CoachKev wrote:
I have been in contact with Rob and his team and they are sorting the relevant data for me. In the meantime I want to point out a few things.
The tracker is not on Rob, it's on the RV, It is there to show you where he is so you can join him on the run not to show how fast he is running. The RV will sped up and slow down according to traffic and conditions. It may even not be moving but Rob may well be running whilst it is stationary, getting petrol etc.
His crew are almost as tired as he is and they are all totally upset with this reaction to a genuine attempt to beat a fantastic record. Rob takes this all too personally and that is not a good thing. He is letting negativity affect him and I for one think it's a shameful thing to do.
Here is a link to his VLM marathon in 2015 which has some splits
http://results-2015.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/2016/2015/?content=detail&fpid=search&pid=search&idp=9999990F5ECC83000016BBF2&lang=EN_CAP&event=MAS&search%5Bname%5D=young&search%5Bfirstname%5D=robert&search%5Bsex%5D=%25&search%5Bnation%5D=%25&search_sort=name&search_event=MASand a link to his NDW100 which he did after a double marathon the day before. The NDW is one of the toughest 100 milers in the UK and to do 23.52 hours here is a tall order.
http://www.centurionrunning.com/results/2014/eventbrite-ndw100-2014-race-report/results/Rob's gift is the ability to run very long distances day in and day out. I can't see why there is so much focus on 10k times or 5k times. How on earth does this really matter when you can run crazy distances again and again. I realise that according to the books and calculators that if you can run a 10k in a certain time that this should correlate to a predicted marathon time. But how on earth does that have any relevance when you are running across a country and trying to beat an established record.
His 5k and 10k times were actually when he was younger and a competitive GB triathlete. he represented GB for the 20-24 age category in Olympic and long course for his age category.
All other times recorded are from races in the last two years. To say the times he did when he was young should still translate into current times is silly.
Rob has run in hundreds of events in the UK and with hundreds of people who all know he is the real deal. If you doubt him then as I mentioned earlier I suggest you run with him. There is space in his RV if you want to come along and witness this attempt and see who Rob is as a person and a runner.
He currently has GPS, independent witness with Skins, ESPN filming, CCTV America, witnesses and other runners who have run with him. all the documentation and more.
Rob has even offered Marcus Miller to come out and run with him but it appears there are multiple fake accounts which are causing issues and spreading doubt.
Rob and his team understand the record is great and that you want to keep it in the USA and he respects that. He is barely on pace for the record and really doesn't need this negativity.
If you don't want to believe he is capable of this then PLEASE, PLEASE run with him and back up your own disbelief. If you cannot take the time to do this then please ask a person of integrity to run with him who is in the local area that he is running in.
You all know local runners, ultra runners, celebrities, even the police could drive alongside him for a while just to see what is actually happening.
The first video just shows driving past an RV and that's it, the second shows nothing. How is this any sort of proof that Rob is not doing what he says he is doing.
As I get more data I will again post on here for you.