Galen Rupp Will NEVER Make Another U.S. Team

Strava...lol.

AP5000 wrote:

Still waiting for someone to name any American not named Galen Rupp that has run under 2:10 recently. Still waiting...

+1

AP5000 wrote:

Strava...lol.

+1. Strava is for posers.

Full Mary wrote:

Because I could of run 2:20 based on my workouts but didn’t.

Could of?

Nice.

What if all the Kenyan-Americans turn to the thon? Those guys could probably all grind out sub-2:10.

Loppyears wrote:

At his age and with this setback, Galen can no longer compete with the top Americans, many of them foreign born. A very nice career you had though Galen.

Maybe he will start training with some common sense. He might actually be better than ever.

Rupp will run Berlin this year and run a 2:03, putting all doubters to shame.

Kip Kipchoge wrote:

What if all the Kenyan-Americans turn to the thon? Those guys could probably all grind out sub-2:10.

Of course they could. Galen cannot compete with them anymore.

Sort of a trolling thread, this is.

Anyhow, it comes down to the basics. If Rupp can stay free of injury and train well, he'll represent the US again at the marathon distance.

This assumes his motivation is intact.

Galen Rupp is a great runner and competitor. I do wonder where his 2012 kick went?! He ran a 53 final 400 to grab his Olympic silver, and actually made up a bit of ground on the stretch on Mo. And he outkicked Lagat in the trials 5000. Even though he had a fine track year in 2014, he didn't have that same finishing punch.

Loppyears wrote:

At his age and with this setback, Galen can no longer compete with the top Americans, many of them foreign born. A very nice career you had though Galen.

He knows how to be very successful.

He's achieved 3 Olympic teams in a row and with 2 medals.

I bet he's not going to worry about competing against you..

This is so fun! Wheeeeee!

Bullet_Proof wrote:

AP5000 wrote:

Still waiting for someone to name any American not named Galen Rupp that has run under 2:10 recently. Still waiting...

+1

Nobody wrote about them having done it. You are living in the past. I am discussing the future, which will not feature Galen Rupp. Certainly Kipchrchir and Korir can go under 2:10. Chelimo, True and Mead could do it.

Evidently, Rupp had special surgery to cut some of his nerves so he could run pain-free. That is why, according to a doctor who who treats a lot of Olympians said so, Rupp has the highest pain tolerance he has ever seen. Unfortunately, not pain os the way a body tells you to cut back on workouts. It comes as no surprise that Rupp has injured himself several times in the last few years. It was inevitable.

It is fun.

What's your name you coward?

Loppyears wrote:

Bullet_Proof wrote:

+1

Nobody wrote about them having done it. You are living in the past. I am discussing the future, which will not feature Galen Rupp. Certainly Kipchrchir and Korir can go under 2:10. Chelimo, True and Mead could do it.

True would have to cut down on the amount of bagels he eats and lose at least 10 ibs.

Bullet proof, you are living in the hypothetical world (is that the blue pill from The Matrix?). You say those guys could run sub 210. I'll believe it when I see it.

When will Galen break the U.S. record? Maybe 2021?

"With this setback"?

Was there another setback that hasn't been posted in this thread?

I fully expect him to recover well and make the team.

N. I. B. wrote:

Loppyears wrote:

Nobody wrote about them having done it. You are living in the past. I am discussing the future, which will not feature Galen Rupp. Certainly Kipchrchir and Korir can go under 2:10. Chelimo, True and Mead could do it.

True would have to cut down on the amount of bagels he eats and lose at least 10 ibs.

Oh so he has 10 extra lbs that he carries while running low 13 5000m races?