FARAH WILL DESTROY RUPP!!!!!

Runnergrl wrote:

Obviously it depends on if Galen is healthy. I have not seen any NOP Facebook or twitter posts from them so not sure how it’s going.

A healthy Rupp definitely could beat Mo. It won’t be as exciting to watch the race if Galen decides to not run.

Gaylen will splay and get owned by the big boys. He is weak and lacks strength or the fight. He is once a year pony that will be ridden sore by the big boys. He’s slack.

So far, Rupp is the better marathoner. Mo upped his game at London, but Rupp's overall record is clearly better.

Could be neither of them wins, but I give Rupp the edge, "sore Achilles" or not.

Good pacing, both get PRs.

Bandit1 wrote:

Kipchoge should bandit it and jog off to the side at the finish to remind everyone whose BOSS

Then start handing out finishers medals.

Finishing second while setting a Marathon personal best would be a failure for both Farah and Rupp. No reason for anyone to race sub-2:12 Marathon pace through 24 miles. The win is far more important than a personal best. This is Rupp & Salazar versus Farah.

On the contrary. Given that Rupp is doping I would be much more excited to never see him race again.

his gray area supplements demonstrate a desire to win by any means, even cheating. He and all other dopers and Hermys are given a pass so that track can be more marketable.

It's not even athletic competition anymore, it's capital vs capital. Who can invest the most money to make the best athlete. The day of how much an athlete can invest in themselves is over.

Does anyone have even a slight idea how much longer till all of Rupp and Salazars former friends and teammates start testifying against them,..oh that right they have. before their sponsor turns their back on them when things become untenable... not yet but it will, ask lance.

The funniest thing is to imagine Rupp, a doped up science experiment, showing up to NCAAs to compete against college kids, and after defeating them feeling joy and pride and accomplishment. Does this not show how petty these two are. It is astonishgly vain.

The one commendable thing I suppose is that in all this Salazar has proven that with a little biochemistry a pony can be turned to a race hoarse

Farah will win the race. Rupp will win the post-race workout.

If Galen is Achilles is still an issue will he start and see if he can hold on? Or will he not risk it and DNS?

That Tilburg race was a few weeks ago. From that race it was 5 weeks out to Chicago. I would think that would be ample time to recover from a minor injury which sounded like it started prior to the Tilburg race.

But who knows. Just watched Galens 13:01 indoor. I kinda picture Chicago being like this race. Slugging it out to the end.

Runnergrl wrote:

If Galen is Achilles is still an issue will he start and see if he can hold on? Or will he not risk it and DNS?

That Tilburg race was a few weeks ago. From that race it was 5 weeks out to Chicago. I would think that would be ample time to recover from a minor injury which sounded like it started prior to the Tilburg race.

But who knows. Just watched Galens 13:01 indoor. I kinda picture Chicago being like this race. Slugging it out to the end.

Runnergirl, serious question, did you support lance up to the very end also?

Your stupidity is almost as amazing as your loyalty

The truth say nayer wrote:

Not a Marathoner wrote:

Why would Mohammed Farah win by 42 seconds when he can win by 0.042 seconds? Farah's ideal race strategy is take the lead with 450m to go and stay one or two centimetres ahead of his competition.

Farah will surge past Rupp at mile 23 and Rupp will lose his composure as he’ll see the writing in the wall and start going backwards. Farah will win the race by a margin of 42 seconds.

Do you need diagrams?

Yes, Yes! Diagrams please! That would be so cool!

Farah could be irritated about all the bad UK press about Salazar and NOP, but seriously, why would we want to stick it to Salazar, when he was nothing on the international level prior to the season he went to Salazar and won almost everything after going to Salazar. Salazar made his career.

I rate Farah's London performance as significantly better than Rupp's Prague performance, given the competition and heat.

Farah's been better than Rupp the entire time since he went to Salazar and I don't see that changing now that Farah's got the hang of the marathon.

Runnergrl don't mind the idiots here. I stand by my belief that Rupp will literally destroy the field in Chicago. Look at Bekele, he has had lots of injury issues and has bounced back to destroy fields when least expected. I'm a big fan of Rupp and I quite like Alberto's van. Maybe someday if I move to Portland I'll ask him if I can borrow it so I can bring you for a drive. We can go to Rupp's house to play videogames and have coffee.

Healthy Galen + Healthy Mo = race of the year plus AR Galen wins

Injuried Galen + heathy Mo = Galen DNS saves face Mo wins. Look for another Mo and Galen battle in the near future.

Rupp doesn’t drink coffee :) he drinks grape crush and roasted carcass.

2 weeks to Chicago !!!!

Galen is healthy. I just watched him doing repeats on the track about two hours ago. This will be a a great head to head battle if both Mo and Galen run to their full potential. Mo' s run in London is highly underrated.

+1. Looking forward to this race. I hope they both do well. This won’t be the last time they race together.

Running in lane 5 wrote:

Galen is healthy. I just watched him doing repeats on the track about two hours ago. This will be a a great head to head battle if both Mo and Galen run to their full potential. Mo' s run in London is highly underrated.

If legit, did he look relaxed?

Must be at Nike headquarters. Perfect day to run in Portland. 52 and cloudy.

... Runnergrl may be a 275lbs. fifty year old man.

Nope. You guys always think I’m a dude.