Bekele must now be the undisputed GOAT
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I would still not say undisputed, but for me Kenenisa Bekele now is the greatest distance runner in history. Still relatively close to Haile Gebrselassie, but the better PBs now in the 5000m, 10000m and the Marathon, as well as more outdoor track titles and for sure his unique success in XC should give the Nr. 1 spot to Bekele. We should not forget all of Gebrselassie's achievements (especially his unique string of recocrds and the length of his career and global titles in the 1500m(i) and the Half-Marathon), but it already was close before and this great victory against Wilson Kipsang in almost WR
34:49 Hobby Jogger wrote:
Bekele must now be the undisputed GOAT
I completely agree/my thoughts exactly. It was close before (but I still gave Bekele the edge before), but now it is sealed and finished: Bekele is the GOAT. In fact, it shouldn't be disputed, and even Geb would admit it.
said88 wrote:
I would still not say undisputed, but for me Kenenisa Bekele now is the greatest distance runner in history. Still relatively close to Haile Gebrselassie, but the better PBs now in the 5000m, 10000m and the Marathon, as well as more outdoor track titles and for sure his unique success in XC should give the Nr. 1 spot to Bekele. We should not forget all of Gebrselassie's achievements (especially his unique string of recocrds and the length of his career and global titles in the 1500m(i) and the Half-Marathon), but it already was close before and this great victory against Wilson Kipsang in almost WR
finally has decided it for me in the favor of Bekele.
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&BYisadf90782 wrote:
Well on Letsrun, no matter how much testing has improved since KB set his WRs, getting tested after this win in Berlin won't mean much to the peanut gallery.
This.
Indisputable wrote:
He was GOAT before this.
He is GOAT after this.