Galen Rupp runs 61:20, "keeping his options open" per Coach Salazar

Galen Rupp, photo by PhotoRun.net

PORTLAND (USA): Galen Rupp’s participation in a half marathon at the weekend sparked speculation that he may run the US Olympic Marathon Trials. However, Oregon Project head coach Alberto Salazar told RunnersWorld, “Galen wants to keep all his options open. “No commitments one way or the other.”

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Editor’s note: A nice run by Galen Rupp on Sunday with his run in a local half marathon in 61:20. Galen has run 60:30 with competition. This shows a high level of fitness, and should be an indication that his training for 2016 is coming along fine. While it sure would be fun to watch Galen Rupp run in the 2016 Trials Marathon, not sure that will happen.

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Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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