Expect great things.
Expect great things.
Groovey wrote:
Rrbras wrote:[quote]Groovey wrote:
Mental toughness is not at play here. Why not break the record on an uphill course to demonstrate mental toughness? We already know KB is mentally tough. Mental toughness is a necessary but not sufficient condition to break the record.
Most of what you just said has nothing to do with what I said. Also, you are contradicting yourself. You said the weather will make him pay. Now you are saying mental toughness is not at play here. Make up your mind. Getting affected by the weather (temperature) is mental.
Incorrect. Temperature affects oxygen consumption over time. Instead of staying fairly constant, o2 consumption slowly but surely ticks up.
Farah as toy wrote:
Rrbras wrote:Mental toughness is not at play here. Why not break the record on an uphill course to demonstrate mental toughness? We already know KB is mentally tough. Mental toughness is a necessary but not sufficient condition to break the record.
KB had no worries, at a half-marathon, letting the Mobot catch up to him, look back at him and then sprint away. He is mentally a lot tougher than Farah.
That is not a good comparison with Sir SlowMo who is now a knighted, lazy, pudgy, out-of-shape 7th place finisher who was Mobliterated by Scot Callum Hawkins at a XC race through the mud. Mo fell down, got muddy, and then gave up during the race. He was 45 seconds behind Scot Callum Hawkins.
When Mo got home things got ugly:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/1759089/mo-farahs-wifes-furious-f-word-tirade-at-airline-worker-over-delay-boarding-rio-flight/Mo is now running away to Ethiopia to try to train with high volume and high intensity at high altitude…combined with heat training…and special blocks…and pushups…and heavy squats…and Darya's Russian Plyometrics to improve his running economy…etc…etc…etc…
In conclusion:
http://www.letsrun.com/news/2016/09/rio-mo-farah-doesnt-like-answering-questions-jama-aden-safp-doesnt-like-taking-questions-usain-bolt/Can Yannis Pitsiladis help by setting up giant cooling ice fans and air conditioning for the entire 42.195km Dubai marathon... to make the temperature conditions optimal for Kenenisa???
Answer:
Yes.
Please do it now Yanni.
Thank you Yanni.
kikKomen Soi sauce wrote:
Expect great things.
Exactly.
I hope Sir Mo will be able to watch Kenenisa Bekele go for another WORLD RECORD from Ethiopia.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BPQecwplDAN/Hey Sir Mo.
What's wrong with Flagstaff???
Answer:
https://www.facebook.com/hypo2/photos/a.181731141864880.32731.154386924599302/999936883377631/?type=3&theaterFlagstaff is a lot closer to Tania TIGER kitten.
yeah no s op. I guarantee the Saudis have offered him a ton of cash to break it. It's the only reason he'd be running it in the first place.
How do you guys consider yourselves reporters? Look at the shoes he will be wearing. Notice the huge heel. Look back at the OT Marathon and see who else had big heels (ding ding- the 3nike athletes that made the team). Look at photos from the OM. Look at photos of hasay at the 10 mile champs and Houston. You will notice the spring shoe. Hasay got good out of nowhere? Come on! Do some investigating and tell us how these shoes are legal. Do your job.
The weather does not look favorable. Don't expect a world record. My guess is that Bekele finishes in 2:04 or 2:05; or maybe he will DNF if he goes out too fast also.
Groovey wrote:Getting affected by the weather (temperature) is mental.
Ok, I'll tell myself that the next time it's 35C.
The only thing I want to know is how much Hermanns paid the IAAF to never test Bekele positive on his way to a new marathon record.
wifebeeter wrote:
yeah no s op. I guarantee the Saudis have offered him a ton of cash to break it. It's the only reason he'd be running it in the first place.
Yes because dubai is in Saudi Arabia.
Spaghettimonster wrote:
Groovey wrote:Most of what you just said has nothing to do with what I said. Also, you are contradicting yourself. You said the weather will make him pay. Now you are saying mental toughness is not at play here. Make up your mind. Getting affected by the weather (temperature) is mental.
Incorrect. Temperature affects oxygen consumption over time. Instead of staying fairly constant, o2 consumption slowly but surely ticks up.
Uhhhhh....what? Please explain/elaborate.
Groovey wrote:
Rrbras wrote:Sadly, there are low IQ people posting nonsense about mental toughness and weather. If you are mentally tough, it does not mean you will run your personal bests in less than ideal weather. This is blatantly obvious. KB dropped out of world cross country in his prime when it was in the 90s and humid. This does not mean he was not mentally tough. We are discussing a possible world record here and the weather is an obvious factor even for the legends of the sport.
Sadly, there are low IQ people here accusing others of having low IQ. For example, Bekele did not drop out of world cross country because it was 90s and humid. He dropped out because he miscounted laps and had a cramp.
How is the weather (temperature) an obvious factor? You are using the word obvious without backing it up with anything. Just because you like an idea does not mean it is blatantly obviously correct.
Are you a complete retard? Are you saying that weather isn´t a factor when you´re trying to run fast? All right, then, mr. tough guy. Go to Death Valley and try to run a PB.
Runner876 wrote:
The weather does not look favorable. Don't expect a world record. My guess is that Bekele finishes in 2:04 or 2:05; or maybe he will DNF if he goes out too fast also.
64 degrees, 6:30am start, 30 minutes BEFORE sunrise, isn't ideal?
You don't have a clue.
longjack wrote:
to run 2 hours, it is going to take a half dozen guys like the bekele of 10 years ago to be in the same race, in perfect conditions, and have 4 of them pace up to 30km.
we are talking about six guys that can do 10k in 2600 to 2620.
now, you have only one older bekele and a half dozen guys that can run 203 flat.
which means in perfect conditions and perfect pacing, a 202 low is possible.
the alternative is to find a way to get ingest fuel more efficiently during the race, that being the case, anyone who can run 57 flat for the half would be a candidate for 2 hours.
What?
Why do you need six guys who can run WR 10km to pacemake the marathon? It is 28:30 pace?
You could do it with 4 28:30 10k college guys...
Mate, do you even hear yourself.
A 28:30 10k guy could not pace 30k at 28:30 pace.
Queens Queens wrote:
wifebeeter wrote:yeah no s op. I guarantee the Saudis have offered him a ton of cash to break it. It's the only reason he'd be running it in the first place.
Yes because dubai is in Saudi Arabia.
That is like saying Rhode Island is in Massachusetts.
Huh...? wrote:
longjack wrote:to run 2 hours, it is going to take a half dozen guys like the bekele of 10 years ago to be in the same race, in perfect conditions, and have 4 of them pace up to 30km.
we are talking about six guys that can do 10k in 2600 to 2620.
now, you have only one older bekele and a half dozen guys that can run 203 flat.
which means in perfect conditions and perfect pacing, a 202 low is possible.
the alternative is to find a way to get ingest fuel more efficiently during the race, that being the case, anyone who can run 57 flat for the half would be a candidate for 2 hours.
What?
Why do you need six guys who can run WR 10km to pacemake the marathon? It is 28:30 pace?
You could do it with 4 28:30 10k college guys...
I think you mean you need four 27:00 or faster east Africans. You're asking for a 30km WR by multiple people for pacing.
Groovey wrote:
Sadly, there are low IQ people here accusing others of having low IQ. For example, Bekele did not drop out of world cross country because it was 90s and humid. He dropped out because he miscounted laps and had a cramp.
Where can we watch this race????????
He'll do fokkin nuttin
Millennial Madness wrote:
Runner876 wrote:The weather does not look favorable. Don't expect a world record. My guess is that Bekele finishes in 2:04 or 2:05; or maybe he will DNF if he goes out too fast also.
64 degrees, 6:30am start, 30 minutes BEFORE sunrise, isn't ideal?
You don't have a clue.
Since when is mid to high 60s ideal marathon temperature? It's a great temperature to run a 5k or a 10k in, but it will absolutely slow down a marathon world record attempt.