Of the incredible marathons over the last couple of days, which was more impressive - Geoffrey Mutai's 2:03:02 on the net downhill / wind-aided Boston -or- Emmanuel Mutai's 2:04:40 London performance ??
Hopefully we'll see the "battle of the Mutai's" in the future - to settle it once nad for all...
Freudian slip? I meant to type once and for all, but the way it came up was pretty funny too!
I'd say Emanuel because he ran away from the other contenders during his race. Geoffrey had at least one other runner with him through 26+ miles.
I would say Emmanuel was more impressive. The reason being there was no tail wind so his last 10k was his pure stamina and endurance over others.
If I look at Boston, we see a number of top guys running incredibly. I know these are good runners, but Ryan Hall's training does not put him in 2:04 zone if not for the wind. We know Geoffrey Mutai is a 2:04 - 05 zone athlete, so his 2:03 is just what I could have expected given that Ryan could also get carried to 2:04.
As for Emmanuel Mutai, this guy was not considered for a win, let alone a course record. That means his results are a great improvement and quite incredible.
Obviously Emmanuel. He would have run close to 2 hours in Boston.
The one who is the fastest in history.
Emmanuel. More dominant win over greater competition.
Emmanuel Mutai looked like he could run 2:02 in London. Amazing performance.
Let's take up a collection to get them to race head to head. I predict that they tie for gold in London 2012.
Of course I would bet that someone else wins gold.
Tom
Both are legendary runs, but I'm going to give the edge to Geoffrey Mutai. Even if there is a 90 second conversion factor for the wind- thats still a 2:04:33 at Boston (which is far greater performance than a 2:04:40 at London since Boston is a WAY tougher course).
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RENATO can you talk about the preparation of Emile Cairess 2:06
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