Good article, I think.
Wow. We actually see some of Rupp's personality. I loved the piece but....
Did Rupp actually say those things or did some PR person do it for him? How does he know about a California Relays photo? I enjoyed the piece but wonder who set it up for him?
hate to be negative but wrote:
Wow. We actually see some of Rupp's personality. I loved the piece but....
Did Rupp actually say those things or did some PR person do it for him? How does he know about a California Relays photo? I enjoyed the piece but wonder who set it up for him?
I assume its him, assuming its someone else is foolish and unnecessary imo
He may have contributed, but he had a lkt of help.
Pre held every AR from 2000 to 10000 meters. Rupp left out a couple.
why aren't there more race officials like the one in the california relays, 1975 photo?
So... despite the fact that Rupp has a better time in every event that they have in common, the only reason people think that Pre is better is that he's more social?
Before you mention all the ARs, Pre was not fighting with Africans for them. Secondly, do we really know that Rupp is a misanthrope, and it's not just Salazar alienating him from the media?
also, the picture of rupp at the end is a very stark contrast to all those of pre
Am I the only person here who greatly enjoyed the tour, the photos, the reflections, the memories--and then got to the final photo, where Rupp in the contemporary moment supplants Pre in myth and history, and thought.....nawww.? No. Not the same.
I'm not a Rupp hater. I'm a centrist in such matters: neither hater nor adorer, I appreciate what he's done.
But for better or worse, there is a huge, unbridgeable chasm between the rock star that was Pre and the hard-working, talented, but also supremely pampered Nice Guy that is Rupp.
I don't know why, but those black patches on Rupp's arms--I'm sure they're some exotic contemporary performance tweak--depressed me, and accentuated the difference between Pre and Rupp. Nike wants us to believe that the latter is the reincarnation of the former.
No. Sorry, but it ain't so.
It's the difference between Jim Morrison and Jimmy, the guy from the Zyppah commercial.
i really liked the piece too. made rupp seems more human and i like the idea to tie the to eras together and show how influenced rupp was by prefontaine.
rupp is a professional runner. he's a nike athlete. he gets paid well. his job is to do well and perform well and win races and medals. he's really really good at that. probably one of the best US distance runners ever. certainly the fastest
and i'm sure he gets paid well to experiment with the nike gear and technology like those black patches as well.
we'd all take the money if we were in his shoes.
i would rather be Rupp than Pre as a runner.
i'd rather be Pre at a party.
"Rupp thoughts on pre" is as much of a hobbyjogger clickbait article title as I can imagine.
goulash wrote:
"Rupp thoughts on pre" is as much of a hobbyjogger clickbait article title as I can imagine.
Well I am a hobby jogger, especially among the letsrun elites
show some skin wrote:
why aren't there more race officials like the one in the california relays, 1975 photo?
My thoughts exactly, lol.
I love that photo of the lead group in the Munich Olympic race. The '70s was really a Golden Era of the sport.
And Rupp looks freaking ridiculous with all that black crap on his arms and legs. I detest Nike.
sky wrote:
I love that photo of the lead group in the Munich Olympic race. The '70s was really a Golden Era of the sport.
And Rupp looks freaking ridiculous with all that black crap on his arms and legs. I detest Nike.
That's basically what I"m saying. Imagine Pre with that crap on his arms and legs.
No, Blaze!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCRDskZrUMURupp is a better runner than Pre, as well as a better driver.
check out the girl holding the finish tape in the california relays picture.
Rupp thinks Bowerman coached Pre?
I always love seeing that chick holding the tape at the ‘75 California relays. So hot
Is there a rule against attaching a helium balloon to yourself while running a road race?
Am I living in the twilight zone? The Boston Marathon weather was terrible!
How rare is it to run a sub 5 minute mile AND bench press 225?
Move over Mark Coogan, Rojo and John Kellogg share their 3 favorite mile workouts
Mark Coogan says that if you could only do 3 workouts as a 1500m runner you should do these
Matt Choi was drinking beer halfway through the Boston Marathon