I thought the hug he gave Jordan after she didn't make the Olympic team was pretty fatherly and sweet. Also, he had his moments. Loved him sitting on the start line of the trials like a big-balled cucumber.
I thought the hug he gave Jordan after she didn't make the Olympic team was pretty fatherly and sweet. Also, he had his moments. Loved him sitting on the start line of the trials like a big-balled cucumber.
He's doing hot/dry weather training in Timbuktu
He’s coming out to small-town Montana the first weekend in August to do a talk and then run a 5k/10k road race for fun. The race director had Lagat out here doing the same thing last year. I’m skipping a weekend of fishing/camping to run and see him. Should be pretty cool. Lagat was awesome last year.
BigBoy wrote:
Can't tell, is this actually true or a troll post? If it's true I'm curious to hear more details about this
hungover from 3 miller lights he had in early June
Front runner in life wrote:
Many of the greats step away before getting beat by lesser athletes. I believe that Galen wants to be remembered as the unbeatable American.
Most fans hate watching a declining athlete. You can live off your past if you step away on top.
Is this an American thing or a T&A thing?
Many European athletes continue on the national teams as long as they can because they think it's bad for the young'uns development to get a free ticket they haven't fully deserved yet. Best example I can think of from the top of my head is Swedish table tennis player Jörgen Persson (World Champion 1991) who still played for Sweden in Rio 2016. When he was young he had to beat a former World Champion (singles), and two former European Champions to even get on the national team. He used to say things like "before the young ones have beaten me at home they're not ready to take on the world, I want them to know that when that happens they have deserved the spot on the team, not going out there knowing in the back of their mind that they have not."
my man is looking weathereddddd
lean mean machine
a little bit of scruff bow wow
I don't and that's alright. Athletes fade away with age and the next generation needs to step up.
Take a look at the women’s marathon in the US right now. Sisson, D’Amato, Bates, Saina, Seidel and maybe Hall. No other woman over 35 years old has any chance of making the team and this is why the legends have stepped away. No more Flanagan or Cragg or Goucher. They all stepped away before tarnishing their legacy and that is to be respected.
Front runner in life wrote:
Take a look at the women’s marathon in the US right now. Sisson, D’Amato, Bates, Saina, Seidel and maybe Hall. No other woman over 35 years old has any chance of making the team and this is why the legends have stepped away. No more Flanagan or Cragg or Goucher. They all stepped away before tarnishing their legacy and that is to be respected.
We hate to say good bye to our heroes but I agree with this. Go out as the best.
Front runner in life wrote:
Take a look at the women’s marathon in the US right now. Sisson, D’Amato, Bates, Saina, Seidel and maybe Hall. No other woman over 35 years old has any chance of making the team and this is why the legends have stepped away. No more Flanagan or Cragg or Goucher. They all stepped away before tarnishing their legacy and that is to be respected.
Yeah, it was great of Shalane to shake it up by stepping away and then tarnishing her legacy.
Jams2:09 wrote:
Rupp was one of the first runners I've ever looked up to growing up and I've been a fan of him ever since. Not sure why he's so universally disliked. Yeah he had a sketchy past but honestly as long as he delivers on the world stage does it matter? We don't KNOW he's done anything and even if he has so is the comp and not just running but in literally every sport. People here act like if pros didn't dope they would be the ones making world and Olympic teams but drugs aren't gonna turn your 15:30-14:30 5k into a 12:50 5k.
Not sure why he's unliked other than he's perceived as sketchy?? 'As long as he delivers on the world stage what does it matter?' Are you suggesting it's ok for him to break the rules??
but drugs aren't gonna turn your 15:30-14:30 5k into a 12:50 5k.
.... but they might turn a 13:05-13:10 into a 12:50 which are worlds apart.
He will easily make the top 3 at the trials. I wouldn't be surprised if he wins again. He's 37, not 47. Come on, people. His days of 2:06 are probably over, but he's the only one consistently well under 2:10. He was cruising at the last trials and won by 40+ seconds.
staples wrote:
He will easily make the top 3 at the trials. I wouldn't be surprised if he wins again. He's 37, not 47. Come on, people. His days of 2:06 are probably over, but he's the only one consistently well under 2:10. He was cruising at the last trials and won by 40+ seconds.
Yes, I watched him at the trials in Atlanta. Anything could happen in Orlando with the field and the weather. If I had to bet one way or the other, I'd bet he's top 3 in Orlando and runs his last Olympic race in Paris.
Rupp is living that Jordan Hasay life now.
Mr Rupp, you are so nice
You wear a vest, it's made of ice
I know some people they said you're queer
But that was just cos you have two big ear (s)...
Yoooo! Just ignore the haters that much is true
At least like PR you didn't do a poo
Your marathons are ace, so whoopy doo
And let it be said, so are you! ILY <3
Thank you, Mr. Deeds.
Mr. Rupp will have a wonderful life. Being paid by Pk for the rest of his life. Probably a shoe from dimhoff in the future. The white MJ shoe perhaps.
staples wrote:
He will easily make the top 3 at the trials. I wouldn't be surprised if he wins again. He's 37, not 47. Come on, people. His days of 2:06 are probably over, but he's the only one consistently well under 2:10. He was cruising at the last trials and won by 40+ seconds.
If he's healthy he wins the trials EASILY. If he's 70% healthy he still finishes top 3.
Rumor has it he'll be running Chicago in October - IF his back cooperates. We'll see.
back bay wrote:
I am glad to know, though slightly bemused, that someone misses Rupp. My effort to get behind him throughout his career brought me to a realization about what it means for me to root for someone--achievement alone is not enough to develop a fondness for an athlete. Obviously, this is relevant to nobody but me, and I wish Rupp all the best, but I don't find myself getting excited by the prospect of his return. I have followed this sport for nearly 50-years, and over the years I have found it irresistible to find camaraderie with just about every athlete who developed a profile in the sport. The tribe of track and field is pretty collegial and respectful. Most of the competitors are decent eggs and supportive of each other. That is a generalization, to be sure, but it is my personal experience. But I rarely saw collegiality in Rupp. He didn't appear to see it as his job to be liked, and he was under no obligation to make that effort. He had other priorities. His choice. But that didn't endear him to fans or his fellow competitors, as far as I can tell. But, obviously he does have his fans. Fair enough.
In 2018, Rupp was the defending champion of Chicago marathon, but he finished 5th. His foot was so badly injured it required immediate surgery. If anyone is entitled to make an excuse after the race, it was him. Yet all he only said it was "not just his day" and praised Mo and Osako for their great accomplishments. We only learned about his injury later through a media report.
After finishing 6th in the 2021 Olympic trial in 10000m, he walked over to Fisher and Kincaid to congratulate them, before anyone else did. This was very contrasting to how he used to handle all the victories at USATF. (He would casually shake hands with one or two, and then just walk away.)
He may not show camaraderie the same way some others do. But he is collegial and respectful, especially when he does not win. And that's all that matters to me.