Where can I purchase the Galen Rupp mask from 2011?

chiapet wrote:

Where can I get the Galen Rupp Mask from 2011?

https://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Galen+Rupp+2011+USA+Outdoor+Track+Field+Championships+Vq0NyCDV4YDl.jpg

Thanks in advance for the commission

It's funny - but that doesn't look as weird looking at it now as it did back then

That thing is designed to filter out dust/pollen (15 to 200 μm). It will be little help in protecting you against the coronavirus (0.1 μm), if that’s what you’re going for.

Thanks, Debbie Downer.

anything effective at filtering out the coronavirus would a major burden for running.

=/

The majority of viral transmission is believed to occur through respiratory droplets, which are much too big to pass through a mask. Aerosolized virus would pass through the mask, but there is little to no evidence that aerosolized transmission is occurring.

It is no coincidence that Asian countries which already had masks as a part of their culture have fared much better with fewer lockdowns than Western countries which were slow to adopt mask usage.

masks are effective wrote:

The majority of viral transmission is believed to occur through respiratory droplets, which are much too big to pass through a mask. Aerosolized virus would pass through the mask, but there is little to no evidence that aerosolized transmission is occurring.

It is no coincidence that Asian countries which already had masks as a part of their culture have fared much better with fewer lockdowns than Western countries which were slow to adopt mask usage.

"Believed"? By the same dumb doctors who "believed" in 2 million deaths?

And abscense of evidence is not evidence of abscense as one famous dumb doctor said in the past couple of months. What idiotic thinking is going on in your head if you think the coronavirus cannot be transmitted aerosolized? Viruses are measured in nanograms, of course they can spread aerosolized.

And it's no coincidence that rational countries like Sweden/Switzerland with no lockdowns or fearmongering masks faired even better than Asian countries.

Although they haven't enforced a lockdown, actually in practice there's *more* social distancing in Sweden than UK or USA. Part of that is culture of course, but part of it is just common sense. They don't want to get ill.

But Sweden's neighbours have common sense, culture AND enforcement- Norway, Denmark etc - and surprise surprise they have lower numbers of deaths than UK or Sweden or USA

Social distancing works. That is a fact that cannot be disputed, I'm sorry.

Also if you're gonna lump all of Asia in together as "Asian" - look at India, Viet Nam etc. Doing way better than Europe/USA

New Zealand doing the best. That woman prime minister is switched on.

Yes, believed. Nothing is ever proven definitively in the scientific method. When scientists adjust their models based on new evidence, that is science working exactly the way that it should.

The major mistake was the early discouragement of wearing masks in the general public because of fear that it lead to mask shortages for healthcare workers. Backtracking on that has rightfully damaged the faith of the public in our leaders and in the scientific endeavor, which is really unfortunate. Masks/face coverings should have been encouraged from the very start.

Wearing a mask reduces the spread of respiratory droplets, which are a major source of viral transmission. You should wear a mask not to protect yourself, but to protect those around you. And hope that those around you will offer you the same courtesy.

A pollen mask will filter out all the people that think runners are responsible for the pandemic.

I actually ordered three of these because face coverings are required in parks where I live. The large was too big for me... the medium is a good fit but it’s still annoying and doesn’t really stay in place even with the metal piece on the mask to help lock it down a bit. Maybe as far as masks go this is the least worst option, but I’m still sticking with a gaiter that I can just pull up and down.

Can someone tell me why Rupp used to need to wear a mask but no longer does?

masks are effective wrote:

Yes, believed. Nothing is ever proven definitively in the scientific method. When scientists adjust their models based on new evidence, that is science working exactly the way that it should.

The major mistake was the early discouragement of wearing masks in the general public because of fear that it lead to mask shortages for healthcare workers. Backtracking on that has rightfully damaged the faith of the public in our leaders and in the scientific endeavor, which is really unfortunate. Masks/face coverings should have been encouraged from the very start.

Wearing a mask reduces the spread of respiratory droplets, which are a major source of viral transmission. You should wear a mask not to protect yourself, but to protect those around you. And hope that those around you will offer you the same courtesy.

100%

rojo wrote:

Can someone tell me why Rupp used to need to wear a mask but no longer does?

I believe it depends on the pollen count. 2011 was especially bad. My allergies were going crazy back then.

Just look on Amazon, They sell them to cyclists for city riding. I have one for my allergies in the Spring but I haven't used it once during this pandemic to run in. But if I go to the store or something I will wear a regular surgical mask.

masks are effective wrote:

The majority of viral transmission is believed to occur through respiratory droplets, which are much too big to pass through a mask. Aerosolized virus would pass through the mask, but there is little to no evidence that aerosolized transmission is occurring.

It is no coincidence that Asian countries which already had masks as a part of their culture have fared much better with fewer lockdowns than Western countries which were slow to adopt mask usage.

Reread this and try to spot the logical error.

yes - since it doesn't aerosolize, there is no benefit to healthy people wearing masks. Only sick, coughing, slobbering, sneezy people should consider wearing them.

Bad Wigins wrote:

yes - since it doesn't aerosolize, there is no benefit to healthy people wearing masks. Only sick, coughing, slobbering, sneezy people should consider wearing them.

The logic behind healthy people wearing masks is as follows

Take, for example, three people who live near eachother:

- Person A who is healthy

- Person B who is contagious, doesn't have symptoms, and doesn't know they are sick

- Person C who is contagious, has symptoms, and knows they are sick

Scenarios where there is a benefit to a health person wearing a mask:

1.) Person C disobeys self-quarantine recommendations and goes out in public (with a mask to try and limit the risk of spread). Person C sneezes and their mask comes off and droplets of virus-laden saliva fly into the air. If Person A is nearby - their chance of inhaling a drop of virus-laden saliva is decreased by wearing a mask.

2.) Person C disobeys self-quarantine recommendations and goes out in public without mask. Person C sneezes and their mask comes off...repeat ending a scenario 1

3.) Person B goes out in public (with a mask b/c they are trying to reduce risks). Person C sneezes and their mask comes off...repeat ending of scenario A

4.) Person C goes out in public without a mask b/c they don't know they are sick. Person C sneezes...repeat ending of scenario A

The risks may be (very?) small... but it appears beyond logic that healthy people wearing masks reduces risks of getting sick.

rojo wrote:

Can someone tell me why Rupp used to need to wear a mask but no longer does?

In one article that I can't find anymore states that Rupp has pollen allergies and had to stay in his hotel room race morning and wear the mask for halk of the race. Another article says that he wore it in races where there was high pollution, but I'm not sure why he no longer wears it.

Maybe he started taking allergy medication or doesn't race in highly polluted cities.