Eliud Kipchoge Blew His Chance to be WR Holder

None of my friends know who Dennis kimetto is. Bud they heard of kipchoge and the sub 2 hour attempt and that he's a boss. Kipchoges performance will also be mentioned as long as no one beats his time, legit or not. Plus he got a load of dough for his efforts and an Olympic gold. He chose to do what he wanted and it was the right choice. He doesn't have to cater to your useless expectations or likings.

Peppers pot wrote:

You can only go to the well so many times. Kipchoge had a chance to break the world record but that sub 2 hour attempt sealed his fate. Eliud will never break the world record now. Could he have? We will never know for sure.

You're an IDIOT!!

As if you know what "Going to the well" is?

Breaking the world record requires a lot variables to fall in place on that day. The fact of the matter is that the Breaking2 run didn't lessen his chance at all of possibly breaking the WR in the future. Eluid has a few fast marathons left in him and if anything is mentally stronger and more capable to break the WR now. I truly respect his effort at trying to breaking 2 hrs as this was a personal challenge for him to do something that no one has ever done. He's won marathons and various other world class races and don't forget his Olympic Gold Medal. This was a test of pure human endurance, not a road race to win. Pacers, lasers, wind shields and whatever else he used doesn't matter. He still had to run 26.2 miles with no performance enhancing aid (tail- wind/downhill). Nothing more and nothing less. As only a true runner will know (obviously you're not and won't understand) it's all about running as fast as you can.

Well Done Eluid!!!

800ftw. wrote:

Satisfied shmo wrote:

Who said he wouldn't break it? The man is 32!

If he wants, he'll break it.

More like 35 but yes I think he will break it also.

Wow, that run in Paris at age 15 was pretty impressive...

Geb broke the world record on what, marathon 7 and 9? Number 9 was also 15 years after his first world champs win as a senior (2008 after a '93 WC win). Kipchoge has lots of time (maybe even wait until next year, '18 after '03).

He also ran 2:03:05 in London, which is not usually seen as a world record course, he took over a minute off the course record to get it down to that. Olympics was a tactical win, no one was going for a record that day. Kipchoge also ran 2:04:00 in Berlin with his insoles falling out. I mean sure he never ran the world record but he clearly has had some reasons for not getting it.

"No performance enhancing aid" lol

Tried to do the Research wrote:

He also ran 2:03:05 in London, which is not usually seen as a world record course,

Well, Khanouchi did set the marathon world record in London and Kipchoge only missed the record by less than 10 seconds on his PR.

And Paula's record was in London.

I'd see it as a world record course.

Of course Berlin more so but you didn't say "the" world record course you said "a" world record course.

London is one of the three or four best courses in the world for marathon performances.

kimani wrote:

800ftw. wrote:

More like 35 but yes I think he will break it also.

Wow, that run in Paris at age 15 was pretty impressive...

Paris was 14 years ago -- he would've been 21 then if he's 35 now.

Fair enough.

kimani wrote:

800ftw. wrote:

More like 35 but yes I think he will break it also.

Wow, that run in Paris at age 15 was pretty impressive...

Wow, huge maths fail by you. If you add three years to his current stated age, you also add three years to his reported age at past events also.....

This is actually hilarious.

I agree with the premise that he may never get the record and this may have been his best chance.

But there will always be someone with the world record.

I think this event was more special than your average world record.

Kimetto, Kipsang, Makau - they will barely be remembered as world record holders.

We'll remember Kipchoge's near 2 hour effort for a long while.

Bluesky wrote:

Well to me the next Kipchoge Marathon will be very important.

Cos if in the next real Marathon he will not break the world record , automatically the 2h00'25" will not be so important and maybe we will discover

what is the real value of that 2h00'25"..

Experts say that time is about two minute slower in a real Marathon , but who knows?

Just a quick tutorial:

Kipchoge will NEVER break the world record. Could he have done it the day he ran the Nike gimmicky charade? Possibly....but Kipchoge went deep in the well and he has been world class for 14 years. Kipchoge's next marathon has no bearing, for the intelligent, on the importance, or lack thereof, of the Nike publicity stunt.

The Breaking2 effort was so awe-inspiring that my wife and I are planning to adopt a lanky underweight orphan from a mountainous region of the world and to name him Eliud.

Peppers pot wrote:

Bluesky wrote:

Well to me the next Kipchoge Marathon will be very important.

Cos if in the next real Marathon he will not break the world record , automatically the 2h00'25" will not be so important and maybe we will discover

what is the real value of that 2h00'25"..

Experts say that time is about two minute slower in a real Marathon , but who knows?

Just a quick tutorial:

Kipchoge will NEVER break the world record. Could he have done it the day he ran the Nike gimmicky charade? Possibly....but Kipchoge went deep in the well and he has been world class for 14 years. Kipchoge's next marathon has no bearing, for the intelligent, on the importance, or lack thereof, of the Nike publicity stunt.

Until EK breaks the WR, his record will always be qualified, just like Mo Farah, as never having been world record holder

The marathon is fickle. He may never get it

Peppers pot wrote:

Kipchoge has FAILED to break the record every time. How is he going to suddenly be able to do it?

When has Kipchoge made a serious attempt at the WR? I don't recall any such attempt. His 2:03 in London was not billed as a WR attempt, yet he almost broke the record anyways. Kipchoge is the most consistent top marathoner ever. If he makes a serious attempt at the WR, it seems unwise to bet against him.

So if i learned to jump 5 percent more on my treadmill and i could run 2 hour marathon given I ran outdoor 2.10 would you be praising me as the greatest runner ever and give me 2 million dollars

douglas burke wrote:

Sense and sensibility wrote:

Give me a break.... he's going to destroy the world record in Berlin.

That is EXACTLY what I was thinking.

Why is that the choice?

Eliud did choose the paycheck that came with the sub 2 attempt.[/quote]

First of all, I am all for professionals making as much money with their craft as possible. There is zero shame in supporting your family as best as you can. Second, nice that you are a mind reader and can conclusively state that he did it for the money, not because he found it an interesting challenge.

????????

and please don't say the shoes.

Peppers pot wrote:

Bluesky wrote:

Well to me the next Kipchoge Marathon will be very important.

Cos if in the next real Marathon he will not break the world record , automatically the 2h00'25" will not be so important and maybe we will discover

what is the real value of that 2h00'25"..

Experts say that time is about two minute slower in a real Marathon , but who knows?

Just a quick tutorial:

Kipchoge will NEVER break the world record. Could he have done it the day he ran the Nike gimmicky charade? Possibly....but Kipchoge went deep in the well and he has been world class for 14 years. Kipchoge's next marathon has no bearing, for the intelligent, on the importance, or lack thereof, of the Nike publicity stunt.

What???

First off Mr. Intellectual Dude (you don't need to try and be smarter than all of us on this board......or maybe you're trying to over compensate for the fact that you've never run and can't run). Anyway, the Breaking2 attempt has served as an invaluable psychological and physical boost to Kipchoge. The confidence of knowing that he can push himself to a limit that no one has before will be a great asset to him when he is close to the WR in whatever marathon he races. Finally, stop with the "deep in the well" crap. He'll recover just fine.

There is no proof that Kipchoge has pushed himself to "a limit that no one has before," and as far as intelligence goes, your posts indicate that your chains of reasoning are broken....