I'm going with Feyisa Lelisa or Ghirmay for the London Marathon.

I'm still going with Bekele, as long as his calf holds up he will easily win.

Definitely Ghirmay. Dude just ran a 2:07 in New York. He's going to dominate.

the real deal wrote:

Definitely Ghirmay. Dude just ran a 2:07 in New York. He's going to dominate.

I feel the same way. Dude is ready to explode. I still remember him waving to the runners in the NYC marathon before he took off! I think he did it on an incline to....it was so Kipchoge like.

I get what you mean about Bekele, but im afraid you're betting against him at the wrong time. He looks more fit than he used to...

Hesalive wrote:

I get what you mean about Bekele, but im afraid you're betting against him at the wrong time. He looks more fit than he used to...

You might be right. We shall see. He is greatest track and XC distance runner of all time, and I love his running form.

But I just can't trust his durability. ...

Love Ghirmay. Reminds of Peter Sagan in cycling. Dude has panache.

scoprion_runner wrote:

Hesalive wrote:

I get what you mean about Bekele, but im afraid you're betting against him at the wrong time. He looks more fit than he used to...

You might be right. We shall see. He is greatest track and XC distance runner of all time, and I love his running form.

But I just can't trust his durability. ...

By the way, i was thinking the exact same thing as you wrote (until yesterday), but what convinced me to change my mind is the fact that he's using a special gps watch or something, aiming to run a fast time. But then again idk how well he can run on his own once the pacers drop out because there's no kipsang or kipchoge to push him this time as all the other guys have slower times and so they will only give him a chase.

I agree. I voted Geb too. 2:07 in NY is probably 2:05 in London and he has more room to improve. I was actually choosing Bekele until his agent downplayed his chances a lot.

Keitany will win.

scoprion_runner wrote:

I just can't trust Bekele. The reason I can't put him on the same level as Kipsang or Kipchoge is he does not have a lot of marathon wins like that they do. He is not consistent, and he gets injured a lot. I just don't know what to expect from him.

Interesting take. Marthon wins:

Lelisa - 3 (Dublin, Xiamen, Tokyo)

Bekele - 2 (Paris, Berlin)

Ghebreslassie - 2 (World Champs, NYC)

Yawn wrote:

I agree. I voted Geb too. 2:07 in NY is probably 2:05 in London and he has more room to improve. I was actually choosing Bekele until his agent downplayed his chances a lot.

Keitany will win.

What did Hermens have to say?

I think Tufa beat Mare last time. She can't be underrated but I'll go with Mary.

I hate to be a prophet of doom but Bekele will fall like he did in Dubai if he doesn't take care.

three guys in this order:

Assuming Bekele doesn't fall, he wins.

2. Abel Kirui

3. Daniel Kinyua Wanjiru.

4. Ghirmay

5. Feyisa Lilesa

Tron wrote:

Yawn wrote:

I agree. I voted Geb too. 2:07 in NY is probably 2:05 in London and he has more room to improve. I was actually choosing Bekele until his agent downplayed his chances a lot.

Keitany will win.

What did Hermens have to say?

Read the LRC preview. Hermans is usually very confident about bekele's fitness.

Bedan Karoki for the win!

Enough of these trash 'can't trust Bekele' and 'He's inconsistent' posts.

That's BS and you know it.

Two DNFs - both at Dubai. One because of fall.

Otherwise, he's been a beast.

Am I the only one that is bugged by Lelisa? He's worse than Rupp when it comes to running up the back of people. No sharing of pace duties- EVER.

Gents

1. Kenenisa Bekele - WR

2. Ghirmay Ghebreslassie

3. Abel Kirui

4. Feyisa Lilesa

5. Bedan Karoki

Ladies

1. Mary Keitany

2. Florence Kiplagat

3. Tigist Tufa

4. Tirunesh Dibaba

5. Vivian Cheruiyot

Ask me for the lottery numbers on Monday.

El Keniano wrote:

Gents

1. Kenenisa Bekele - WR

2. Ghirmay Ghebreslassie

3. Abel Kirui

4. Feyisa Lilesa

5. Bedan Karoki

Ladies

1. Mary Keitany

2. Florence Kiplagat

3. Tigist Tufa

4. Tirunesh Dibaba

5. Vivian Cheruiyot

Ask me for the lottery numbers on Monday.

Not a bad prediction.

I also think Kinyua ran a great marathon. I'll give him a top five.

I ignored both Karoki and Vivian but looking deeply at it, I think they'll surprise everyone.