What do you project for Rupp's times over the next two years?
I know that people on this site like to make fun of Rupp because he doesn’t seem to exude the charisma of Prefontaine. But I have never seen a runner who has been more consistent throughout his career from HS, through college and into the pros than Rupp.
It seems like almost every time Rupp is called upon to deliver something that could be important for T&F, he does. Whether a 13:37 5k in HS, his contributions to his college, his 10k American records, his Olympic medal and several American records that he achieved to create interest in the sport.
There were so many times that he was placed under great pressure and almost every time he seemed to handle it with a unique professionalism.
I have no doubt that Prefontaine would have been honored to have know Galen Rupp.