Galen Rupp nine days out from Prague — runs 24 miles on the TRACK finishing in 4:28

I heard he got lapped but came back on won.

Dear Liza wrote:

hagos pocket wrote:

This sounds stupid.

1. A 4:28 would be *easy* for someone of his caliber at the end of an aerobic run like that. 5:30s isn't fast for Rupp, it's his maintenance aerobic pace. It looked effortless because it was. If he collapsed on the track from 4:28, that belies a lack of recovery from Boston.

2. 24 miles on the track at any pace is flat-out dumb. Invitation to injury.

3. 24 miles seven days out from a goal race is borderline dumb, even at relatively slow paces like this. I say borderline, because ultimately it's just two hours of easy running, which should be bread and butter for Rupp at this point. Still, it's more than necessary, and it's coming off a busted race.

Not sure if I believe this happened. 4/10

I think that you think you're smarter than you actually are.

+1

That was an incredible workout. I haven't seen anything that impressive since that workout that Hasay did prior to Boston. Oh wait, NEVERMIND.

Kipchoge ran 4:35 pace for 26 miles.. . Rupp ran a tad faster for one mile.

But think of it like this:

23 miles @ Marathon Pace + 40 seconds Then 1 mile @ 10k pace + 8-10 seconds.

So aerobically, it’s really not too difficult.

Obviously the volume would get to a lot of people. But for him, it’s 2 hours and 6 minutes of relatively easy running. (Many rec runners run for far longer time wise in their marathon build ups). Due to his years of constitent fairly high mileage he probabaly burns fat well at this pace so it wouldn’t be so draining from an energy standpoint. His lactate levels would obviously be low and His years of mileage also means he can probabaly handle the impact on his tendons, joints, and ligaments fairly well. So overall it’s not a terribly exhausting workout in any way (except maybe psychologically if it was all on a track)

I believe I read somewhere that some of his pre Chicago workouts were 5 mile jog to the track race pace at the track for 10 miles then a 5 mile jog home. I assume he lives close to the Nike track.

This doesnt surprise me. One hes very use to training on the track. Also why risk the roads so close to this marathon. Rocks and pot holes ect. And we have to remember he does have three very young kids. Im sure his training revolves around being a dad some days.

Runnergrl wrote:

I believe I read somewhere that some of his pre Chicago workouts were 5 mile jog to the track race pace at the track for 10 miles then a 5 mile jog home. I assume he lives close to the Nike track.

Sounds like he lives no more than 5 miles from it.

let's see... wrote:

Runnergrl wrote:

I believe I read somewhere that some of his pre Chicago workouts were 5 mile jog to the track race pace at the track for 10 miles then a 5 mile jog home. I assume he lives close to the Nike track.

Sounds like he lives no more than 5 miles from it.

ROFL. Tip of the hat

Rupp dropped out because his use-other-elites-as-personal-pacers-and-draft-horses strategy was foiled.[/quote]

a.k.a “racing”. Are some of you so jealous/ hateful that you will even criticize him for racing? Good Lord, people...

Runnergrl wrote:

I believe I read somewhere that some of his pre Chicago workouts were 5 mile jog to the track race pace at the track for 10 miles then a 5 mile jog home. I assume he lives close to the Nike track..

I’m guessing about 5 miles away?

don’t be an ignoramous wrote:

Rupp dropped out because his use-other-elites-as-personal-pacers-and-draft-horses strategy was foiled.

a.k.a “racing”. Are some of you so jealous/ hateful that you will even criticize him for racing? Good Lord, people...[/quote]

NOPe, it is called cowardice.

personal pacers wrote:

456 wrote:

Does this really matter when your last race, you drop out?

Rupp dropped out because his use-other-elites-as-personal-pacers-and-draft-horses strategy was foiled. Yuki's surges were part of the reason for that. So, don't let Rupp draft, and don't let him use you to set his pace, then toss in some surges, and Rupp will not hold it together.

Like in Rio?

hagos pocket wrote:

This sounds stupid.

1. A 4:28 would be *easy* for someone of his caliber at the end of an aerobic run like that. 5:30s isn't fast for Rupp, it's his maintenance aerobic pace. It looked effortless because it was. If he collapsed on the track from 4:28, that belies a lack of recovery from Boston.

Real or not, the level of mansplaining on this board anytime Galen does anything good is mind-boggling.

Seems to me that this is a psychological tool for the mentally broken Rupp to have as back up should he fail again in Prague.

He obviously can't stop and pull out of back to back marathons within a few weeks as he'd be (even more of) a laughing stock. So he's got this in the locker as a ready made excuse - also, as has already been pointed out as well, there's no real evidence / independent corroboration that he really ran a full 24 miles anyway...

The workout was 24 miles with the last mile fast, and it was run on both the roads and the track.

Bingo `. wrote:

hagos pocket wrote:

2. 24 miles on the track at any pace is flat-out dumb. Invitation to injury.

If he really did that, then both of them are really, really ignorant.

It might be ok if he did half of it backwards.

clipped heels wrote:

don’t be an ignoramous wrote:

Rupp dropped out because his use-other-elites-as-personal-pacers-and-draft-horses strategy was foiled.

a.k.a “racing”. Are some of you so jealous/ hateful that you will even criticize him for racing? Good Lord, people...

NOPe, it is called cowardice.[/quote]

Cowardly Olympic silver and bronze don’t forget. I’m sure your balls are much bigger!

Hermes link ice blue mink wrote:

hagos pocket wrote:

This sounds stupid.

1. A 4:28 would be *easy* for someone of his caliber at the end of an aerobic run like that. 5:30s isn't fast for Rupp, it's his maintenance aerobic pace. It looked effortless because it was. If he collapsed on the track from 4:28, that belies a lack of recovery from Boston.

Real or not, the level of mansplaining on this board anytime Galen does anything good is mind-boggling.

That word does not mean what you think it means.

Why didn't he complete the course?

smd wrote:

As written, it's unclear whether the entire run was on the track. The implication from the write-up is that this guy shows up as it's in progress. I'm not saying it wasn't all on the track, but it's also possible it started elsewhere and finished on the track. Afterward this guy talks to Alberto, who says it was a 24-miler with a fast last mile, but in this write-up there's no evidence either way where those 24 miles were run. This is how urban legends can get started.

The article says it was run on the roads and the track.....take it for what it is. I remember doing a 15 miler (60 laps) on my local HS track 7 days after bombing in NY Marathon (1:08/1:19). I averaged 5:17 for the 15 Miler--and closed the last 10 in 52:01 with a sub-9:50 last 2 mile. I was pissed just like Rupp probably is. If you "bomb" a marathon and don't run all 26.21875 miles race-hard, it's easier to come back hard a week or two later--and that is IMHO why Rupp dropped out of Boston. As for the long run with hard close 9 days out, I think I might have done it a couple days earlier.