“I’m on a great track right now. This was a really big race for me, and I’m just relieved to get it done and now I have several more months to keep getting stronger and get ready for the Olympics.” —G_Rupp OlympicMarathonTrials Atlanta2020
Galen Rupp, a prerace favorite on the men’s side and the 2016 Olympic marathon bronze medalist in Rio, proved he was healthy and still the top American marathoner by winning Saturday’s Olympic Trials in Atlanta.
“I knew that everybody wasn’t just going to let someone run away for so long,” Rupp told reporters in the mixed zone. “It’s just about staying relaxed and running your race.” “It’s incredible. I feel relief more than anything” Rupp told NBC after the race. “It’s been a really long year, but I thank God every day for getting to do what I love and getting to run every day.”
After the race, Rupp said that the 2016 and 2020 Marathon Trials were similar for him in a sense that both races held “unknowns.” The 2016 Trials was his first attempt at 26.2 while the 2020 Trials was his first completed marathon in a year and a half.
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