HobblingHarrier wrote:
I have to say it wrote:Rupp scares no one in the marathon. Remember how the top marathoners in the world NEVER thought of Mo Farah as a factor in his debut at London? Remember they were right? That is how the top American marathoners view Rupp. They may be right or wrong but Rupp scares no one at this point. Runners World and all of the so called experts are the only ones that view him as a possible contender.
Rupp has run 26:44 for 10k, Mo has run 26:46.
Mo debuted in a slightly disappointing 2:08:21 - a host of recent 2:03/2:04 marathoners weren't overly worried about his competing.
So therefore a group of guys who have not broken 2:10 in 2015 aren't viewing him as a possible contender?
Good trolling.
Yeah, I'm still surprised that people think they can directly predict Rupp based on Farah. Yes they are both good runners and often training partners, and yes they went 1-2 in the Olympic 10K and have run similar times for 10K. But they are not twins. Mo has run 3:29, Rupp could maybe run 3:32.high. Rupp does not have those wheels, but Farah may not have the long range. They have both run under 26:50 twice I believe, with Rupp having the faster 26:44. Probably they both could go under 26:40 in a perfect race, but as they go longer, and especially on the roads, I think the advantage may go to Rupp.
Mo is more erratic, Rupp is more fluid. Over a marathon course this could have a big impact. Remember Rupps mile repeats after his two mile AR? He just clicks of the pace, lap after lap, mile after mile, presumably on tired legs.
We don't know what Rupp can do for the marathon yet, but Mo is not his barometer. And any thinking, sane person should recognize that he poses a real threat to any American runner on the roads.