Unless eliud kipchoges sub 2 attempt has a DOWNHILL gradient, then it should ABSOLUTELY qualify as an official world record

Luv2Run wrote:

D.Katz wrote:

Actually the Monza event was a bonafide competition Sanctioned by the Italian Athletic's Federation. There where three athletes all treated equally. The fact that there were pace setters coming in and out plus other technical difference only prevented the performances to be used for records, rankings, and qualifying for other events.

Bonafide competition? Was anyone else racing him for the win? Perhaps the race needed sanctioning for some reason, but this was not a competition.

This one is a 1:59 challenge, rather than a race. Only one person running so a time trial.

Running is a horrible platform for a circus.

I would hope INEOS would use a more fun car like a Ferrari Testarossa. Tesla cars are ugly as fukk. Even if they are meant to be good cars I would prefer to look at something exotic when I'm running.

if anyone wants to read a scientific analysis of the course:

https://osf.io/preprints/sportrxiv/xrjvb/

Sub 2 marathon will happen sooner than later anyway, this result won't matter in a years time after it does happen.