Kimettooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The comparison was very reasonable. When Rudisha ran 1:40.91, 1:41 remained a hugely respectable time but it showed us the possibility of something greater. After today's race nobody is going to be looking down at 2:03, but the impossible just got a little bit closer.

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With "DRUGS" all things are possible!

Does this spell the end for splits shorts?

Hope so.

Either a short course , drugs (not detectable) or the shoes factored in to this probably a combination, either way not legal but he is Kenyan so he must be capable , we will let it slide. I don't care what Canova says we have now entered a world so ridiculous we might as well legalize the PEDs. Nobody will dare bust this guy.

who wears short shorts? wrote:

Does this spell the end for splits shorts?

Hope so.

Yeah, it's time for tights only, more aerodynamic, reduces thigh chafing. In fact men's tights should be the same as womens.

Or "skin" colored as in these fantastic completely non-demeaning womens cycling kit:

Donkey Balls wrote:

"skin" colored as in these fantastic completely non-demeaning womens cycling kit:

http://blogs.bicycling.com/blogs/boulderreport/two-steps-forward-one-step-back?cid=socBL_20140915_31653676

Hopefully that will catch on, as a fashion statement.

48+ 9 wrote:

Either a short course , drugs (not detectable) or the shoes factored in to this probably a combination, either way not legal but he is Kenyan so he must be capable , we will let it slide. I don't care what Canova says we have now entered a world so ridiculous we might as well legalize the PEDs. Nobody will dare bust this guy.

Do you say this stuff with every new WR? What is the legal WR, according to you?

First time ever, this is so blatant it is hard to ignore.

GPS Watches wrote:

Nobody who matters cares about a GPS watch measurement.

Those who matter don't care* and those who care don't matter.

* about the GPS.

Could someone explain what is blatant about it? I think some people are curious, and I could not do it justice.

48+ 9 wrote:

First time ever, this is so blatant it is hard to ignore.

idiot

GoldenMiles wrote:

48+ 9 wrote:

Either a short course , drugs (not detectable) or the shoes factored in to this probably a combination, either way not legal but he is Kenyan so he must be capable , we will let it slide. I don't care what Canova says we have now entered a world so ridiculous we might as well legalize the PEDs. Nobody will dare bust this guy.

Do you say this stuff with every new WR? What is the legal WR, according to you?

2:11, so that white boy Americans can compete.

Even Renato Canova supports that Boston was legit,

http://www.albertostretti.org/2014/09/the-20300-wall-finally-falls-down-by.html

I did run Boston but am a 2:21 guy so my speed is not as "quadratic" as the pros, but I did not PR (that was from Chicago). The hills provide a challenge.

Here you can see the list of the top 30 marathon runners all-time :

2:02:57 WR (1) Dennis Kimetto KEN Berlin 28 Sep 2014

2:03:02 (1) Geoffrey Mutai KEN Boston 18 Apr 2011

2:03:06 (2) Moses Mosop KEN Boston 18 Apr 2011

2:03:13 (2) Emmanuel Mutai KEN Berlin 28 Sep 2014

2:03:23 WR (1) Wilson Kipsang KEN Berlin 29 Sep 2013

2:03:38 WR (1) Patrick Makau KEN Berlin 25 Sep 2011

2:03:59 WR (1) Haile Gebrselassie ETH Berlin 28 Sep 2008

2:04:05 (2) Eliud Kipchoge KEN Berlin 29 Sep 2013

2:04:23 (1) Ayele Abshero ETH Dubai 27 Jan 2012

2:04:27 (1) Duncan Kibet KEN Rotterdam 05 Apr 2009

2:04:27 (2) James Kwambai KEN Rotterdam 05 Apr 2009

2:04:32 (1) Tsegaye Mekonnen ETH Dubai 24 Jan 2014

2:04:38 (1) Tsegaye Kebede ETH Chicago 07 Oct 2012

2:04:45 (1) Lelisa Desisa ETH Dubai 25 Jan 2013

2:04:48 (1) Yemane Adhane ETH Rotterdam 15 Apr 2012

2:04:48 (2) Berhanu Shiferaw ETH Dubai 25 Jan 2013

2:04:49 (3) Tadesse Tola ETH Dubai 25 Jan 2013

2:04:50 (2) Dino Sefir ETH Dubai 27 Jan 2012

2:04:50 (2) Getu Feleke ETH Rotterdam 15 Apr 2012

2:04:52 (2) Feyisa Lilesa ETH Chicago 07 Oct 2012

2:04:52 (4) Endeshaw Negesse ETH Dubai 25 Jan 2013

2:04:53 (3) Gebrziabher Gebremariam ETH Boston 18 Apr 2011

2:04:53 (5) Bernard Koech KEN Dubai 25 Jan 2013

2:04:54 (3) Markos Geneti ETH Dubai 27 Jan 2012

2:04:55 WR (1) Paul Tergat KEN Berlin 28 Sep 2003

2:04:55 (2) Stanley Biwott KEN London 13 Apr 2014

2:04:56 (2) Sammy Korir KEN Berlin 28 Sep 2003

2:04:56 (4) Jonathan Maiyo KEN Dubai 27 Jan 2012

2:04:58 (4) Ryan Hall USA Boston 18 Apr 2011

2:05:04 (3) Abel Kirui KEN Rotterdam 05 Apr 2009

- See more at:

http://www.albertostretti.org/2014/09/the-20300-wall-finally-falls-down-by.html#sthash.arGesOy7.dpuf

What is the course profile like at Berlin?

Could we plot a graph of when each minute barrier was broken, and draw a line of best fit, to approximate when sub-2 should be possible?

Sub 2:06-2:03 suggests 2028, i.e. someone already alive.

But Tergat-Geb-Kimetto suggests 5, 6 years per minute.. extrapolating from this gives 7, 8, 9. 24 years = 2038. Possibly someone born around now? This one would better take into account diminishing returns, too. So, perhaps we could see it happen by 2050?

A cursory review of the WR times suggests an exponentially increase in time needed to take off each successive minute, putting the cross-over some...forty years away.

wowsa wrote:

when will 2:00 be broken?

October 12, 2014.

I have crabs wrote:

wowsa wrote:

when will 2:00 be broken?

October 12, 2014.

Agreed. KB got this on lock.

In fact, a Sub 2 marathon has already been run if using the original distance from Marathon to Athens; it was about 40km or 25 miles. Can someone convert the times -1.2 miles? How many have already broken 2? not many but my point is that we are using a abstract standard set in the 1920s and equating it to a set time of 2 hours!

Let's congratulate Kimetto for his world record and not judge these amazing athletes by an abstract distance(you can thank the English for the 385 yards!)

(Btw, its only coincidental that the Half takes right about 1 hour for the elite specialists and 2 minutes/800m for HS track stars)

It's unusual that he's run that off virtually no previous track form