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No excuses given. You're awesome Galen! You're a class act! Athletes should watch and learn from one of America's Greatest Distance Runner...Humility, Courage and Thoughtfulness.
Marathons are always emotional especially when they don't go to plan. Galen Rupp left his Family for 2 months to prepare for Chicago. He still ran under 2.15. He's an inspirational runner. There are thousands of us out there running because of Galen Rupp. Huge respect for everything he's done.
I respect him for finishing and not having so much ego that he couldn't humble himself to admit he wouldn't get a spot in the top 3. It sends a message to those watching, especially elites, that you need to finish what you start, especially if there is youth using your example to stay encouraged and fight through the mental and physical battle of the marathon and what it demands of you.
The man has achieved incredible stuff over the years. Credit to him that he's still competing. Huge respect for him. Wish him well for the future and believe. 👏👏👏
He's 37. Leonard Korir is the same age and he came in 3rd... Kipchoge and Bekele both ran their PB times in the marathon at this age. I still think he has some good runs left. Everyone is different, tho.
His best moments as a professional have already passed, many of which were Gloria's, but he is still young enough to continue running and enjoy this beautiful sport. We must also give space to the new generations whose evolution is getting better every time.
Amen! very few can still kick ass at that age...Carlos Lopes from Portugal, Olympic Champ at L.A. 84 at 37, Meb K. and Andres Espinoza from Mexico...at 40 Master WR at Berlin 2003 wih 2:08.46. Without Alberto Salazar, he is done and you know what I mean....I rest my case. Cheers! Great trials today at Orlando. That 2:22 on her debut....wow!! To me women ran better today....
Tava numa fase incrível ai veio a temida lesão de tendão um grande atleta batia de frente com quenianos torcer pra entrar firme dinovo gosto de vê-lo corrrer
It takes a good man to face the press like that when he’s hit rock bottom and realises his time is up. I think marathon is so hard because you only get a couple of shots per year with such a massive commitment and massive build up, only to have a bad day on race day. It’s happened to him so many times. Not sure whether he really is done or just has a mental block / burnout? He could, like Bekele, still have a lot left 🤷🏼♂️ Maybe he needs a break to get hungry again. He doesn’t look like he wants it anymore but is going through the motions. Feel sorry for him regardless.
I don’t think Galen is completely done. What I do Believe is that he is no longer able to beat everyone without being 100% and training at his best. In 2020/2021, he wasn’t at his best but it was good enough. Now it’s now. Knowing Smith personally, I wouldn’t put him in charge of someone of this caliber’s training. Truth is he’s not a pure marathoner he is a marathoner off of track fitness. He should take a year to get himself back to being an elite 3k/5k runner then crack a good 10k then go back to the roads.
He still is my inspiration and the main reason I started running, 6 yearsa ago. He had an amazing career. Shows that white guys are also able to compete with the East-Africans
lets juss wattch n see if..any..amer...born americans bee this mans record...!!!!hillarrious...no-1 has come close as an american..true-1 commen close 2 ryan halls record!!!!..howww many years ago was this????..i dunno???
That's not an excuse. That's simply stating a fact. It wasn't his day. Almost all top runners have certain racedays where they just weren't "on" and don't achieve what they wanted.
If you label that as an excuse, then every runner in history has an excuse. Do you think “today’s just not my day” is an excuse. What about “He was just faster”? What doesn’t count as an excuse in your book? Haters gonna hate
