Boston is a lot slower than Chicago. He could break 2:04.
It'll take great weather and smooth pacing. And he'll need to stay healthy. But he could definitely run a minute faster.
Oooh, I hope so. Maybe he can score a pair of upgraded bouncy shoes that will spot him another minute or two. Really send that record into the stratosphere.
Boston is a lot slower than Chicago. He could break 2:04.
It'll take great weather and smooth pacing. And he'll need to stay healthy. But he could definitely run a minute faster.
Oooh, I hope so. Maybe he can score a pair of upgraded bouncy shoes that will spot him another minute or two. Really send that record into the stratosphere.
The 70s called. They want their Nike Waffle Trainer's back.
I, too, am announcing I am going to try to break the 2:05:38 AR at 2025 Chicago Marathon.
My Marathon PR is 3:13 and I haven't run in 4 years, so my legs will be fresh. Add in the Super Shoes I will be wearing and I feel like I have legit shot.
Super shoes improve marathon times by 2 minutes, so he’ll need to break Khannouchi’s record by more than 2 minutes for it to be considered a better performance.
God your life must suck if this is what you think about and project to the world.
Oooh, I hope so. Maybe he can score a pair of upgraded bouncy shoes that will spot him another minute or two. Really send that record into the stratosphere.
The 70s called. They want their Nike Waffle Trainer's back.
Supershoes are here to stay. Get used to it.
Ouch! What a burn. You must have misread my post. I’m hoping his new bouncy shoes help him break the record. Just wondering if the shoes will be listed alongside his name. Or will it have an asterisk and at the bottom list the shoe.
Not that often. Maybe Ryan hall and Rupp. I don’t think ritz ever pretended to be that fast.Meb was a racer and never went for times. Abdi same boat as Ritz.
Why would you assume Khannouchi’s performance was enhanced? Because he’s not white? Because he’s an immigrant?
Do you think the Kenyans that Mantz is able to keep up with are all clean? If not, then how do you suppose he’s able to keep up with them? The power of prayer?
Why do you young liberals always feel the need to make it about race or “immigration status?” Conservatives don’t do this. Notice how I said 2:06s and thyroid medication and testosterone cream and L carnitine drips, which might just implicate a few “white bread” Americans??? I find all of the performances suspect, and EPO was a prime candidate back in the 1990s, along with assorted other PEDs. Just ask white boy Lance Armstrong.
Also, have you noticed that Mantz hasn’t been able to keep up with many of the Kenyans and other East Africans? He’s running 2:05 when they are all running 2:02 or faster. C’mon dude. Logic 101.
“Why do you young liberals…”
Better question: “Why do you old conservatives …” etc. always turn the convo to partisan politics?
A. You are only comfortable when you’re throwing around labels and time-worn patented arguments.
Super shoes improve marathon times by 2 minutes, so he’ll need to break Khannouchi’s record by more than 2 minutes for it to be considered a better performance.
why the down votes?
that guy Khannouchi was super elite.
Mantz can run 203 high no doubt, right day right race
that's like close to a world record back in the day with shoe discount,
rupp in his first marathon with the shoes, was similarly capable, he peaked then.
this experience in marathon, it does not hold much water
it is the fast 10k with deep gas tank, and that's all she wrote.
Super shoes improve marathon times by 2 minutes, so he’ll need to break Khannouchi’s record by more than 2 minutes for it to be considered a better performance.
why the down votes?
that guy Khannouchi was super elite.
Mantz can run 203 high no doubt, right day right race
that's like close to a world record back in the day with shoe discount,
rupp in his first marathon with the shoes, was similarly capable, he peaked then.
this experience in marathon, it does not hold much water
it is the fast 10k with deep gas tank, and that's all she wrote.
Please NEVER EVER say he can run 2:03 no doubt. If he can run it he would have ran it already. Never say that again. Let him run that and then say that he was capable of running that. otherwise you sound like a blabbering idiot. Never say that again.
Super shoes improve marathon times by 2 minutes, so he’ll need to break Khannouchi’s record by more than 2 minutes for it to be considered a better performance.
"Better performance" is not quantifiable. Faster is faster.
Super shoes improve marathon times by 2 minutes, so he’ll need to break Khannouchi’s record by more than 2 minutes for it to be considered a better performance.
"Better performance" is not quantifiable. Faster is faster.
This exactly. "Better performance" according to who? You interview 20 different people and 20 different people will have 20 different parameters for what constitutes a "better performance." What if he only breaks it by 30 seconds but running into a tailwind? What if he runs alone for half the race? What if someone else thinks super shoes are only worth 1.5 minutes. Someone else will think actually they're worth 2.5 minutes so he needs to be 2:03 flat. "Better performance" is completely subjective, and no one cares what you individually think should constitute a better performance.
Faster is faster.
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