To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Galen Rupp. His mastery of running is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical physics most of his times will go over a typical fan's head. There's also Rupp's nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation- his personal philosophy draws heavily from Narodnaya Volya literature, for instance. His true fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these records, to realise that they're not just fast- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Galen Rupp truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the humour in Rupp's existential catchphrase "Wubba Lubba Dub Dub," which itself is a cryptic reference to Turgenev's Russian epic Fathers and Sons. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Alberto Salazar's genius coaching unfolds itself on their television screens. What fools.. how I pity them. ?
And yes, by the way, i DO have a Galen Rupp tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It's for the ladies' eyes only- and even then they have to demonstrate that they're within 5 IQ points of my own (preferably lower) beforehand. Nothin personnel kid ?