Dude. Perfect post. +1. Your argument lets all of the short-sighted whiners on this website know that common sense wins.
Here's another common sense argument to remind all of the haters:
Rupp's progression has been steady and gradual throughout his entire running career. When we see sudden jumps in performance like Rashid Ramzi for example, we have the right to expect that it's not common to have such a drastic improvement in performance in such a short amount of time. Galen has always been a top talent. It's not unreasonable to believe that uninterrupted training over the course of 16 YEARS makes someone an exceptional runner.
Lastly, many people here forget that Galen has been running since 2001. That's 16 years of focused running. Can you imagine how good you would get at your profession if you did nothing but that activity for 16 years? And you poured every ounce of energy and effort into improving your skills at that activity? No distractions, no switching careers, you were laser-focused on your profession. Chances are you would land pretty close to the best people in your industry. You wouldn't necessarily be the best in the world, but you would get to elite status.
I'm so sick of these doping accusations. Grow a pair, you poosssssiees.
Or.....................you can continue to get mad and angry and FRUSTRATED every time Galen runs a good time and try to explain, and theorize, and make up conspiracies on why it wasn't reality. Sometimes reality's hard. It's hard to accept that good ol' Galen Rupp is THE BEST AMERICAN DISTANCE RUNNER.
As Ice Cube says in the song "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It," "oh and another thing..." the logic in Ken Goe's statement is accurate when it comes to characterizing the position that the haters take. The haters' logic is that EVERYBODY's in on it. As if we faked the moon landing, and there are hundreds of people who are keeping quiet. In this scenario, when people claim that Rupp is cheating, they are also making the claim that EVERYONE IS INVOLVED IN THIS MASSIVE COVER UP SCHEME. They are insulting the intelligence of the doping agencies for making mistakes on the drug tests, mishandling the samples, or succumbing to bribery. Those are big claims. Those are serious claims. But hey, it's the internet, and no one would actually go up to Galen on camera and say "you're cheating!" because deep down, they would feel like idiots for doing so. By the way, if you feel so strongly about it, then post a video of yourself going up to Galen and Alberto and saying "you're a cheater." Also, post a video of you going to the USADA offices and examining the blood samples yourself.
What, you're not going to do that? You don't have access to those samples? You're giving us an excuse?
It's simple: excuses are for losers.
That's what I thought. YOU ARE A BUNCH OF PUNKS. It makes me so happy when Galen runs a great race, because now, in addition to celebrating an accomplishment of a hard-working athlete, there's an added benefit to see all of the haters go stir-crazy.
Hope you guys have fun at your next track meet.