A little birdie who knows thinga told me that Rupp is "definitely" running the OT marathon.

mark b wrote:

Exactly! The Rio marathon could easily be won in a time as slow as 2:12. No pacemakers, warm conditions.

Warm conditions? Say what! It will be the dead of WINTER in Rio during the "summer" games.

kill both with one stone wrote:

'merican Yuki wrote:

I heard from, not one, but TWO, clever birds who spy on AlSal, that the plan is to turn Rupp into the 'merican Yuki after the Olympics.

He's going to get rid of all his sponsor contracts, his agent and coach, get a government job and start working full-time to support his widowed mother and younger brothers?

How will Rupp get a real job? He is a college dropout.

WalkGum wrote:

kill both with one stone wrote:

He's going to get rid of all his sponsor contracts, his agent and coach, get a government job and start working full-time to support his widowed mother and younger brothers?

10/10

You seem to be unaware of who Yuki is. He was the guy who finished in front of Meb, and every American male, at the NY Marathon.

Definitely "warm" but probably not "hot".

A degree from Oregon isn't worth much anyway last time I checked.

GumRuns wrote:

WalkGum wrote:

10/10

You seem to be unaware of who Yuki is. He was the guy who finished in front of Meb, and every American male, at the NY Marathon.

A) I know exactly who Yuki is.

B) That is why I thought it was a funny joke, thus "10/10".

Cracked up while reading that last paragraph, too true!

drama queens wrote:

Only in the "pro" " sport" of American running would the fans have no idea who is competing in one of the most anticipated races of the year.

Phelps and coach talk to media all the time about what they're entering, what their planning is, and it's good for their profile - and the sport.

And Rupp is an unaccompanied scrub compared with Phelps. Keeping entries secret like a drama queen, always scratching events at the last moment? No wonder nobody cares about the sport (who isn't in it themselves). Think about that: the sport has literally no fans who aren't/weren't runners. Meanwhile, arenas are packed for tennis, gymnastics, even swimming.

Honestly, selection of the US women's gymnastics team is more clear to follow, and that involves the personalities of actual teenage girls, not two grown men who act like they are.

drama queens wrote:

Only in the "pro" " sport" of American running would the fans have no idea who is competing in one of the most anticipated races of the year.

Phelps and coach talk to media all the time about what they're entering, what their planning is, and it's good for their profile - and the sport.

And Rupp is an unaccompanied scrub compared with Phelps. Keeping entries secret like a drama queen, always scratching events at the last moment? No wonder nobody cares about the sport (who isn't in it themselves). Think about that: the sport has literally no fans who aren't/weren't runners. Meanwhile, arenas are packed for tennis, gymnastics, even swimming.

Honestly, selection of the US women's gymnastics team is more clear to follow, and that involves the personalities of actual teenage girls, not two grown men who act like they are.

It's SOP. At the biggest track meet of the year - USA's or the Olympic trials - athletes will be entered in multiple events with no intention of ever running more than one event, and then will scratch at the last minute. Or will refuse to talk to the press before the meet or after any bad race. And then there's the whole issue of sponsorship money and appearance fees being kept secret as though we were in the amateur era and they are under-the-table payments.

The USATF could fix all of these things with some rule changes, to make the sport more appealing to fans, but can't get over the amateur athlete mentality. Too many track and field athletes want to be pretend to be professional athletes while acting like they are still in high school, or be able to take selfish actions that may benefit themselves but harm the larger sport.

weatherman wrote:

http://www.worldweatheronline.com/rio-de-janeiro-weather-averages/rio-de-janeiro/br.aspx

Definitely "warm" but probably not "hot".

The winter average is about 21C, or 70F. That is not mild, not "warm". Morning conditions will be mid-low 60s. Temp will not increase by much during a Rio winter day.

lrclowend wrote:

There are so many trolls on this site. Not saying you're one of them, but I usually don't trust posts like this until I see something more official.

Well, only six days until entry deadline, so we'll know something soon. I wouldn't be surprised if Ken Goe from the Oregonian gets something out of Salazar soon. The two are tight.

Why wait until the last 6 days to enter???

There is ZERO chance he'll be running at the trials.

This just was posted to confirm the news -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0

No chance whimpy boy wrote:

Why wait until the last 6 days to enter???

There is ZERO chance he'll be running at the trials.

According to the usatf website, no one has entered. There is just a list of names, no status, except a few that say "scratched."

He will enter.

The running media (sheep) will all act like that is News

He will not scratch

Those that don't understand the system will act like that means he is running

He will not run

Not one of the sheep will do a story about how stupid they were to listen

Rupp would be missing out on a fat appearance fee from a major marathon by running for free at the trials.

No Degree man wrote:

How will Rupp get a real job? He is a college dropout.

Perhaps Jeremy Warnier will give him a job at his Jimmy Johh's.

I spoke to Rupp a few weeks ago and he said he was definitely doing WC indoors. Regarding the marathon trials he said "We'll see. We're leaving all options open."

It seems like he is doing both assuming he comes away from the marathon without being too banged up. With his 61 half, the wide open field, and the rumors going around, all signs point to the marathon trials being a go.

I talked to someone who is really active on the letsrun.com message boards and thereby is probably one of the most "in the know" people around. He (she? hard to tell, they aren't a registered user) said that Rupp is running the Olympic trials for the marathon "fo sho"

No Degree man wrote:

kill both with one stone wrote:

He's going to get rid of all his sponsor contracts, his agent and coach, get a government job and start working full-time to support his widowed mother and younger brothers?

How will Rupp get a real job? He is a college dropout.

So is Bill Gates.