Stefano- Olympic gold in the marathon and World gold in the half. When Rupp has those come back and say something. Baldini also has a faster marathon time. So in the marathon Rupp is not the best white guy in history.
Stefano- Olympic gold in the marathon and World gold in the half. When Rupp has those come back and say something. Baldini also has a faster marathon time. So in the marathon Rupp is not the best white guy in history.
Virgin is way tougher than Rupp. This is a guy who trained in the midwest with weighted gloves and wasn't pampered from day one like Rupp. No underwater or Alter g treadmills for Virgin. Virgin was from a different era ,a much harder one. Ask Malmo. When guys would race all the time on all surfaces. Rupp is faster. No way tougher though. How anyone can say Rupp is tougher really doesn't know about Virgin. Take a look at this taken from the NCAA site.
Virgin grew up near Lebanon, Illinois, 25 miles east of St. Louis, and still lives in the area today. With a father who farmed and a mother who taught school, activity and academics were emphasized equally within the household of six.
“Farming was very physical work; there wasn’t as much automation as there is now,†Craig remembered. “We raised crops and livestock, but my dad didn’t have a horse or a dog. He’d simply snap his fingers and tell me to go round up the cattle!â€
Beyond farmwork and schoolwork, the other defining aspect of Craig’s childhood was a life threatening congenital urological disease discovered while he was in kindergarten. After years of monitoring, testing and antibiotics, Craig underwent successful surgery in eighth grade that finally corrected his kidney problems.
wejo wrote:
How can you not think Rupp has a shot at a medal? He crushed Meb at the Trials. Meb was 4th in the last Olympics.
I haven't read this whole thread, but this hilarious (yet, unbelievably, serious) comment of wejo's had to be recognized. So because Rupp "crushed" Meb, a guy who FOUR years ago, when he was already getting old, had a good OG race, then......Rupp has a good shot at a medal??? I Love Meb, but he is finally, actually, OLD now.
( Meb has a better shot at beating Rupp than Rupp has getting a medal, in my opinion)