Bekele in sub 2:02 shape?

Peter Andersson wrote:

Marathon Running and their next matchup ... might actually be the biggest news story in the world for a whole year, possibly two years!

Um, what? I bet it would be very interesting for a few thousand people, but it won't even be the biggest news story of the day.

banana bread, I’m a huge Bekele fan too but at this point you’re just sucking his dick. he won ONE really good race in Berlin which is a really fast course and basically had Wilson kipsang pace him the whole way. in the shape he is in right now(which is way past his prime) he needs a really fast course like London or Berlin again and he needs kipsang, kipchoge or another 2:03 runner to pace off of if he wants a 2:02 let alone the world record.

How anyone know anything, no mention of the pace of the 40km tempo run.

Banana Bread wrote:

I can't wait to see him get the WR. The worst case scenario is a 2:04 course record. He always was the greatest runner. Kipchoge and Mo may have won some battles but Bekele will eventually win the war. I can't wait till Amsterdam. It would be fun to go for a run with Bekele on his warm down around the red light district after his race.

I am surprised you used the past tense. I don't think you really think he can do it.

The Great Pumpkin didn't land in Linus' sincere pumpkin patch due to a slip like that and Bekele won't party with you.

dude stop wrote:

banana bread, I’m a huge Bekele fan too but at this point you’re just sucking his dick. he won ONE really good race in Berlin which is a really fast course and basically had Wilson kipsang pace him the whole way. in the shape he is in right now(which is way past his prime) he needs a really fast course like London or Berlin again and he needs kipsang, kipchoge or another 2:03 runner to pace off of if he wants a 2:02 let alone the world record.

I'm a big fan as well...I do think he can go sub 2:03 but it's been a while since he's shown us anything that can challenge Kipchoge's WR. If this was right after his 2016 Berlin performance I may have thought he was capable of ~2:01:30 but not at the moment

Banana Bread is not a true believer wrote:

Banana Bread wrote:

I can't wait to see him get the WR. The worst case scenario is a 2:04 course record. He always was the greatest runner. Kipchoge and Mo may have won some battles but Bekele will eventually win the war. I can't wait till Amsterdam. It would be fun to go for a run with Bekele on his warm down around the red light district after his race.

I am surprised you used the past tense. I don't think you really think he can do it.

The Great Pumpkin didn't land in Linus' sincere pumpkin patch due to a slip like that and Bekele won't party with you.

Are you high?

Tortiose wrote:

Haha, I don't think he'll run faster then 2:05, he has better abilty then Kipchoge based off his 5000/10000 times but I think he lacks the focus of Kipchoge. That's why I don't think he's taken to the marathon as well as the track, even Mo Farah has taken better to the marathon then Bekele.

Does anyone still think Bekele could even beat say Rupp in a 5K? They're both probably almost a minute off PR capability

If he was in shape for sub 2:02 he would have raced Kipchoge. You can’t tell me he couldn’t have planned to race a few weeks earlier. He’s ducking Kipchoge for a reason. That Berlin race would have been his best chance for a PR. It’ll be another dud.

Tortiose wrote:

Haha, I don't think he'll run faster then 2:05, he has better abilty then Kipchoge based off his 5000/10000 times but I think he lacks the focus of Kipchoge. That's why I don't think he's taken to the marathon as well as the track, even Mo Farah has taken better to the marathon then Bekele.

Lolwut?

Bekele: 2:03 with blazing last 2k winning Berlin against in form kipsang and respectable field; and he wasn't even in top top shape, albeit pretty damn good shape

Debut and win in Paris, a fairly tough course, running 2:05 solo for a long time.

2:05/2:06 in London when nowhere near top shape, the 2:06 being off a blazing first 25-30k following kipchoge and biwott.

FARAH: 2:08 in London, no win or medal

2:06 in London off crazy first half which was very impressive, but no win

2:05 win in Chicago

Which one looks better to you? Even with bekele's DNFs, it's easy to see which one has done better at the marathon. I have a feeling bekele is going to run at at least 2:04 in Amsterdam, and would not be surprised to see him dip well under

Like Mo Farah, Bekele does far better at middle-distance track.

What's with track stars all flocking to marathons and then struggling?

FlyingFast wrote:

Like Mo Farah, Bekele does far better at middle-distance track.

What's with track stars all flocking to marathons and then struggling?

Losing their kick and money is why they move up to the marathon.

FlyingFast wrote:

Like Mo Farah, Bekele does far better at middle-distance track.

What's with track stars all flocking to marathons and then struggling?

they aren't like Kipchoge but wouldn't exactly say struggling

Tortiose wrote:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BosHRNShysK/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

According to sweat elites instagram he might be ready to "tickle the world record" based of a 40km tempo he did, thoughts?

Hahahaha!!!

Sweat Elite trying to compete with Flotrack in who can overhype unexciting races

Banana Bread wrote:

Banana Bread is not a true believer wrote:

I am surprised you used the past tense. I don't think you really think he can do it.

The Great Pumpkin didn't land in Linus' sincere pumpkin patch due to a slip like that and Bekele won't party with you.

Are you high?

No. The Banana Bread character's level of blind devotion and now Freudian slip of referring to Bekele's greatness in the past tense set up a humorous and timely parallel to Linus' faith in the Great Pumpkin and similar expression of doubt. I thought a reference to an '80s cartoon special wouldn't be too deep or obscure.

I'm just trying to keep it on a LR level.

Linus: Hey! Aren't you gonna wait and greet the Great Pumpkin? Huh? It won't be long now. If the Great Pumpkin comes, I'll still put in a good word for you! [realizes what he just said] Good grief, I said "if"! I meant when he comes! I'm doomed. One little slip like that can cause the Great Pumpkin to pass you by. [the camera zooms out to reveal the entire pumpkin patch] Oh, Great Pumpkin! Where are you?!

inthepdx wrote:

I predict a DNF. Every time he calls out a time or a pace he DNF's

Yup.

There’s ALWAYS a statement or workout that makes people go wild - then he drops out.

He’s a non-factor on the marathon scene until he proves otherwise.

FFF wrote:

troll under a bridge wrote:

Lol, this one made me laugh.

This is pure marketing BS. No evidence has been presented that he can come even close to that time.

He means that Parker did a long race-like effort a month out from Chicago, and the board of geniuses went ballistic. Bekele does it, and OMG Bekele is so fab!

Yes,, I understand what he meant. That is why I skipped a space after the first sentence to denote a change in subject.

m!ndweak wrote:

the course looks like it has way to many sharp turns

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam_Marathon#/media/File:Amsterdam_marathon_2007.png

how does that compare to chicago, new york, london and berlin

from the looks of it berlin has the best course by far, then chicago, then amsterdam, then london...

Here's Berlin, less sharp turns in the first half

Majors time comparison

Macdaddy wrote:

inthepdx wrote:

I predict a DNF. Every time he calls out a time or a pace he DNF's

Yup.

There’s ALWAYS a statement or workout that makes people go wild - then he drops out.

He’s a non-factor on the marathon scene until he proves otherwise.

EVERYBODY is a non-factor on the marathon scene until they prove otherwise. Duh.

Hell no, Bekele has been out of his prime for 3 years. He'll go 2:03:30