New Kenyan Star 18yrs old 27:08 - 10k by himself.....Rupp Who?

he's a kenyan who attended a high school in Japan, so is he now a Japanese citizen?

now that r0x0rs

NOOOOO!!!! Rupp is not his first name. It would be who Rupp? Your answer is Galen Rupp. You're welcome. Have a nice day.

he's faster than any american ever. Why rip on rupp? I dont understand why he is hated on so much just because he was given a training advantage that anyone would take if they were given it. I just hope that Ritz webb rupp withrow and the rest of these young guys do bring back american distance running.

who cares wrote:

he's faster than any american ever.

Exactly. Isn't that amazing, considering the kid is only 18?

R U sure he is 18?

how many years of high school does this guy have? The article below states he won a high school race in 2003. Did he win the race as a 16 year old?

http://www.iaaf.org/WXC03/news/Kind=2/newsId=20511.html

And isn't Boniface Kiprop from Uganda?

he was very young when he moved there, my friend who runs for Toyota motor company also told me about him, he is for real.

Yeah, Wanjiru just joined Toyota Kyushuu on Feb 25th. He was a member of the all-atar squad of Sendai Ikuei HS. It is their first foreign runner to be promoted. Morishita says hopefully, "He's got the atitude of a Pro. It would be great if our other runners could look at him as they grow...." He is glad to be in the warmer environs of Kyushuu for training. His and Morishita's goals are to produce "a new world record in the marathon." He has not even experienced a half marathon yet, but "He runs with very little movement up and down and his running is made for the roads. Even without real training under his belt, he can run quality, fast times," said Morishita. First off, will be a half marathon in the summer (not mentioned in the article, but this translator's thought is that it will be at the national champs in Sendai on July 10th- I'll run this also) for experience. They also express interest in a marathon debut sometime this season.

rootsradicals wrote:

he's a kenyan who attended a high school in Japan, so is he now a Japanese citizen?

No he is not.

2:18 wrote:

R U sure he is 18?

He's 22.

Its really rather rude ripping Rupp's running

He is 21... it is not november 10th yet.

math check wrote:

He is 21... it is not november 10th yet.

the post is 3 years old, so obviously he wasn't serious

I didn't initially realize how old the first post was and thought it was a witty way of saying a 22year old Kenyan was 18.

so...now that this thread is back how fast do you guys think Wanjiru will run at London. My guess is 2:05:40 if the weather cooperates.

I'd say that's about right. I think it should be a great race between him and Ryan Hall.

2:02:22...makes his break at 25K and puts 4 minutes on the field down the stretch.

Tedjo3 wrote:

2:02:22...makes his break at 25K and puts 4 minutes on the field down the stretch.

Yeah right!