(Counting down our Top 10 most popular posts of 2011.)
#1 Rupp rubbed out of fast 5,000 in Monaco
Once again, a photo told the story.
Galen Rupp tripped and fell with three laps left in Friday's 5,000 meters at the Diamond League meet in Monaco. Here is a view of the rash on his right shoulder after the fall. (Photo: Alberto Salazar)
Galen Rupp was tripped and fell during a promising 5,000 meters race in Monaco. It wasn’t shown on the webcast of the meet. There was barely a word uttered about it post-race.
We were curious to know what happened, and were clearly not alone.
The moment in this picture does not tell the entire story and it even raises a few questions about how and why this went down. But it also vividly demonstrates the aftermath of a nasty fall. It also shows what can happen if you don’t stay out of trouble. (The confusion and sense of loss on Galen’s face is as revealing as the rash on his shoulder).
In the same race, Chris Solinsky DNF’d when he was inadvertently bumped off the track.
This photo has been viewed more than 14,000 times on TrackFocus.
