That's just sick
That's just sick
To be honest, 13:14 is a great time, indoors or out. I sure wish I could have "sucky" times of 13:14/27:33.
He'll be under 13 this summer. Bet on it.
He was trying to duck it and Alberto was on board, I bet you 100% someone called him a pussy and he had to go out and lose.
I can't wait for the assault on Sub 13 this year!!! No major champs so times will be the focus.
Help me with the list.
Ritz- 12:56 Eye opener for many many people!! Will look to take off more time.
Teg- 12:58 Oh so close!! This guy is hungry
Lagat- 12:59 Is it just a matter of time?
Rupp- 13:14i and coming off being sick!! Looked great last night. He made that race!
Webb-13:08 Finally looks very thin and with his "heavy Webb" PR i could see him cracking 13 without racing it full time.
Solinsky-13:12 Married now (lol) and thinned out as well. Beat Rupp in the mile indoors while "not feeling fit". Maybe showing signs of absorbing that increase of mileage.
Jager-13:22 with a sick last lap. Has plenty-o-speed and has to be getting fit with that Portland crew. he's young so i want to call it a slight stretch but it would not surprise me at all with the way he hung in the trials.
Next few years:
GFern- if he can stay healthy for long enough he can challange the best.
Chris Derrick- This guy is tough as nails but does he have the wheels to hit those speeds?
Who else? Add to this list.
I think Rupp is old enough to be considered "young." He's probably 1-5 years short of what most consider the peak years for middle-to-long distance running, but he's not an up-and-coming star any more.
yoyo, HA wrote:
To be honest, 13:14 is a great time, indoors or out. I sure wish I could have "sucky" times of 13:14/27:33.
1:49.87i (2009), 3:39.14 ((after 3:45.93 prelim and 13:47 5000m), 2009), 3:56.22i (2010), 7:44.69i (2009), 13:14.21i (2010), 27:33.48(2007).
From reading Letsrun, I know that this is the profile of a washed up athlete. 23 years old and no movement in the 10k PR since 2007. Sad.
Shoe Fetish wrote:
Who else? Add to this list.
Randy Javice.
7 year old allegedly ran a 20:14 5k signed a letter of intent to Wisco yesterday. "He is our future" stated a friend of the family who wished to remain anonymous.
What's an outdoor track equivalent to 13:14?
caveman wrote:
What's an outdoor track equivalent to 13:14?
13:14
I would have guessed faster than that.
outsidethebox wrote:
I think Rupp is old enough to be considered "young." He's probably 1-5 years short of what most consider the peak years for middle-to-long distance running, but he's not an up-and-coming star any more.
Way to be ambiguous with your post.
I think Rupp is not an "up and comer" because he has arrived. Anyone who can run the second fastest indoor 5K in the history for Americans, and do it in early February, has arrived. To top it off, Rupp made this race with his two gutsy moves on the field and to the front of the field. Yes, he has arrived as one of the greatest American 5K/10K runners of all time.
XRated Files wrote:
I think Rupp is not an "up and comer" because he has arrived. Anyone who can run the second fastest indoor 5K in the history for Americans, and do it in early February, has arrived. To top it off, Rupp made this race with his two gutsy moves on the field and to the front of the field. Yes, he has arrived as one of the greatest American 5K/10K runners of all time.
13:14 in early February is no joke. But when else are you going to run indoor 5,000m races at all?
Great time for Rupp. For him to be more competitive he needs to continue to develop his leg speed. If you compare his and Lagat's leg turnover in the last lap you can see a huge difference.
What's with the 13:08 for Webb? For everyone else you gave their actual PR but Webb never ran a 13:08. Is this what you think he will run?
While there are certainly anywhere from 5-10 US guys who could be potential sub-13 runners active right now, I don't think we'll see a mass explosion in US sub-13s. The more important thing is that we will see a proliferation of hard fought 13:00-13:15 races outside of championships and peak periods of the season. This is the real revolution. 10k dudes like Rupp are forced to work on their basic speed/mile time in order to compete. Miler types are having to do the long miles and keeping the weight under control in order to compete. In short, runners are becoming runners again.
When championship time comes around, US runners will have a full toolbox and some experience getting hit with (and throwing down) tough moves. We'll have no reason to be intimidated by the Africans after getting hardened by our own tough competition.
Rupp running a 13:14 with a cold is a great precendent. 180 degree turn from a decade ago where nobody (other than Kennedy) could deliver a good performance unless everything was perfect (and even then failed many times). Guys knowing they can compete at a high level when they're sick, or tired, or off peak takes away the excuse making mindset and puts them back in the fighting to the death mode. I believe this will prove to be a contagious attitude as you can literally feel the collective self-confidence of US distance running ascending rapidly.
Things are looking better every day...
Though I agree with almost everything you just said, can we stop the cold nonsense. It was an obvious excuse when Rupp got hammered.(Very smart tactic on alberto's part but lets face it; it was an excuse).
Bull wrote:
Though I agree with almost everything you just said, can we stop the cold nonsense. It was an obvious excuse when Rupp got hammered.(Very smart tactic on alberto's part but lets face it; it was an excuse).
It was well known in the week leading up to the race that he was sick. This was not an excuse after the fact.
How do you run immediately coming off of illness? I don't run my 100% best. I'm sure Rupp could have run faster than he did.
Track Fan wrote:
Great time for Rupp. For him to be more competitive he needs to continue to develop his leg speed. If you compare his and Lagat's leg turnover in the last lap you can see a huge difference.
Of course the person that is more tired is going to have inferior turnover on the last lap.