US reality check wrote:
Exceptions to the rules and general rules of thumbs wrote:
We already tried this low mileage BS, and America sucked in the 90s.
Beside Rupp you still suck.
Top 25 US 5000m times:
1 12:53.60 Bernard LAGAT 12 DEC 1974 USA USA 2 Monaco (MON) 22 JUL 2011
2 12:55.53 Chris SOLINSKY 05 DEC 1984 USA USA 5 Stockholm (SWE) 06 AUG 2010
3 12:56.27 Dathan RITZENHEIN 30 DEC 1982 USA USA 3 Zürich (SUI) 28 AUG 2009
4 12:57.55 Paul CHELIMO 27 OCT 1990 USA USA 6 Bruxelles (BEL) 31 AUG 2018
5 12:58.21 Bob KENNEDY 18 AUG 1970 USA USA 5 Zürich (SUI) 14 AUG 1996
6 12:58.56 Matt TEGENKAMP 19 JAN 1982 USA USA 7 Bruxelles (BEL) 04 SEP 2009
7 12:58.90 Galen RUPP 08 MAY 1986 USA USA 3 Eugene, OR (USA) 02 JUN 2012
8 13:01.15 Sydney MAREE 09 SEP 1956 USA USA 2 Oslo (NOR) 27 JUL 1985
9 13:02.40 Evan JAGER 08 MAR 1989 USA USA 8 Bruxelles (BEL) 06 SEP 2013
10 13:02.74 Ben TRUE 29 DEC 1985 USA USA 1f1 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 04 MAY 2014
11 13:02.80 Hassan MEAD 28 AUG 1989 USA USA 2f1 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 04 MAY 2014
12 13:05.69 Ryan HILL 31 JAN 1990 USA USA 8 Bruxelles (BEL) 11 SEP 2015
13 13:07.33 Eric JENKINS 24 NOV 1991 USA USA 5f1 Heusden-Zolder (BEL) 18 JUL 2015
14 13:07.95 Lopez LOMONG 01 JAN 1985 USA USA 3f1 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 04 MAY 2014
15 13:08.04 Chris DERRICK 17 OCT 1990 USA USA 11 Bruxelles (BEL) 06 SEP 2013
16 13:10.00 Adam GOUCHER 18 FEB 1975 USA USA 8 Heusden-Zolder (BEL) 22 JUL 2006
17 13:10.86 Alan WEBB 13 JAN 1983 USA USA 8 Berlin (GER) 04 SEP 2005
18 13:11.77 Mebrahtom KEFLEZIGHI 05 MAY 1975 USA USA 2 Hechtel (BEL) 05 AUG 2000
18 13:11.77 Tim BROE 20 JUN 1977 USA USA 6 Oslo (NOR) 29 JUL 2005
20 13:11.93 Alberto SALAZAR 07 AUG 1958 USA USA 3 Stockholm (SWE) 06 JUL 1982
20 13:11.93 Anthony FAMIGLIETTI 08 NOV 1978 USA USA 2 Walnut (USA) 13 APR 2007
22 13:12.01 Andrew BUMBALOUGH 14 MAR 1987 USA USA 5f1 Heusden-Zolder (BEL) 13 JUL 2013
23 13:12.91 Matt CENTROWITZ 28 JAN 1955 USA USA 1 Eugene, OR (USA) 05 JUN 1982
24 13:13.32 Abdi ABDIRAHMAN 02 DEC 1978 USA USA 4 London (GBR) 22 JUL 2005
25 13:13.49 Bruce BICKFORD 12 MAR 1957 USA USA 2 Oslo (NOR) 27 JUN 1985
Only one of these times were set in the 90s, most were set in the 80s or 2000s
Top 25 10000m times:
1 26:44.36 Galen RUPP 08 MAY 1986 USA USA 1 Eugene, OR (USA) 30 MAY 2014
2 26:59.60 Chris SOLINSKY 05 DEC 1984 USA USA 1f1 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 01 MAY 2010
3 27:07.55 Shadrack KIPCHIRCHIR 22 FEB 1989 USA USA 9 London (GBR) 04 AUG 2017
4 27:13.98 Mebrahtom KEFLEZIGHI 05 MAY 1975 USA USA 4 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 04 MAY 2001
5 27:16.99 Abdi ABDIRAHMAN 02 DEC 1978 USA USA 7 Eugene, OR (USA) 08 JUN 2008
6 27:20.18 Leonard KORIR 10 DEC 1986 USA USA 13 London (GBR) 04 AUG 2017
7 27:20.56 Mark NENOW 16 NOV 1957 USA USA 1 Bruxelles (BEL) 05 SEP 1986
8 27:22.28 Dathan RITZENHEIN 30 DEC 1982 USA USA 6 Berlin (GER) 17 AUG 2009
9 27:24.67 Bobby CURTIS 28 NOV 1984 USA USA 2f1 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 01 MAY 2011
10 27:25.61 Alberto SALAZAR 07 AUG 1958 USA USA 2 Oslo (NOR) 26 JUN 1982
11 27:28.19 Tim NELSON 27 FEB 1984 USA USA 5f1 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 01 MAY 2011
12 27:28.22 Matt TEGENKAMP 19 JAN 1982 USA USA 6f1 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 01 MAY 2011
13 27:29.16 Craig VIRGIN 02 AUG 1955 USA USA 1 Paris (FRA) 17 JUL 1980
14 27:30.53 Diego ESTRADA 19 DEC 1989 USA USA 9 Eugene, OR (USA) 29 MAY 2015
15 27:31.34 Todd WILLIAMS 07 MAR 1969 USA USA 3 Knoxville, TN (USA) 06 APR 1995
16 27:31.38 Chris DERRICK 17 OCT 1990 USA USA 3f1 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 29 APR 2012
17 27:32.49 Hassan MEAD 28 AUG 1989 USA USA 15 London (GBR) 04 AUG 2017
18 27:33.93 Alan CULPEPPER 15 SEP 1972 USA USA 5 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 04 MAY 2001
19 27:34.72 Alan WEBB 13 JAN 1983 USA USA 1 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 30 APR 2006
20 27:37.17 Bruce BICKFORD 12 MAR 1957 USA USA 1 Stockholm (SWE) 02 JUL 1985
21 27:37.45 Bob KENNEDY 18 AUG 1970 USA USA 5 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 30 APR 2004
22 27:37.74 Anthony FAMIGLIETTI 08 NOV 1978 USA USA 3 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 30 APR 2006
23 27:40.21 Brent VAUGHN 04 SEP 1984 USA USA 7f1 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 29 APR 2012
24 27:41.05 Ed EYESTONE 15 JUN 1961 USA USA 1 Walnut (USA) 27 APR 1985
25 27:41.17 Ben TRUE 29 DEC 1985 USA USA 8f1 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 29 APR 2012
Only one of these top 25 were set in the 90s, again most were set in the 80s or in the 2000s.
Top 25 marathon times:
1 2:05:38 Khalid KHANNOUCHI 22 DEC 1971 USA USA 1 London (GBR) 14 APR 2002
2 2:06:07 Galen RUPP 08 MAY 1986 USA USA 1 Praha (CZE) 06 MAY 2018
3 2:06:17 Ryan HALL 14 OCT 1982 USA USA 5 London (GBR) 13 APR 2008
4 2:07:47 Dathan RITZENHEIN 30 DEC 1982 USA USA 9 Chicago, IL (USA) 07 OCT 2012
5 2:08:10 Mbarak HUSSEIN 04 APR 1965 USA USA 3 Seoul (KOR) 14 MAR 2004
6 2:08:56 Abdi ABDIRAHMAN 02 DEC 1978 USA USA 4 Chicago, IL (USA) 22 OCT 2006
7 2:09:08 Mebrahtom KEFLEZIGHI 05 MAY 1975 USA USA 1 Houston, TX (USA) 14 JAN 2012
8 2:09:21 Alberto SALAZAR 07 AUG 1958 USA USA 5 Fukuoka (JPN) 04 DEC 1983
9 2:09:27 Bill RODGERS 23 DEC 1947 USA USA 1 Boston, MA (USA) 16 APR 1979
10 2:09:32 David MORRIS 17 MAY 1970 USA USA 4 Chicago, IL (USA) 24 OCT 1999
11 2:09:35 Jerry LAWSON 02 JUL 1966 USA USA 7 Chicago, IL (USA) 19 OCT 1997
12 2:09:37 Dick BEARDSLEY 21 MAR 1956 USA USA 1 Duluth, MN (USA) 20 JUN 1981
13 2:09:41 Alan CULPEPPER 15 SEP 1972 USA USA 6 Chicago, IL (USA) 13 OCT 2002
14 2:10:04 Patrick PETERSEN 03 DEC 1959 USA USA 7 London (GBR) 23 APR 1989
15 2:10:05 Phil COPPESS 02 SEP 1954 USA USA 1 St. Paul (USA) 06 OCT 1985
16 2:10:15 Jeff WELLS 25 MAY 1954 USA USA 2 Boston, MA (USA) 17 APR 1978
17 2:10:19 Tony SANDOVAL 19 MAY 1954 USA USA 1 Niagara Falls, NY (USA) 24 MAY 1980
18 2:10:20 Garry BJORKLUND 22 APR 1951 USA USA 1 Duluth, MN (USA) 21 JUN 1980
19 2:10:24 Luke PUSKEDRA 08 FEB 1990 USA USA 5 Chicago, IL (USA) 11 OCT 2015
20 2:10:29 Kirk PFEFFER 20 JUL 1956 USA USA 7 Fukuoka (JPN) 07 DEC 1980
21 2:10:30 Frank SHORTER 31 OCT 1947 USA USA 1 Fukuoka (JPN) 03 DEC 1972
22 2:10:36 Brett GOTCHER 01 SEP 1984 USA USA 7 Houston, TX (USA) 17 JAN 2010
23 2:10:41 Benji DURDEN 28 AUG 1951 USA USA 2 Niagara Falls, NY (USA) 24 MAY 1980
23 2:10:41 Bill DONAKOWSKI 21 JUN 1956 USA USA 1 St. Paul (USA) 12 OCT 1986
25 2:10:47 Brian SELL 11 APR 1979 USA USA 6 Chicago, IL (USA) 22 OCT 2006
Only two of these top 25 marathon times were set in the 90s, most were set in the 80s and 2000s.