Outside Mag: Galen Rupp is hard to love

reading comprehension test wrote:

I would encourage you and others to continue to boo him so you too can look like losers when he beats you.

Did I say I boo'd him? I didn't boo him, but I heard others doing it. d.

I listened to some stupid idiot cleveland fans boo Lebron. Then he left and won a couple championships for another team. Those two faced hypocrites love him now because he came back and won them a title. People who boo others are the most pathetic people on earth.

Lowest form of life.... wrote:

reading comprehension test wrote:

Did I say I boo'd him? I didn't boo him, but I heard others doing it. d.

I listened to some stupid idiot cleveland fans boo Lebron. Then he left and won a couple championships for another team. Those two faced hypocrites love him now because he came back and won them a title. People who boo others are the most pathetic people on earth.

Other than AlSal.

"LetsRun.com hosted a six-person expert panel, which included coaches Steve Magness and Danny Mackey, the former Nike runner Kara Goucher, and three elite-athlete coaches who chose to remain anonymous. Of the six experts, only one said they would be rooting for Rupp to win the race"

1. Disgruntled former employee

2. Brooks employee

3. Disgruntled former athlete

4. Anonymous

5. Anonymous

6. Anonymous

I have not read this thread....BUT unless the article is written by his wife, who the hell cares if Galen is “hard to love.” Galen was never in the category of people that I was going to love anyway. Galen appears to be a narcissistic athlete, possibly a bit more likable than Lance Armstrong. So what?

galan rupp seems like a nice bloke, a kind of guy you'd maybe go for a fishing trip with and smoke a few stogies with. doesn't have your typical overly egotistical my shiet smells better than yours smug attitude most blokes have.

Count me as someone who used to be a Rupp fan, and now is not. It has everything to do with the doping cloud over his training group.

It's not that I hate the guy, I just can't get excited about his running anymore.

Bonkers wrote:

Count me as someone who used to be a Rupp fan, and now is not. It has everything to do with the doping cloud over his training group.

It's not that I hate the guy, I just can't get excited about his running anymore.

But at one time in the past you were very excited about his running , but you are not excited about his running now?

memory man wrote:

But at one time in the past you were very excited about his running , but you are not excited about his running now?

He explained himself perfectly. You'd have to score 0 on the English portion of the SATs not to understand. Why did you ask that question?

Is some reputation site posting here with dumb responses? wrote:

memory man wrote:

But at one time in the past you were very excited about his running , but you are not excited about his running now?

He explained himself perfectly. You'd have to score 0 on the English portion of the SATs not to understand. Why did you ask that question?

The kenyan runners don't have a cloud over their head. They just get busted. The cloud is there because the accusers can't find any rain.

Another way to look at it.... wrote:

Is some reputation site posting here with dumb responses? wrote:

He explained himself perfectly. You'd have to score 0 on the English portion of the SATs not to understand. Why did you ask that question?

The kenyan runners don't have a cloud over their head. They just get busted. The cloud is there because the accusers can't find any rain.

or the authorities more or less agree with Sal's detailed explanation, thus no need to take action. There is actually no cloud.

Right, there's no cloud...

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=8472677

Actually you may be right. No cloud, but the thread above shows elite runners did not congratulate him, which is what the OP article is about.

Personally, I give him the benefit of the doubt.

There’s a cloud. I understand if you give him the benefit of the doubt, but you can’t try to say there is no suspicion from the concerns raised.

Galen could turn his PR around 180 degrees simply by doing a spoof a rap classic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeL9gagV_VA

Is some reputation site posting here with dumb responses? wrote:

memory man wrote:

But at one time in the past you were very excited about his running , but you are not excited about his running now?

He explained himself perfectly. You'd have to score 0 on the English portion of the SATs not to understand. Why did you ask that question?

Beat me to it.

Lived there wrote:

Outside Magazine is based in Boulder. That should tell you all you need to know. It’s a cesspool for gossip, bullying and jealousy. One of the most beautiful places on earth inhabited by the most inhospitable and fake people on earth.

Rupp is not likeable by Boulder standards. Fine by me. He NEVER talks sh*t about others and he doesn’t tweet about his next most excellent and epic adventure. He’s the anti-Boulder. And that’s why I like him and the rest of the NOP. They are real.

I just want to acknowledge how awesomely, beautifully honest this post is. Really, the soft kittens who flock to Boulder can't refute the truth in this assessment of every poseur-laden running group in Boulder that passes itself off as elite. Newsflash, being among the truly best and making US Olympic teams is for those connected to Wetmore and Burroughs (plus maybe Bosshard), the rest of you and your coaches are hacks and jock-sniffers hoping that Buffs sheen somehow magically rubs off on you. You're fooling yourself. Not to single out Boulder, as I've seen for myself that Portland, Flagstaff, and Eugene have their fair share of this species of deluded crybabies.

Hate on Rupp, Salazar, NOP, and Nike if that's what gets you through the night but know this: they get it done and do it better than you and everyone you know. Plus they're doing what they do under the same exact rules that everyone plays by. All the whining in the world won't change that one bit.

Mo Farah and Galen Rupp train together, but Mo has a totally different image. He is a national British celebrity rather than simply a Nike slave.

Mo is way more charismatic, and publicizes himself to the general public in a way that gains him admiration from average folks. He has a YouTube channel, runs a charity, goes on TV shows, cracks jokes with ordinary folks, and appears on many ads. He is considered a major inspirational symbol and leader in the international Somali community too. It's hard not to love his kind, smiling, confident, assuring character.

Galen Rupp is not much of a public character, and hides in his Nike clique. He's often seen as an extension of Alberto Salazar, rather than a public celebrity to be loved by everyone. He's not a public leader, doesn't run charities, and doesn't do public engagement like Mo does. Most people outside the running world haven't really heard of him. Also, a BBC documentary that tried to expose Salazar and his team focused far more on Galen Rupp's doping than on Mo Farah.

Who cares what Mo does. He has a completely different personality. Maybe Galen lacks time to do all all this you tubing and charity events. Maybe he does those things and you dont know it. He chose a more private life. Thats it. People are so use to their favorite stars flaunting all over the internet, twitter and facebook. Galen doesnt. And he never says anything bad about anyone. Cant say that for the rest of them.

dwightarm wrote:

I love that the article is followed by an article on Desi. Two athletes who have such different career trajectories and while one could argue Galen has the superior career, Desi is the one whom the running community embraces and loves to root for.

One could argue?