Galen Rupp Comes Up Short for USATF Title #9 - Then Blows Off The Media

In the NBA post game interviews are done after the players have had a chance to relax, shower, change etc. It gives the players time come back down to reality, and cool off if they lose. Now I know this isn't possible with our sport of track and field but I think we should explore other options or interviewing and media. Interviewing someone 1 min after a race just seems a little rude to their own well being. This is their career. I agree media is great for the sport but find a way to also let it be appropriate for the athletes too. Respect Galen's decision to not wanna talk and go chase him in 2 weeks from now and get a follow up interview when he's had time to reflect. Not saying that's a solution but brainstorm.

As for lets run's hate of Galen, he is innocent until proven guilty. So far he has legally done nothing wrong. Leave him alone and stop using the "cheater" label. If he is clean, then you all look like really bad people. But if for some reason someday, he gets caught doping, then I give you permission to rip him so hard. He will deserve it. But as of now, he clean so quit it.

Oh good. I didn't know that.

Thank you.

patti wrote:

Oh good. I didn't know that.

Thank you.

"The focus is definitely going to be on the roads and the marathon from here on out, but I never want to rule out running on the track again," Rupp said. "It wasn't like I came into this thinking this was my last one ever. I'll leave it open. I never like to say never. We've been known to change our minds before."

"I thought I was in decent position with a lap to go," he said. "I was just trying to hang on and run as easy as possible when those guys started to move. I was hoping to really come around the last 200. I just didn't have anything left. I was pretty spent at that point. ... Give credit to those guys who beat me. They ran a great race."

brogan1 wrote:

Gotta bee wrote:

+1

+1. I generally dislike it when an athlete shows poor sportsmanship and blows off the media after a loss but in this case I can totally understand.

+1

It's refreshing to see an athlete who cares about competing and winning, not "celebrating the journey" or treating USAs like a vacation.

#1_GRupp_Fan wrote:

patti wrote:

Oh good. I didn't know that.

Thank you.

"The focus is definitely going to be on the roads and the marathon from here on out, but I never want to rule out running on the track again," Rupp said. "It wasn't like I came into this thinking this was my last one ever. I'll leave it open. I never like to say never. We've been known to change our minds before."

"I thought I was in decent position with a lap to go," he said. "I was just trying to hang on and run as easy as possible when those guys started to move. I was hoping to really come around the last 200. I just didn't have anything left. I was pretty spent at that point. ... Give credit to those guys who beat me. They ran a great race."

Letsrun: where giving a thoughtful interview counts as "blowing off the media."

sensationalist wrote:

Letsrun: where giving a thoughtful interview counts as "blowing off the media."

Only granting interviews to Nike shills counts as blowing off the media (or at least as getting blown by the media).

Galen has never had much of a personality, so this shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone.

I don't subscribe to the notion that athletes are either all about marketing or all about competing and running fast, either. They aren't mutually exclusive.

8 in a row is quite the feat, but I don't trust anyone associated with Salazar, least of which his golden boy.

Honestly though, tons of other athletes have had races not go their way but still spoke to the media. Personally, I think it's Rupps duty as one of the greats to also be a leader in sportsmanship. If you can't handle that responsibility, well then idk..

DointheRupp04 wrote:

What a little b*tch. Seriously. He's been the same pretentious kid since high school. It's a shame he couldn't have been the new face of our sport. Ppl don't care for him and this is a great example of why.

The guy is such a little punk. Be a professional, man. You need to aural with the press both in victory and defeat.

Lagat is super competitive and was a world champion.

He was always gracious in defeat.

Star wrote:

Lagat is super competitive and was a world champion.

He was always gracious in defeat.

Exactly. A good example, and proof that even dopers can be good sports!

brogan1 wrote:

Gotta bee wrote:

+1

+1. I generally dislike it when an athlete shows poor sportsmanship and blows off the media after a loss but in this case I can totally understand.

So there is no media outside of letsrun?

Come on.

He threw a tantrum and went to his room. He's lost any chance of rehabbing his reputation. If he runs and wins, he'll be lined up again at the glory trough

We found the whiny b!tch of the thread.

1) Rupp ran like a guy who peaked for a marathon 2 months ago.

2) Symmonds can act like he doesn't care because he doesn't. He's been done competitively for a few years now. Rupp still cares, and it shouldn't surprise you that the interviews (or lack thereof) should differ between the two.

i agree with spencer wrote:

all the people who are blind cant and wont and will continue to see it

TL;DR.

Can't believe you wasted a solid 10 minutes of your life writing such a poorly worded, jealously-inspired monologue.

10k updater bot wrote:

Men never seem to win with title 9

Oi. This guy, everybody!

adhahadhadasr4q5135 wrote:

Gonna cost him thousands if he doesn't go to Worlds. Lost his national title after holding it for 8 years. I'd be pissed off too. Give him a few minutes to get himself together before you badger him for interviews. Bunch of vultures.

What are you talking about? Rupp could have easily gone to Worlds in the marathon but chose not to. The move to the marathon is going to make him hundreds of thousands each year.

We and the rest of the media didn't badger him for interviews. We simply asked him to stop in the mixed zone which every athlete goes through on their way off the track.

In the NBA, when Lebron spoke to the media but only did it at his locker and not in a forma press conference, he was ripped.

Given the fact that Rupp hasnt't faced a large media contingent since the USADA story broke, it was even more important that the media try to speak to him.

glad you can make excuses for poor little rupp

so when top marathon guys crush out sub 2:04's everyone on here claims they can run close the to WR in the 10k

rupp ran a 29 low and got his a$$ handed to him and YOUR excuse is he ran slow cause he peaked for the marathon? thats such weak bull$hit.

he runs 2:09 and thats 30:30 10k pace, so maybe your right. he runs a slow worthless marathon and drops 1:30 off his pace to run way faster than he has been training

i agree with spencer wrote:

glad you can make excuses for poor little rupp

so when top marathon guys crush out sub 2:04's everyone on here claims they can run close the to WR in the 10k

rupp ran a 29 low and got his a$$ handed to him and YOUR excuse is he ran slow cause he peaked for the marathon? thats such weak bull$hit.

he runs 2:09 and thats 30:30 10k pace, so maybe your right. he runs a slow worthless marathon and drops 1:30 off his pace to run way faster than he has been training

He didn't lose because he ran 29 low. He lost because he could only kick in :58 while other guys were able to kick in :55-:57. Yes, this is because he is training for the marathon.

not how racing works wrote:

i agree with spencer wrote:

glad you can make excuses for poor little rupp

so when top marathon guys crush out sub 2:04's everyone on here claims they can run close the to WR in the 10k

rupp ran a 29 low and got his a$$ handed to him and YOUR excuse is he ran slow cause he peaked for the marathon? thats such weak bull$hit.

he runs 2:09 and thats 30:30 10k pace, so maybe your right. he runs a slow worthless marathon and drops 1:30 off his pace to run way faster than he has been training

He didn't lose because he ran 29 low. He lost because he could only kick in :58 while other guys were able to kick in :55-:57. Yes, this is because he is training for the marathon.

Yeah this ^^^. Thanks for saving me the effort of writing it.