Rupp, a three-time Olympian making his Boston debut, was 21 seconds behind and Japan’s Suguru Osako was another 30 seconds back. “The influence of a sports scientist happens before and after the games. Naturally it’s easier to be generous in victory than defeat, but he seemed to mean it, and the pair’. He will look to bounce back from an injury plagued final season with Seattle when he carried just 111 times for 417 yards and three touchdowns.