Writing for Outside, Martin Fritz Huber ponders the lack of warmth some in the running community feel for two-time Olympic medalist Galen Rupp.
Here is Huber's piece, which begins this way:
"He's the best American runner in generation. Too bad nobody likes him."
I have trouble right away with the premise because, ahem, I like him.
Huber suggests Rupp's relative lack of popularity within the running community stems from media inaccessibility, a deficit of charisma and for being part of the Nike Oregon Project, which some believe pushes the boundaries of the rules.