Galen Rupp Speaks, After BUPA XC, video, note by Larry Eder

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Galen Rupp finished second at this past weekends 2011 Bupa Great Edinburgh International Cross Country Team Invitational Match. Rupp finished second to Mo Farah, 25:41 for Farah and 25:50 for Rupp.

Galen Rupp spoke to the press right after his start to the 2011 season! While admitting that
track is his favorite, Galen noted, that if you are good on the track, you should run well in cross country. Rupp discussed racing on the snow, the race, and the opening of 2011 season.

Author

Larry Eder

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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