vivalaraza wrote:
Devon Allen, the Puerto Rican or Mexican guy who runs for Oregon, just won the high hurdles.
He is American Born you idiot
vivalaraza wrote:
Devon Allen, the Puerto Rican or Mexican guy who runs for Oregon, just won the high hurdles.
He is American Born you idiot
no American Zatopek wrote:
Didn't expect to see Rupp fade like that on the last lap. He looked like a lead balloon freefalling through the clouds. So did his last lap fade come because of his marathon training, or because he ran so hard in the 10K? I'm thinking the former.
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inthepdx wrote:
vivalaraza wrote:Devon Allen, the Puerto Rican or Mexican guy who runs for Oregon, just won the high hurdles.
He is American Born you idiot
Yeah, sure he is! He just won the 110 hurdles and he plays football. Duh! We all know what that means.
ChelimoFanClub wrote:
GhettoDenims wrote:Chelimo seems hilarious based on his Twitter. Will we see US Army runners dominating for a while domestically and starting a new trend? Seems it may inspire other Kenyans to do it.
Glad someone agrees with me about Chelimo! I think he could be a fan favorite if everyone around here gave him a chance. As for WCAP, I'm not sure how appealing it will be for other fast runners in the future. It's a big commitment--you have to really want to be in the U.S.
A big commitment? A JOB, a career, paid to run?
Compared to what? Chasing Bushmeat for lunch?
Yes who would give that up?
Never realized how many native-americans post on this forum...
jnake1345 wrote:
What about the other African male? does he have the US standard as well?
If you are talking about Mead, he's lived here since he was 9 or 10, you a$$wipe. Been 16 years, about as long as you have lived in mom's basement. He's also faster, smarter and better looking than you. Probably has a better command po English, too.
So will they take Lyles for the 4x100?
He's probably not run many relays, and probably only done exchanges with relatively slow runners, not with the fastest men in the world.
relayquestion wrote:
So will they take Lyles for the 4x100?
He's probably not run many relays, and probably only done exchanges with relatively slow runners, not with the fastest men in the world.
I wonder if he'll be able to keep up with them?
Gatlin, Bromell, Bracy, Rodgers, Gay, Coleman, Lawson would all be in the relay pool before Lyles but he may get in there.
ergerg wrote:
Coach Cookie wrote:True and Hill just happy to follow. That's no way to get to the Olympics, guys...
I was pissed off when everyone just let rupp go.
It was sickening honestly.
Especially for True, he always overestimates his kick
The thing was Rupp wasn't even running fast during his break. It would be one thing if Rupp was dropping 59s or something. The 1600 before the last lap for Rupp was a 4:11. That is 5k pace more or less.
Frank Wiswall wrote:
no American Zatopek wrote:Didn't expect to see Rupp fade like that on the last lap. He looked like a lead balloon freefalling through the clouds. So did his last lap fade come because of his marathon training, or because he ran so hard in the 10K? I'm thinking the former.
I was surprised to see Rupp fade that far too. He probably went a bit too hard with four laps remaining. Some will say he was doomed either way, but I think he may have had a shot if he had not forged ahead quite as much. [By the way--even Emil Zatopek would not be Emil Zatopek against the competition of our era, with no disrespect to the Czech locomotive.]
The interesting question is this--did Rupp help some guys more than others by going early, or was his gambit irrelevant to the ultimate outcome?
Rupp didn't go hard. He ran a bunch of 62+s laps and kicked it home in 60s. Granted I don't know how hard he was trying the last 300m but his strategy would was pretty much spot on (you can debate if waiting another 400-600m or going a bit early was better). You don't want to lead the whole race. But you also don't want to make a 400m race. A hard 1-2k tends to be the best solution for a fast runner who doesn't have great 150m sprint speed. If Rupp would have had a 54/55 last 400ms he would have been right there. Who knows why (marathon training, tired from too much racing)