Galen Rupp tested FIFTEEN TIMES by USADA in 2014. More than ANYONE in distance running. Is somthing up?

I see two options:

either usada has suspicions

or

they really want to keep the big names on a short leash.

the more famous you are, the more tests you get, clearly.

Except for J Simpson - weird that she only was tested twice.

This is only through three quarters in 2014. Galen Rupp had 28 tests in 2013. Reckon that's the most of any athlete in the USA in any sport who has never tested positive.

rupp has been the most tested for some time now. i believe in 2013, he had 19 tests.

oh, there you go...28** tests

It's the zebras in the roofing tiles. They have a deck of cards that can't make me fly like I used to.

This is all for show. Rupp is on the Nike "protected" list. He will never have a positive test that will be seen by the public. Much like Marion Jones and Lance Armstrong. This also allows the ignorant to claim that he must be clean because he hasn't failed a test.

Waste of $$$ wrote:

This is all for show. Rupp is on the Nike "protected" list. He will never have a positive test that will be seen by the public. Much like Marion Jones and Lance Armstrong. This also allows the ignorant to claim that he must be clean because he hasn't failed a test.

This is how I see it.

9 tests for Cain who barely has any world class accolades?

Salazar may even be requesting the tests the day before a juicing session.

So they look highly tested and can juice up.

4 for Coburn and she wishes it was one more.

Some of those tests can be explained by the fact Salazar arranges to have Rupp or Cain tested when they are going for a record.

Remember how Emma Coburn did not get her steeplechase record ratified because arrangements had not been made to get her tested after the run?

Salazar makes sure that doesn't happen to anyone he is coaching.

OP, gimme a break, he had at least 15 races where he would have been potentially tested, if not more. thus, you are looking at a max of 13 out of competition tests (the yearly total was 28, no?), but more likely less than 10. If anything, there's heavy suspicion on Ritz (who I would place just as much money on being clean as i would on meb) becaues he only raced once all year, which means they stayed on his SH** all year long. interesting on that one, but I'd still think he would be a clean one, regardless of AlSal association

Anyone who has read Alberto's white paper is aware that NOP pushes the use of performance enhancing substances to the legal limit, as obviously the USADA is, and the repeated testing and passing demonstrates they are indeed respecting the limit

The cheating punkassbitch doper elfie rupp needs to be tested every day, then put in prison.

agip wrote:

Except for J Simpson - weird that she only was tested twice.

And she WON a Diamond League race which Rupp has NEVER done.

I'm not sure Rupp has ever even earned a DL point.

Doping NOPers wrote:

The cheating punkassbitch doper elfie rupp needs to be tested every day, then put in prison.

I feel really sorry for you. I just don't understand what could cause such anger for no reason.

Galen got tested a lot because he raced a lot, and he went for records. End of story.

When you're a white guy with a silver medal, you're going to attract some attention.

Bad Wigins

And she WON a Diamond League race which Rupp has NEVER done.

I'm not sure Rupp has ever even earned a DL point.

Off the top of my head, he finished second behind Farah in 2011 at Birmingham, 3rd in Eugene in 2012 ahead of Bekele, 3rd in Oslo this year, and 3rd in the DL final. So, yes, he has earned a DL point.

And comparing women's steeple to men's 5k isn't really fair.

Go Galen Go wrote:

I feel really sorry for you. I just don't understand what could cause such anger for no reason.

Galen got tested a lot because he raced a lot, and he went for records. End of story.

Are you so out of things that you believe this or are you just trolling? I challenge you to find 1 competitor of Rupp's that believes he is clean. ONE in the entire world that is willing to go on record and say that he believes that Rupp is clean.

800 dude wrote:

Bad Wigins

And she WON a Diamond League race which Rupp has NEVER done.

I'm not sure Rupp has ever even earned a DL point.

Off the top of my head, he finished second behind Farah in 2011 at Birmingham, 3rd in Eugene in 2012 ahead of Bekele, 3rd in Oslo this year, and 3rd in the DL final. So, yes, he has earned a DL point.

And comparing women's steeple to men's 5k isn't really fair.

Huh? Simpson won the diamond league TITLE in the 1500. Which is probably even harder than the m 5000 if you assume both Simpson and rupp are clean.but certainly the title is better than just one or two races.

The real issue is how many times Gatlin was tested (12). Why would Rupp be tested more than a convicted doper who just had a suspiciously good season? Certainly Gatlin should have been tested more than Rupp. Of course, since the tests suck at catching dopers, more tests probably wouldn't catch Gatlin anyways. If 12 tests can't catch Gatlin, then certainly 15 won't catch Rupp, who, while likely on a little dope, is certainly not as doped as Gatlin.

It would seem, though, that a positive test of Gatlin would be more likely to be reported, since he has been outed before and is not well-liked. Another reported positive for Gatlin would do little harm to the sport, while a positive for Rupp would be a disaster that Nike would probably try to cover up.