Leonard Korir Runs 59:52 to Become 2nd American Sub 60:00 in Half Marathon!!!! (Time Updated from 59:51 to 59:52)

You are deliberately missing the point. Of course not every single one is on the front line but its a safe bet that the runners won't be.

Wow. Another awesome performance by another Kenyan transplant/ringer. Let's continue to live in the illusion that US distance running is once more rising to prominence. (Nothing against Korir personally - that was a kick-ass performance)

Lickety Split wrote:

- How do you know what color I am?

- This foreign-born fake soldier is not fighting for anyone .... he is running .... and you, assuming you are American, are paying his salary & expenses!

And we are happy to, as long as he keeps kicking ass.

Missing the point much? wrote:

what it is wrote:

You either don't know how the military works or your fingers are in your ears as you say la, la, la, la....

I spent my time with the Marines in supply, that was my MOS. I and others can and were TAD'ed at the discretion of the Marines when and where they want. From the first day of boot until I was discharged the policy was: "You go where the Marines need/want you", regardless of your MOS or personal preferences. The ARMY is likely the same way.

You are deliberately missing the point. Of course not every single one is on the front line but its a safe bet that the runners won't be.

Nor was Billy Mills commanding an infantry platoon in Vietnam. Where's the outrage?

Rupp went for it about 6 years at the NYC half, after his attempt at the 10,000 in Australia/New Zealand was cancelled. Granted he fell in that race by he's had chances to run fast.

Ackley's answer wrote:

Rupp went for it about 6 years at the NYC half, after his attempt at the 10,000 in Australia/New Zealand was cancelled. Granted he fell in that race by he's had chances to run fast.

Is the NYC half record eligible? TnF news list has him only listed under all condtitions for his 60:30.

Not trying to take anything away from him btw. I believe I heard that he ran sub 59 pace for the last 8 miles of that race, and that is insane. I personally think he could wreck the American record, but until he does we can't really say anything.

If Japan allowed nationality switch like the US do, they would be way above the US in the marathon, Half and maybe 10000m, a lot of good kenyans are Japan based.

Tremendous time in terrible air, and very close to the front here in a competitive race. I am impressed. He has improved a lot.

He is on the Army team because they want people who will help advertise the Army by winning lots of races and therefore increase recruiting numbers.

So what the hell is he? wrote:

Lickety Split wrote:

https://www.armymwr.com/programs-and-services/world-class-athlete-program/olympians/olympians/spc-leaonard-korir

- Just remember .... WCAP Fans, you the US taxpayer paid for this performance. And our Army chooses to allow him to malinger in WCAP versus fight the Global War on Terror in East Africa for which he enlisted as part of the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI).

- Priorities?

So let's recap, he's not really American and he's not really in the Army either. Next, we'll find out he's still based in Kenya.

Who knows, maybe he was even born in Kenya, like that previous president?

Tommy Curtin should do a half. Maybe Houston?

Big Deal. Kenyan born "american' breaks 1 hour.

Struggling to find anyone who gives AF

Dscott1995 wrote:

Aside from the military issue, can we point out that these three guys dipped under 60:00 at a race where the air quality index was 308 out of 500 ( above 300 is hazardous, 100 is normal, 50 is good) and some people were racing in mask. I would have to believe based on his run today that Korir is fit enough break the American record for the half if isn't inhaling 13.1 miles worth of smog.

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Given the conditions, this is an incredible run by the top 5 on both sides. Very, very impressive. Delhi isn’t that well known in the West so it’s a shame this isn’t huge news.

Dirty ass Kenyan doper running a fast time and hyping up all the dirty ass liberals on this message board. Get a real ass American like Rupp to make you happy, not some bug eyed alien. Let's not forget that some white ass American named Ryan Hall did this too and my boy was born in California, not Ooga Booga, Kenya. Sheesh

I wonder if all the people complaining about how he "isn't a real American" because he was born in a foreign country realize this entire fucking country is made of immigrants. There's no such thing as a "real american", we're literally all immigrants, and having been born here doesn't change that.

Lickety Split wrote:

https://www.armymwr.com/programs-and-services/world-class-athlete-program/olympians/olympians/spc-leaonard-korir

- Just remember .... WCAP Fans, you the US taxpayer paid for this performance. And our Army chooses to allow him to malinger in WCAP versus fight the Global War on Terror in East Africa for which he enlisted as part of the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI).

- Priorities?

Sounds like a win-win. more money for elite runners to train. less money for bombs.

Lenny has your panties in a bunch.

Great run in less than ideal conditions.

Lickety Split wrote:

- How do you know what color I am?

- This foreign-born fake soldier is not fighting for anyone .... he is running .... and you, assuming you are American, are paying his salary & expenses!

Absolutely right - we must get rid of this program - I want my .15c back which is about what it would save the avg american taxpayer (if that)

In fact, everyone should be allowed to pick and choose exactly what their tax money will pay for because that would be such a super efficient way to allocate resources.

Man... if you don't shut the F*&^ and go suck on left nut of a homeless man. I was part of that program served a tour in Iraq and I enjoyed my time on the World Class Athlete Program. If they get called to support a war they have to go. I want to see your bum ass get out there and stay combat ready attend the schools, retain military bearing and run the times these guys run. If you know how it really is I suggest you shut it.

When people say American born, it's just code for white / Western European descent. People want to see what other people that look like them can do. I don't think it is necessarily nefarious to make that distinction.

Also, I would think Korir if anyone would be clean just due to being in the Army. Regardless of how he came to be there, he automatically gets more respect than any other so-called "American Born" people that never served.