Rupp has done nothing since the Olympics. This race is not a surprise. It’s more of the same from him.
Look at Farah post-Salazar. He was still a “good” runner but nowhere close to the world beater he was. Rupp still has potential but his days of US dominance over.
Rupp is a great runner, but Father Time is undefeated!!!!!!!!!! He has a lot of mileage on the odometer and things start breaking down just like with an old car.
These days you have to be able to run "at least" 2:06 to have a chance in any major Marathon race and he is no longer capable of doing that.
Heard in the Ben true interview by letsrun that’s Galen rupp was “limping by”…just age or was he injured in the race? Looks like his best days are behind him now that he’s off the Salazar high test
LRC note: The poster is referencing LetsRun.com's Wejo saying "I saw him [Galen Rupp] limping out of here"
I find it truly bizarre that Americans take glee in the demise or poor performances of their best or former best. It’s extremely odd. I think you’re just a generally unhappy lot, despite having what you have.
Heard in the Ben true interview by letsrun that’s Galen rupp was “limping by”…just age or was he injured in the race? Looks like his best days are behind him now that he’s off the Salazar high test
LRC note: The poster is referencing LetsRun.com's Wejo saying "I saw him [Galen Rupp] limping out of here"
I find it truly bizarre that Americans take glee in the demise or poor performances of their best or former best. It’s extremely odd. I think you’re just a generally unhappy lot, despite having what you have.
If a football player has 10 sacks, then the next season just 5, should he walk away from the sport, If a baseball player has 30 home runs, the next season 15, a cyclist wins the Tour de France, the next he finishes last..... you get the picture. Rupp not ready to hang those shoes just yet.
Rupp is a great runner and great person. I hope it’s just some soreness and he’s back full speed soon. Sounds like OP has never put it out there on race day and always “runs within herself”
Uhhh NAU won an XC title and was looking like a powerhouse before Mike Smith
They won one title before him and it was extremely close. When he took over the program he made a lot of changes and most of their subsequent wins were extremely dominant. Without him they would not have the powerhouse program that they have now.
If a football player has 10 sacks, then the next season just 5, should he walk away from the sport, If a baseball player has 30 home runs, the next season 15, a cyclist wins the Tour de France, the next he finishes last..... you get the picture. Rupp not ready to hang those shoes just yet.
The equivalent would be more like a football player with 20 sacks, then the following season he has 2, then another season later he has zero, then the next season he gets 15, and then the next three seasons after that he leaves every game injured.
He is old. Things start to tweak weirdly at that age especially after years of high end training. He still might have enough left to make the marathon team if everything clicks on the race day. American men's field is pretty weak.
He’s really not that old by today’s standards. If you don’t think there was a “don’t ask don’t tell” policy with a lot of the stuff Alberto was giving/ rubbing on Galen, I envy your naivety
Rupp has done nothing since the Olympics. This race is not a surprise. It’s more of the same from him.
Look at Farah post-Salazar. He was still a “good” runner but nowhere close to the world beater he was. Rupp still has potential but his days of US dominance over.
I’d set the line at +250 for Rupp in Paris.
Rupp’s best marathon performance was arguably his 2:06:35 on a hot day in Chicago in 2021.
Unlike the other Americans he actually lines up against the best. Where was Connor and the others. Best American in modern history. Two medals in two events. End.of story.
Connor Mantz is till competing for NCAA x-country titles. He will have 6 soon.
Amazing how someone picked out that one line from my talk with True.
As for Rupp, I only saw him post-race for about 10 seconds. He was leaving the area where the athletes can pick up their gear and get some food post-race. He was walking very gingerly/limping and looked very tight and cold to me. As he exited the area and went into the hallway before heading out the doro, I walked up to him and there were a bunch of people and asked if he could talk and he said no.
Rupp did talk to Rich Sands of RRW right after the race and said, "“Obviously, it’s disappointing; the cold air’s never great for me,. You know, I really just had to strip everything back the last couple of years. It’s been like four years since I’ve really run normally. It’s going to take some time. I know where I’m at now. I have to start somewhere. I feel like I can actually train, be healthy, and walk normal for tomorrow.”
So no mention of an injury.
I doublechecked with Alex who may be the letsrun intern this summer who was at the race and he said he too would have described Rupp as limping, tight and cold.
He's still on my short list to make the US Olympic team.
Obviously there are great coaches out there but I think proof of what you're saying is the complete anonymity of international coaches who aren't white. Canova, Brother Colm etc and then dirty Jama Aden are all that I ever see discussed. Who coaches Kipchoge? How about Mo Katir, Hicham El Guerrouj or any number of absolute world class athletes whose coaches get no mention here? I understand the desire to credit a genius coach pulling the strings but it's silly to deny the fact that the factors you mentioned are 80% of the job.