THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:
Yeah I was thinking long term. First one out 2:07-08 would be great. Let’s be real though, he has too much talent to be thinking he’ll max out at what the likes of Leonard Korir, Scotty Fauble are running. He’s run 12:57, this is a major talent.
It’s a ballsy and awesome move. If you are targeting marathon greatness, might as well go to one of the wellsprings of greatness in that event. (Please everybody spare us any doping accusations). Will he be able to handle the austerity and the grind? Jerry trains athletes hard, but not Kipchoge style hard. That all remains to be seen. Living in that camp for extended periods is not for everybody, even the highly motivated. Anyway, I love that he’s going to do this and I hope it translates into major success, like sub 2:05 or even 2:04 success within a couple of years. 12:57 talent is great to have, but will it translate into equivalent marathon talent. EK of course would have been a sub 12:40 talent in super shoes….