Galen Rupp UNCUT

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About Galen Rupp 

Organization:University of Oregon
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The University of Oregon track and field athlete started breaking records on a junior national and American high school level while competing for Portland’s Central Catholic High School. In 2004 he…
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#45
2009   June 18 at 11:34pm
i guess this yr ( in response to that article by john canzano ) rupp made it know that he's def on the road to becoming the next pre. winning the xc title, indoor 3k, outdoor 10k and 5k ( after stopping to fix his shoe and running 1:55 last 800 ). i think this yr has legitimized himself that much more, only thing left is to see what he'll do on the world stage.
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#44
Brian Byrnes   November 25, 2008 at 3:12pm
Galen Rupp is a great runner and I respect him very much but if people want to compare him to legendary runners this kid doesn't even come close. If you read this article http://www.oregonlive.com/olympics/index.ssf/2008/08/dont_presume_who_galen_rupp_is.html by John Canzano you will see that this kid can't be compared to Pre. This kid doesn't look like he's hit puberty yet. Good runner but I know he has more in him. He just needs that fire
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#43
Shawn   August 9, 2008 at 11:29am
amazing runner haha he looks like he's 15 but I have a ton of respect for the man
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#42
Orgegonian   August 8, 2008 at 2:48am
What? Galen Rupp Uncut? I always figured he was circumcised! But Big Fan is right. He just seems like such a nice guy.
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#41
Big Fan   July 12, 2008 at 1:52am
i dont understand how anyone has hard feelings against him. he is such a nice down to earth kid. good luck!
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#40
Chaz   July 11, 2008 at 8:31pm
What a nice happy person ! Good luck in Beijing !
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#39
RUPP   July 11, 2008 at 5:38pm
marry me.
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#38
Timo Sheard   July 11, 2008 at 1:13pm
He is a great guy and we are glad he is running and not playing soccer!
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#37
Rupp Fan   July 10, 2008 at 1:28pm
like KD said...small minds talk about people...average minds discuss events...and great minds discuss ideas. Rupp is the future of American distance running...end of story. If you hate him then go root for the Africans in Beijing.
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#36
Hmmmm....   July 10, 2008 at 12:59pm
I think I'm beginning to not hate this kid... He atleast has my respect.
Nice Job Galen!
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#35
Who Cares...   July 9, 2008 at 11:37pm
about appearance at all. like Michigan XC said, if you are talking negatively about successful people you don't know personally, your not going to go far. you have a small mind. you also belong on myspace.
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#34
Gonchar   July 9, 2008 at 10:02pm
He is obviously a good guy, a great, great talent, and will do well in Bejing. But it is indeed a fact he looks like the 14 year old kid down the street. I think thats part of the resentment- we all want to look younger, go back to the innocence and happiness of youth when we all thoug we could run a world class 5K with the world ahead of us. Galen has it down and people don't like it.
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#33
Anonymous Coward   July 9, 2008 at 6:15pm
This guy is a real talent and he has earned our support. He's got a great future in the sport. The haters have their own agenda and we should really just ignore them. He's got many more supporters.
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#32
Mikel Thomas   July 9, 2008 at 5:30pm
Galen Rupp is a baller and one of the best runners the US has to offer (obviously). Anyone who would talk trash on him for no reason is an idiot. Leave the man alone.
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#31
Drayne   July 9, 2008 at 2:00pm
Sorry, I know I shouldn't engage these kids who make childish posts, but what's up with "Gay Rupp" calling Galen Rupp a loser. The guy is 22 years old and he made the Olympic team. What have you done besides hide behind a pseudonym to post a provocative comment that makes you look like a fool, coward and a loser yourself. Let's keep it positive and, if you must, stick to constructive criticism. Letrun.com may be a better place to vent your insecurities.
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#30
David Heesen   July 9, 2008 at 1:55pm
He's only a loser if he lets dumb statements like yours bother him.
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#29
Michigan XC   July 9, 2008 at 11:40am
Great interview Galen. clearly things are working. and its like KD said after getting 4th in the 800: great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, and small minds discuss people. sounds like you are busy kickin butt and others not so much...
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#28
Very Nice   July 9, 2008 at 6:48am
good interview. very modest and very mature. well done
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#27
Very Nice   July 9, 2008 at 6:48am
good interview. very modest and very mature. well done
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#26
Anonymous Coward   July 9, 2008 at 5:33am
rupp is manorexic
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#25
Oregon At NCAA's   July 8, 2008 at 11:31pm
to all the people talking about oregon winning the national championship, i know you guys are all distance runners so you don't know that events other than 800-10k exist, but oregon's ashton eaton, who will be a junior next year, won the decathlon at ncaa's this year and will be a heavy favorite next year so there's 10 more points barring a disaster. kind of a moot point since as stated rupp/wheating have almost no shot at doubling, but oregon is definitely a team to look out for in the future with a lot of good young guys
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#24
Conor   July 8, 2008 at 9:16pm
Great job Galen! Track fans everywhere are happy for you and wish you all the best in Beijing and beyond.
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#23
Alan Webster   July 8, 2008 at 8:28pm
He is 22? I thought he was a bit younger.
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#22
Great Runner10k   July 8, 2008 at 8:26pm
galen rupp will be a runner to look out for ON THE WORLD STAGE in 4 years.....he is very good
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#21
Rupp   July 8, 2008 at 7:16pm
I think I see a breathrite tan line...
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#20
Big Fan   July 8, 2008 at 7:14pm
galen rupp is such a stud
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#19
Nick   July 8, 2008 at 5:23pm
Why do they have to be wasting their time on soccer fields? What if they know they are good runners but don't enjoy it, and do love playing soccer? How is that a waste?
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#18
DO IT   July 8, 2008 at 3:32pm
Dan Suher posted the worst comment in the history of flocasts.
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#17
JLF   July 8, 2008 at 2:47pm
Go Galen!! Great Job at the trials man. I am so stoked for you. I cant wait to see what you can do at Beijing. Good Luck and dominate for us.

your fan always!!!!
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#16
Think About It   July 8, 2008 at 1:29pm
Dan Suher - How do you suppose Wheating will double when he would have to run 5 races over three days, two of the days doubling back and still throw out that he would win both finals? Think it throw a little man.
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#15
Bryan Clay   July 8, 2008 at 1:25pm
Hank went into the Grocery store and relized that his he did not love his wife and she did not love him. He took the kids that night and travelled by train to New Mexico.
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#14
Jkjoregon   July 8, 2008 at 12:29pm
Great Job Galen!
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#13
Dan Suher   July 8, 2008 at 12:24pm
To ?: He is saying in track, as a team, and you figure if they both double wheating in the 8/15 and rupp in the 5/10 (assuming he is back) thats 40 points, perhaps the double for rupp is less realistic so lets say 30 points, then add in a few more points from acosta and some others and I think a team title which normally takes around 60 points is fairly realistic, or at the very least a podium finish.
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#12
Huh   July 8, 2008 at 11:53am
i like him a lot more after seeing this interview. despite his unbelievable talent and the amount of support and help he has had he seems like a very down to earth guy. i wish him the best in beijing.
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#11
?   July 8, 2008 at 11:28am
two guys going to win a National Championship??
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#10
Anonymous Coward   July 8, 2008 at 10:41am
Rupp + Wheating= National Championship for oregon in track next year
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#9
Triforce   July 8, 2008 at 10:23am
I mean... im just saying... This guy is a spitting image of Link from the original Legend of Zelda series on the Nintendo.
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#8
Drayne   July 8, 2008 at 9:20am
It's amazing to think how many Rupps are out there waiting to be discovered. He's clearly got the physical gifts, but he also has the mental makeup to succeed in the sport. With the support of Nike and U. of O. he will go far. While I wish every runner could receive such support, I don't begrudge the guy, as some have been doing, for taking every advantage he's offered. More power to him. This guy will do great things.
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#7
Kevin Fuller   July 8, 2008 at 9:05am
REL-- That is exactly what is happening at the High School I graduated from. They got a soccer program after I graduated and now the track program, which was very good is now very bad. Lots of kids go out for soccer and they have a hard time getting kids out for track. They do both sports in the spring. I was wondering the same thing about all the converted soccer players.
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#6
Pchemisfun   July 8, 2008 at 8:36am
Deffinatly great that he's going to Beijing. To the others let's save the negative BS for letsrun.com not here. Plus Galen still lives near home it just so happens that home is close to Alberto Salazar who was his HS or Junior HS coach... I can't remember which. So it's not the home thing. I personally have never seen anyone not race for almost the entire season and then make the USA team. I think it was a lack of racing that got Webb.
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#5
REL   July 8, 2008 at 4:59am
I wonder how many great young runners are wasting their time on the all the soccer fields across this country!
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#4
Ned-life   July 8, 2008 at 4:36am
Rupp: lives & trains like a professional, with the best in coaching and science directing his life and career.
Webb: still lives & trains like a high schooler, choosing the comforts of home over the mechanical single-mindedness of a running robot.
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#3
Oratory Observer   July 8, 2008 at 12:59am
Galen Rupp's favorite phrase: you know.
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#2
Out-of-Wedlock Danny   July 8, 2008 at 12:26am
Galen: You.are.the.effing.man
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Hilotee   July 7, 2008 at 11:59pm
alan webb:doesn't seem to step it up when it counts
rupp: does
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