Why is all this Rupp vs Walmsley anyway? Walmsley was going to win or place at the Trials and blow everybody away! It's a hilly course and he's the master strength runner that's going to show everyone how great he is. Well, he ran against ALL the other men at the Trails and did so-so. As someone pointed out, the women's winner beat him in the last 10K.
It's like if you can tear Rupp down, it makes Walmsley bigger. Well, it doesn't work that way. Walmsley could've shocked the running world by blowing everybody away - but that didn't happen. He's not going to the Olympics. He's not as great as a few people claimed.
But, NOW, he's going to blow us all away at Comrades. Yawn. Sure.....um, we've heard all this hype before. Do you have your excuses all ready? You can't whine about Rupp if he runs so-so at Comrades. What are you going to say then?