I spoke about Galen Rupp in a previous post, and here is a good article about him and the 40 years it took for Steve Prefontaine's Olympic Trials 5K meet record to fall. The article also discusses how the international experience of some runners, and the mental and physical stresses they athletes must endure in the US Trials, should help in their quest for medals in London.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Rupp, Prefontaine, and American Distance Running
I spoke about Galen Rupp in a previous post, and here is a good article about him and the 40 years it took for Steve Prefontaine's Olympic Trials 5K meet record to fall. The article also discusses how the international experience of some runners, and the mental and physical stresses they athletes must endure in the US Trials, should help in their quest for medals in London.
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