhile, the real Prefontaine of the track, Emma Coburn, is showing how it's done.

That's the way I see it, and I'm sticking to it.

questioner of things wrote:

digested reader wrote:

.@G_Rupp: Ive been at home since Paris. Hopefully tomorrow is quick, but I want to work on tactics this year - winning races

.@G_Rupp: It's always great to break a NR, but I want to win the race. That's more important than fast times.

Earth to Galen Rupp:

If you want it to be quick, take the fvcking lead when the pace drops.

Don't take this personally, but I think you're an idiot.

reading comprehensions wrote:

questioner of things wrote:

Earth to Galen Rupp:

If you want it to be quick, take the fvcking lead when the pace drops.

It's funny that you took his words to mean that he was most concerned with the pace being quick and racing like a moron.

Moron

Where did I say he was more concerned with a fast pace than winning? I didn't.

And please explain how taking the lead = "racing like a moron".

Don't Take it Personally wrote:

questioner of things wrote:

Earth to Galen Rupp:

If you want it to be quick, take the fvcking lead when the pace drops.

Don't take this personally, but I think you're an idiot.

Why would I take offense?

How could you possibly be qualified to make a judgement about that based on one post in an anonymous message board?

You couldn't, which is to say, your opinion on this matter means nothing.