lohalloran wrote:
Solinsky will hand the throne to rupp? Rupp is much more talented than solinsky. I'm sure rupp will run sub 27 and get the AR at some point but the difference is that no one will care.
Um, did you just see what happened yesterday?
THRONE- as in what a Pope or King sits in, a King, in this case KING of the track, which Sol-in-sky just proved he was by beating all the competition and setting a record in the process.
If I'm not mistaken, Rupp has no American Record at the 10K distance. Sol-in-sky does. Thus when Rupp exceeds Sol-in-sky's performance the throne will have passed to him, but not before since in order to have a record in the first place you have to win, which Rupp did not.
Sol-in-sky could retire tomorrow and Galen still would not be crowned. Not until he bests that time, and even more importantly, beats Sol-in-sky in a race to prove his worth, if he can be considered better.
If they were to race again tomorrow, it would be highly likely that Sol-in-sky would win again. And the next day, and the day after, and the day after that.
Until Rupp proves otherwise, that's how competition works.