Midwest ponds wrote:
Half marathon record relevant?! To what? The 1/2 marathon championships?! Ok... I agree it's an amazing time but sadly not an important event. Hall's 2:06 is his best race. Ever.
The 2:05 (2:04:58) he ran at Boston wasn't legal either.
I don't get what you're talking about
Raysism wrote:Hall has the American record in the half and, but for a late career nationality change, the marathon. Those seem pretty relevant to the discussion.
No. It is a very important event, and is more indicative of how great a half marathoner will be at the marathon level than the 10k event.
Adola: half marathon: 59:21. Marathon: 2:03 ( He has only run 1 marathon)
Bedan Karoki: Half Marathon: 59:23, Marathon: 2:07 ( he has only run 1 marathon). Btw, His 10000m time is 26:52!
Ryan Hall half marathon time: 59:43, Marathon time: 2:04
Wilson Kipsang: half marathon time: 58:59, Marathon time: 2:03
Kipchoge: half marathon time: 59: 25, Marathon time: 2:03
Mary Keitany : Used to own the half marathon record, marathon time: 2:17
Rupps Half marathon time: 60:30, marathon time; 2:09
As you can see, fast half marathoners usually become fast marathoners. Unless rupp can get his times down to 2:06, he will not be able to compete with the up and coming africans like Adola and Karoki. They do not muck around with slow paces. They blaze.
The point is, an in form hall would run the breaks off of an in form Rupp.
Yeah, Rupp can win Boston and now Chicago( it's slow now) year after year, because of the weak fields and slow courses, but up against TRUE fast marathoners, he stands no chance at this point in his career. Kipchoge toyed with Rupp in Rio, while rupp and Lilesa were barely keeping up. But Adola nearly busted Kipchoge arse in Berlin. You see the difference?
I like Rupp, and he could possibly get down to 2:07, but lets be honest about his true ability. He is not in the ball park of Hall or KK, and that is just the truth.