Galen Rupp News

When Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross had toe surgery last September, she turned to an unusual aid to help heal her ailing right big toe: the AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill.

It's crunch time. With all the early and mid season races complete, we now have a good sense of who's fit and who's not.

The Oregon women jumped from seventh to third in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Association computer rankings, released today.

Some running news to get to at the start of this week's LinkedUp. The Oregon Men and Women cleaned up at the Pac 12 Championships in Los Angeles over the weekend.

Galen Rupp and Bernard Lagat are the best American hopes at the 5000m event in next month's Prefontaine Classic.

Jordan Hasay is getting a makeover and it has nothing to do with her trademark down-to-there blond hair.

There will be a big Nike Oregon Project Presence tonight at the Oregon Twilight at Hayward Field in Eugene, and keep your eye on the men's 800 meters.

When: Friday, 3:40 p.m. First running event 6:05 p.m. Where: Hayward Field, Eugene.

Apr 28, 2013; Stanford, CA, USA; Runners race over the water jump in the womens steeplechase in the 2013 Payton Jordan Invitational at Cobb Track The opening season west coast swing has concluded, and a few trends have come out of them.

Featured track events begin at 6 p.m. Where: Hayward Field, Eugene. Tickets: Available at the Hayward Field ticket window beginning at 3 p.m. Friday.

On the Oregon team that won the men's 4xmile relay at last week's Penn Relays, one guy dipped under four minutes.

Apr 28, 2013; Stanford, CA, USA; Chris Derrick leads the 5,000m in the 2013 Payton Jordan Invitational at Cobb Track Ben True is on a new level.

On Sunday, April 28, Alistair Brownlee will run a 10K, but this time he won't be swimming or biking first.

Along with a few other journalists, I had an opportunity recently to speak with Galen Rupp on a variety of subjects.