Oh Please wrote:
Hall Pass wrote:... Will the unimpressive Rupp not start? We shall see.....
Dude, you know you're stretching when to make a long post, you have to bring in a 59:47 half marathon and a 2:06:07 marathon to be failures. Not to mention he was dealing with that achilles issue at that point.
That he didn't win a high school XC race? Who cares.
Here's a line for you:
3:50 mile / 8:07 2 mile / 7:30 3k / 12:58 5k / 26:44 10k / 59:47 half marathon / 2:06 marathon (twice, injured).
Two time marathon trials champ. Two time Olympic medalist.
Give it up, your narrative of Rupp being a let down or a bad racer is ridiculous.
+1
Rupp is an 8X US Champ 10k!
He has won 4 of the 6 Marathons he has completed. No American has finished within 45 seconds of a Marathon Rupp has completed.
When you look at the body of work from High School to today you can make the argument that he is the greatest American distance runner in history.
And I hate the Oregon Ducks….