Kiptanui wins Prague marathon in 2:05:39! Who is he? He said it was his 2nd marathon. IAAF has almost nothing on him. Thread here:
http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=3533341
Men's marathoning is crazy.....
Kiptanui wins Prague marathon in 2:05:39! Who is he? He said it was his 2nd marathon. IAAF has almost nothing on him. Thread here:
http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=3533341
Men's marathoning is crazy.....
Brett in Tokyo wrote:
Men's marathoning is crazy.....
That's for sure!
2:04:48 Patrick Makau Musyoki KEN 02/03/1985 1 Rotterdam 11/04/2010
2:04:55 Geoffrey Kiprono Mutai KEN 07/10/1981 2 Rotterdam 11/04/2010
2:05:13 Vincent Kipruto KEN 13/09/1987 3 Rotterdam 11/04/2010
2:05:19 Tsegay Kebede ETH 15/01/1987 1 London 25/04/2010
2:05:23 Feyisa Lilesa ETH 01/02/1990 4 Rotterdam 11/04/2010
2:05:52 Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot KEN 10/08/1988 1 Boston, MA 19/04/2010
And now Eliud Kiptanui. Seven guys break 2:06 within less than 30 days.
Bekele's dominance at 10000m has more or less forced men who would otherwise be 27:00 men to move up and try their chances at 21km and 42km.
ciego no más wrote:
Bekele's dominance at 10000m has more or less forced men who would otherwise be 27:00 men to move up and try their chances at 21km and 42km.
True, but you left out the other BIG part of the equation: $$$$$$$$
A lot more of it on the roads than on the track.
Of course: there are many more road races than there are 10000m races.