Why Rupp Didn't Shake Bunbi's hand - the Official Word

Calm down Duck and go find out what happened to your boy AJ. You come off as the expert so why are you asking a bunch of anonymous people on letsrun? You're a foul mouthed phony.

The fact is that Rupp is an insanely talented runner. He's also a poor sport to certain rival OTC members. Why is that a suprise? Anyone who knows a few people in the biz know of the rivalry between Alberto and Jerry. Stop acting so pompous.

So the reason he turned his back when the handshake was offered was because that would have delayed his cool down.

Right. Gotcha.

he forgot epo

anonomie me wrote:

I was exactly right:

From RW interview with AS last night:

"Salazar: ...we were very careful about getting on with the recovery after he finished his 5-K [prelim] the other day. The second he finished, I told him, “You know what? No media, no autographs. You keep running right off the track. You run to the backfields.” I told him, “You jog off the track, and get into your warm down, and I got a massage set up for you 30 minutes later. And as soon as that massage is over you are in the ice bath. Proteins, carbs immediately within an hour of racing.” All those things, plus his training, allow him to recover fast. "

THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I TOLD YOU HATERS.

Of course I guessed right, but I was RIGHT.

Exactly toop. They doth protest too much.

As I say, the long, in-depth rationale for Rupp's rejection is nauseating.

2 seconds out of his post-race time. TOPS.

DKCCC wrote:

Bumbi was clearly an ass during the race. He didn't deserve a handshake.

That actually applies to both of their races.

It might take a while, but I'm going to try and find another message board that blows up about handshakes.

Wish me luck!

gonchar wrote:

The excuses for the lack of being a human being are downright nauseating. Lets stop the charade. We are talking about 2 seconds, max. Stop the nonsense. Galen has no interpersonal ability. No problem if all you care about is being a robot and not caring what your image is. But its a fact.

I think he showed a lot of personality in the final. He was celebrating when it was proper to celebrate. Sure, I agree that he is a weird dude...but he is a pro runner and spends hours running in circles...that pretty weird.

The dude has his eyes on the prize. I like watching people with personality, but I can't hate on a guy for being focused. His job is to win. When the prelim was done he was correct to follow his coaches orders.

Typical letsrun moron wrote:

This is why you get the handshake out of the way before you finish.

http://www.simonvroemen.nl/images/2004-athene-handshake.jpg

What's that thing on the left?

If I remember correctly, he did a few autographs after his race yesterday?

I try to get into track and field, and this is this stuff that turns off me and many other potential, adamant fans.

Theses meets are structured by amateurs. I originally meant to rant about how quarterbacks and pitchers don't skip interviews right after games, but they do. The media accommodates the star athletes, allows them to cooldown, ice, see a trainer, shower, etc before they answer real questions. Sure, a crew of idiots grills key players who spent most of a game on a bench once it ends, but T&F is not a ball-handling sport and it makes no sense to thrust athletes in front of press before they even catch their breath. That is my reaction every single time I watch a meet: Why are you wasting my time on some wheezing person while I can watch one actually competing?

Lesson: back off T&F media. The interviews of struggling athletes aren't even endearing. I want to hear a rational analysis of performance, not a hypoxic recitation of prepared remarks

T&F, HELP ME LIKE YOU

gonchar wrote:

Calm down Duck and go find out what happened to your boy AJ. You come off as the expert so why are you asking a bunch of anonymous people on letsrun? You're a foul mouthed phony.

The fact is that Rupp is an insanely talented runner. He's also a poor sport to certain rival OTC members. Why is that a suprise? Anyone who knows a few people in the biz know of the rivalry between Alberto and Jerry. Stop acting so

pompous.

I may be foul mouthed on occasion, because some of you aholes earn it on this board...and you know it...but I am not a phony.

I suggest you do a little reading of history.

Oh screw it, I'll do your homework for you you little tweak, DUH:

++SALAZAR RECRUITED AND HIRED JERRY++

"Alberto Salazar Brings Jerry Schumacher to Nike Oregon Project

By all indications, Alberto Salazar has appointed a successor to his position as head of the Nike Oregon Project. On June 18, The Capital Times of Madison, WI reported that University of Wisconsin distance running coach Jerry Schumacher was leaving the university to become a coach at the Oregon Project.

In the past year, Salazar has experienced serious health problems. A heart attack on June 30, 2007 was nearly fatal, and surgeons have since implanted a defibrillator in his chest. Salazar has acknowledged that he will need to gradually cut back on his coaching load. He currently coaches Nike Oregon Project athletes Galen Rupp, Adam Goucher, Kara Goucher, Josh Rohatinsky and Amy Begley.

When he arrives at Nike's Beaverton offices this autumn, Schumacher will be bringing several elite distance runners he coaches along for the ride, including Chris Solinsky, Simon Bairu and Matt Tegenkamp. With the possible addition of Joaquin Chapa and Arianna Lambie to the group, the Oregon Project will reach its full complement of 10-12 runners competing at distances from 5000 meters, 10,000 meters and the marathon. Each runner will be part of a group coached by Salazar or Schumacher.

No matter what might happen with his health and his gradually diminishing role in the Oregon Project, Salazar wants to ensure that his athletes are well taken care of. As Salazar told the Eugene Register-Guard newspaper, “I’m looking to the future. . . I have life insurance for my family, and now, with Jerry coming to Portland, I have coach insurance for Galen.”

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Now, is that clear enough for you?

Salazar hand picked and plucked a top coach, Jerry, from college, and gave him a great support system, a huge bump in pay and a good deal all the way around.

They are professionals and they get along fine and they both do a great job.

The vast majority of athletes leave the track immediately after a prelim.

Ever watch a sprint prelim. Those men and women can't get off the track fast enough.

t94bell wrote:

It might take a while, but I'm going to try and find another message board that blows up about handshakes.

Wish me luck!

A brave soul you are! Keep us posted!

I have to admit the whole "who shook whose hand" thing doesn't much interest me. After, say, a baseball game, I don't pay attention to handshaking rituals among opposing players. I am interested in watching the event itself. If the athlete chooses to talk to reporters afterward, great, but if not, s/he should be given space. As for handshakes, these are experienced athletes. I don't think they'll cry into their pillows if someone doesn't shake hands with them after a prelim.

Shaking hands after a pre-lim is like Lebron Shaking Kevin Durant's hand at halftime of a game in the NBA finals.

Alright, I made a mistake. It's not a big deal to not shake hands after the semi since he had one more race to go. I know Rupp has a decent chance at medaling so I will cheer for him during the Olympics even though he is not very appealing to me as a person. He is representing my country so I hope he does well. I apologize for being a jerk.

zDsfxgn wrote:

Shaking hands after a pre-lim is like Lebron Shaking Kevin Durant's hand at halftime of a game in the NBA finals.

Thank you, somebody here gets it. These pimple faced morons don't have a clue.

True, I don't think 20 seconds shaking a couple hands will any effect at all on his next race. Comment was simply damage control.

anomie wrong, again:)! wrote:

Completely false and total bs, and you fell for it....it's called damage control.

Taking a few seconds to shake a hand here or there would do nothing to hurt his race in the finals. Boy oh boy, some of you guys are so gullible it's sad, seriously.

Typical letsrun moron wrote:

This is why you get the handshake out of the way before you finish.

http://www.simonvroemen.nl/images/2004-athene-handshake.jpg

Exactly this - or since they've got 10 laps of little action before winding it up at the end, they could all shake hands during the first 10 laps.

Right, but rejecting a proffered hand is different from not initiating a handshake. Also, people usually shake hands after a race. It's just the way those things work, especially since many of the runners in the heat didn't make it to the final.