Classic: Experimental pair of nike shoes got Rupp injured

blue collar dude wrote:

http://www.oregonlive.com/trackandfield/index.ssf/2014/02/track_field_mary_cain_and_sall.html#incart_river

[quote]Oregonian wrote:

Oregon Project coach Alberto Salazar said Rupp was running in an experimental pair of shoes, and began to feel pain in his left foot. Salazar said the pain was later determined to be in the soft tissue at the bottom of his foot.

Rupp changed to his training shoes and warmed down without pain. Then he put on his old spikes and did a demanding postrace workout.

"It was a fantastic workout," Salazar said. "He's fine."

Man. I read that quote and think the title of the thread should be changed. "Salazar throws both Rupp and Nike under the bus".

I can't believe he said that in the interview. he basically says, "My employer messed up" and then "my star athlete is a quitter as he's not really hurt."

Does anyone else see it this way? I'm stunned he could be so PR non-savvy but then again I work in PR for a living.

Do you know anything about the running history of Salazar (Comrades, prozac for depression, etc.)?

He is a TOTAL OCD running nut. He can't help it. Same thing goes for 10X the obsession with changing running form as any other coach. But he has had results with most of that.

blue collar dude wrote:

Please stop looking for that extra edge.

Do you really read what you write? Do you think his competitors are going to stop looking for an extra edge?

Are we really going to move to accuse Rupp for grey area shoes?

Can't believe that Al let him run in shoes that weren't Rupp-certified

You are reading way too much into that statement. Calm down.

Hope it's not deja vu all over again:

http://articles.latimes.com/2004/aug/22/sports/sp-olytrackside22

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/athens/track/2004-08-21-dragila_x.htm

Similar version (scroll down to last paragraph):

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/22/sports/olympics/22track.html

Do tell, what did the workout consist of? What were Rupp's splits? Inquiring minds want to know...

Insider. wrote:

I saw the workout. It lived up to it's billing. Rupp is going to bust a WR soon.

But since ALL WR are by dopers, doesn't that mean he has to be a doper if he breaks one? Or is it because he is the American golden boy that he gets a pass if it happens?

Were these a spike version of Farah's "super shoes"?

the browndirt cowboy wrote:

Insider. wrote:

I saw the workout. It lived up to it's billing. Rupp is going to bust a WR soon.

But since ALL WR are by dopers, doesn't that mean he has to be a doper if he breaks one? Or is it because he is the American golden boy that he gets a pass if it happens?

Gets a pass?

So the first time he used those shoes was in a race? Stupid. He should have tried them out during a workout.

communications staffer wrote:

Does anyone else see it this way?

No. You're probably a schizophrenic.

Eugene the Ex-Drinking Machine wrote:

So the first time he used those shoes was in a race? Stupid. He should have tried them out during a workout.

Where did you get that wild assumption? Of course they tried them out first.

Almost positive these were the same shoes he wore in both of his AR. Word on the street is that they are prototype Vic 3s.

Anybody have pics? I'm interested.

So he's been using them but the first time they hurt his feet was yesterday? Weird.

Fortius wrote:

Almost positive these were the same shoes he wore in both of his AR. Word on the street is that they are prototype Vic 3s.

HardLoper wrote:

Where did you get that wild assumption? Of course they tried them out first.

Typical LRC Douchebag wrote:

Do tell, what did the workout consist of? What were Rupp's splits? Inquiring minds want to know...

We stayed long after the meet was over (two hours) and didn't see Rupp doing a workout at Reggie. That doesn't mean it didn't happen.

We had actually commented earlier in the meet it was a good thing there were lots of people in the press box or we might have missed Cam Levins shoe coming off. You often are interviewing people/writing and barely looking at the track, plus the tv footage is way better than the in person footage.

If anyone saw the workout, please post.

Pre ran ALL of his races in experimental shoes, and even won the 1970 NCAA Championship 3-mile race after gashing his foot on a diving board bolt at the hotel swimming pool.

Nike was born of experimental shoes and overcoming foot injures. Rupp and Salazar, please come up with an excuse that doesn't make you look ridiculous.

does anyone have a picture of these experimental shoes rupp was wearing? id really like to see them