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Galen Rupp and Sub-4 Crew Confirmed for BU Terrier Invitational

January 16, 2013

By Mitch Kastoff, Flotrack

If you were planning on traveling to Boston for the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, you might want to come up a week early.

Galen Rupp plans to run a tune-up Mile at the 2013 Boston University Terrier Invitational on Saturday, January 26 in preparation for the 3000m at NB Indoor Grand Prix.

BU Director of Track and Field Robyne Johnson confirmed earlier this week that Rupp was entered in the meet. Reports have also surfaced that Rupp will once again attempt to run sub-3:50 for the Mile and challenge the U.S. record of 3:49.89 set by Bernard Lagat in ’05.

Johnson also added that other faces who were familiar with BU’s indoor track would be on the start list as well.

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