Portland Track Festival 10,000m I Clash of the Marathoners

[@runrun1671]

Yuya Yoshida, 24, is a growing talent. A year and a half ago, he was planning to get a regular job at a company, but he decided to continue his track and field career after running his first marathon in 2:08.30. In his second marathon (Fukuoka marathon 2020), he won the race in 2:07.05. He is now aiming for the Paris Olympics, while accompanying Suguru Osako in his preparations for the Tokyo Olympics.

[@jaylieblong]

Great race! Galen has officially turned himself into a marathoner.

[@cocoman6923]

It's weird having people who give intelligent commentary on races. Good Job!

[@robbiegib]

Sonia o sullivan

[@Ace_Angelo]

Congrats Suguru! That last sprint was excellent

[@JoeMac1983]

Rupp's final gear has left the party. 😭

[@lunarsabbatical7906]

Parties over

[@realizegarage]

大迫と吉田祐也、ポートランドで27分台かー。GJ

[@infinitegaming1015]

Let’s gooo! Osako a beast!

[@ImmortalPlayz]

Yessuh

[@sammyhagger12]

How did we only hear about J. Thomson in the final lap? He was part of the lead pack the whole ride…

[@andrewmitchell5807]

Not sure why galen is getting criticism on this one. He's training marathon. It's like having a 1500 runner try the 400 and then bashing them for not winning.

[@aldisusanto2100]

osako is also training for the marathon

[@andrewmitchell5807]

@@aldisusanto2100 that doesn't make much of a difference. Rupp might have bad finishing speed in the 10k but that won't matter if his endurance holds up better in the marathon

[@infinitegaming1015]

@@andrewmitchell5807 he got 2nd in the 10,000 in London

[@infinitegaming1015]

@@andrewmitchell5807it just wasn’t his day

[@coleface8707]

exactly

[@carter742]

you know its gonna be fast when the video is only 29 minutes long

[@bigjohn2811]

I find it funny that people think Rupp has lost a step. This race was held on May 28 and his Olympic marathon race is on August 8. I'm sure Galen was still doing quite a bit of mileage and hasn't tapered yet. When tapering from high training mileage, your speed comes back somewhat if you haven't overtrained. Galen's bio mechanics still look, he just doesn't have his top track speed.

[@blacktiger7731]

nice game suguru

[@sunshinerunner]

galens goal was literally 28 min and he got it

[@eagle63-94]

Très belle course, rien n'était joué d'avance, belle surprise des vainqueurs à la fin. Suspens total, bravo

[@kaismithley6173]

osako is an absolute monster

[@Jake_Ritter]

NCAA 10k was more exciting but this was cool too

[@a_00p]

20:46 2:39 16:08 17:42

[@mariocam7226]

Galens legs must be wrecked after wearing those victories instead of dragonfly’s

[@alexdelamaza1635]

Galen looked a little sluggish on the last lap and not sharp. It's quite normal since I bet he's currently in a heavy training cycle logging in a ton of miles for marathon. He'll be ready come August

[@作塚]

吉田強い！

[@frankgallagher5786]

athlete in red shorts reminds me of Salazar, looks and running style.

[@zacsakacsi]

Let's go!

[@tedallison6112]

Likely,Galen is using this race merely as a stepping stone to the Olympics. Anyone's criticism belies their inherent LACK of knowledge about how the top flight athletes tier their races & training-pointing to IMPORTANT races. Revisit the great double double gold medalist Lasse Viren.He rarely won anything in between Olympics----but, @ the Oly final he was virtually UNTOUCHABLE!.

[@utujhgf]

Viren was rare in that regard and it is widely accepted that he was blood doping for the Olympics. Moreover, Rupp has never followed that pattern in his career. Quite the opposite, he often seems able to PR year-round. Why are you supposing he is suddenly a reincarnation of Viren? Also, of course Rupp is using this race as a build-up. But he needs to be able to hold a 28 minute pace for 20K to compete with the world's best. Who is lacking in knowledge and analysis?

[@cool376]

galen at the beginning, far left 😂

[@iRunfastXC]

Yo, what happened to the video of the women's 10k??

[@paulgaffaney7865]

rupp suffering without salazar’s special somethings

[@makgumpf5676]

He’s training for the marathon

[@paulgaffaney7865]

@@makgumpf5676 so is osako bruh

[@raulperez5781]

Salazar is Not around anymore to gave them some "Vitamins" 😉 I'm just saying.

[@makgumpf5676]

@@paulgaffaney7865 what does Osako have to do with what i am trying to say

[@paulgaffaney7865]

@@makgumpf5676 osako’s training for the marathon too and somehow he managed to have a kick

[@dallinkump7977]

Rip Galen’s legs

[@JoeMac1983]

I'm a year older than him and I felt his pain watching that final lap. My kick that I used to have back in high school and college is long gone. I can run races faster than I used to because of better endurance and "old man strength" throughout the whole race, but my final kick is nonexistent now.

[@utujhgf]

@@JoeMac1983 Without knowing more about you, should we generalize your experiences with an all-time great American and multiple Olympic medalists? If we are going to compare his performance with someone to make generalizations, who should it be?

[@JoeMac1983]

@@utujhgf Mine for sure.

[@utujhgf]

@@JoeMac1983 OK, based on your rationale we expect Rupp to PR in Tokyo. You're hired!

[@JoeMac1983]

@@utujhgf 8-Ball reads "Outlook Good".

[@javi9793]

You finally post this 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@jameschaves5723]

Now that Salazar is gone , I guess Rupp has no thyroid issues! And it shows

[@orionoir]

was wondering that same thing -- is this what the drug-free galen looks like? he made no effort to contest the last couple laps. when oh when will the usa have a running hero comparable to, say, joanie benoit?

[@Tommy1198S]

I wonder if Galen's detractors could beat him in the 10k?

[@utujhgf]

What would it mean if they couldn't? Are you suggesting we cannot analyze his race unless we can beat him?

[@Blittsplitt5]

@@utujhgf You can analyze it sure, but don't act like y'all know better or more than him.

[@utujhgf]

@@Blittsplitt5 I'm not sure what you are responding to, but no one said they know more than Rupp does about his training, physical condition, how he felt in the race, etc. That said, I suspect that he agrees with my analysis. By the way, I am not against Rupp and hope he can bring things together in Tokyo for a worthy last hurrah (as far as the Olympics go).

[@jobradovich_0133]

yoshida got the running form of an 11 year old miler, tf is goin on with his head

[@jennnyandjeffs]

was looking for this comment. He was shaking his shoulders from side to side pretty violently.

[@utujhgf]

Rupp looked horrible in this race. His posture and facial expressions both convey defeat. He could not compete at the end against runners that are a minute slower than him in the 10K. This cannot be dismissed as the result of "marathon training." Many super-elite marathoners put up world-class 10K times while training for a marathon. His pace was only a tad faster than Kipchoge's marathon WR pace. Was it just a bad race or more serious (e.g., the reality of Rupp's post-Salazar performance)? Something will have to change drastically for him to be competitive in Tokyo.

[@moytheboy22]

We don’t know what’s going on. He might not even be tapered dude. GTFO

[@DarkPa1adin]

waiting for the women's 10k version to be on youtube :)

[@ronaldway6751]

Today was not Galen rupp’s day

[@チョコボールむかい-e3f]

大迫だ(ﾟﾛﾟ)

[@postmanpat6]

Mo Farah and now Galen on shockingly poor form in this Olympic year.

[@corbinarhh7605]

rupp is focused on the marathon and said this was a workout and for fun and for his kids to watch his only track race

[@noahchen6558]

Mo is out of it, but Galen is ready for his event the marathon

[@Blittsplitt5]

Dang, no triple for Farah then? That's a shame.

[@addis11100]

now it proves

[@saucy05]

Galen running low on epo.

[@deancrummy1944]

Galen Rupp will win the Gold Running the Marathon... USA USA USA...

[@kaismithley6173]

osako is an absolute monster

[@user-jf4nq1eg9o]

Also,he is a marathon runner