Galen Rupp goes home DEVASTATED!!!

to those of you who don't like Rupp: Is there a scenario where he he could do good in your eyes?

Like help another athlete out in a race? Work with another American to get a record? Win a marathon? Set the AR?

Seems like there are many who criticize him for everything he does, good or bad and I am curious if there's a possibility that he could be redeemed in your eye

anyone can criticize, but it's hard to suggest actual ideas. let's hear the ideas

Why a 2:03 guy simply can´t jog for the win in a second tier filed

round and round wrote:

to those of you who don't like Rupp: Is there a scenario where he he could do good in your eyes?

Like help another athlete out in a race? Work with another American to get a record? Win a marathon? Set the AR?

Seems like there are many who criticize him for everything he does, good or bad and I am curious if there's a possibility that he could be redeemed in your eye

anyone can criticize, but it's hard to suggest actual ideas. let's hear the ideas

Galen has zero personality which makes me feel nothing towards him, I strongly dislike AlSal

round and round wrote:

to those of you who don't like Rupp: Is there a scenario where he he could do good in your eyes?

Become a whistle blower, in contrast to Goucher including admitting his own, say, misdeeds.

Hypothermia I can understand. I am surprised that asthma would be an issue in low 40s and rain.

He should run London or another big, fast marathon shortly if he isn't too banged up from 18 miles at substantially slower than marathon pr pace today.

Teen Wolf (1985) wrote:

WCTC wrote:

Maybe this has been said here before but, this was a very blue collar race. Athletes who are trained in test tubes and in labs need not apply. Desi has trained through tough conditions of Michigan winters and Kawauchi is simply a grinder. Today speaks volumes about overall toughness. Congrats to Desi and Yuki.

Post of the day.

Exactly! Kinda like Rocky IV. Rupp is like Ivan Drago but looked like Peter Pan, controlled weather conditions, sterile environment and white lab coats. Rocky trained in the harshest conditions, outdoors, blue collar training indeed. Rupp wilted like a Peter Pan begging for pixie dust.

Boston can be fast with a screaming tail wind, otherwise perfect conditions and someone willing to take it out fast. However, Boston does not have pacers so someone willing to take it out is likely a sacrificial lamb and they know it. Also, Boston has bad weather pretty often. And it has hills. That is why on good weather days, Boston is usually won in 2:08-9.

All those 2:03-5 runners are the result of races that are pancake flat, employ an army of pacers, often have favorable weather, and do very little drug testing. None of those conditions are present in Boston.

Eye Hate Nike wrote:

He dropped out to pull a bank heist.

This might be the the most accurate thing on this thread.

Karl Hungus wrote:

Eye Hate Nike wrote:

He dropped out to pull a bank heist.

This might be the the most accurate thing on this thread.

I don't think you know what "accurate" means.

Eye Hate Nike wrote:

He dropped out to pull a bank heist.

...liquor store.

I had hypothermia after I finished Boston. It was no fun. Thought I was having the best race of my life, mile 21, crashed. I still wouldn’t drop out over it. That is soft...

SloweRyan wrote:

the crazy part is... wrote:

The crazy part is not a single one of the 8 elite Ethiopians finished, and only 2 of the 11 elite Kenyans finished (Kirui and Edna Kiplagat)

Meanwhile, tens of thousands of everyday average Joe runners will finish today and many will run times that are great for their ability level. Kind of crazy how soft the East Africans are, even Sarah Hall has tweeted about how they don't train in the rain.

Ackley wrote:

DC Wonk wrote:

Rupp didn't have a "bad day." A bad day is when you race and finish and just did not perform to your expectations. Rupp likely dropped out due to asthma condition. Not the same thing.

Asthma and hypothermia.

https://twitter.com/KenGoe/status/985930121738530817

I find it hard to believe he was suffering from hypothermia with all the gear he was wearing.

And Yes, I have run in worse conditions.

jamin wrote:

Weather can't be a valid excuse. I know people who PRed today.

Idiotic statement.

In Eldoret anyway, the red dirt roads turn into slippery glop, which can easily cause injuries. Plus rain is transitory, so missing a day of rain is just a rest day.

SloweRyan wrote:

the crazy part is... wrote:

The crazy part is not a single one of the 8 elite Ethiopians finished, and only 2 of the 11 elite Kenyans finished (Kirui and Edna Kiplagat)

Meanwhile, tens of thousands of everyday average Joe runners will finish today and many will run times that are great for their ability level. Kind of crazy how soft the East Africans are, even Sarah Hall has tweeted about how they don't train in the rain.

That's always been their M.O. If they know they're going have a meaningless outcome then why expend the energy but rather save themselves for the next race.

Like when a position player in baseball pitches in a blowout to preserve the arms for another day.

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Boy did I call that one right in "The unofficial 2018 "predict galen rupp's boston time" thread".

So this is a clean Rupp. Rupp -roh!!!