Why is Galen Rupp so damn secretive?

Rhodium Nights wrote:

Centro Sauce wrote:

Nobody else has ever accused rupp of being smart. Dude needed over six years to complete three years of credits in a cupcake major at a clown college. And dropped out without a degree.

I would bet my house that Galen has a higher IQ than you.

I'll bet my house against your $5 that he has at least a 50 point lower IQ than I.

Centro Sauce wrote:

Rhodium Nights wrote:

I would bet my house that Galen has a higher IQ than you.

I'll bet my house against your $5 that he has at least a 50 point lower IQ than I.

I guess we'll never know.

No reason to be a douche though. Galen is clearly articulate. Just because he didn't work hard at academics doesn't mean he's not intelligent. He focused all his energy on running, and the results speak for themselves.

What a load. US runners have competed with the best in the world before Rupp and they will continue to do so after work.

Rhodium Nights wrote:

Centro Sauce wrote:

Nobody else has ever accused rupp of being smart. Dude needed over six years to complete three years of credits in a cupcake major at a clown college. And dropped out without a degree.

You're a douche. being good at college doesn't mean you're smart. His focus was always elsewhere and he never needed a degree.

I would bet my house that Galen has a higher IQ than you.

When he dropped out of college, he had zero medals, zero world titles, etc. He had a contract with Nike. I obviously am not privy to the details of that contract, but it certainly had reduction clauses, since every nike contract has reduction clauses. He would have probably had $1 million plus guaranteed, but most likely less than $2 million. He wasnt set for life. Getting his degree would have been a nice backup.

There was no reason not to get the degree in a joke major, so why not get it?

Rupp doesn't seem like an idiot, but he's not a genius, either.

I have no problem with him keeping his personal life personal. I also wish he would talk a bit more about injuries, training, etc. I'd love to hear about it even if he wanted to wait and only talk about that stuff after it's happened. Not wanting to share injury info in real time I'd get, since he might not want his competitors to hear about it. But he barely ever shares anything, even running related stuff. Shoot, you can never even know what race he is planning to do half the time until the days immediately before it.

galen rupp is the best gosh darn american distance runner of this generation and i couldnt give a hoot about his lack of social-media presence.

the dude talks through his performances and there is nothing anyone can say to rebut him on social media.

$ wrote:

galen rupp is the best gosh darn american distance runner of this generation and i couldnt give a hoot about his lack of social-media presence.

the dude talks through his performances and there is nothing anyone can say to rebut him on social media.

Haha no he’s not. Bernard mopped the floor with him on the reg.

Miznerr2525 wrote:

Title says it all.

No instagram. Hardly anyone knows anything about his personal life. Last tweet was in 2012. What is he hiding?

This makes him more likable in my book. Instagram and the like are bad for our mental health.

Most likely, he is keeping private because many people want to link him in some way to a particular drug or drugs he took with Coach Salazar because they firmly believe he did since Salazar was found cheating.

There is no direct evidence that would ever show that Rupp took anything or tried to take anything.

Having said that, what you don't realize is that by losing a long -time coach, whether or not others liked him, Rupp is forced into a new normal. He has to adjust and adapt and do it on his terms.

I remember the flak that Edwin Moses got for being too quiet, but there we were, watching for another Edwin Moses win.

Maybe he doesn't want to have to answer for Alberto

Maybe he doesn't want to answer for Nike.

Maybe he doesn't want to deal with allegations anymore.

Maybe he wants to just answer for Galen Rupp.

He's been quiet all along, and yet, performing well in races.

I can guarantee he's not worrying about who wants the Bandini on him while he trains.

Godspeed, Galen

To answer OP question, probably a defense mechanism against his online trolls. He doesnt like LR, you can tell in some interviews he looks annoyed or pissed talking to them. When he was a rising college star, the BS aimed at him on this board was vile and pure evil. He probably thinks these type of people do not even deserve to know anything about him, so he keeps to himself. Anything they know or learn can be used as ammo to attack him behind a computer screen. I really think that is why. PS I think he is the American GOAT.

Years of the siege mentality set by his second father, Alberto. This was laid down during formative years as a competitive runner and professional. But, if you remember, during his years at U of O he gave plenty of interviews to free Flotrack. Now, why would a grown man with kids need to keep an Instagram? He has no need to market through podcasts or interviews because he should be well compensated by Nike and his connection to Alberto. It developed over years.

go galen!!!! example -

women runners showing their bare ass and telling the world their family members are deadly ill, yeah that's better, seems morbid to me, and sick, then everyone starts praying while noone really cares, if it doesn't hit you directly you just can't develop true feelings for people u don't know personally, sick sick society, real sign of lack of intelligence, gabe was totally completely and waaaay different cause she had a mission, she made an impact, but using instagram to sell lip gloss and show ass is truly despicable, so congrats to world class runners who kept their dignity and don't need confirmation from random idiots who jerk off to their photos

Miznerr2525 wrote:

another runner wrote:

Believe it or not, some people like to work hard and run without needing the world to know about it. It's called not being a narcissist.

The fact that the best American distance runner of all time is less known than some scrub on tinman elite is bad for the sport.

We're not talking about Lagat.

Tenyearsofabuse wrote:

I would love for Wejo and Rojo to explain why they allowed the non-stop personal attacks on this site for a decade against the man who is clearly the 1-2 greatest distance runners in the US history. They did nothing to stop it.

^this.

Don't get me wrong...I have the utmost respect for Bernard Lagat.

I got to meet him and he is a great and personable man.

But your assessment is questionable...

Galen Rupp has better lifetime PRs from 10k and longer.

On top of that, his 5k time is only 5 seconds slower than Lagat's.

I think it's proper to consider Rupp the best American distance runner.

the beagle wrote:

another runner wrote:

Believe it or not, some people like to work hard and run without needing the world to know about it. It's called not being a narcissist.

He's perfectly fine to avoid the spotlight. Not everyone is going to have the same personality. That said, those "narcissists" that actually promote themselves are a lot better for the sport than Rupp.

Um, no. They just talk talk talk. Blah blah blah. As they look into the camera "I couldnt do this without you guys, my fans, my audience. Love you guys. Thank you for your support." More talk. More blah. Thank God I have the free will to turn that crap off.

Maybe doesn’t need or desire the extra money from product placement insta posts? Maybe just old enough to not be immersed in social media? Maybe more of an introvert? Maybe his results are a better sell then his personality? I’m not a big instagram follower, but are others too runners always online? I know Mo is on a bit , but who else?

under a bridge wrote:

$ wrote:

galen rupp is the best gosh darn american distance runner of this generation and i couldnt give a hoot about his lack of social-media presence.

the dude talks through his performances and there is nothing anyone can say to rebut him on social media.

Haha no he’s not. Bernard mopped the floor with him on the reg.

Bernard who?

His recent interviews have been great, seems to be opening up a lot more and talk personally. I like Rupp a lot.

Stoppit Smith wrote:

Don't get me wrong...I have the utmost respect for Bernard Lagat.

I got to meet him and he is a great and personable man.

But your assessment is questionable...

Galen Rupp has better lifetime PRs from 10k and longer.

On top of that, his 5k time is only 5 seconds slower than Lagat's.

I think it's proper to consider Rupp the best American distance runner.

Yeah look at who actually won races and their record head to head.