Rupp, whose previous coach, Alberto Salazar, is serving a four-year ban from track due to anti-doping violations, is now entrusting his training to Mike Smith, the head coach of the Northern Arizona University cross-country and track teams.
Rupp, whose previous coach, Alberto Salazar, is serving a
, is now entrusting his training to Mike Smith, the head coach of the Northern Arizona University cross-country and track teams., writing that he was surprised to get a phone call from Rupp last fall and took a long time to consider whether to coach him. The move marks a major change for Rupp, 33, who had been under Salazar’s guidance since Salazar spotted him
in Portland, Oregon. Rupp went to college nearby at the University of Oregon and after graduating in 2009, he joined the Salazar-led Nike Oregon Project .While still in college, Rupp made the 2008 U.S. Olympic team in the 10,000 meters, finishing 13th. At the 2012 Games in London, he won silver in the 10,000 meters behind his then-NOP teammate Mo Farah of Great Britain. In 2016, Rupp was the Olympic bronze medalist in the marathon.
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