Rupp's spring schedule

crosscounts wrote:

illogical logic wrote:

This crap makes me laugh. There are probably over a hundred marathoners faster that Rupp whom Rupp has not faced. Probably in Kenya alone. You are acting as if he has run down every sub-2:10 guy on the planet.

So where are the medals and WMM wins these hundred marathoners surely must have won if they are so fast?

So explain why he beat so many at Chicago? Marathoning is not just about speed. This is something most letsrunners just don't get. Marathoning is about strategy, and simply winning. Rupp was the smartest racer and the best over the last 10km at Chicago, just because he didn't run sub 2:05 or whatever time you want him to run doesn't mean he is a bad marathoner. You don't get second at Boston, third at the Olympics, and win Chicago for being a bad runner.

Somebody trolled Rupp's wikipedia page by posting his 2018 racing schedule as the following:

2018 Clearwater Distance Classic 50k (January 21, 2018)

2018 US 50k road champs (March 4, 2018)

2018 Virgin Money London Marathon (April, 2018)

2018 Breaking2 (May, 2018)

2018 Bank of America Chicago Marathon (October, 2018)

2018 California International Marathon (December, 2018)

what the actual.... wrote:

vivalarepublica wrote:

Rupp could go to Boston, get a big payday, become a legend

Become a legend at what? Beating B-level marathoners? The only reason people would think he is a legend is because they would primarily make up a population that doesn't know a lot about running and think winning Chicago and Boston makes you the best in the world, as nothing matters outside the good old USA.

And getting the admiration of those people matters a lot more than the running superfan in the race to legendary. Also, wins the most prestigious marathon in the good ole USA (according to those same people).

Troll harder.

Forget Rupp. I am more interested in seeing Hasay do London and get under 2:20, than watching Rupp run another 2:09.

No more mo wrote:

I'd love to see Farah get absolutely destroyed. I'm talking bad enough where he just retires. A thrashing like he took at the world half marathon champs a couple years ago would be ideal.

Mo will destroy 2:10 Rupp. He will also run the marathon faster than Rupp has ever ran it within the next 2 years. Rupp is hype. Mo is magic. God is great.

RupTARD wrote:

No more mo wrote:

I'd love to see Farah get absolutely destroyed. I'm talking bad enough where he just retires. A thrashing like he took at the world half marathon champs a couple years ago would be ideal.

Mo will destroy 2:10 Rupp. He will also run the marathon faster than Rupp has ever ran it within the next 2 years. Rupp is hype. Mo is magic. God is great.

What? Mo has already run the marathon faster than Galen has ever run it. You're not much of a Mo fan, are you?

Speculatin.Stanley wrote:

Okay, so now we've got Kipchoge and Mo in the London Marathon this spring. Does this have any influence on the question of where Rupp runs next?

Assuming Kipchoge will want to run the first half in 61-62 minutes, I wonder if Mo will want to go with him or if he'll hang back a bit, shooting for a 2:05-2:06.

If the latter is the case, it could be a good opportunity for Rupp to hammer it out with his old training partner.

Of course, now that he's Chicago champ, he'd become a legend if he can add a Boston victory to his resume in April.

Anyway, does Kipchoge's decision for London alter the calculus for Rupp?

The possibility of Rupp racing London is near zero. Rupp has a growing family, he is on the backside of his career and needs to chase the buck. Now that London has committed to Kipchoge and Mo, they probably can't afford can't afford to pay Rupp his asking price. Besides, the path for every great American marathoner has always been NY or Boston victory before going international. Chicago is a major, but NY and Boston are still the crown jewels. However, I do see the possibility of Hasay running London.

A separate issue. For all practical purposes, this is Mo's debut and there is no way he is going to swing for the fences his first time at bat. Mo's number one goal believe it or not is to break the British marathon record of 2:08x. Mo's 10K and half marathon says he should be able to run 2:05, but I can see him running a safe 2:06 or 7. Personally, I don't think Mo will ever be an ultra elite sub-2:05 type marathoner, his bouncy running form is counter productive for 26 miles.

Solid analysis, thanks. Seems reasonable. I find it funny how people are preemptively belittling a potential Boston victory, as if Americans have been winning the race year in and year out for decades.

Yes, should that happen, he won't have beaten Kipchoge en route to Boylston Street, but so what. Besides Meb, no American has managed to win in decades, including Ryan Hall. That, of course, is why he'll become a legend (well, in addition to his crazy good resume already).

I, too, would love to see him bust out a 2:05. But winning races is the main thing, and how many other guys from this generation of runners (which includes some real badasses from Ritz to Webb to Hall to Solinsky, etc.) can claim that?

Weely wrote:

Scaredy Cat wrote:

If not, then I too am a 2:06 guy along with Rupp because like him, I also have not run 2:06.

Did you also like him run sub 27 and win 2 Olympic medals?

Actually I like Mo. Sub 27 and 4 Olympic Gold medals ( Oh , 100% gold by the way x 0% for Rupp )

UK rocks baby

crosscounts wrote:

Scaredy Cat wrote:

Rupp is scared. It's that simple.

For all of you guys claiming he is "a 2:06 guy", guess what? He's not. He is a 2:09 guy until he proves otherwise.

If not, then I too am a 2:06 guy along with Rupp because like him, I also have not run 2:06.

You are not a 2:06 because, unlike Rupp, you have not run 26:44, do not have 2 Olympic medals, do not have several American records, and have not been emphatically beaten all but three other marathoners.

Where are all these 'fast' people who run Rotterdam, etc when the big day comes around? Not to be seen.

RUPP IS KING

Agree: King of Pu$$ies

Beautiful Day wrote:

A 26 something guy who never runs faster than a low 2:09 then closes his career with a bunch of 2:12 runs would indeed be legend. He'd be one of the best marathoners in the world, in fact.

Rupp could break the American record and you would still be talking shįt.

This makes me laugh, Rupp is no doubt Top 10 marathoner.

Glorfindel wrote:

crosscounts wrote:

So where are the medals and WMM wins these hundred marathoners surely must have won if they are so fast?

So explain why he beat so many at Chicago? Marathoning is not just about speed. This is something most letsrunners just don't get. Marathoning is about strategy, and simply winning. Rupp was the smartest racer and the best over the last 10km at Chicago, just because he didn't run sub 2:05 or whatever time you want him to run doesn't mean he is a bad marathoner. You don't get second at Boston, third at the Olympics, and win Chicago for being a bad runner.

All the people saying time doesn't matter are the same people who bring up his 26:44 to defend how great he is. You can't have it both ways.

gfgsdfghghgf wrote:

Galen will never race outside America

Hey, MORON, last time I checked, Rio was outside of the USA, as is the Czech Republic, where he raced a half marathon.

Jesus Christ, who let's all these idiots on this message board anyway? Sheesh.

Rupp’s Spring Menu:

Appetizer: a fresh hot bowl of Ls at Houston

Beverage: a cold icy L at Indoor Champs

Entree: a heaping plate of Ls at London from Mo, Eliud “The Machine” Kipchoge, Adola, etc.

Dessert: a decadent sheet cake of Ls at USATF Outdoor Champs

Since Rupp is ?

idiots run amok! wrote:

gfgsdfghghgf wrote:

Galen will never race outside America

Hey, MORON, last time I checked, Rio was outside of the USA, as is the Czech Republic, where he raced a half marathon.

Jesus Christ, who let's all these idiots on this message board anyway? Sheesh.

Not to mention that SILVER medal he won in a 10k in LONDON. You do know London is in England, right, DUFUS?

illogical logic wrote:

All the people saying time doesn't matter are the same people who bring up his 26:44 to defend how great he is. You can't have it both ways.

Oh, give me a break -- these are not mutually exclusive things. Of course times matter, which is why 26:44 is rightly judged phenomenal. And yet, so is hardware, and winning two Olympic medals and a Chicago Marathon trophy is exceedingly rare.

He's great because of his 26:44, yes, and he's great because of his Olympic medals and Chicago victory, too. Sure, he hasn't run a 2:05. Maybe he will. That'll be yet another feather in his cap. If he doesn't, he's still locked up "great" status -- unless you want to put an asterisk next to that for the gray-area issues, and that's fine by me if you want to.

But some people bend over backwards to try to downplay his achievements at the marathon. Sure, he might end 2017 with the 115th fastest time in the world. Doesn't that also beg the question, though, why some of those people who ran faster didn't do so at Chicago (or Boston, minus one)? If it's so easy to beat him -- and there are so many people that can easily do so -- then they all truly missed a big opportunity for a big payday by not doing Chicago this fall.

I would like to see Rupp race London and test his abilities!

Fan_Boy_1 wrote:

I would like to see Rupp race London and test his abilities!

Many Rupp fans would like him to NOT race London. Because then he'd be testing his abilities.