Afte the race, Rup spoke to the BBC’s Jonathan Edwards.
On the pace being slower than expected, Rupp said:
“The pace went out definitely a little slower thatn I would have liked. At this point, where I”m at , faster pace at the start of the race suits me a little better, but I’ve been saying all year i really want to work on my tactics and this was really good practice for that. I’ve been making a lot of improvements since last year at finishing close to and beating some of (those guys), but obviously I’ve got a little bit more work to do.”
On showing that you don’t have to African to excel at distance running, Rupp said:
“They’re human too. Obviously, they work very hard, are very talented and are very hard to beat but Americans are realizing just how hard you have to work to beat them. There are no short-cuts in distance running.”
On Mo Farah comming back from his marathon for a double at the Commonwealth Games, Rupp said:
“He’s definitely come back really well form the marathon. I’ve been real surprised how well he’s bounced back.”