adola wouldve won if he had stayed on the blue lines - his gps watch had his pace at 2:02:47 for just over 26.26 miles, so he could've broken the world record with smarter tactics.
if he was sponsered by nike, would they have coached him better?
adola wouldve won if he had stayed on the blue lines - his gps watch had his pace at 2:02:47 for just over 26.26 miles, so he could've broken the world record with smarter tactics.
if he was sponsered by nike, would they have coached him better?
KIPCHOGE IS THE GOAT, NEVER DISRESPECT HIM
obviously adola wouldn't have won if he was a nike athlete - they would've forced him to wear half tights, which probably would add at least 45 seconds to his finishing time. 2:04 at best, assuming the souls of his shoes didn't fall out
redlined wrote:
adola wouldve won if he had stayed on the blue lines
No he would not. It made negligible difference.
Not sure why more people didn't consider Adola a threat. He had a faster half marathon PR (59:06) Bekele and Kipsang, showing he could run faster for longer. He is only 26, so could definitely be a sub-2:02 runner within the next 3-4 of years.
They should just go by his watch instead of the course then.
Ummmm have you ever taken high school geometry? Of course it makes a difference. Kipchoge was laughing to himself as Adola threw away his race. My coach always told me that following the tangents in xc was the second most important part aside from running fast of course!
HardLoper wrote:
redlined wrote:adola wouldve won if he had stayed on the blue lines
No he would not. It made negligible difference.
It makes all the difference! He lost, didn't he?
Always stay on the blue line.
Bad Wigins wrote:
HardLoper wrote:No he would not. It made negligible difference.
It makes all the difference! He lost, didn't he?
Always stay on the blue line.
lol bekele stayed on the blue line but he didn't win, so your logic is flawed. corellation doesn't equal causation.
HardLoper wrote:
redlined wrote:adola wouldve won if he had stayed on the blue lines
No he would not. It made negligible difference.
I hope you will never coach.
The difference between running on lane 1 and lane 2 on a 400m track is 7m. That's around 1.25 seconds at 3:00/km.
Now watch the race again and look at the very, very wide bends and how far from the blue line Adola was.
He lost more than a negligible number of seconds there.
And who know what would have happened if he had passed Brandenburg only 3 or 4 seconds behind Kipchoge...
Seriously, your posts are getting worse and worse with time.
redlined wrote:
adola wouldve won if he had stayed on the blue lines - his gps watch had his pace at 2:02:47 for just over 26.26 miles, so he could've broken the world record with smarter tactics.
if he was sponsered by nike, would they have coached him better?
According to IAAF Adola ran the marathon for the first time.... 59.06 PR at halfmarathon back in 2014 in New Delhi......last year 27.09 at 10000m in Eugene. Age 27 in october....
I think Adola received a big psychological boost from gapping Kip and moving across so he couldn't draft.
This was offset by being a goon and running further than he needed to.
Should've dropped a fast 100-200m whilst Kip was sipping his last drink and stayed to the blue line.
Kip always looked in control though...
Even if Adola threw away 8-10 seconds, The Master had more than enough to cover it.
redlined wrote:
adola wouldve won if he had stayed on the blue lines - his gps watch had his pace at 2:02:47 for just over 26.26 miles, so he could've broken the world record with smarter tactics.
if he was sponsered by nike, would they have coached him better?
Are you saying he would have won, or are you saying he should have won? Dude, the guy lost. Guess, what, Bekele would have won too. And so would have Kipsang and literally anyone else... if only this or that.
At the same time, Kipchoge definitely received a big psychological boost from seeing Adola make an arse of himself in the lead. He was even pointing at the blue line around 10 kilometers out from the finish, begging Adola to stay the course. It would've been a very exciting finish, but Kipchoge never loses. However, instead of criticizing Adola for his shortcomings, I think we should be praising him for what he accomplished. This guy has now outrun Kamworor, Kipsang and Bekele. Clearly not at his full potential as a marathoner. Can't wait for a rematch with Adola and Kipchoge next year in Berlin, maybe with Mo Farah???
Mkenya Daima wrote:
redlined wrote:adola wouldve won if he had stayed on the blue lines - his gps watch had his pace at 2:02:47 for just over 26.26 miles, so he could've broken the world record with smarter tactics.
if he was sponsered by nike, would they have coached him better?
Are you saying he would have won, or are you saying he should have won? Dude, the guy lost. Guess, what, Bekele would have won too. And so would have Kipsang and literally anyone else... if only this or that.
You clearly missed the point. It was within Adola's physical capabilities to win. The same can't be said of Kipsang or Bekele, or literally anyone else. The best runner on the day lost.
Mkenya Daima wrote:
You clearly missed the point. It was within Adola's physical capabilities to win. The same can't be said of Kipsang or Bekele, or literally anyone else. The best runner on the day lost.
The nice thing about running as a sport is the the best runner always wins. A footrace is a very objective method for determining the best. You must be the complete best; fastest, smartest, and most aware. Maybe Adola was the fastest today — but probably not — but if he is not smart enough to win then he is certainly not the best. [quote]cash me ousside... the line wrote:
cash me ousside... the line wrote:
Mkenya Daima wrote:Are you saying he would have won, or are you saying he should have won? Dude, the guy lost. Guess, what, Bekele would have won too. And so would have Kipsang and literally anyone else... if only this or that.
You clearly missed the point. It was within Adola's physical capabilities to win. The same can't be said of Kipsang or Bekele, or literally anyone else. The best runner on the day lost.
It was within Adola's physical capabilities to win? Of course it was! It was within everyone's physical capabilities to win when the gun went off! Unless you're saying it was within his physical capabilities to win when he and Kipchoge were duking out at the end. Which is true, and so ridiculously obvious as to be an unnecessary point to make.
Bad Wigins wrote:
HardLoper wrote:No he would not. It made negligible difference.
It makes all the difference! He lost, didn't he?
Always stay on the blue line.
What a "logic"!
He probably lost less than 1 second.
Kipchoge raced to win. Had Adola ran the line, Eluid would have employed an altered strategy. I doubt it would have changed the outcome.
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