Past Athletes of the Week
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October 15, 2017
Rupp breaks the tape to win with a smile
Galen Rupp
"There's no warm-up about it. It's frustrating, it's just frustrating."
-Galen Rupp
Well Rupp certainly may have been frustrated for a while, but he has turned in some amazing times this year after converting from the 10K Olympic Silver Medalist in 2012 to a marathon runner. Rupp is a very accomplished athlete. Most noteably in his athletic career...
- 10,000m outdoor (26:48.0) and 3,000m indoor (7:30.18) American record holder
- Olympic Trials 5,000m (13:22.67) and 10,000m (27:25.33) record holder
- NCAA Collegiate indoor 3,000m (7:44.69) and 5,000m (13:18.12) record holder
- USA Junior 3,000m, 5,000m and 10,000m record holder
Rupp's recent performance in the Chigaco Marathon was stunning.Rupp ran 2:09:20 and became the first American to win in Chicago since Khalid Khannouchi (2:05:56) in 2002. To learn more about Rupp and see up to date stats, visit iaaf.org or usatf.com for more background information. -
October 15, 2017
Rupp breaks the tape to win with a smile
Galen Rupp
THIS IS A PLACEHOLDER TO SHOW HOW IT LOOKS WITH MULTIPLE ENTRIES
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October 15, 2017
Rupp breaks the tape to win with a smile
Galen Rupp
THIS IS A PLACEHOLDER TO SHOW HOW IT LOOKS WITH MULTIPLE ENTRIES