He got his start in coaching working under legendary distance coach Jack Daniels. In college, he earned All-American honors in cross country, and he later qualified for the Olympic marathon trials in 2007 (for the 2008 Games). Before NAU, he coached at Georgetown, his alma mater. Smith, 39, is a well-respected collegiate coach, having led the NAU men’s cross-country team to NCAA team titles in 20, and a runner-up finish in 2019. His move to Smith, who is based in Flagstaff, Arizona, is a radical shift away from the insular culture Salazar created at the NOP in Beaverton, Oregon. Other athletes who had been training under Salazar had announced moves to new coaches, but Rupp had not, fueling speculation about his training and preparations for the Olympic Marathon Trials next month in Atlanta. He is also very private, staying off of social media and eschewing media interviews except around major marathons. Rupp has never failed a drug test, and he is one of the most frequently tested American athletes. Rupp made it to about 23 miles of the Chicago Marathon in 2019, before dropping out with a calf strain. Nike executives shut down the Oregon Project a few days after the ban. Salazar is appealing the decision, but in the meantime, he is not allowed to coach, and athletes who are in contact with him are subject to sanction. Anti-Doping Agency announced news of Salazar’s ban.
Last October, as Rupp was preparing to race Chicago again, his first race since the surgery, the U.S. all-time list.īut Rupp was plagued by Achilles problems and Haglund’s deformity in his left foot, and he underwent major surgery in October 2018. He also won the 2017 Chicago Marathon and the 2018 Prague Marathon, where he set his personal best of 2:06:07, second on the U.S. In 2016, Rupp was the Olympic bronze medalist in the marathon. At the 2012 Games in London, he won silver in the 10,000 meters behind his then-NOP teammate Mo Farah of Great Britain. Olympic team in the 10,000 meters, finishing 13th. While still in college, Rupp made the 2008 U.S. New Coach Talks About Working With Rupp.
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