What now for GALEN?

Hvrifnwvsk wrote:

Hayduke wrote:

yea wow, he wasn't able to defeat the most dominate runner of the last decade.... so I guess he should be the only one who retires.

Well, he was also beaten soundly by Suguru Osako. It's not exactly like he finished a close second. 5th in a relatively weak field isn't a particularly confidence-inspiring performance.

The field wasn’t weak at all. 4 under 2:06, 6 under 2:07, and 9 under 2:08 in rainy conditions with a 63:0x first half. That’s pretty deep. Imagine if they went through in 62 flat like originally planned.

First of all, his teeth are fine.

Galen had a great performance considering his slightly compromised buildup.

I think Galen and Suguru should start training with each other, they could really benefit from that.

Another thought is that why is it such a big deal for Galen to do an altitude stint? His wife doesn't work and his kids would probably be thrilled to be in a mountain town for outdoor activities. They could easily pack up their life and spend 3 months in Flag or Park City. Altitude seems to be working well for Suguru!

Galen will be a 2:03 guy in the next few years, he is just slowly chipping away at another Olympic podium (hopefully Gold or Silver) and a 2019/2021 World Champ podium finish as well. The future is bright, can't wait for Nike Breaking 2 II in 2019!

This would have been a world record when most of y’all were children. Show some respect.

He's doing Comrades now.

The Ironman is the answer

More doping and PED's

He should drop Alberto, start self-coaching, run a 2:18 at Boston next year, quit running completely, then start making cringie lifting videos in his messy garage all while repping Muscle Milk.

Chicknlegs wrote:

He ran a 2:06!! thats over 3 minutes faster than he won with last year.

That just shows how pathetically WEAK his “win” was last year.

- 2012 Oly 10,000: Slowest Olympic silver since 1992.

- 2017 Chicago marathon: slowest Chicago win since before Galen was born.

Rupp should race more than once or twice a year. It's ridiculous. You can run fast, run fast.

That said, remember a 2:12/13 in the 2:08 days? That's a 2:05/06 now. Nothing spectacular, just a marathon finish. The ONLY positive with Rupp at the 2020 Games is that every other US marathoner blows, and countries are only limited to 3. Still, though, there's Kipchoge and Farah. Rupp is third? Really?

I highly doubt Galen will start training with Osako as they have two different coach and direction with training

Also Galen becoming 2:03 is probably an overstatement as he's not a type of runner that can maintain that fast of a pace for a marathon, or have interest in doing so.

Maybe he can dip in to 2:05 on a fast course, but if he can run 2:03 he wouldn't be struggling to run under 2:06.

Chicknlegs wrote:

Most of you posters are complete idots. He ran a 2:06!! thats over 3 minutes faster than he won with last year. Go try to run 2 miles at the pace he ran for his marathon...then come back and tell us he should retire and give up. Letsrun is a great site but morons post here belittling elite runners cranking out world-class times.

They aren't always morons. More times than not shills for the site post garbage threads to get hits for the site. Yes, that really happens. The brothers 100% post under different handles as well. Anyone who doesn't believe that is living under a rock. This site is about $$$$, face it. If it weren't, there'd be mandatory registration.

Mo will be 36 in 2020. Has anyone ever won gold at that age?

Rupp still a contender for a medal.

Carlos Lopez won Olympic marathon in la is 1984 at age 39 I believe.

I think Rupp should run Rotterdam next spring, not Boston again. Salazar ran Rotterdam and it would be a good, incognito, B-type field he can relax in and hopefully get a fast time.

He'll probably run NYC in fall '19. He won't retire until he has the American record, well within his reach.

Runnergrl wrote:

Mo will be 36 in 2020. Has anyone ever won gold at that age?

Rupp still a contender for a medal.

Constantina Tomescu was 38 when she won marathon gold in 2008.

Anyone consider the fact that Galen is going to win the 2021 World Championship Marathon in Portland and then retire?

By then he'll have the American record at 10k-HM-Marathon, at least one major marathon title, three olympic medals, and a dozen US championships. Not a bad career.

Carlo was 37. But that’s it. Usually it’s the 29-30

Yeah but that’s old. 36,37. Let’s be honest that’s when usually way past prime. Slightly older for women.

Runnergrl wrote:

Yeah but that’s old. 36,37. Let’s be honest that’s when usually way past prime. Slightly older for women.

You asked if it had ever been done. The answer is yes. Mo also happens to be one of the all-time greats. If there's anyone to bet on being capable of still winning Olympic gold past his prime, its Mo.

He'll have to beat Kipchoge to do it however. I don't see that happening.