Berlin Marathon Live Thread

Is bekele doing this clean?

Has to be asked

we need a Bekele-Kipsang-Kipchogee london marathon race next year.

No doubt. I wonder if during the race, he was just looking for that first major marathon win as he's been a fairly "unproven" entity. However, he probably knows now in hindsight that this might've been his best chance.

The Scot wrote:

Missed that but he can't complain about the time, how much forcing the pace did he do? He was slipstreaming Kipsang quite late on. I did wonder around 40k whether Kipsang was slowing down to avoid handing the WR to Bekele.

rjm33 wrote:

rjm32 wrote:

Lol

Everyone who said bekele was done get your asses in here right now!!!!

Oh boy.

Well. That was fun…but not surprising at all…to me.

It turns out that…I was correct…again.

Oh well.

What just happened at the Berlin Marathon...kids?

Did you expect great things…from Mr. Kenenisa Bekele?

(I did.)

I ALWAYS EXPECT GREAT THINGS FROM KENENISA BEKELE.

(By the way…anyone who does not expect great things from Kenenisa Bekele is stupid…and a big sourpuss.)

(You know who you are...sourpuss morons!)

In conclusion:

1) It is just a coincidental synchronicity.

(I also moved to Flagstaff, Az…at the age of 33.)

I do not find that surprising at all.

You're mate Jos was handing him his drinks, that's why he's back.

The Scot wrote:

kanny wrote:

They did a replay of Bekele after the finish line and he looked PISSED - disgusted almost. That being said, I'm not sure he knows that his official time is 2:03:03 yet as he said in the interview that he was disappointed that he missed it by a second or two.

Missed that but he can't complain about the time, how much forcing the pace did he do? He was slipstreaming Kipsang quite late on. I did wonder around 40k whether Kipsang was slowing down to avoid handing the WR to Bekele.

Breaking the World record is like winning the war so he preferred to hand over the battle to Bekele and live to fight another day. A very intelligent man!

Nah dude wrote:

Is bekele doing this clean?

Has to be asked

Of course, it's professional sports, everyone is clean, especially the best.

Nah dude wrote:

Is bekele doing this clean?

Has to be asked

Ethiopian athletes should never have been allowed to compete internationally this year after the stack of meldonium positives and the Jama Aden fiasco. However you have one set of rules for Russia and another different set of rules for Ethiopia, Kenya, UK etc ....

Shame on race organizers who keep on inviting Ethiopian athletes to races: they are only further encouraging the PED problem.

NativeSon wrote:

we need a Bekele-Kipsang-Kipchogee london marathon race next year.

Add Stanley Biwott to make it four. And let Kamworor and Karoki be the chief pace-makers! sub 2:02:30 possible! London is great as there are no bikers roaming the course like we saw today and everyone will be forced to follow normal race rules of picking drinks from designated drink stations only.

Nah dude wrote:

Is bekele doing this clean?

Has to be asked

He's been hooking up with Healing Hans, no?

Nah dude wrote:

Is bekele doing this clean?

Has to be asked

The answer is:

Kenenisa Bekele just ran a marathon in 2:03:03………..(rjm33)…….

hmmm

It is just a coincidental synchronicity…again.

obviously given card blanche to dope for this one ............................

like kenyans before and now

dont think any different peds bar mildronate alpha, just freedom to dope

by these marxist in control who decide outcome long beforehand

dirtier than ever

now just need a fancy bear hack to prove just how clean he really is.

aduck2022 wrote:

obviously given card blanche to dope for this one ............................

like kenyans before and now

dont think any different peds bar mildronate alpha, just freedom to dope

by these marxist in control who decide outcome long beforehand

dirtier than ever

now just need a fancy bear hack to prove just how clean he really is.

I'm not so sure that the Sharapova drug could make you run a marathon that fast.

rjm33 wrote:

Nah dude wrote:

Is bekele doing this clean?

Has to be asked

The answer is:

Kenenisa Bekele just ran a marathon in 2:03:03………..(rjm33)…….

hmmm

It is just a coincidental synchronicity…again.

Well…at least I am not posting at exactly 3:33am!!!

Whoops…..

Awesome for Bekele! Unlike most pro runners, he didn't talk this up as a record attempt and fail miserably. Still didn't get the record, but that was an amazing run.

Carlotte Purdue ran 2.30.32 but isnt listed in the top 10 even though 10th place was 2.39 something. Any ideas?

Also it says Bekeles time today was the 3rd fastest ever but its the second fastest no?

Kipchoge was second with 2.03.05 so Bekeles 2.03.03 take his place...

elmore345 wrote:

Also it says Bekeles time today was the 3rd fastest ever but its the second fastest no?

Mutai's win in Boston was 2.03.02 so Bekele is still 3rd on all time list

The king is back, second fastest of all time and blasted that last k like in the old xc days!! AHAHAHAHA