Nike Sub-2 Marathon Distance Attempt *Race Replay

LRC Breaking2 Falls Short, But Eliud Kipchoge Runs An Astonishing 2:00:25 It won’t go in any record books, but Kipchoge showed once again he is the greatest marathoner of all time. We try to break down his remarkable run.
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*Form Analysis: What Could Nike Scientists Do To Better Manage Fatigue The Next Time Around?
*Pat Butcher: “So, Superman is not a big, chisel-jawed white Jewish guy from New York, after all. He is a weedy little black guy from 3000 metres up in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya.”
*RW: Processing The Aftermath Of The Sub-2:00 Attempt An interesting note is that Kipchoge unexpectedly used the new Swedish sports drink used by Kenenisa Bekele and the rival Sub2Hr project.
*IAAF: Eliud Kipchoge A “Happy Man” “I hope next time people believe it is possible.”
*NY Times: Eliud Kipchoge Runs World’s Fastest Marathon, In Nike’s Special Shoes
*WSJ: Nike Marathon Stunt Fails To Break Two-Hour Barrier

• Breaking 2 Discussion: How cool is That? Kipchoge went after it and was THIS close!!!!
• I was at a party and the sub2 attempt got brought up, someone asked “Why does he need pacers, there are phones”
• 4% slower than 2:00:25 Is 2:05:13
• Why was Kipchoge’s race not “offical” by IAF rules?
• I actually think Wilson Kipsang could break 2 hours
• Breaking2’s sporadic pacing
• If Kipchoge’s 2:00:26 doesn’t count as any sort of record; does it count as a personal record?
• The Reason We KNOW Kipchoge is Cheating
• Live blow by blow thread

Payton Jordan *Results

Results: Justyn Knight (13:17) Takes Down Edward Cheserek (13:24), Tiernan Wins 10k, Hasan 5k A 57-second final lap got Knight the big win. NCAA XC Champ Patrick Tiernan (27:29) won the 10,000 and got the scalps of Mo Ahmed, Shadrack Kipchirchir and Hassan Mead (Callum Hawkins and Jake Robertson DNF), Eric Jenkins won the 1,500 (3:38), Anthony Rotich the steeple (8:36), Chrishuna Williams won the 800 (2:02), and Sifan Hasan won the 5k (15:13). In the “B” 5,000m, Matt Centrowitz ran 13:48 and Drew Hunter 13:49. *IAAF Payton Jordan Recap

Mid-D And Distance News

• 2:01 HSer Sammy Watson Turns Down “Money That Would Surprise Most People” – Signs With Texas A&M Talk about this big NCAA development on our fan forum.
• Lots Of Distance Stars Got Beaten In The Kenyan Elections, Including Wesley Korir And Wilson Kipsang Korir was running for re-election, whereas Kipsang was seeking office for the 1st time. 2000 Boston Marathon winner Elijah Lagat lost as well.
• Rupp Talks In Depth About His Injury – He Was Able To Get 2nd Despite Not Being Able To Train Normally: “I couldn’t do the type of training I would normally do.”
• Laura Muir Teleconference Q&A – Muir Says Training Since Indoors Has Been Going “Really Well”

Week That Was

LRCWTW: Natosha Rogers and Katie Mackey Get First National Titles, Emmauel Korir Negative Splits 1:43.73, Blue Collar Running, Tergat Replaces Keino

Previous Sub-2 News

• Former Boston Marathon Winner Amby Burfoot “Here’s Why The Sub-2 Marathon Guys Will Bonk “The Nike Sub-2 runners are going to start way too fast. They pretty much have to. … Hence, according to the laws of human physiology, they will bonk badly.”
• Citus Mag: Evaluating Nike’s Sub-2 Project Vs Other High Profile Pop-Cultural Promises Talking about the pre-race hype, Paul Snyder writes, “Nike is pretending to rest its hopes on one of these three men [can run] 1:59:59 or faster. … But sub-two or not, Nike’s already won.”
• From Nike.com: Meet The Man Behind The Breaking2 Project Nike’s VP of Special Projects, Sandy Bodecker, actually has 1:59:59 tattooed on the inside of his wrist.
• The Irish Examiner Explains Why Even If Eliud Kipchoge Does Break 2 Hours, It Won’t Count As A WR It won’t be because of Nike’s new 4% shoes as the IAAF technical committee apparently ruled that the shoes are legal.
• MB: Nike Sub-2 Attempt Will Have Some High Profile Pacers The lineup of 18 pacers includes Bernard Lagat, Chris Derrick, Andrew Bumbalough, Sam Chelanga and Collis Birmingham.

The Rosas Speak To LRC

LRC Agents Federico And Gabriele Rosa Answer Our Questions About Doping In Kenya After Jemima Sumgong’s “A” Positive Test The Rosas have suspended everyone in their women’s marathon group (Olympic, Tokyo and Paris champs). They say they are fighting the scourge of doping in Kenya and before Sumgong’s bust had started blood testing their own athletes, and kicked two out for suspicious values.