Can anyone take down Rupp at the 10000 Olympic Trials??

Matt Cento

Any high school level or above wrestler will be able to take down Rupp during the 10k at the trials. Anyone with any basic martial arts training could do it as well.

Rupp will be caught off guard and not expecting this.

There will be 25 laps during which someone could attack and go for the take down. After the finish, it would be even easier.

Rupp is basically a skinny weak guy. Double or single leg takedown should be easy. Other styles too.

Best to do it on the grass section of infield to minimize any injury.

Everyone has missed the obvious, Kara Goucher will. She will release the needed documentation/evidence around the same time Robert Young will release his GPS/TomTom data and this place will Nuclear Type Meltdown.

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Capppy Sternum wrote:

I think the only one with a decent chance is Craig Lutz. If he is on that day I don't think anyone - ANYONE - can beat him.

Southbound 35 wrote:

Everyone has missed the obvious, Kara Goucher will. She will release the needed documentation/evidence around the same time Robert Young will release his GPS/TomTom data and this place will Nuclear Type Meltdown.

I wouldn't hold my breathe.

Mead has been performing very well the last few years. However, Rowland will probably screw-up his peak along with the rest of the OTC guys like he did for last year's USAs.

what about Lagat, who had 3:26 1500m speed?

yyy wrote:

what about Lagat, who had 3:26 1500m speed?

Lagat's old 1500 time is not relevant to this discussion at all.

NOTrue can do it wrote:

What makes you think that is even possible?! You are just stating your off-base opinion, aren't you? Rupp's pb is 26:44

keep in mind Ben True's 10k pb is 27:41

chris derrick ran faster than that in college. most guys on the Oly standards list have been running better than True this season

Benny's best event is the 5k and he hasn't run very well in 2016. (not saying he won't)

I'd put money on Jenkins and Lagat before True

wollo56 wrote:

Ben True can get him if he's having a rough day, but I'd say even that's a long shot. Can't think of anyone else who even has a chance.

True was within a second of Rupp last year at the 5k world championships. IMO, True is a stronger runner at the 10k distance than he is at the 5k distance. I think he can get Rupp if Rupp is having a bad day.

Your opinion is worthless. Probably less than worthless.

your opinion is indeed worthless. True can 'get' rupp if Rupp is having a bad day only if 4 other guys get Rupp as well.True's 10k PB (27:41) is almost a minute slower than Rupp'sTrue's best event is the 5k (13:02) Again, why do you think True is a stronger runner at 10k? It seems like it's just some subjective feeling you have not based on any facts or performances. I know it probably 'feels' like Ben true should be a better 10k racer, i get that, but it's totally off and he's not a better 10k runner than 5k runner.Ben True will never run in the Olympics

wollo56 wrote:

True was within a second of Rupp last year at the 5k world championships. IMO, True is a stronger runner at the 10k distance than he is at the 5k distance. I think he can get Rupp if Rupp is having a bad day.

NOTrue can do it wrote:

your opinion is indeed worthless.

True's best event is the 5k (13:02)

Ben True will never run in the Olympics

Your opinion is less than worthless.

Shouldn't you be posting at the Farah doping thread again?

i never post about Farah doping because i don't have any facts or inside info. about the situation. I do feel his rise to success smells of doping, but he may also be running at near his limit the last few years, hence the inability to run super fast 5k and 10k times as many of the GOAT threads discuss. He knows what it takes to win and he does it. That's all i will sayI'm saving this thread and will politely type out a brief "i told you so" message after the USA 10k trials when True does not make the team.Best,

True over Rupp wrote:

NOTrue can do it wrote:

your opinion is indeed worthless.

True's best event is the 5k (13:02)

Ben True will never run in the Olympics

Your opinion is less than worthless.

Shouldn't you be posting at the Farah doping thread again?

You make it sound like PBs are the sole factor in determining race outcomes. "Runner A has a slower PB than Runner B - therefore Runner B has no chance to beat Runner A in any race ever."

True was also within three seconds of Rupp last year at the USATF 10k National Championships. It's not like he's a marathoner without the foot speed to hang at a faster pace. He even beat Rupp in the 5k last year.

Aren't you the same guy who said that True would never make a world championship or Olympic team in the 5000m/10000m....after he had already made the world championship team in the 5000m?

Where has True been? Does anyone know if he's healthy and/or in shape?

asdfasdf wrote:

Where has True been? Does anyone know if he's healthy and/or in shape?

I'll answer my question after googling... True ran 13:12 at Pre. Mead 13:04. Chelanga ran 13:46. Jenkins 27:48 and Derrick 28:48 (last).

The team should come down to Rupp, Mead, True, or Jenkins. I think any of them could beat Rupp since he's not in peak form due to marathon training. If I were True or Jenkins, I'd only run the 10k if the other person is not running. For instance, if I were Jenkins and I saw True was definitely running the 10k, I would rest for the 5k. I think the 10k will take too much out of those two right now.

Chelanga and Derrick probably aren't fit enough to hang in either the 10k or 5k.

Ben True was 3 seconds back in a 28:11 jogfest. Seriously, he's a 5000 guy and very good when healthy. He's shown that he's capable of beating Rupp at that distance but nothing he's done - as has already been posted - suggests any ability to beat Rupp in the 10000.

asdfasdf wrote:

asdfasdf wrote:

Where has True been? Does anyone know if he's healthy and/or in shape?

I'll answer my question after googling... True ran 13:12 at Pre. Mead 13:04. Chelanga ran 13:46. Jenkins 27:48 and Derrick 28:48 (last).

The team should come down to Rupp, Mead, True, or Jenkins. I think any of them could beat Rupp since he's not in peak form due to marathon training. If I were True or Jenkins, I'd only run the 10k if the other person is not running. For instance, if I were Jenkins and I saw True was definitely running the 10k, I would rest for the 5k. I think the 10k will take too much out of those two right now.

Chelanga and Derrick probably aren't fit enough to hang in either the 10k or 5k.

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