OFFICIAL 2014 LONDON MARATHON UPDATE THREAD

Oops. never hit post on this one:

25km to 30k was 1503 for the leaders and 1518 for Mo. Mo is working.

Is it officially safe to say he aint winning it.

Pos. Name Club Runner no Category Pred. Finish Pred. Daytime Diff Time

1 Kebede, Tsegaye (ETH) 1 18-39 02:05:12 12:05:13 +00:00 01:29:01

2 Mekonnen, Tsegaye (ETH) 6 18-39 02:05:13 12:05:13 +00:00 01:29:01

3 Mutai, Geoffrey (KEN) 4 18-39 02:05:13 12:05:13 +00:01 01:29:02

4 Biwott, Stanley (KEN) 8 18-39 02:05:13 12:05:13 +00:01 01:29:02

5 Kipsang, Wilson (KEN) 2 18-39 02:05:13 12:05:13 +00:01 01:29:02

6 Abshero, Ayele (ETH) 5 18-39 02:05:14 12:05:14 +00:01 01:29:02

7 Lilesa, Feyisa (ETH) 7 18-39 02:05:15 12:05:16 +00:02 01:29:03

8 Mutai, Emmanuel (KEN) 3 18-39 02:05:18 12:05:19 +00:05 01:29:06

9 Kotut, CYBRIAN (KEN) P Pacemaker 57 18-39 02:06:41 12:06:41 +01:03 01:30:04

10 Farah, Mo (GBR) 26 18-39 02:06:41 12:06:42 +01:04 01:30:05

11 Kiprotich, Stephen (UGA) 11 18-39 02:08:32 12:08:33 +02:22 01:31:23

12 Tsegay, Samuel (ERI) 12 18-39 02:08:41 12:08:42 +02:29 01:31:30

13 Jeilan, Ibrahim (ETH) 27 18-39 02:09:19 12:09:19 +02:55 01:31:56

14 Paula, Paulo Roberto (BRA) 15 18-39 02:10:10 12:10:11 +03:32 01:32:33

Of course, we can never know for sure ..... but I'm reasonably confident Mo woulda been outkicked by El G and. Lagat in their prime too, on a slow paced 5000m.

Mo did fine .... But he didn't look like he has what's needed to run world record kinda times .... I think Geb coulda dropped his 1500m pr somewhat, if he went for it. I don't see Mo running 2:05.

Still, a great run for 3:28 guy.

v6 wrote:

How does Kiprotich win Olympic and WC gold and run 2:11, still with a PR of 2:07:20? So weird.

Try to understand why it is so difficult to be consistent in the marathon. A little injury or illness can throw off your training. A little injury or illness can throw you off on race day. My gosh, how often has a woman on here not felt good while having their period. How often do some of us have sleeping problems, or feel like crap on a certain day for no reason. These marathoners are people and go through some of the same life problems as anyone else.

Long time ago wrote:

Marathon Man 23 wrote:

2. Farah has the best range of any distance runner ever (3:28 and 2:08.21). This amazes me, because it is very difficult to be both fast and have endurance. 3:28 for 1500 shows that Farah is fast-twitch - more so than Bekele. Running 2:08.21 is not slow and is very good for a first time marathoner with a lot os speed

I dunno about that. I mean Geb ran a 3:33i and a 2:03:59. So that's a close call. Geb is five seconds slower in the 1500m(which was indoor) and he's 4:30 faster in the marathon. I think Geb's range is probably better.

5 seconds at 1500m is a long way.

[quote]Wtfunny wrote:

I'm reasonably confident Mo woulda

I think Geb coulda

v6 wrote:

How does Kiprotich win Olympic and WC gold and run 2:11, still with a PR of 2:07:20? So weird.

It's easier for the Kenyans when they can supercharge 20 and hope a couple hang on.

When you've only got three options, it's a lot more difficult.

A lot easier for a random to win.

trollism wrote:

v6 wrote:

How does Kiprotich win Olympic and WC gold and run 2:11, still with a PR of 2:07:20? So weird.

It's easier for the Kenyans when they can supercharge 20 and hope a couple hang on.

When you've only got three options, it's a lot more difficult.

A lot easier for a random to win.

Absolutely. We somethimes forget that it is different Kenyans and Ethiopians winning these races.

Pourquoi?

trollism wrote:

[quote]v6 wrote:

How does Kiprotich win Olympic and WC gold and run 2:11, still with a PR of 2:07:20? So weird.

It's easier for the Kenyans when they can supercharge 20 and hope a couple hang on.

When you've only got three options, it's a lot more difficult.

A lot easier for a random to win.

Wilson Kipsang a "random"?

Geb ran 3:31i