I just checked the time and date weather history in London and it's been like this for weeks. So maybe unheard of for April this year but not a surprise for race day today.
Sorry, my bad, Kenenisa’s M40 PB is 2:04:15 instead of 2:04:19.
But if you want to go for the all-time performance list (and not just the best per athlete), you missed two performances by Tadesse that are faster than Eliud’s 2:05:25. So I fixed it for you too. 😉 I hope the list is now correct.
Did kiochoge set the masters record 5th place is better than what any Anerican or Brit would ever dream of and tgat he did it past his prime is even more incredible
Are we forgetting that Mantz got 4th at Boston and actually ran a time faster than Eliud ran today on an easier course? I get that bashing American marathoners is kind of a pasttime on this forum but at least keep it factually accurate.
Mantz needs more respect. He's crushing it right now and my money is on him running 2:04 this year. I also think Emile Cairess will run 2:04/05 with an injury-free build-up. And Farah's UK record is 2:05.11, faster than Kipchoge today, which he ran at age 37. Kipchoge is the king and also ran faster than Farah at the same age, but facts are facts. You don't need to embellish things, Kipchoge's legacy speaks for itself
Does anyone know the last time a man has podiumed in a WMM on their debut?
Maybe Guye Adola from Berlin 2017?
Sawe debuted in 2:02 in Valencia which is a major in all but name. It's certainly the highest quality marathon outside of London and, occasionally, New York
Are we forgetting that Mantz got 4th at Boston and actually ran a time faster than Eliud ran today on an easier course? I get that bashing American marathoners is kind of a pasttime on this forum but at least keep it factually accurate.
Mantz needs more respect. He's crushing it right now and my money is on him running 2:04 this year. I also think Emile Cairess will run 2:04/05 with an injury-free build-up. And Farah's UK record is 2:05.11, faster than Kipchoge today, which he ran at age 37. Kipchoge is the king and also ran faster than Farah at the same age, but facts are facts. You don't need to embellish things, Kipchoge's legacy speaks for itself
Agree about Emile Cairess. Do we know when he’ll be back? Is it a minor injury? He would have coped well today. He’s used to the heat and performed brilliantly on a hotter day in Paris.
I ran a few seconds OVER 3 hours (literally seconds) and I am gutted. I was in 2:53-2:55 shape but never got to big volume (peaked 65 mpw with only a few long runs of 17-19 miles).
Given the weather and lack of volume I backed off to a goal of 2:59:59 (I want to run all 6 WMM under 3, and already got that done in NY and Boston).
Long story short...paced nicely, conservatively. Managed to stay cool with ice and water, took gels every 8 minutes, ran about every 5K in 21:05-21:20 but still managed to blow up with a massive hamstring cramp at exactly 40K.
Stretched for a few seconds, ran, cramped again, stretched then ran to the finish with a wonky limp and missed the 3 hour mark by less than a minute.
Gutted because I had done quite a bit of strength training specifically for hammies (single Leg RDLs, leg curls etc.). Why does this keep happening at end of marathons? Is it "simply" the fatigue / lack of volume / insufficient preparedness? I always also get "tension" in one hamstring or the other, particularly when nervous/anxious about upcoming marathons. Any suggestion to work on for next cycle?
Btw for the 3 hour crowd London absolutely sucked: cramped, tight streets, very overcrowded. And poor road conditions. I wish I were faster :) Hope all of you who ran today had an ok experience
8 gels is quite a bit, I wouldn’t worry about not gelling enough; also a hamstring cramp is more of an electrolyte thing than a fuel thing. Sounds like you had suboptimal hydration or electrolyte input before or during the race
I worked out through trial and error that I wasn't taking on enough sodium leading to cramps and more often headaches.
I now take a Precision Hydration Sodium capsule every 90mins and that seems to help that. So maybe look into that side of things. It only became an issue for me when I swapped from various other gel manufacturers to Maurten that have effectively no electrolytes in them.
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Just watching the post race interviews to figure out the poor performance by most of the Brits. Phil Seseman said he’d just trained at home (which is the cold north) - no training camps or anything. Which seems a bit silly. He said he struggled in the heat. Obviously!
Eilish said she was a little disappointed with her time and went off a bit too fast. I think it’s a fantastic debut for her and hope she can improve. She’s always a gutsy runner.
I worked out through trial and error that I wasn't taking on enough sodium leading to cramps and more often headaches.
I now take a Precision Hydration Sodium capsule every 90mins and that seems to help that. So maybe look into that side of things. It only became an issue for me when I swapped from various other gel manufacturers to Maurten that have effectively no electrolytes in them.
Could be just water. I’ve had this problem myself. Towards the of the race, you’ve sweated a lot and didn’t replace enough.
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Why y'all going on about heat? Says here it was mid 60s at the worst during the race. Oh, the humanity!
If you are a pro and couldn't prepare for that hellish furnace, then you need a different job.
60 and sunny is practically unheard of in the UK, it's no surprise to me most of the british runners blew up when they've spent their winters training in dark and rainy 0-10C conditions
This is one of the great self-aggrandizing myths in the UK - the "horrid" weather. Everything is relative, but even northern Scots sound silly when they brag about their "tough" and "dreary" weather - just like they look silly by wearing shorts on runs in the winter. Who are they trying to impress - tourists from Malaga?
Greeting from the Arctic, where I am enjoying a killer tan from my recent visit to the UK.
Yes Mantz ran 205 at Boston but it was better weather cinditions than London and the Boston course is downhill. In London maybe Mantz would have run 208 if lucky 211 maybe 214 likely dnf probably
Historically, this shows Mantz would have run around 2:04:xx at London.
The men’s race went as expected and was outstanding. Sawe was awesome. Kiplimo can run marathons, so watch out, and Kipchoge ran better than I thought he could. He rallied at the very end. Would Mantz have beaten EK? Maybe, but not definitely.
Women’s race, Assefa was great and Hassan was not fit. That’s a shame. Hard to be in optimal shape if you don’t train at all Aug-Jan.
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Kiplimo is very impressive to watch, for the brief time I saw him in between Wheelchair racing, Elite Women chatting after the race, and hobby joggers.
Hey J Gault -- what's the point of this line in your post race recap: "some believe Kipchoge to be even older than that"
Do you have a citation or because there have been some Kenyan age inaccuracies we're going to apply that stereotype to the goat? It just feels out of place in an otherwise well written article.
Stretched for a few seconds, ran, cramped again, stretched then ran to the finish with a wonky limp and missed the 3 hour mark by less than a minute.
This happens to me too even though I'm pretty good shape with good nutrition (did 275g my last marathon). Would love to hear ideas of how to prevent this.