Rupp and Salazar Relationship

codaayyee wrote:

Alberto is innocent btw

Nope.

Back Bay '75 wrote:

Starting to like Rupp more wrote:

On the positive side, Rupp is loyal to the man who turned him from a soccer player to the US’ best ever long distance runner. He has never turned on Alberto even through the bad years/press. He hasn’t used him and then turned on him later as many have. Gotta respect Rupp’s loyalty!

It is a sort of loyalty that I would not wish upon anyone. Blindly standing by Salazar has utterly isolated Rupp from his generation and his fellow competitors. He has had astounding success, but somehow it garners him virtually no ardent fans.

^ This is a really good point.

I never really had an issue with Galen's reserved personality, or lack of social media. It's not for everyone, and he shouldn't feel obligated to post about his life on instagram. But I was always a little curious of what everyone at Nike thought of him. Galen IS the best US distance runner, but his total lack of accessibility has resulted in him being way less recognized to the general public, and way less marketable than he could be. That made me wonder.

And with all the allegations, I do wonder if his lack of social media use is because he truly doesn't like it or because he knew he had something to hide.

Rupp def graduated college! He was always known as an exceptional student.

Well let's see if I can enumerate your duplicitous answers.

Salazar has not been banned? Provide your link proving he was reinstated. - I DIDN'T STATE THAT HE WAS NOT BAN, SO YOUR RESPONSE IS IRRELEVANT

Rupp graduated from Oregon? - I DIDN'T STATE THAT HE GRADUATED FROM OREGON, I SAID HE RAN FOUR YEARS, SO YOUR RESPONSE IS IRRELEVANT

Provide your link proving he did. (Not the dumb link from spring of 2009 claiming he graduated, while ignoring that Rupp said he needed a lot more credits to finish than he would be allowed to take in a single term; about 25 credits to go, and one term to do it to be a 2009 graduate.)

Rupp was not isolated by Salazar? Then why did Salazar always share a room with him during training vacations, and before running events? - I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS HAS TO DO WITH ISOLATING HIM FROM HIS FANS, SO THIS RESPONSE IS IRRELEVANT.

Rupp developed "slowly"? How does a slow developer set the High School 5k record? - ANYONE WHO KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT RUNNING KNOWS THAT HE WAS BROUGHT ALONG SLOWLY AS A PROFESSIONAL, SO YOUR RESPONSE IS JUST IGNORANT.

You are a Nike shill. Proven by you. - I HAVE NO RELATION TO NIKE, RUPP, OREGON OR OTHERS. YOU HAVE PROVEN YOUR IMMEASURABLE IGNORANCE IN JUST A FEW POSTS.

PS. I am not Rojo. - I THINK YOU ARE AT LEAST A ROJO SHILL. PROVEN BY YOU.

you okay over there?

Anyone who works with Salazar during the ban and is found would be banned 2 years. Galen will follow the rules and I’m sure he’s not going to suddenly become active on social media just to announce he’s looking for a new coach. If he had already found a new coach, I’m sure it would have been reported by now. Honestly Rupp is probably capable of coaching himself by now

fortherecord wrote:

Anyone who works with Salazar during the ban and is found would be banned 2 years.

I posted basically the OP's thread and this fact, a month ago.

Thread was deleted.

Good old Letsrun moderation.

luther blissett wrote:

we went from cool and interesting independent types like shorter, pre, rogers to rupp, who has as much personality as a box of rocks. i'm concerned for the health of our sport with young people when the only runner they can look up to is someone who was basically grown in a lab and is still connected to alsal's teet.

How effin' ridiculous you are. There have always been stick-in-the-mud types of stars, and also plenty of others with a bit more oomph. Do you think Craig Engels has as much personality as a box of rocks, for example?

By the way, in the past the elites didn't get plastered across computer screens via LetsRun or social media. If the same level of technical invasion, I mean exposure, existed for all those great runners in the past, no doubt a few more of them would have been the subject of stupid posts on LetsRun, regarding personalities.

Positive Contribution wrote:

luther blissett wrote:

we went from cool and interesting independent types like shorter, pre, rogers to rupp, who has as much personality as a box of rocks. i'm concerned for the health of our sport with young people when the only runner they can look up to is someone who was basically grown in a lab and is still connected to alsal's teet.

Literally every other sponsored runner in the US is interesting.

Hahahahahahaha

MeHereYouWhere?! wrote:

Salazar is banned from coaching.

Rupp can hire him as an advisor.

Enough said.

This is still America, for now. Yes, they can talk --- but he can't be gainfully employed as a coach, or volunteer as an

unpaid coach.

JAH wrote:

Such disrespect is uncalled for. He either shows what he can at the Trials or fails. Shitting US current best marathoner for his reserved personality is way worse than even applauding Mary the Cain.

No. Leading up to Chicago Marathon, Rupp would not deny ever taking Performance Enhancing Drugs when specifically asked. Sifan Hassan gave a 100% denial. She said, "Test me every day if you like." Sifan's denial is not proof of innocence, but not denying taking performance enhancing drugs when directly asked, is a sign of guilt.