You guys need to lighten up. If we can't even tease a famous distance runner (for something he deserves to be teased about) then we shouldn't consider this a real sport anyway. I understand you guys are just reacting to the huge amount of negativity on this board, but you really need to get your panties unbunched. Have you ever heard anybody make fun of Tom Brady? Kobe Bryant? THE YANKEES? It's exactly what happens in "real" sports. The only difference in our sport is that the fans actually worry that the stars care what we think. Don't worry, I don't think Alan Webb is going to go kill himself because somebody wrote that he loves Five Guys or that his hair defies the laws of nature. You think Derek Jeter reads baseball message boards?
And by the way, maybe our sport gets so little attention and promotion exactly because of things like this. Can you imagine if we had to wait until 4-5 hours before game time to find out where and what day an NBA playoff game was taking place? It's ridiculous.
But I love that Rupp and Salazar are so ridiculous. I'm going to make fun of them with my friends while watching the race, but I'm also going to be cheering my ass off for him to crack 27:13 tonight.