Rupp drops out

I'm sure most of the people on this forum have thought of this already, but as great as Rupp is, he shouldn't be running another speed workout after an all-out, record-setting race. I may be wrong, I know, but it makes no sense to train like that.

Galen Guppy wrote:

Anybody think Rupp is arrogant? He always has the satisfied smirk on his face while he's dressed like a High Schooler and he's kind of a jerk to the media- for example, he walked out of his post-race interview after less than a minute.

I don't care if he's the fastest American ever,

He needs to be more professional:

-dress like an adult

-be more grateful to the general public (media, fans). Look at Manzano

It's awesome to see him run as fast as he does, but still.

I think it's well put. He's not directly abrasive, but he has a quiet arrogance, a sense that he's above other people, doesn't look eye to eye with competitors. Maybe it's not arrogance, but just a lack of social skills. Either way, his personality combined with his obnoxious way of dressing (he would NOT fit in even in a high school), make him a bad ambassador for the sport. I was at the grand prix, and he was one of the least exciting athletes to see. Nick Symmonds and Jenny Simpson should teach lessons on interacting with fans, and galen should attend.

Why does his dress keep being brought up? I thought he looked the best out of anyone at the preface press conference.Willis was in jeans and t shirt, Manzano had an olympic blazer that looked very out of place, and Lomong was just wearing his warm up. Anyone familiar with street style should appreciate the combo of rare Oregon destroyer jacket and a Jordan X color way that's often a favorite among collectors.

Still can come off as slightly awkward or shy but I really liked his answer to the question of race favorite. He said what everyone should have been thinking

Ruddiger wrote:

. Anyone familiar with street style should appreciate the combo of rare Oregon destroyer jacket and a Jordan X color way that's often a favorite among collectors.

Still can come off as slightly awkward or shy but I really liked his answer to the question of race favorite. He said what everyone should have been thinking

street style??? oh wow you must be joking

They make a habit of going over to other indoor tracks to do post-race workouts if the race track is in use. BU had a meet going on, so they probably went to the Harvard track.

Outside of the running community Rupp and Jager dress like any ordinary twenty-something year olds. You don't have to like how they dress but trying to reduce Rupp to a "16 year old mall kid" proves that you are simply out of touch with youth culture which is HEAVILY influenced by, dare I say it, "URBAN" music. For the record, urban no longer singularly correlates to black people, black music, black people things. It hasn't for over a decade.

I'll take a stab at your question posed to the critics:

Jager is more palatable because it's more closely associated with being white , and Rupp is just out of line because he's "trying to be black." F*in retards of LetsRun forum, this is the way you guys THINK and you should be ashamed.

Don't be such petty fools. Galen Rupp trains his heart out to compete with the Africans, and so he wants to peak at the right time, not risk it for some puny little mile race. Galen is so consistent in both racing and training. His attitude, work ethic and determination are obviously great. It's clear that the other people on this blog making negative comments about Galen obviously don't know what it takes to compete at such a high level. He won an OLYMPIC medal!!!!!!!!!!!

benji525 wrote:

Outside of the running community Rupp and Jager dress like any ordinary twenty-something year olds.

This is incorrect. I'm one year older than Rupp and no one in our age group has dressed like that since our college days.

"Rupp's obnoxious way of dressing (he would not fit in high school) makes him a bad ambassador for the sport"

No, wait...you can't be serious. Were you home-schooled, or did you attend a Quaker high school in rural west virginia?? Rupp was wearing a Nike Destroyer Jacket which retails for $500 and sold out within a week. Per Rupp's footwear, Jordan X. Jordan Xs sold out online within minutes. As a former brand manager for a global footwear company, I can assure you that both the jacket and Jordans are staples in most kids/adults wardrobe.

The part i really take issue with is the assertion that Rupp is a bad ambassador for the sport because of the way he dresses and his curt interview with Letsrun, which operates the most prolific, baseless, anti-rupp message board. not surprised he snubs LetsRun. you shouldn't be too surprised either...

Is this the general sentiment here, that Rupp is a bad ambassador for the sport?

fvckreading wrote:

Ruddiger wrote:

. Anyone familiar with street style should appreciate the combo of rare Oregon destroyer jacket and a Jordan X color way that's often a favorite among collectors.

Still can come off as slightly awkward or shy but I really liked his answer to the question of race favorite. He said what everyone should have been thinking

street style??? oh wow you must be joking

You obviously don't know anything about street fashion. Go back to your North Face Denali and Brooks Beasts. Carry on...

smorgasboard wrote:

benji525 wrote:

Outside of the running community Rupp and Jager dress like any ordinary twenty-something year olds.

This is incorrect. I'm one year older than Rupp and no one in our age group has dressed like that since our college days.

your sample pool is probably 5- 10 people. Let me apply logic to my otherwise sweeping generality of "most ordinary twenty-something year olds." You may, or may not have heard of Complex Media. Complex is regarded as the most influential portal for young, male consumers. It's the largest online syndicate for young millennials who are into Music, Fashion, Art, Sneakers, and Sports. If you don't know about Complex Media, you're probably not representative of your age group (not trying to be a dick).

That said, I'm going to go out on a limb (trying to be a dick) and say that most young millennials, 1985 and on, would argue that Rupp dresses in line within his age group. You fail to understand that there is a world outside of this insular, fraternal, and often judgmental running forum.

(not trying to be a dick) You may have set a record for most assumptions made in one post.

90 million monthly readers and 931 million monthly pageviews across its network of 100+ publishers.

Read more:

http://www.businessinsider.com/complex-media-raises-25-million-from-iconix-brand-group-2013-9#ixzz2stFGSqag

to put that in perspective:

"Complex Media has greater than 100% social reach over MTV, Gawker, Pitchfork, IGN, Vice and Buzzfeed" - BusinessInsider

I'm guessing you're not familiar with Complex, and that's totally cool. The point i'm trying to make is that distance runners don't always have to walk like, talk like, look like, traditional distance runners.

If it's not alarming that Nick Willis wore a t-shirt and jeans, Manzano in a t-shirt, olympic blazer, and dress shoes, and Lopez in his warmup gear, then it shouldn't be alarming for Rupp wore jeans, jordans, a hoodie and a nike jacket.

He dropped out of a race because he was worried about getting beat and showing he was beatable in a tactical mile. Give me a break, what did he feel a "twinge" and made sure he could save himself for his workout after the race?

No wonder this sport is a joke.

benji525 wrote:

Rupp was wearing a Nike Destroyer Jacket which retails for $500 and sold out within a week.

Does that jacket come with an eight-ball on the back?

Here it is:

http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/puddy-8ball.jpg

Sir David Puddy wrote:

benji525 wrote:

Rupp was wearing a Nike Destroyer Jacket which retails for $500 and sold out within a week.

Does that jacket come with an eight-ball on the back?

Haha, +1

I often defend Rupp but will admit that I had a similar thought to the statement below after seeing him drop out. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt but it seems odd to workout that hard when you were just hurt. Before he dropped out, I thought that he had not done well tactically. He had been gapped by a quicker acceleration. Rupp's biggest weakness is letting the gap form at a start of a sprint. In London he was able to pull back everyone but Farah. In Moscow a few others stayed away.

- I do not care how he dresses. What a silly topic.

- The post-race interview was fine and I understand reluctance to talk to Letsrun.

- I wish he ditched the two mile effort and tried to win a tough 3000 against two of the world's best. A record is nice but a big win would be good too.

[quote]George Atlas wrote:

He dropped out of a race because he was worried about getting beat and showing he was beatable in a tactical mile.