Got to agree with Willy on this one 2:10ish. I think Kennedy's strength is his ability to be coached. He has the maturity and wisdom to follow a plan. I'd be thrilled to see faster, but think he'll be slightly conservative early and while that plan was great in Athens, if the day is cool, it could cost him.
Downin will blow him away second half of the course and run a sub 2:12. BK will try to stay with him but fall apart after 20 miles and finish well above 2:15.
I have to eat BK combos cause all dem dam africans been taken dem drugs and cheated me oudda my mil. How do you spect me to do well in NYC? Me'n Eddy hab been eadin dose BK Combos, so if you find growth hormones or EPO in our blud, it's kuz of teh BK Combos. I'm shooding fer a sub 3
Well Read wrote:
Yeah and his 10K record is what most of the competitive marathoners (you know the ones who robbed hime of $1mil) run four times over then add a 2K kick to it at the end. You guys talk of sub 2:10 like it's an everyday American event. He has about as much chance of cracking 2:15 as wejo did making the OLY team.
you're right, of course!
27:37 x 4 + (0.2)(27.6) = 1:56 for the marathon. good call, that's exactly what they're running for the marathon.
i will admit i was being optimistic about my prediction...i've never run NY. i'll add some time for that, so 2:10:58.
There you have it folks, right from the champs mouth, a sub 3. What a guy.
This is NYC wrote:
Are all you you guys retarded?
Nope; that'd be you. The reason Meb ran 2:12 in his first marathon is going through 20 miles on a non-pancake course in 1:36ish. Determined, but in over his head. Three minutes slower and he would have run 2:10, maybe under.
The crap you spew has no bearing on Kennedy's upcoming race. Please shut up, turn off your computer, and don't return to this forum.
You have no idea, the difference between 2:12 and 2:10 is a whole lot more than being at 20 too fast.
Well Hung wrote:
This is NYC wrote:Are all you you guys retarded?
Nope; that'd be you. The reason Meb ran 2:12 in his first marathon is going through 20 miles on a non-pancake course in 1:36ish. Determined, but in over his head. Three minutes slower and he would have run 2:10, maybe under.
The crap you spew has no bearing on Kennedy's upcoming race. Please shut up, turn off your computer, and don't return to this forum.
2004 is the year for BK.
He already has a PR in the 10k and he will PR in the marathon too... ;)
2 pr's for a runner of his caliber in a year--sounds good!
haha.
in all seriousness, i think he'll be under 2:10. I hope he does well so that he can make some good money. he's gonna be a Daddy of 2 soon. thats an even bigger accomplishment, if you ask me.
This is his first time training at altitude.
This is NYC wrote:
Are all you you guys retarded? Once again, Meb ran 27:18 and then did 2:12 at NYC the same year, why because this is a hard course with the last 10k mostly uphill. BK will do a great job is he is top 10 and under 2:12. The 2:06-07 nonsense, shit, the Ethiopians have been to Manhattan and have only produced on sub 2:08 ever and they take 12:58 mostly as a joke!
NYC Not Chicago
Um, how many sub-13 5k guys does Ethiopia have running Boston? It's a quiet laughter, right?
Anytime I've seen BK run he looks like a really heavy pounder; his footstrike seems to me to be pretty jarring for a good marathoner.
I don't see this being a good event for him, especially the track in New York.
There are probably a few different people to reference, but I will pick Arturo Barrios. I believe he debuted in NYC and ran around 2:11 after his stellar track/road career. If he runs smart, he can run 2:10-2:12. If he runs too aggressively, he will run 2:13-2:15. I vote for a 2:10-2:11.
I think he'll run 2:09, but can he beat Abdi?
about 2:13
'bigger accomplishment'
???
I don't suppose you realize that overpopulation is a Critical Issue?
Don't take the bitterness for your own pitiful life out on BK. If you actually pay attention to what you're reading in the article, the only time he talks about would have or could have is when he is talking specifically about the Atlanta Olympics. That is an event in the past (which the reporter probably specifically asked him about). He mostly talks positively about his marathon prep and the marathon coming up. Maybe you should have paid attentiona bit more in reading comprehension at school. Now that I think about it, you probably haven't had that class yet. And if you think he's "an angry hasbeen who knows he has to go to work at a real job to support his family" than you forget that he has been one of the best in the world for about a dozen years. That's a lot of money for 12 years. I guarantee the guy is already a multi-millionaire! Maybe if you win the lottery someday you can catch him.
There you have it folks, the idiots on this board know nothing of what a 2:10 is and think every decent 5K runner in the world is a multi-millionaire!
Garfield wrote:
Don't take the bitterness for your own pitiful life out on BK. If you actually pay attention to what you're reading in the article, the only time he talks about would have or could have is when he is talking specifically about the Atlanta Olympics. That is an event in the past (which the reporter probably specifically asked him about). He mostly talks positively about his marathon prep and the marathon coming up. Maybe you should have paid attentiona bit more in reading comprehension at school. Now that I think about it, you probably haven't had that class yet. And if you think he's "an angry hasbeen who knows he has to go to work at a real job to support his family" than you forget that he has been one of the best in the world for about a dozen years. That's a lot of money for 12 years. I guarantee the guy is already a multi-millionaire! Maybe if you win the lottery someday you can catch him.
Barrios knocked out a couple of 2:12s here.
Kempainen has a 2:11:05 here, on a sunny day that got as warm as 67 degrees F, but he had run a couple of marathons (including the Olympics) before that.
2:10:45
Garfield. Nice. Jon should have ground you up and sold you to the nearest chinese food establishment.