For all the hype this guy gets, he ranks 175th overall in the marathon. Pretty pathetic if you ask me.
http://www.alltime-athletics.com/mmaraok.htm
Similar case for Molly Huddle - 34 years old.. running her whole life and still pretty pathetic in the marathon
http://www.alltime-athletics.com/wmaraok.htm
Key takeaway: US Distance running is mediocre
Galen Rupp is #85 all-time.
Galen Rupp is #5 all-time outside of Kenya and Ethiopia.
Galen Rupp is #3 all-time for those not born on the continent of Africa.
Getting angry yet?
Galen Rupp has two Olympic medals and is a medal favorite for Tokyo.
Galen Rupp has never finished worse than 3rd in a marathon.
How about now?
Galen Rupp has the fastest 10K time in the world in the last 7 years.
Galen Rupp is the fastest marathoner outside of Kenya or Ethiopia of 2018. That means were there an Olympics this year, he would be no worse than #7, and since he is so consistent, he would likely win another medal.
Key takeaway: Galen Rupp is a world-class marathoner. You are an angry loser.
According to that list he is about the 45th all time you dork. That's with only ONE attempt at a paced marathon. That's with poor pacing and a course not designed for speed during non-optimal conditions. Rupp is easily 2:04 flat in Berlin.
runners with multiple times ruin you wrote:
According to that list he is about the 45th all time you dork. That's with only ONE attempt at a paced marathon. That's with poor pacing and a course not designed for speed during non-optimal conditions. Rupp is easily 2:04 flat in Berlin.
Rupp's marathon time ranks 175th overall in terms of fastest marathons ever. Not good.
How many people ahead of Rupp on the list have finished ahead of Rupp in a race?
runners with multiple times ruin you wrote:
According to that list he is about the 45th all time you dork. That's with only ONE attempt at a paced marathon. That's with poor pacing and a course not designed for speed during non-optimal conditions. Rupp is easily 2:04 flat in Berlin.
Prague may be faster than you think. Eliud Kiptanui ran a 2:05:39 there, and during his three attempts in Berlin after that, he only once ran faster: 2:05:21.
Having said that, I can see him running 2:05 in Chicago in good conditions, yes. Or DNS or 2:06.
Well, maybe you learned something today.
Marathons are not about running fast, they are about winning.
jkjlk wrote:
Marathons are not about running fast, they are about winning.
I remember Rupp's goal in Prague differently.
OverHyped1 wrote:
For all the hype this guy gets, he ranks 175th overall in the marathon. Pretty pathetic if you ask me.
http://www.alltime-athletics.com/mmaraok.htmSimilar case for Molly Huddle - 34 years old.. running her whole life and still pretty pathetic in the marathon
http://www.alltime-athletics.com/wmaraok.htmKey takeaway: US Distance running is mediocre
Where do you rank?
Galen Rupp facts. wrote:
Galen Rupp is #85 all-time.
Galen Rupp is #5 all-time outside of Kenya and Ethiopia.
Galen Rupp is #3 all-time for those not born on the continent of Africa.
Getting angry yet?
Galen Rupp has two Olympic medals and is a medal favorite for Tokyo.
Galen Rupp has never finished worse than 3rd in a marathon.
How about now?
Galen Rupp has the fastest 10K time in the world in the last 7 years.
Galen Rupp is the fastest marathoner outside of Kenya or Ethiopia of 2018. That means were there an Olympics this year, he would be no worse than #7, and since he is so consistent, he would likely win another medal.
Key takeaway: Galen Rupp is a world-class marathoner. You are an angry loser.
What a Moran. Great attempt at distortion.
He’s 45 all time.
You COULD say, all other men aside he’s number one. All people called Gaylen, he’s number one. All people who look like a duck he’s number one. All people who’s surname is Rupp, he’s number one.
Did YOU SEE WHAT I DID THERE?
Moran.
OP, please feel free to post your marathon PR and how many times you've beaten Galen Rupp head to head.
0/10. Overdone topic.
As long as he stays on US soil avoiding running with the big guns in London and Berlin, he is mediacore
His current PB also doesn’t put him with the heaviest guns running 2:03-2:04
Hhg wrote:
As long as he stays on US soil avoiding running with the big guns in London and Berlin, he is mediacore
His current PB also doesn’t put him with the heaviest guns running 2:03-2:04
Except when he ran on English soil and came back with a medal.
And when he ran on Brazilian soil and came back with a medal.
Pretty "mediacore"
OverHyped1 wrote:
For all the hype this guy gets, he ranks 175th overall in the marathon. Pretty pathetic if you ask me.
http://www.alltime-athletics.com/mmaraok.htmSimilar case for Molly Huddle - 34 years old.. running her whole life and still pretty pathetic in the marathon
http://www.alltime-athletics.com/wmaraok.htmKey takeaway: US Distance running is mediocre
Hasn't Molly Huddle only run one marathon (excluding Boston 2018), and didn't she come third? Pretty good if you ask me. Definitely has sub 2:20 potential. Whether or not she'll ever realize that potential remains to be seen. Would trank her 38th all time performance.
Lololololo
Moran.
Your point would have been better made if you hadn’t misspelled moron twice.
casual obsever wrote:
[quote]runners with multiple times ruin you wrote:
Prague may be faster than you think. Eliud Kiptanui ran a 2:05:39 there, and during his three attempts in Berlin after that, he only once ran faster: 2:05:21.
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If Kiptanui ran that with better pacing and 45 degree, low wind conditions the that would explain why he ran 2:05:39 there.
Rupp ran Prague in 65+ degree conditions and there were poor pacemaking strategies for making a fast time trial type run. Remember, people were throwing surges in the beginning.
I think it would be better to de-dupe your list instead of counting a single athlete multiple times. Also, as with any list, you can take multiple cross-sections to find out interesting statistics.
Everyone already knows that Galen Rupp is not close to holding the world record in the marathon. However, it is boring to simply judge runners on personal bests. There's nothing like a thrilling marathon of great performances. To his credit, he has medals. It will be interesting to see him progress.
I fail to see the purpose of stating US. runners are mediocre and receive too much hype. In a time when the average American does not following professional running, I would place value on any runner who calls attention to the sport, whether my opinion is if they deserve it or not.
Getting Old wrote:
Lololololo
Moran.
Your point would have been better made if you hadn’t misspelled moron twice.
Moran.
This thread is ridiculous. Galen and Molly are great runners. They compete on a global stage and are competitive for podium spots almost any time they compete. Molly has only tackled tough marathon courses. If she gets in a good race there is no doubt she can run low-2:20s or faster. Galen ran 26:44 and 2:06 and has a silver and bronze. Come off it.