What has Rupp done recently to make you believe he can break 13?

team bernie wrote:

1) I said recently. When was indoors?

2) 4th at the world champs behind 3 guys who haven't broken 13 this year.

You got a point there. Farah hasn't gone sub 13. He's only run 3:28 and won double gold at 5k/10k. Good point....

Mrr82 wrote:

team bernie wrote:

1) I said recently. When was indoors?

2) 4th at the world champs behind 3 guys who haven't broken 13 this year.

You got a point there. Farah hasn't gone sub 13. He's only run 3:28 and won double gold at 5k/10k. Good point....

Well Farah won double gold and ran a really fast 1500m and looked unbeatable at 5000m/10000m outside of Pre.. Rupp on the other hand did not have a great outdoor season. His indoor season was superb but he did not have it this outdoor. Judging by his indoor times, I thought that he would really run some fast outdoor times but he didn't. Fourth at worlds isn't amazing. It's not bad for Teg but for someone who has already medaled, the expectations are higher. I felt like Rupp really progressed indoor this year and outdoor I feel like he regressed. He looked tired toward the end of races. I'm not being a hater. I don't think that he could have broken 13:00 this year. He was not sharp outdoors. He was very sharp indoors.

nope nope nope wrote:

Rupp on the other hand did not have a great outdoor season. His indoor season was superb but he did not have it this outdoor. Judging by his indoor times, I thought that he would really run some fast outdoor times but he didn't. Fourth at worlds isn't amazing. It's not bad for Teg but for someone who has already medaled, the expectations are higher. I felt like Rupp really progressed indoor this year and outdoor I feel like he regressed. He looked tired toward the end of races. I'm not being a hater. I don't think that he could have broken 13:00 this year. He was not sharp outdoors. He was very sharp indoors.

Rupp's outdoor season wasn't great but it also shouldn't be dismissed. If you believe 4th at the World Champs isn't a quality result you really need another sport to follow.

He wasn't as sharp as last year but he still had a pretty good season.

Rupp's outdoor season wasn't great but it also shouldn't be dismissed. If you believe 4th at the World Champs isn't a quality result you really need another sport to follow.

He wasn't as sharp as last year but he still had a pretty good season.

The thing is that when you're a medalist and you're still on what is considered the upswing of your career, your expectations are higher. Fair or not, that's true. In addition, he's the training partner of the world's best so this again makes his expectations high. He was a silver medalist not a bronze so fourth is a disappointment. It is fair to say that after running the 6th fastest indoor mile and setting the 3000m record that this outdoor season was disappointing. I watched all his races and he was flat this season with no kick. Not what anyone expected after what he did indoor. I think that is fair to say and doesn't make me a hater.

nope nope nope wrote:

The thing is that when you're a medalist and you're still on what is considered the upswing of your career, your expectations are higher. Fair or not, that's true. In addition, he's the training partner of the world's best so this again makes his expectations high. He was a silver medalist not a bronze so fourth is a disappointment. It is fair to say that after running the 6th fastest indoor mile and setting the 3000m record that this outdoor season was disappointing. I watched all his races and he was flat this season with no kick. Not what anyone expected after what he did indoor. I think that is fair to say and doesn't make me a hater.

Rupp's expectations may be higher but it doesn't lessen the fact that 4th in the World is a pretty good result.