Galen Rupp's new coach is... NAU coach Mike Smith

You people are making a big deal out of nothing. Rupp picked Mike Smith to work with him as his new coach for now. Whats the big deal? He is an amazing coach and I'm sure will help Rupp succeed.

MeHereYouWhere?! wrote:

Great news. I like it as it's a new perspective and fresh ideas.

Like don'y use L-carnitine anymore!

lwood wrote:

Holy Singlet Batman wrote:

Salazar did the same thing at the LA Olympics.

https://trailmag.co.za/holey-shirt/

I never knew this. Interesting!

Ron Hill was the innovator.

de la Riva wrote:

Ron Hill was the innovator.

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cpsprodpb/D68E/production/_89162945_ronb_getty.jpg

Yikes I just realized how much he looked like jamin.

rojo wrote:

On the one hand, I'm surprised by this simply because NAU is an adidas school, they don't have a Nike contract. But it's not like NAU is a basketball or football power.

That being said, on the other hand, I guess I should be surprised as we had heard that when the Oregon xc job came open, Salazar lobbied hard to get Smith to take over as their replacement.

I guess I'm more surprised by the fact that I'm not sure if Mike Smith has ever coached or run a marathon in his life. Anyone know? Correction. What was I tthinking? He was an OT marathon qualifier.

Good God man! How many f&cking times can you use the word surprise in a short post?

Also, you are surprised by the fact that you're not sure?????

OMG you have set back grammar 40 decades.

importer maybe? wrote:

biggiepos wrote:Does this establish Smith as the #1 coach in America? Huge endorsement for him by Rupp and Salazar even.#1 college coach and now #1 pro guy too.

How come when a coach imports a bunch of Kenyans - like Alabama - no one calls the coach the GOAT? But when a dude imports a bunch of white foreigners, they are viewed as some sort of guru?

# of foreign born runner in Smith's top 5 aach year:

In 2019: 3

IN 2018:3

In 2017: 3

Get back to me when he can do it with Americans like Wetmore and have success on both the men's and women's side.

The only foreigners you can get away with importing are Cubans.

Kramer

Big mistake. Bandwagon decision when there are several other coaches out there. Ritz? Magness? Radcliffe? Shalane? Hall? Even Eric Heins, the true tablesetter for NAU. The last gasps of a dying man. Long live Rupp.

importer maybe? wrote:

biggiepos wrote:Does this establish Smith as the #1 coach in America? Huge endorsement for him by Rupp and Salazar even.#1 college coach and now #1 pro guy too.

How come when a coach imports a bunch of Kenyans - like Alabama - no one calls the coach the GOAT? But when a dude imports a bunch of white foreigners, they are viewed as some sort of guru?

# of foreign born runner in Smith's top 5 aach year:

In 2019: 3

IN 2018:3

In 2017: 3

Get back to me when he can do it with Americans like Wetmore and have success on both the men's and women's side.

Because the white foreigners blend in and ultimately the bias most fans of this niche sport easily comes to the surface.

My teachers’s name is Mike Smith

justin bieberlake wrote:

Sorry. Mike Smith is window dressing.

Too bad for an up and coming coach ( he continued Eric's legacy for a couple years only.... never coached a professional or Olympian)

It is so apparent Smith is the Beard and Salazar is still Salazar.

Wise up Mikey!

Hopefully Al Sal steps back and distances himself from Rupp and Smith so he doesn’t get Rupp into any trouble during an Olympic Year.

BUT

I have also seen former coaches and parents who can’t let go and interfere/second guess/create doubt about the new training programme.

importer maybe? wrote:

Stopme99 wrote:

I only count 1 in ‘19 and 2 in ‘18.

Guess you aren't good at counting. That being said. 2 of the 3 thi syear did go to HS in the US.

This year.

Nur, Abdihamid - Somalia

Beamish - New Zealand.

Grijalva - Guatemala

2018:

Baxter- NZ,

Grijalva - GGuatemala

Lomong -South Sudan.

Lomong, Nur and Grijalva have lived in the United States for years. I'm unaware on their current citizenship, but wouldn't call them international recruits.

oxford comma wrote:

rojo wrote:

On the one hand, I'm surprised by this simply because NAU is an adidas school, they don't have a Nike contract. But it's not like NAU is a basketball or football power.

That being said, on the other hand, I guess I should be surprised as we had heard that when the Oregon xc job came open, Salazar lobbied hard to get Smith to take over as their replacement.

I guess I'm more surprised by the fact that I'm not sure if Mike Smith has ever coached or run a marathon in his life. Anyone know? Correction. What was I tthinking? He was an OT marathon qualifier.

Good God man! How many f&cking times can you use the word surprise in a short post?

Also, you are surprised by the fact that you're not sure?????

OMG you have set back grammar 40 decades.

You used it twice in an even smaller set of words.

Irony wins again.

PS- Your use of punctuation is pathetic.

really ??? wrote:

MeHereYouWhere?! wrote:

Great news. I like it as it's a new perspective and fresh ideas.

Like don'y use L-carnitine anymore!

L carnitine is used by most runners

Alberto does not deserve to be dragged through the mud like this. Other posters in this thread, please try to be more respectful. Alberto is a bright, kind, handsome, Christian man.

Alberto, if you are reading this, we at letsrun are praying for this witch hunt to end and for your name to be cleared. WE BELIEVE YOU!!!!

Justice For Alberto!

Praying for Alberto wrote:

Alberto does not deserve to be dragged through the mud like this. Other posters in this thread, please try to be more respectful. Alberto is a bright, kind, handsome, Christian man.

Alberto, if you are reading this, we at letsrun are praying for this witch hunt to end and for your name to be cleared. WE BELIEVE YOU!!!!

Justice For Alberto!

Thanks Al. Use your time off the sport to do some real thsuva (repentance for all the illiterates here)

Praying for Alberto wrote:

Alberto is a bright, kind, handsome, Christian man.

Alberto, if you are reading this, we at letsrun are praying for this witch hunt to end

WE BELIEVE YOU!!!!

Justice For Alberto!

THANK YOU. Everybody always talks about what a demented cheating personality this good Christian man has, while his handsomeness just goes ignored. #shameonyou Justice For Alberto 2020! #justiciaparaberty #prayforHim

Shorter loved the heat but if you don't then run the 10k.

Those Runners World articles are just fluff pieces. They don’t give us much information at all.

Brojos - interview Smith. Do it on the podcast. Ask the hard questions. Ask about training details, dig in for specifics.

SaturdayLongRun? wrote:

Those Runners World articles are just fluff pieces. They don’t give us much information at all.

Brojos - interview Smith. Do it on the podcast. Ask the hard questions. Ask about training details, dig in for specifics.

I think they reached out for coaching details about a week before this news came out and got nothing. I don't know how that'll go.