Who Wore Bib 148 in Tokyo?--What a Display of Toughness and Courage

Today, I swept around my desk a bit. I'm guessing that's what it feels like to dance with Twig hirchirchir.

Most of you could never eat clean enough and train enough to get as lean as chir, I understand it's hard to say no to mcdonalds and I understand the jealous insults.

whatever2 wrote:

Most of you could never eat clean enough and train enough to get as lean as chir, I understand it's hard to say no to mcdonalds and I understand the jealous insults.

You were so close......She doesn't eat clean, she eats clen. As in clenbuterol.

When you fantasize about Twigchirchir, do you hump a pool cue?

It isn't just the women, it is a lot of the East African male road racers as well. As you send, they ended up there for a reason, I suppose. I wonder if it has to do with maybe doing more hill running or running on soft surfaces more than your typical American.

That guy is a slower version of Yuki Balls-to-the-wall.

05 Feb 2017 30 2:19:53 RD Marathon Oita JPN Beppu-Oita Mainichi

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15 May 2016 2 2:25:30 RD Marathon Toya JPN Toya-ko 

24 Apr 2016 1 2:25:56 RD Marathon Tome JPN Tohoku Fudo 

28 Feb 2016 43 2:20:23 RD Marathon Tokyo JPN Tokyo International 

07 Feb 2016 20 2:21:01 RD Marathon Oita JPN Beppu-Oita Mainichi

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20 Sep 2015 9 2:24:22 RD Marathon Sydney AUS Blackmores Sydney 

28 Jun 2015 9 6:54:30 a RD 100 km Yubetsu JPN Lake Saroma 

26 Apr 2015 1 2:18:24 RD Marathon Tome JPN Tohoku Food 

19 Apr 2015 1 2:20:19 RD Marathon Tsuchiura JPN Kasumigaura 

01 Mar 2015 41 2:23:07 RD Marathon Otsu JPN Biwa-ko Mainichi 

01 Feb 2015 21 2:20:34 RD Marathon Oita JPN Beppu-Oita Mainichi

I find these guys so interesting...much more than the average elite...running one underwhelming marathon per year.

outsiderunner wrote:

I find these guys so interesting...much more than the average elite...running one underwhelming marathon per year.

we know, you've said that like 12 times now

Last year at an indoor meet, Sarah Chepchirchir's sister looked toward the track and yelled "Sarah has developed super powers and is flying through the air!"

Turns out, a dark colored javelin was being thrown during practice. Doh..

Billy Fap wrote:

26 Apr 2015 1 2:18:24 RD Marathon Tome JPN Tohoku Food 

19 Apr 2015 1 2:20:19 RD Marathon Tsuchiura JPN Kasumigaura

This really stands out. Back-to-back wins and a PB.

Your jokes belongs over on the Klosterhaufen thread.

Barney Rubbish wrote:

Last year at an indoor meet, Sarah Chepchirchir's sister looked toward the track and yelled "Sarah has developed super powers and is flying through the air!"

Turns out, a dark colored javelin was being thrown during practice. Doh..

Brett in Tokyo wrote:

Billy Fap wrote:

26 Apr 2015 1 2:18:24 RD Marathon Tome JPN Tohoku Food 

19 Apr 2015 1 2:20:19 RD Marathon Tsuchiura JPN Kasumigaura

This really stands out. Back-to-back wins and a PB.

Yes, it is a great and exciting accomplishment, but almost no one knows about it. The "elite" running 2:12 or so, after a year's work, will stand out more. On the world stage, Koji, unfortunately, is a nobody, but he has accomplished so much more than a lot of the somebodies.

Transcontinental wrote:

Your jokes belongs over on the Klosterhaufen thread.

Barney Rubbish wrote:

Last year at an indoor meet, Sarah Chepchirchir's sister looked toward the track and yelled "Sarah has developed super powers and is flying through the air!"

Turns out, a dark colored javelin was being thrown during practice. Doh..

Nobody asked you, Transgender.

outsiderunner wrote:

Yes, it is a great and exciting accomplishment, but almost no one knows about it. The "elite" running 2:12 or so, after a year's work, will stand out more. On the world stage, Koji, unfortunately, is a nobody, but he has accomplished so much more than a lot of the somebodies.

That is because of the way the sport decides to give coverage to its competitors. Koji beat all the women in the Tokyo marathon but the organizers of the race and reporters of the sport will be giving the women more coverage even though they slower than he did. I would rather have the sport give much more attention to guys like Koji (this includes the other amateur runners finishing ahead of him) who are likely working full time because more people participating in the sport can relate to people like Koji. I would prefer the sport to be giving much less coverage to African runners who do nothing but eat, sleep, (and maybe dope) and run because most people participating in the sport are not able to relate to runners like that. Someone having to be given an IV infusion of vitamin D and L carnitine before they compete in a running race is just not really taking part in a sporting activity anymore.

Well stated. No, very well stated.

outsiderunner wrote:

Transcontinental wrote:

She is actually well-built for a Kenyan marathoner.

He is like the hefty version of Yuki Kawauchi.

I always have mixed feelings, getting beat by "struggling" types like this guy. On the one hand they lay it all out there, on the other, take a minute to learn decent form and relaxation, man! If you didn't thrash like that you would be faster, and less painful for the rest of us to watch. I realize this goes against the "Litttle Engine That Could" types who proliferate the boards.

True enough--good form makes one faster. I think, though, the 2:19:53 he ran just three weeks prior must have had an impact on him.

Hmm, as in any analysis there is always an opposite option and fact.

If you ever ask a bad form runner about how painful he must feel,they will look you right back in the eyes and say, I felt fine and felt comfortable, thats the way I run. Yes I was tired, but on form, I felt relaxed.

Look at history , you have had many arm swinging twisted torso runners do great things. Sure they would run faster if their form was cleaned up, but as history also shows, little can be done after physical maturity sets in and when a body tires it resorts back the original biomechanics vs staying corrected.

Chris Dorner wrote:

Today, I swept around my desk a bit. I'm guessing that's what it feels like to dance with Twig hirchirchir.

One thing is proven here. You're an idiot. Congrats.

Brett in Tokyo wrote:

It looks like this was only the third time he's broken 2:20. 2:18:24 PB:

http://more.arrs.net/runner/41146

Halfway in 1:08:59, so he was going for it:

http://www.marathon.tokyo/media/press-release/pdf/1672b5976c5401c4de8204982a7faac6.pdf

He's from Ishinomaki, one of the towns that was hit the worst by the tsunami in 2011. Awesome run.

Career prize money $0

Career wins 6

Seems like several Japanese marathon races don't give money prizes to winners.

I was watching live and also thought he was toast. It was obvious he didn't want to get beat by a girl. I thought it was a bit sad at the time, but I would have done the same thing.

Inspiration for my run today.

Rainy Day wrote:

I was watching live and also thought he was toast. It was obvious he didn't want to get beat by a girl. I thought it was a bit sad at the time, but I would have done the same thing.

Inspiration for my run today.

I thought it was obvious he did not want to get beat by a girl. She passed him, and then he answered right back.

I am still amzaed that the young African superstar could not beat the noname Japanese guy. I love it.