Galen Rupp's quest for sub 13:00 5K

[lovetorun]

Re: Galen Rupp's quest for sub 13:00 5K

I agree...he could run around 7:35 give or take a second or two on a good night. I don't think Lagat will get Kennedy's AR...he hasn't looked that sharp lately.

[exdrake]

Re: Galen Rupp's quest for sub 13:00 5K

although not on the London list I beleive Solinsky should be in the discussion of AR in 3000

[4:24-miler]

Re: Galen Rupp's quest for sub 13:00 5K

although not on the London list I beleive Solinsky should be in the discussion of AR in 3000

For sure! I couldn't find a list of the all time 3K performances. Doesn't anyone have a list? Where does Kennedy's AR rank?

[ExCoastRanger]

Re: Galen Rupp's quest for sub 13:00 5K

From the IAAF all-time list, it looks like Kennedy's mark is 77th best and he's the number-35 performer.

[jlt]

Re: Galen Rupp's quest for sub 13:00 5K

I believe the American 3K record is Lagat's stated goal

Yes that's right it is. Don't get too excited about such a record in London this Friday however; the race is more likely to be a 7:35+ race.

Lagat is looking at Berlin on 22/8 to have a run at sub-7:30. His training has gone well since running 3;32 in Monaco (where he was hoping to run 3:31; didn't feel great during the race but was a reasonable run) and he's looking to impress the next couple of weeks and then the InterContinental Cup. I'm sure Galen and Chris have good 5000s in them........but Galen will have to run really well to challenge Kip over 3k I think.