KENENISA MF BEKELE: 2:01:41

George213 wrote:

hemorrhoid wrote:

KB is an all-time great, but not the greatest of all time. A true GOAT has consistent performances.

With that said.... wow. 2:01 is mind-numbingly shpeedy

You realized of course he dominated the track for 6-7 years?

Like doesn't he realize Bekele has 9 world titles, olympic/world championship records, world records, and COMPLETE dominance of xc. Theres no better candidate for GOAT than Bekele

So Farah, Kam and Kenny all run big PRs within a month of each other, and we are supposed to believe that it is all legit ?

The only thing that is back baby, is either the good stuff or some new stuff

Track Fan 1979 wrote:

I’m sorry but I have my doubts on this one. No way was this achieved clean. KB has a past history. After the 09 season that “calf injury “ that plagued him for years... well one of his drug tests came back positive. It was covered up by the IAAF. KB was given a choice by them, you can sit out the 10 season or we’ll have to suspend you. This should be an exciting day for our sports, instead it is very very very sad.

I would like to see your source for this.

Its been well documented that KB tore his calf muscle during the XC race, and in 2016 (IIRC?) it still measured smaller than the other one. So, please, share your source for your claim.

There is no questions Bekele is the greatest long distance runner of all times.

In addition of setting the second time in marathon at 37 years old, he still hold the records of the 5k and 10k.

Bekele is 2 seconds away from Kipchoge record in Marathon, while Kipchoge is 30 seconds away from Bekele record in the 10K. That's huge. Bekele holds 4 of the 6 all time best performance in 10K.

ok. Amazing job by Bekele. I'm gonna be honest... Probably another flash in the pan marathon for him. A DNF in the Olympics would be right on cue with his other inconsistent performances. im calling it now. At least he should be named to the team this time. he was left off Olympic 2016 roster for inconsistent performances in favor of other runners. Failed to medal at 2012 Olymoics against top runners. This is surprising but NOT TOO shocking considering he did something very similar in Berlin before with a 203 flat minus MIA Kipchoge and just missing WR. Again...what he did today, he essentially did before. Not too shocking. Kipchoge gold in Tokyo. Bekele named to team but DNF. Rupp sneaks in for bronze.

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EK still Marathon King wrote:

This is an amazing result from KB that absolutely nobody saw coming. Good for him! That said EK is the king of the marathon. On top of all that was said above, how many times has EK shown up to a race looking chubby and out of shape and then DNFs?? Zero times!! He respects the sport too much to do that. KB has done that far too many times in the marathon, losing respect in my mind. It has been stated that KB thinks marathon training is simply “boring”, meanwhile EK lives the training as his lifestyle. For this I truly hope that EK keeps pushing he limit and simply crushing KB in every marathon race they line up against each other - period!!!

Some true words. No disrespect for Kipchoge, really, but somehow I see in somebody who lives and trains more negligently compared to Kipchoge (if one may say that as a normal mortal), something like the greatest talent, the genius of running, if you know what I mean. That Bekele has the biggest engine, one should be allowed to confirm.

I go to Youtube this morning and see a thumbnail of Berlin Marathon 2019. I click on it and skip towards the men's finish. Then I said to myself, "Wow, this guy is flying. Wait a minute ... this guy kinda looks like Bekele .... is running again now?"

My apologies to banana bread and any Kenny B. Hardcore fans.

Hats off for Bekele, long live the true Lion King.

Kenny Goat wrote:

2:01:41!!!!!

Banana Bread was right all the time. The one and only GOAT

Since when did GOAT mean second fastest? Didn’t Haile break the marathon WR?

2:01:41 is not 2:01:39. Not the GOAT. Lost or DNF too many marathons compared to Kipchoge's near perfect record. Besides, Kipchoge will run under 2:01 in a sanctioned marathon at some point so it's moot anyways.

Bekele is rightfully referred as GOAT distance runner. Kipchoge is rightfully referred as GOAT for the marathon only. Can you SEE the difference Jose Feliciano?

I can call right now that Kipchoge will get injured within the next 12 months. Anyone can, because athletes are still mere mortals.

oldmanbeks wrote:

Is Bekele taking some awesome new PED? This all seems suspicious to me.

As I posted many times during the leadup for this race..he drastically changed his approach as I think he knew he couldn’t do the same thing again and again

westsouthrunner wrote:

George213 wrote:

You realized of course he dominated the track for 6-7 years?

Like doesn't he realize Bekele has 9 world titles, olympic/world championship records, world records, and COMPLETE dominance of xc. Theres no better candidate for GOAT than Bekele

What about ur mom

GOATs don't miss world records by 2 seconds.

Is there anybody who is such a fool that they in their heart of hearts believe that anybody can run a WR marathon off 3 months of training naturally?

It’s amazing that we humans made it out of the caves.

Five is the magic number wrote:

I like Mo Farah and Galen Rupp - but let's be honest here - it's becoming increasingly clear that the Mo Farah ten straight titles reign on track was a historically rather weak period where both older and younger talents than him had left the oval's 5000/10000 for the Marathon.

I never thought Mo was up to the hype either. If he were really the best of the time he would have had near world records to prove it. His current ability at the marathon shows his true talent without a kick. World class, but not the ultimate best.

Sprintgeezer wrote:

Is there anybody who is such a fool that they in their heart of hearts believe that anybody can run a WR marathon off 3 months of training naturally?

It’s amazing that we humans made it out of the caves.

Once you build up that aerobic base, you don't lose it. He has spent over a decade before moving up to the thon running 100+ MPW for track and XC. You're talking about a specimen who ran close to 4 minute mile pace for 5000 metres!

Sprintgeezer wrote:

Is there anybody who is such a fool that they in their heart of hearts believe that anybody can run a WR marathon off 3 months of training naturally?

It’s amazing that we humans made it out of the caves.

I imagine he might've been training longer than that, but his team put out the three-month thing to make this look super good.