Pre DL-5000m: Mo FARAH 12:56.98 WL,MR

[Alan Shank]

Re: Pre DL-5000m: Mo FARAH 12:56.98 WL,MR

It seems to me unlikely that K Bekele will attempt to double in London. Ethiopia has plenty of other potential medalists/top six guys. It's too bad there's no bye in Oly, so he could enter both without pushing someone else off the team; then he could just decide after the 10K whether he felt like running the 5.
Cheers,
Alan Shank
Woodland, CA, USA

[gibson]

Re: Pre DL-5000m: Mo FARAH 12:56.98 WL,MR

a bit windy and a little up and down pace, but great "hoover" race none the less.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UnuGL_N ... ure=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuSDKclhpLw

rupp and mo are ready - good job al-sal
bekele is progressing back very very well.

if bekele wins his next outing in a good time with a good field, of course you can consider him back and a threat at gold, though farah looks to be in 12"4x shape and its going to take a very fit bekele to beat that, as bekele has only broken 12"48 a couple of times period.

so it is still moe for gold at 5 and 10k.
rupp 3-5 place in both.
bekele 1-5 place in both
another kenyan 2-5 place in both
another ethopian 3-5 place in both

[72]

Re: Pre DL-5000m: Mo FARAH 12:56.98 WL,MR

Just thought I would ay well done to Farah, the winner, as the posters on this board seem to have limited their comments almost entirely to talk about Rupp who is not actually winning much despite his excellent range of times.

[odelltrclan]

Re: Pre DL-5000m: Mo FARAH 12:56.98 WL,MR

. . and even though he may be in over his head . . .

It is hard for me to believe that someone who now has run 3:34, 12:59, 26:48 could be considered in over his head by any stretch. With those times, on any given day, he should be mixing it up with the very best. Kudos from him for not being afraid to go for it. He is now clearly the cream of the US distance crop and we can only hope he continues to improve. It won't take much more improvement from him for him to be a legitimate medal favorite.

[Alan Shank]

Re: Pre DL-5000m: Mo FARAH 12:56.98 WL,MR

Notice Albert Rop in 10th place? Note the "SB". This kid ran 13:03.70 for 6th at Van Damme last year, about three months BEFORE HIS 17TH BIRTHDAY!!He's about 8 1/2 years younger than Rupp. Good grief!
Cheers,
Alan Shank
Woodland, CA, USA

[Vault-emort]

Re: Pre DL-5000m: Mo FARAH 12:56.98 WL,MR

Thought there'd be a little more love for that on this thread?

It was a bit strange - though kinda predictable - being here on the boards during the meet (I was watching on livestream too).

Early on with the women's chase and 3000 probably being the standout events, nobody here was interested in talking about em but rather posting comments only on (you guessed it!) the sprints.

There were no US athletes starring in the women's distances, but even so...

[Conor Dary]

Re: Pre DL-5000m: Mo FARAH 12:56.98 WL,MR

While acknowledging the obvious -- Kenya and Ethiopia are the behemoths of the distance running world -- as a USA distance running fan, I think it's pretty cool that Rupp's 12:58.90 ranks him at only the #6 performer and #10 performance all-time. It's a pretty good all-time list.

best part about Rupp is that he grabs races by the balls, and even though he may be in over his head, he plays it well, and beats a lot of guys who in theory are faster than he is.

A lot of fun to watch. Glad he is a Duck.

[Master Po]

Re: Pre DL-5000m: Mo FARAH 12:56.98 WL,MR

While acknowledging the obvious -- Kenya and Ethiopia are the behemoths of the distance running world -- as a USA distance running fan, I think it's pretty cool that Rupp's 12:58.90 ranks him at only the #6 performer and #10 performance all-time. It's a pretty good all-time list.

best part about Rupp is that he grabs races by the balls, and even though he may be in over his head, he plays it well, and beats a lot of guys who in theory are faster than he is.

Agree -- I really appreciate and enjoy his approach to racing.

[gh]

Re: Pre DL-5000m: Mo FARAH 12:56.98 WL,MR

While acknowledging the obvious -- Kenya and Ethiopia are the behemoths of the distance running world -- as a USA distance running fan, I think it's pretty cool that Rupp's 12:58.90 ranks him at only the #6 performer and #10 performance all-time. It's a pretty good all-time list.

best part about Rupp is that he grabs races by the balls, and even though he may be in over his head, he plays it well, and beats a lot of guys who in theory are faster than he is.

[gm]

Re: Pre DL-5000m: Mo FARAH 12:56.98 WL,MR

And an all-comers record for Farah IIRC

[Master Po]

Re: Pre DL-5000m: Mo FARAH 12:56.98 WL,MR

While acknowledging the obvious -- Kenya and Ethiopia are the behemoths of the distance running world -- as a USA distance running fan, I think it's pretty cool that Rupp's 12:58.90 ranks him at only the #6 performer and #10 performance all-time. It's a pretty good all-time list.

[gh]

Re: Pre DL-5000m: Mo FARAH 12:56.98 WL,MR

Rupp first American ever to break 13:00 on U.S. soil. Clearly got the biggest hand of the day (in general).

[26mi235]

Re: Pre DL-5000m: Mo FARAH 12:56.98 WL,MR

Sub-13 is nice, but he is still behind Ritz, Teg and Solinsky, let alone Lagat. :wink:

Joking aside, finishing 3rd in this field was probably more important than the PR. Based on what I saw last night and Hengelo last week, I think Rupp is a legitimate medal contender in 10K. He can probably also finish in top 8 in 5000m.

Best American combination fo for 1500, 3000, 5000, 10,000 [only competition would be if Lagat ran a fast 10,000, but he is ahead of Teg and Solinsky now.. Second with sub-13 and sub-27 marks and his 26:48.0 implies that he has the better of the two.

[Bruce Kritzler]

Re: Pre DL-5000m: Mo FARAH 12:56.98 WL,MR

About 4:05 last 1600 for the three leaders.
Kenny seems to have lost his top gear! Should still be able to medal at 10k.

[TN1965]

Re: Pre DL-5000m: Mo FARAH 12:56.98 WL,MR

Sub-13 is nice, but he is still behind Ritz, Teg and Solinsky, let alone Lagat. :wink:

Joking aside, finishing 3rd in this field was probably more important than the PR. Based on what I saw last night and Hengelo last week, I think Rupp is a legitimate medal contender in 10K. He can probably also finish in top 8 in 5000m.