The fact that bekele can still stick a 29' ten k on the road, in a marathon, at age 42, kind of blows my mind. Doubt he'll figure in the finish but kudos from one old fella to another
I think he has a chance to finish on the podium. Right now, before the half he is looking good and strong. Its the second half that will determine who has the endurance to hang on.
Kenny Bekele, 42 years old. Will he hang on? As someone else said, he looks a little bit bulky but that's his natural build.
Interesting to look at the difference in running cadence between the elite men and the elite women because some of the elite women have men next to them who look almost like they're jogging with very economical low knee lift short strides.
Interesting battle today between the shoe and gear companies with Adidas and Nike battling for supremacy. And it looks like Adidas might win the team title for overall depth.
Mayo, Charik (France) and Barata running for Euro supremacy. The Swiss Ethiopian runner, veteran, 40+, Abraham (2:05:01) is ahead of them for the moment in the chasing pack.