HahaRiiiiiiight wrote:
You're missing the point wrote:
Rupp will race Chicago due to sans rabbit(s). Rabbits would expose Rupp.
Like they did in Prague right? It's pretty clear that Rupp is a top 3 or 4 marathoner in the world. After Kipchoge, who would you take over him? G Kirui? M Farah? That's the end of the list (Kamworer is a Half guy, Bekele and Kipsang are washed up) - and I'd likely take Rupp over Farah at this point.
No one should be surprised here, Chicago is a Nike race and they will pay Rupp by far the largest appearance fee. It's also obvious that he doesn't care too much about the American record - it's all about Gold in Tokyo at the 2020 Olympics. This is the race that Rupp/Salazar have been eyeing for close to 20 years now. Berlin, London, etc will be 2021 or beyond - if he even runs those races at all.
You're on crack if you think Galen Rupp is better than Farah at the marathon.