I wish Rupp would have reeled Mo in during that last 150m in the Oly 10K just to silence all the haters (though a gold medal shouldn't be required for that; a silver [ahead of the 5K, 10K, and HM marathon WR holders] should have been enough). I always think he could've if he 1) kept pounding the last 30m, and, 2) maybe started kicking earlier, he had a lot left.
not a tard wrote:
Discus wrote:And the times he has run are very good, I don't think I said they were bad. But where are the sub 26:30's, 12:50's, 7:25's, 3:48's that can put him on par with truly the best?
I lol'ed.
Three men, IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, have run under 26:30.
Two men, IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, have run under 7:25.
No man, IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, has done both.
So you're basically asking the following question: why hasn't Rupp become the greatest (or on par with the greatest) distance runner of all-time? Is that correct?
Funny how you exclude the perfectly reasonable time of 12:50 though.
asdg wrote:
not a tard wrote:I lol'ed.
Three men, IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, have run under 26:30.
Two men, IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, have run under 7:25.
No man, IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, has done both.
So you're basically asking the following question: why hasn't Rupp become the greatest (or on par with the greatest) distance runner of all-time? Is that correct?
Funny how you exclude the perfectly reasonable time of 12:50 though.
why is that funny?
There were no major outdoor competitions this year. I read somewhere (RW?) that Salazar's athletes were focused on peaking in 2016.
Correct me if I'm wrong but wasnt his focus on medaling at indoor worlds last year and not necessarily on outdoor?
Because Sixteen men, IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, have run under 12:50.
So he excluded the reasonable one.
Also, I'd like to contend that there would be more sub 26:30 10k performances if A. More of them were run, and B. If anyone actually gave a damn. If you're good enough to go 26:25 in the 10k, why not chase the bigger payouts in half-marathoning (or marathoning)?
Not that Rupp is a failure because he's only (ONLY) run 26:44, but I'm just saying
You are only looking at TIMES. Rupp actually had his best 5k Diamond League placings this year. He is more competitive than ever at 5k, which is his weaker event.
..stick with
discus and keep the nonsense to yourself...
In some circumstances times may trump Olympic Medals, a good tactical runner with a relatively slow time can still medal, but a runner with a really fast time can be someone who is not very good at Championship racing...If a 3:27 runner never wins an Olympic medal in the 1500m, but a 3:34 runner does you just can't discredit the 3:27 runner, who knows, maybe he's multi Diamond League winner, but no Olympic medals to his name... Chances are that 3:27 runner will go down in history as one of the fastest 1500m runners around, but if all the 3:34 runner did was luck around and win an Olympic medal then they won't be the hot topic very long...
Who r u? wrote:
Discus wrote:Many people would differentiate two types of success. One of the competitive aspect and one in the time performance aspect. And by rattling off times I'm referring to his performance aspect. Please try to keep up.
Oly medals trump times. Are you seriously that naive about the sport?
How do you know we aren't still in our mothers' basements? Discus...
AT wrote:
Because Sixteen men, IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD...
How could you possible have records for the entire "HISTORY OF THE WORLD?"
Us Homos have been Erectus for about 2 million years.
whoa buddy wrote:
AT wrote:Because Sixteen men, IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD...
How could you possible have records for the entire "HISTORY OF THE WORLD?"
Us Homos have been Erectus for about 2 million years.
I was mocking the manner in which "not a tard" explained how many people have gone sub 26:30 and 7:25
Discus wrote:
Last year was indicative that running well indoors does not necessarily correlate with better performances in the outdoor season. Yes, he ran faster in the 10K, but I felt that all of his 5K performances stagnated. He has run 12:58 and has yet to run sub-13 since then. His consistency is evident, but he has yet to show 5K times that are even comparable to Chris Solinsky, Ritzenhein, Lagat. Even Tegenkamp's PR rivals him.
Is the Saladbar crew doing anything that indicates an increase in performance as the year progresses? Or are we going to see relatively stable times the entire year?
Right now Rupp only has a 10K medal, and has yet to run any times that truly set him apart from the rest of the competition.
Saladbar?
SALADBAR?
Hahahaha, that´s sooo funny! You´re a comic genious! Why on earth hasn´t anybody thought of that before?
cool kid wrote:
I second this, most people would have bad seasons too if their wife was well into pregnancy.
WTF? Does Rupp´s wife have a job? If not, I don´t see the problem. If I was the one who made the money in the family and my wife had been a housewife, then taking care of the children would have been her responsibility.
illegitimate wrote:
I wish Rupp would have reeled Mo in during that last 150m in the Oly 10K just to silence all the haters
You mean pulled a Lance?
If you look at the 5000m races last year, you could argue Rupp was #1 in the world. The top 4 all beat each other at different times. Rupp is amongst the best in the world. He ran 1 race for time last year and that was his very impressive 10,000. Last year was among the best years ever for an American distance runner..Wake up!
givememoore wrote:
Idiots...All you guys do is adore Rupp. He still can't run with or KICK with the Africans/Mo Farah despite having the best coach in the world
I seem to remember him kicking by 3 KENYANS and 3 ETHIOPIANS in the Olympics to win a silver. Did you miss that one?
Discus wrote:
Who r u? wrote:My point is that you lack credibility. Why would I address any of the pointless points you made. You added fuel to the fire when you said he has yet to run a truly stellar time. Are you nuts?
I think a lot of people come on Letsrun and bring some unorthodox points that have limited credibility. It IS an ANONYMOUS running forum after all. I'm assuming I'm speaking with Alberto himself then?
And the times he has run are very good, I don't think I said they were bad. But where are the sub 26:30's, 12:50's, 7:25's, 3:48's that can put him on par with truly the best?
And we're straying away from my main point anyway. What is Rupp doing to ensure steady progression as the year goes on? Are the times we see in February going to be a indicator of what he is going to run come the World Championships? Many people commented on how his 5K time was one of the fastest run in January, but we didn't see anything beyond that.
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Wow there is so much ignorance on this thread..
First off, Rupp is on a lifetime/long term plan. YES he does have more to accomplish on the track. How about GOLD? That's what he said in an interview. After that he will most likely move up.
As for the times he runs, same reasoning. He's on a long term plan and continues to get faster and faster every year. He will knock those times down more and more. I'm not a huge Rupp fan, but I believe he will have the 10k WR before he moves up in distance. It's not like he's finished with his career. He has started to flourish the past two years on the international scale. Give it time...
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