He left yesterday and is already back in Portland with his wife and kids. Damn.
He left yesterday and is already back in Portland with his wife and kids. Damn.
Rupp Derangement Syndrome, RDS. No matter what the guy does you'll criticize him for it. Somehow I suspect you also suffer from TDS.
informational is wrong wrote:
Family was with Rupp in Atlanta.
You are wrong
He had a wife and four kids to get home to. Doofus.
What is all this wife and kids talk? The guy has run two races away from home in the last year. And this is his job. Spending another day with your new Olympic teammates and giving back to the running community a little bit wouldn't be all that hard. He's going to be at home running on a treadmill between now and Tokyo.
And to those who have said he doesn't have to, that's totally true. He doesn't. But it is one of the really big reasons why I don't like him. He is totally the opposite of Meb and Des and so many of the other great runner's we've had in recent years. I know some of you will point out he's faster than them, too. But that doesn't give you a pass to skip out on awards and making an appearance to your fans at least sometimes.
theclaws wrote:
What is all this wife and kids talk? The guy has run two races away from home in the last year. And this is his job. Spending another day with your new Olympic teammates and giving back to the running community a little bit wouldn't be all that hard. He's going to be at home running on a treadmill between now and Tokyo.
And to those who have said he doesn't have to, that's totally true. He doesn't. But it is one of the really big reasons why I don't like him. He is totally the opposite of Meb and Des and so many of the other great runner's we've had in recent years. I know some of you will point out he's faster than them, too. But that doesn't give you a pass to skip out on awards and making an appearance to your fans at least sometimes.
Rupp doesn't give a shiite about what you think. He doesn't play the twitter/instagram/facebook BS game - he runs and then goes home and that's all he needs to do. Go check your Strava for new kudos, clown.
THIS. His family didn't matter that much for years when he was getting warm massages from Sal.
I like his “no social media” private person approach. Attention seekers like you will be offended because they are immature and insecure.
With Corona virus, I wouldn't risk it.
At least they didn't cancel the whole thing.
theclaws wrote:
What is all this wife and kids talk? The guy has run two races away from home in the last year. And this is his job. Spending another day with your new Olympic teammates and giving back to the running community a little bit wouldn't be all that hard. He's going to be at home running on a treadmill between now and Tokyo.
And to those who have said he doesn't have to, that's totally true. He doesn't. But it is one of the really big reasons why I don't like him. He is totally the opposite of Meb and Des and so many of the other great runner's we've had in recent years. I know some of you will point out he's faster than them, too. But that doesn't give you a pass to skip out on awards and making an appearance to your fans at least sometimes.
This is the stupidest post of the day . Meb is a liar , and Des likes to bad mouth people behind there backs . The people marathon is for profit . They could have paid Rupp to stay .
theclaws wrote:
What is all this wife and kids talk? The guy has run two races away from home in the last year. And this is his job. Spending another day with your new Olympic teammates and giving back to the running community a little bit wouldn't be all that hard. He's going to be at home running on a treadmill between now and Tokyo.
And to those who have said he doesn't have to, that's totally true. He doesn't. But it is one of the really big reasons why I don't like him. He is totally the opposite of Meb and Des and so many of the other great runner's we've had in recent years. I know some of you will point out he's faster than them, too. But that doesn't give you a pass to skip out on awards and making an appearance to your fans at least sometimes.
But nobody cares if you like him. Nobody cares about your opinion of what he should or should not do, least of all Rupp.
“Doesn’t give him a pass”? He can do whatever he damn well pleases and doesn’t need a pass or permission. And he doesn’t have to justify sht to you or anyone else. We live in America. We are free to ignore your stupid opinions.
I love how Rupp handles himself. No fake BS. Keeps to himself. Humble. Works hard. Does his job and is loyal to his family. He’s not worried about an instagram popularity contest. He’s a baller and gets the job done. Nothing is more AMERICAN than that. I’m a massive fan.
Hotel Security wrote:
The people marathon is for profit . They could have paid Rupp to stay .
This is a good point. Why does any athlete owe it to a for-profit venture to speak at their event for free?
baller in the house wrote:
theclaws wrote:
What is all this wife and kids talk? The guy has run two races away from home in the last year. And this is his job. Spending another day with your new Olympic teammates and giving back to the running community a little bit wouldn't be all that hard. He's going to be at home running on a treadmill between now and Tokyo.
And to those who have said he doesn't have to, that's totally true. He doesn't. But it is one of the really big reasons why I don't like him. He is totally the opposite of Meb and Des and so many of the other great runner's we've had in recent years. I know some of you will point out he's faster than them, too. But that doesn't give you a pass to skip out on awards and making an appearance to your fans at least sometimes.
But nobody cares if you like him. Nobody cares about your opinion of what he should or should not do, least of all Rupp.
“Doesn’t give him a pass”? He can do whatever he damn well pleases and doesn’t need a pass or permission. And he doesn’t have to justify sht to you or anyone else. We live in America. We are free to ignore your stupid opinions.
I love how Rupp handles himself. No fake BS. Keeps to himself. Humble. Works hard. Does his job and is loyal to his family. He’s not worried about an instagram popularity contest. He’s a baller and gets the job done. Nothing is more AMERICAN than that. I’m a massive fan.
?????
So what? They all need the attention and any possible future endorsements, so it's good for them to be there.
Rupp's the only one of the six with a shot at medal, top ten's a stretch for the other five.
Are you sure it's for profit? I thought it was also put on by the ATC, which is a nonprofit. Maybe the ATC relies on income from it to cover losses from other events (like flights & hotel rooms for 700+ OTQers), but I don't think any owners are making money off of it. Might be wrong, of course.
gosh wrote:
THIS. His family didn't matter that much for years when he was getting warm massages from Sal.
You are a moron. Rupp was in the US with his family when Mo and so many others were off training in Kenya
I just checked his Starva account. Looks like he is already back in Portland. Ran 12 miles this afternoon.
TV coverage stated his family accompanied him to Atlanta, so eat my shorts.
Eyeroll wrote:
https://twitter.com/atltrackclub/status/1234150271086977024?s=21Not a good look. Just when I thought I might start to like him.
He's an introvert. Ever think about that? He sticks to himself. He probably missed a lot of family time this last block.
People need to stop analyzing what Galen Rupp is doing. If u must know he was taping a commercial for Breathe Right. Gotta keep racking up the endorsements
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