Wanjiru to run BERLIN!! How will Geb get out of this one?

Johnyquest wrote:

By this idiotic logic, Allen Webb was a better runner than Seb Coe

Yeah cause Alan Webb has faster 1500 and 800 prs than Seb Coe

[quote]Ziglveitbshtoonk wrote:

Back in the day, Komen ducked Geb in the 5000. ???

Komen was the only guy that could beat Geb heads-up back in the day. The only loss I can remember Haile suffering from 1994-2000 was his defeat at the hands of Komen at 5000m in 1997. They traded the 5k record back and forth a few times that summer and then Komen caught him in Berlin (?) and ran 12:45 in the process, if memory serves...

-The Killer

If anybody gets the benefit of the doubt it's Geb. You ever had an asthma attack? It ain't so easy to run when you can't breathe. Wanjiru's got a long way to go before he's in Geb's league. I fully expect Wanjiru to own the marathon WR soon, maybe for a long time, but go look at the world best lists at http://www.arrs.net/AllTime/AllTime.htm - you won't see a lot of Wanjiru performances but Geb's are plastered all over the 5K, 10K, marathon, even the shorter stuff. 9x under 27 for 10K. Did you watch the 1996 and 2000 Olympics? For that matter did you watch the Beijing Olympics? There was Haile in the 10K, knowing his chances to medal were very slim, stil cranking out a 27:06 at the age of what, 34? Looks like his first sub-27 was in 1995. Get back to us in 14 years and we'll see where Wanjiru stands compared to Geb.

I agree. Geb could have retired seven years ago (with millions in the bank) and would have been considered the best distance runner of his era, if not all time. Instead, he moves to the marathon, runs 3 sub 2:05's, runs sub 27s at 35, runs in the olympics against better competition than the marathon, sets a world record afterward, then gets accused of ducking after blowing away a 2:05 guy! Since when does running against the best in an event that is not your best anymore (and at an advanced age) ducking anyone?

by all rights Geb should be retired and riding off into the sunset, so the fact that he's out running at all should be admired.

The man is always positive and gracious, and the disrespect shown on this board is disgusting. He's earned the right to do whatever he pleases, whether it fits within your little fantasies or not.

Coe's 800 is 1:41, second best all time and way better than Web. Coe ran under 3:50 and 3:33 countless times (unlike Web) and ran beastly 800 and 1000 times without competition. And lastly, he could do it under pressure.

Wanjiru confirms he's not running WC but the fall marathon in Berlin. Robert Cheruiyot, originally selected as a reserve, takes Wanjiru's spot on the Kenyan team for the WC marathon.

http://www.citizen.co.za/index/Article.aspx?pDesc=1,1,22&Type=spo&File=newsmlmmd.d9c23d2124ddae15eeea10e2d2f0fd03.5a1.xml

cmurph wrote:Yeah cause Alan Webb has faster 1500 and 800 prs than Seb Coe

Americans are hilarious in their myopy.

Coe's bests at 800 and 1500 are 1:41 and 3:29.

Webb's bests are 1:43 and 3:30.

Grow up and learn something about the sport.

It's not yet 100% sure whether Wanjiru will run the Berlin marathon!!

I read this German article today:

http://www.leichtathletik.de/index.php?NavID=1&SiteID=28&NewsID=22442

Basically, it says:

Wanjiru's announcement to run the Berlin marathon has caused some confusion with the organizers. Race director Mark Milde said: "It's true. Wanjiru's management has contacted us but we haven't signed a contract yet. So we can't confirm his appearance."

[...]

Wanjiru's manager Federico Rosa said: "It's true he won't run the WC. But he won't run the Berlin marathon either. We're looking for a marathon in the U.S. later this fall."

[...]

The article speculates that this a a move by Wanjiru's management to raise his appearance fee.

cmurph was being sarcastic you inbred brit.

The race never happened.