RIP to Galen Rupp's chances for the 2028 Olympic Team

bruhhhhh...hes about 40. 2:08 low is insane for a 40 year old. What is your PR?

Isn’t Boston a slow course?

It's more susceptible to weather and wind than normal courses. Even though it's net downhill, the windy areas on bad days really bog you down. It's like a wind tunnel sometimes with the headwinds.

Plus being more downhill early is probably worse mentally than more downhill later.

So on perfect days like today it runs fast

OP isn’t wrong. What you are saying doesn’t contradict it. OP’s PR is irrelevant. Rupp is a has-been.

Rupp needs ambitious goals to keep him going. He is a massive longshot to make the 2028 team, but it gets him out of bed every day.

He obviously genuinely loves the sport. I hope he keeps going for as long as he is getting paid decently.

He can fkn do it

He can fkn do it

Meb made the team at 41, and probably would have beaten the 30 yo Rupp at the trials if he had supershoes

he's only been healthy for like a year at this point. give him another 2-3 cycles...you'll see....

Didn't Abdi squared make the team at 40+ as well? Checking, he was 43.

His “cycles” tapered off post Salazar science.

He can compete for as long as he wants. He’s already pretty wealthy so I doubt if being paid decently will be a factor for him.

Why would you want Rupp on the team. He is past his prime? Still a great runner but his age just doesn't do it anymore with US having a handful of near world class elites.

Everyone knows he's a longshot but he's so steady that it gives him a chance. All he needs is for a couple of top guys to blowup and in a marathon that can definitely happen.

Exactly, it was a sad statement on US men's marathon for Abdi to make the team in 2020 and it would be the same if Rupp were to do so in two years.

I can only imagine Rupp is doing this for the love of the sport at this point. He and his legacy deserve nothing but props.

The issue isn't necessarily whether it's factual, but rather if it's a worthwhile observation.

Rupp is not making another team and neither is Sara Hall. But they are both really fast at age 40+ and seem to love the sport and competing so who cares?

He beat his old rival from college days (Chelanga) by more than 6 minutes.