Rupp speaks!!!!

I'm grateful to have lived in the same lifetime as Rupp. An American legend! Hearing him say he still plans to compete at the next Olympics was the highlight of my week

Hearing him reminisce on winning silver in the 10k and Mo winning gold gave me chills

I once did a 20 miler on a treadmill (it was summer in South Florida). The last eight miles or so I plated with increasing pace/ incline. It took me 45 minutes just sitting in the locker room afterwards before I could drag myself into the shower. Thoroughly miserable experience.

I think we know where he gets it...

When Alberto was training fro Comrades (Ultra-Marathon) during his comeback tour, he did 20 mile treadmill runs in his basement with the lights off. Can you imagine doing 20 miles without a movie, music, podcast, or even lights?

I've done plenty of 20-milers on the treadmill. It's fine. Here's the trick: You have to be going either very hard or very easy.

If it's super easy, you just watch a movie and forget you're running.

Otherwise, you need to be hammering because being in pain is never boring. I did 20 in 1:55 on a treadmill a couple week before Boston once, and it was actually fun. I think the soft surface makes it a little safer when you want to really get after it. The same run on the roads might have been a little too much.

I'm honored to have been on the same continent as Rupp for many years. The ground that i stand on every day is connected to the ground that he runs on. It is a humbling experience that we share this in common. It is an honor.

I had a lot of contempt for Rupp over the years, because I do not believe his career was honest one based on everything we know and have heard.

Watching the Olympic trials this year, I was amazed by the number of people I had reasonable suspicions over. We are sending full teams of distance runners to the Olympics who I believe are not doing it the right way.

Rupp isn't "speaking". Shelby isn't "speaking". No one is telling the truth. Distance running has a massive doping problem, and we all see it. This problem warps what we believe is possible. It makes us believe that world/american records can be achieved at any age, that mental health, meditation and living as your "authentic self" can lead to massive time drops, that doing certain workouts and training at a certain level is physically possible without rest, that different training techniques can lead to world class results when they don't for majority of people...

When clean athletes fail to achieve success doing the same thing doped athletes do, they are branded as failures, not strong enough for the sport. we forget their names, and furiously defend the dopers in their stead.

I don't know what Galen did or didn't do in his career. But he's not speaking if he's not addressing tough questions about it head on.

Saw him getting ready to run at Alton Baker park (Pre’s Trail) on Sunday. He was looking a little rough (like he just woke up) so I wasn’t going to bug him. I was glad to see him out running.

Watching WNBA while doing a 20-26 mi treadmill run would truly be the most miserable human experience.

God Bless Galen Rupp. Have always rooted for the man.

Made me even a bigger fan

Met him 22 years ago at Hayward.

Great guy!!!

you think the shady stuff stopped as Rupp matured? He stuck w AlSal until he was banned.

I love Rupp man. Dude's a gamer. Best mental game in the sport, no question. Chavez askin' about sittin' on the start line was so funny too. Iconic moment and Rupp didn't even think about it, just doin' his thing. Meanwhile Fauble prolly wakes up in a cold sweat every night cuz of it. Also I got no idea how you have Eric Jenkins and Galen Rupp in the same trainin' group, like could not imagine two more different dudes and kinda wish that got talked about more.

I'd rather do a full marathon in a Chili's parking lot.

I just saw Kenneth Rooks just run for 2hrs on the grass after his race as a cool-down.

That's probably like an hour and 45 or 2 hrs for him. Not easy but doable.

There are reasons not to do this, but also some situations where it can arguably make sense. In any case, I wouldn't call a couple hours on a treadmill psychopathic. Just put a movie or game on and get going. Not that big a deal. I once had an office job that required me to sit at a desk for 8+ hours. I would have traded 2 hours on a treadmill for that situation any day of the week.

"Literally" a child? You mean he was like 9 years old?

I watched the interview and interpreted it that he wished he was more of a 200-800m guy but knew where his talents lay