In his latest video is talks about his plan to go out around 2:12 pace and then if he is feeling good pick it up and pass all the people who have exploded.
There is a 20 second gap between his group and the group ahead. It will be hard to bridge that gap. However, people will start falling off that group in a few minutes
Cheptegei's patience may pay off later in the race.
I'm hoping for something like this, would make the race way more interesting. Front guys end up blowing up but one or two try to hang on as the 5k/10k WR holder tries to hunt them down. But I don't think the pace is hot enough for Kipruto or Geleta to blow up if they're in shape.
There is a 20 second gap between his group and the group ahead. It will be hard to bridge that gap. However, people will start falling off that group in a few minutes
Why should anyone care about this guy? There are world class runners in the race.
There is a 20 second gap between his group and the group ahead. It will be hard to bridge that gap. However, people will start falling off that group in a few minutes
Still 56 guys in sub 60min at 20km. Let the carnage begin