The US has excelled and pushed hard in almost every sport and obtained the ticket to Paris. Moreover, America is a heavy favorite for the gold medal for many of these sports. Despite this, the US doesn’t have a single entrant in the men’s marathon. However, this may soon change as a celebrated Olympian is back in business.?

Galen Rupp is a 37-year-old American long-distance runner and a four-time Olympian. The marathon expert hasn’t had a great year and was mostly away from the sport owing to his poor health. But, he recently revealed that he is back in good shape and will participate in the upcoming 2023 Chicago Marathon. In fact, he is optimistic about making the cut for his fifth straight Olympics as well.

Galen Rupp gives the US new hope

While Galen Rupp?s medical record says he has asthma, his track record says he has two Olympic medals. The American marathon specialist has made his country proud at the World Championship Marathons as well. However, his body hasn?t really been on his side for quite some time. Although Rupp already deals with asthma and various allergies, he suffered a nagging back injury that totally dismantled him. The injury haunted him for the entirety of 2022. In fact, the long-distance runner failed to complete a single marathon since July of last year.

The 37-year-old, however, recently spoke in an interview where he revealed that he is back in good health. A tweet by FloTrack on X shared a clipping of his interview where he said,??It’s been a rough couple of years for me. My health is good. You know, after the Europe marathon last fall, I wasn’t able to finish. I think I really had to take a long look at everything that I was doing.??His words reflected his inability to perform any of the workouts he had intended for the 2022 and 2023 seasons.

Rupp further added,??First and foremost, we gotta get healthy first. So, I spend a ton of time just working on a lot of things. Definitely have a lot to clean up in my mechanics and it’s been a lot of time.??The clip concluded with Rupp mentioning,??I really just wanna have a really solid race here. I think it?s going well and obviously, I?m very optimistic.??Rupp?s recovery was long awaited by him and several Americans who now have a new hope for their Olympics dream. Moreover, his recovery was all that was needed since he already holds two Chicago Marathon wins.

Rupp for the Olympic marathon mark on his favorite route

Galen Rupp enjoys a special connection with the World Championship track of Chicago. The renowned track has witnessed Rupp claim the gold medal in 2017 and the silver in 2021. While Rupp may already be aiming for another medal, he may also emerge victorious by just crossing the Olympic qualification mark.

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The International Olympic Committee requires an athlete to finish a marathon in under two hours, eight minutes, and ten seconds. Galen Rupp has already crossed this mark four times and hasn?t missed a single Olympic appearance since 2012. Moreover, his personal best of two hours, six minutes, and seven seconds puts him in a comfortable spot to qualify. Will Rupp be able to make it to the Olympics and add another Olympic medal to his shelf in Paris?

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