Jacob Kiplimo is an Absolute Phenomenon : 57:31 completely solo in Lisbon

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Who is he running away from?? Are you aware that the WR Holder in 5000/10000 was in the race? If Kiplimo solos from the front, Cheptegei runs away from him over the final 400. Not to mention Kipruto is a 26:24 guy, and guys like Barega and Kejelcha are clearly capable of 26:2x if competitive 10,000s were still run on the track. Plus, running solo on the road is much different than the track. Not even Bekele was good enough to solo from the front and run away from people, its just not possible.

globalview1 wrote:

Ouray chalet wrote:

He passed 15k in 40’30. Think on that: it’s 13’30/5k pace.

The reported 15k split was 40:27, which makes more sense - 40:00 would mean he went from 2:40 per km to 2:52 per km for the last 6.1 km.

He did have a few slower km’s between 15 and 20: one or two around three min

Instant classic post.

Big question: Should Kiplimo attempt the Hassan triple or the 10000/Marathon double in Paris?

Why would people think these guys are doping? 55 Kenyans were currently under doping bans as of mid 2020.

And times have been insanely fast on the roads especially. Uganda, a country with not that much historical success (but some), suddenly gets a women's 800m champ and world records in the men at 5000m, 10000m, and half marathon during the exact time that dopers are being caught in large numbers in Kenya because they actually started in country blood testing with some reliability.

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1096702/michael-pavitt-kenya-athletics-doping

What kind of shoes was he wearing?

Can he beat 24 YO conner mantz in ncaa xc???

Mantz will meet Kiplimo in XC soon enough.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOM2Dc5yhok

It may not be doped. Or it may be. You don't know. But I would suggest that no world mark is possible now without it.

Jeilan is so strong wrote:

Instant classic post.

Big question: Should Kiplimo attempt the Hassan triple or the 10000/Marathon double in Paris?

Idk if Kiplimo has the 1500 speed needed to medal. His 7:28 and 57:something in 2020 showcase incredible range, but I'm not sure it translates to a medal when you need to be running 3:28 (or 3:29.05) to medal. On the flip side, we don't know if his HM will translate to a good marathon. We saw in NY that a sub 58 doesn't mean you're gonna run a great marathon.

That said, if he throws down a 2:04:30 or better, I think he'd be a favorite for the 10000 and the marathon. If Rupp can get 5th and 3rd, I'd be surprised if Kiplimo couldn't at least medal in both.

Yeah let’s not forget last year he outkicked Barega in a 12:48 5k race, then outkicked Ingebrigsten in a 7:27 3k THEN won the World Half over Kandie. Not only is his range insane, his immediate range is an absolute rarity. It’s Hassan like.

Great time. I do not know solo really makes a difference in a half for everyone.

I agree for the most part. I think XC strength might be the extra factor that differentiates Kiplimo (and Cheptegei) from Kandie and suggest more probable success in the marathon. That said, we surely haven't seen the last of the Kenyan in this realm. Psychologically, the double might be "easier" for an athlete to get his/her head around than the triple. It's still a mystery to me how Hassan maintained the mental certainty that she could hold it together and succeed in all three races without some small occurence derailing the entire endeavour. For Kiplimo, getting his 1500m fitmess "good enough" to medal is probably the easy part. Maintaining the belief and confidence to complete the triple seems to indicate a rarefied headspace more akin to (but probably well short of) Alex Honnold's free solo effort than what would be required for the double. This is all conjecture, really. Only Kiplimo himself will know if he's up for it. If he attempts the triple, I hope he's as fit for purpose as Hassan was.

This is so ignorant. Suddenly? Nakaayi has been running for years and her results are all over the internet -- you can go track her progress. And it's not like she's dominant in the distance or anything. The other results are from two phenomenal athletes whose... Go read some.

You can see the race here: https://www.rtp.pt/play/p9355/e580797/atletismo-edp-maratona-e-luso-meia-maratona-de-lisboa/992961

People forget that in the same race when Kandie has set 57.32 WR there was Kiplimo in 2nd, who also ran 57.37. This 57.31 isn't a crazy jump in performance, just 6 seconds. It was last year's races who were a suspicious jump in performance. Kiplimo even outkicked Kandie in the HM World Champs in 2020, with a respectable sub-59 time. Cheptegei also ran some 59.21 in World Champs and looked like an ordinary peasant compared to Kandie/Kiplimo.

I'm a fan of Kiplimo, I loved his results in the last 2 years(even tho he outkicked my favourite in the 3000). He might be more talented than Bekele and Gebrselassie, so please be clean, kid. I would be disappointed to learn otherwise.

Peach Pit wrote:

Jeilan is so strong wrote:

Instant classic post.

Big question: Should Kiplimo attempt the Hassan triple or the 10000/Marathon double in Paris?

Idk if Kiplimo has the 1500 speed needed to medal. His 7:28 and 57:something in 2020 showcase incredible range, but I'm not sure it translates to a medal when you need to be running 3:28 (or 3:29.05) to medal. On the flip side, we don't know if his HM will translate to a good marathon. We saw in NY that a sub 58 doesn't mean you're gonna run a great marathon.

That said, if he throws down a 2:04:30 or better, I think he'd be a favorite for the 10000 and the marathon. If Rupp can get 5th and 3rd, I'd be surprised if Kiplimo couldn't at least medal in both.

Kiplimo outkicked the Olympic champion Ingebritsen in 3000. Jakob 7.27.05 and get beaten Kiplimo 7.26.64. I would be surprised if he doesn't have at least 3.29 speed. Jacob-Jakob-Tim in 1500 would be insane to watch in 2024.

i doubt kiplimo can get that fast in the 1500 without sacrificing strength in his longer races, if at all.

what hassan did was amazing, but lets face it, the men are dealing with a much deeper field.

STEVE THE ADDICT^^^^^^""""-""""--'-"--^' wrote:

Yeah what a beast. Epo works and the athletes are always a step ahead of the testers. The testing system is too easy to understand and predictable, so circumvention is easy, especially since it's so easy to rid your system of the remnants of the PED. He didn't look otherworldly at the Olympics. The testing was more stringent. He was free to reload after the Olympics and get ready to make bank off a wr on the roads. He did just that. Congrats because most off the others at the top are bent off PEDs too let's be real here.

Ignore this person. Just trying to "wind" people up. Clearly does not understand the use of EPO or the testing protocals.