a bunch of haters will show up to this thread and try to deny it but the facts speak for themselves.
a bunch of haters will show up to this thread and try to deny it but the facts speak for themselves.
Just wait till King MF Ches gets his MF US OF A CITIZENSHIP. GOBBLE GOBBLE MF!!!!!!!
ruppgoat wrote:
a bunch of haters will show up to this thread and try to deny it but the facts speak for themselves.
HI SITE SHILL!
Khalid Khannouchi takes the top honor at the marathon distance.
I’ll take the guy who is like 25-4 against him.
Yes got to go with Bernard Lagat, especially since 3:27.40 has been accepted as the American Record to go with 7:29 for 3000 and 12:53 for 5000, plus his longevity, and he has Lots of Masters Record 27:49 for 10000, 13:06 for 5000 , 62:00 for the half marathon after age 40.
It will be hard to top him, Edward Cheserek? Brodey Hastey, Someone else?
Brodey hasty????????? lol
Rupp has better range than Lagat. Mile to the marathon.
What about the NOP guy with the gold medal?
Rupprange wrote:
Rupp has better range than Lagat. Mile to the marathon.
Lolol. Above average at a bunch of trades can’t compete with being elite at a couple.
just waittttttttttt wrote:
Just wait till King MF Ches gets his MF US OF A CITIZENSHIP. GOBBLE GOBBLE MF!!!!!!!
Just wait til Kipchoge gets American sports citizenship
OP Devastation wrote:
Rupprange wrote:
Rupp has better range than Lagat. Mile to the marathon.
Lolol. Above average at a bunch of trades can’t compete with being elite at a couple.
Lagat’s credentials 10k and up are trash compared to Rupp. Lagat might be slightly faster mile through 5k, but not significantly so to counter Rupp’s advantage 10k through marathon. Rupp takes it.
Now if you said Lagat is the greatest American distance runner ‘on the track’ I might agree.
Shalane/Joanie/Meb/Deena/Shorter should be in the convo
ThatAverageRunner wrote:
Lagat’s credentials 10k and up are trash compared to Rupp. Lagat might be slightly faster mile through 5k, but not significantly so to counter Rupp’s advantage 10k through marathon. Rupp takes it.
Now if you said Lagat is the greatest American distance runner ‘on the track’ I might agree.
Whether you go by personal bests or honors, it’s pretty blatantly obvious that Lagat has the superior credentials. His track career alone is better than Rupp’s entire career, and it’s not close.
convince me that Rupp is 100% clean and I agree with you. He doesn't have an Olympic gold and has never held a world record so one could make arguments for other people but I agree that mile to marathon Rupp has the strongest resume of any US runner ever, male or female. That said, tell me that Salazar has been massaging Rupp with Androgel and that someone like Shalane is 100% clean and that changes things.
lmaoohahaha wrote:
Brodey hasty????????? lol
im dying right now
ThatAverageRunner wrote:
OP Devastation wrote:
Lolol. Above average at a bunch of trades can’t compete with being elite at a couple.
Lagat’s credentials 10k and up are trash compared to Rupp. Lagat might be slightly faster mile through 5k, but not significantly so to counter Rupp’s advantage 10k through marathon. Rupp takes it.
Now if you said Lagat is the greatest American distance runner ‘on the track’ I might agree.
Did you not read where I said that being elite at a couple distances is better than being above average at several? Who cares what Lagat has done 10000m and above - he has global golds in two different distances. What other American from the last 50 years can say that?
I'll take Lagat's A sample over Rupp being coached by Salazar.
Did you pass English class? Average certainly doesn't mean that you are the 2nd or 3rd best American of all time at a particular distance. The only thing Rupp would be average at would be the shot put.
Rupp average? wrote:
Did you pass English class? Average certainly doesn't mean that you are the 2nd or 3rd best American of all time at a particular distance. The only thing Rupp would be average at would be the shot put.
Sure, "above average" (not "average") was a bit of a downplay, but so is saying "elite" when Lagat was the best in the world. The point stands - championships matter more than range.