Official 2019 London Marathon Discussion Thread

seamless wrote:

Bad Wigins wrote:

I'd say Mo was done with the marathon but did he ever really get started?

Some track elites aren't cut out for the distance and should know when to quit before destroying themselves. It is clear Mo is a 2:05 guy at his peak.

Or, maybe all of his medals blinded people to the fact that he was never really that fast on the track. He was just a great tactician and closer. If the race would have been won in 2:06 Mo would have kicked for the win. Tactics don't matter when you are running against a goat who is just a lot faster.

Mohammed Farah was that fast on the track. Farah is 11th all-time, 1500m. Farah is one of only 14 men to race sub-3:29 1500m. Farah did not trust himself racing 1500m in big meets like European Champions, Olympics and World Championships. Farah did not want to race dozens of sub-1:46 800m men in 1500m races. Farah knew he could out kick men in 5000m & 10000m races. Why do you and other posters continue to repeat the lie that Farah was not fast on the track?

Hangout for disgusting racist pigs wrote:

Mehhhhh wrote:

Very impressive run by Sisson!

Kipchoge obviously the GOAT, Mo is a 2:05 guy, and Hawkins the first clean runner across the line. Anything else I missed?

Ratnato Cranova wrote:

Spot on. Kiphchoge is the GOAT until the whole drug mess unravels. And even then, when it all falls apart, they may still protect him. With the Africans still being allowed to cheat for the most part, it's all a farce. One hopes that Hawkins isn't as naive as the general public and most LR posters, heh. It's a shame the sport is such a mess. Yes, great run by Sisson in hanging so close to the EPO crowd.

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Hangout for disgusting racist pigs wrote:

Mehhhhh wrote:

Very impressive run by Sisson!

Kipchoge obviously the GOAT, Mo is a 2:05 guy, and Hawkins the first clean runner across the line. Anything else I missed?

Ratnato Cranova wrote:

Spot on. Kiphchoge is the GOAT until the whole drug mess unravels. And even then, when it all falls apart, they may still protect him. With the Africans still being allowed to cheat for the most part, it's all a farce. One hopes that Hawkins isn't as naive as the general public and most LR posters, heh. It's a shame the sport is such a mess. Yes, great run by Sisson in hanging so close to the EPO crowd.

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Russians and Italian coaches are white, and very bit as dirty, sorry about your "razist!" strawman.

Why not let the pacers finish if they want to, but by doing so they forego any prize money?

This way if they feel great they might pop a 2:03 and that could propel their career in the future.

Gilgadorno wrote:

Subway Surfers wrote:

What we saw here is what I had long suspected. Mo was always (on the track) vulnerable to an epo era guy going hard, at a pace that was brutally uncomfortable. The ABP shielded Mo from this on the track but not on the road circuit.

As if Mo is less of a cheat than Kipchoge and the rest. Please. He was shielded by a lot of people and things during his career. He was a perfect tool to vouch for more refugees. Wake up.

Kipchoge has been one of the best runners in the world for 20 years and the best runner ever for 2-3 years. He would have dropped dead from blood clots if he were doping for that long.

Mo on the other hand went from a b tier European champs runner to an Olympic champ in a matter of years. Red flags all around. And he’s been associated with known cheaters ( al saladbar) and dopers (Aden).

Because, relatively, he was not fast. In the 5000 he is not even in the top 25 all-time and his pr is the 67th fastest performance. Kipchoge has 7 performances faster than Mo, Bekele has many more. In the 10000 he is only 16th on the all-time list.

Now, name me another multiple gold medalist that was so far down on the list in his prime. Or, how many other multiple gold medalist were never even close to a WR in the prime of their career. Yes, he has a fast 1500 time so he was good at out-kicking people in championship races. He was a great closer, but that does not help him in a fast-paced marathon.

There was just no reason to assume he would be much more than a 2:05 tops marathoner.

Dril wrote:

Gilgadorno wrote:

As if Mo is less of a cheat than Kipchoge and the rest. Please. He was shielded by a lot of people and things during his career. He was a perfect tool to vouch for more refugees. Wake up.

Kipchoge has been one of the best runners in the world for 20 years and the best runner ever for 2-3 years. He would have dropped dead from blood clots if he were doping for that long.

Mo on the other hand went from a b tier European champs runner to an Olympic champ in a matter of years. Red flags all around. And he’s been associated with known cheaters ( al saladbar) and dopers (Aden).

More than just "associated" with Aden. The weird part is that he lies about it.

Habitual liar wrote:

Dril wrote:

Kipchoge has been one of the best runners in the world for 20 years and the best runner ever for 2-3 years. He would have dropped dead from blood clots if he were doping for that long.

Mo on the other hand went from a b tier European champs runner to an Olympic champ in a matter of years. Red flags all around. And he’s been associated with known cheaters ( al saladbar) and dopers (Aden).

More than just "associated" with Aden. The weird part is that he lies about it.

Amen. He has a humongous ego to boot. And is suddenly an also ran competitor? Maybe he gave up the sauce? For a long time there have been lots of nasty rumors floating around about his behavior while away training. Everything about him screams doper.

On the other hand, no one has anything but absolute praise for Kipchoge in terms of his attitude and dedication. He's the Jesus or Dalai Lama of running. If he turns out to be a doper, well ...

Dril wrote:

Habitual liar wrote:

More than just "associated" with Aden. The weird part is that he lies about it.

Amen. He has a humongous ego to boot. And is suddenly an also ran competitor? Maybe he gave up the sauce? For a long time there have been lots of nasty rumors floating around about his behavior while away training. Everything about him screams doper.

On the other hand, no one has anything but absolute praise for Kipchoge in terms of his attitude and dedication. He's the Jesus or Dalai Lama of running. If he turns out to be a doper, well ...

Yes, just seems to not have much character with all the punchups and rumoured infidelity. Strikes me as the type that needs affirmation and to "be liked". Very much a self centered individual. His IG stories are typically just long selfies. Surely his wife cringes when she sees a grown man that's a father of 4 acting that way.

runnerdave wrote:

First Brit wrote:

That’s a nice run by Charlotte Purdue. PR by 3 minutes I believe. She could stand to lose some weight tho

Being a man, I feel so embarrassed when idiots make comments like this.

The comment was not made from a chauvinistic standpoint but rather as a comment, as a runner, on the runner’s stature. I’d have said the same thing if the subject was male. The coverage showed a brief clip of her and 3 other ladies running in a chase group and honestly my immediate impression was how sturdy she looked relative to the others. It actually made what she was doing seem more impressive. Anyhoo, apologies if anyone was offended

First Brit wrote:

The comment was not made from a chauvinistic standpoint but rather as a comment, as a runner, on the runner’s stature. I’d have said the same thing if the subject was male. The coverage showed a brief clip of her and 3 other ladies running in a chase group and honestly my immediate impression was how sturdy she looked relative to the others. It actually made what she was doing seem more impressive. Anyhoo, apologies if anyone was offended

Why apologise if no offence was meant. Funnily enough I thought exactly the same thing and for the same reasons. Even funnier I thought the same thing about Bekele is his last couple of marathon starts and others mention it on here also, weren't any comments about being "so embarrassed" then.

The british media as usual got their excuses for Mo Farah's rightful 5th position. They are claiming the Geb issue affected him ???.

What if it was Geremew that race with Kipchoge in breaking2? If he was able to keep up with Kipchoge, maybe he would have pushed Kipchoge that last 26 seconds...

Reading the news, Kipchoge hasn’t decided on Berlin. Perhaps he would run New York instead?

Breaking2 wrote:

What if it was Geremew that race with Kipchoge in breaking2? If he was able to keep up with Kipchoge, maybe he would have pushed Kipchoge that last 26 seconds...

Makes no difference it wasn't an actual race.

Aussiestatman wrote:

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Working Stiff wrote:

african elite at wrote:

aftr checking splits couples kms aftr 38 km ,sorry kipchge ,,unnatural that pace ,i can tell even YOBES ONDIEKI was tranning partner first man sub 27/10k....but u did that aftr 38 k w/2h2 pace no way man ,check w/surounding ,they r doing some thing not healthy ,u may hav health consequence later

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Working Stiff wrote:

Working Stiff wrote:

Geremew looks annoyed people want to take his picture after he ran 2:02:55. Makes you appreciate Kipchoge and Kipsang for being excited about being fast

I don't know why this annoys me so much. Guy runs one of the fastest times ever and shows no emotion.

We know why.....

Breaking2 wrote:

What if it was Geremew that race with Kipchoge in breaking2? If he was able to keep up with Kipchoge, maybe he would have pushed Kipchoge that last 26 seconds...

You obviously didn't watch Berlin 2017. Guy Adola was leading Kipchoge for a while.