Kenenisa Bekele Going for the World Record in the Marathon.... in Dubai in Less Than 2 Weeks

What time does it start (I'm lazy)?

Montreal wrote:

Just seen that 2017 London marathon elite list and once again Bekele avoiding competition!

Avoiding the competition?? Did you miss Bekele running a marathon against one of the best just some weeks ago?

Dat just silly wrote:

If Bekele is in marathon world record shape, then my guess id that he'd be in close to 10000 record shape as well.

That's just silly. There's a big difference between running 26:15 and 2:02:50.

1. They aren't the same event.

2. 26:15 is a better performance than 2:02:50.

Bekele ran 26:17 in 2005. He's only broken 27:00 once in the last 7 years. He's just not the same guy that dominated the 5000 and 10000 up to 2009. That he's been able to turn things around to run 2:03 and win Berlin is certainly very impressive, but to say that shows he can be good as he ever was in the 10,000 is ignorant of what he was capable of more than 10 years ago.

I plan to watch it live and discus it on the yearly Letsrun live thread! The best!

bekele was capable of near 26 flat for 10k at peak. put that into your equations and smoke it.

asdghj wrote:

That's just silly. There's a big difference between running 26:15 and 2:02:50.

1. They aren't the same event.

2. 26:15 is a better performance than 2:02:50.

Bekele ran 26:17 in 2005. He's only broken 27:00 once in the last 7 years. He's just not the same guy that dominated the 5000 and 10000 up to 2009. That he's been able to turn things around to run 2:03 and win Berlin is certainly impressive, but to say that shows he can be good as he ever was in the 10,000 is ignorant of what he was capable of more than 10 years ago.

The only thing silly here is you reading comprehension and your running knowledge.

Regarding Bekele only breaking 27 once for the past 7 years, your point makes no sense. He has not been trying to break 27 for the past 7 years. For a few of those years he was injured, and the remaining years until now he has been focused on the marathon. His one sub 27 was done on only 6 weeks of training or something like that. Again, your point only makes sense if he was TRYING to break 27 for the past 7 years. He hasn't.

Your silly reading comprehension shows when you say "they aren't the same event". I never said they were the same event. However, if you know running, then you know that if you are in record shape for one event, then you will be at or close to record shape for one of the adjacent events. In this case, that is the 10000m.

Again, your silly reading comprehension and lack of running knowledge show at the same time when you say "to say that shows he can be good as he ever was in the 10,000 is ignorant of what he was capable of more than 10 years ago". I never said he would be as good as he ever was at the 10000. I said in record shape. There is a difference.

When Bekele set the 10000m record, he ran it solo with a huge kick. He was in sub 26:10 shape that day. On the contrary, I said that being in marathon world record shape means that he could be in close to 10000m record shape. This means 26:17-26-30.

But backing up to your point about him not being as good as he was in the 10000 10 years ago.... why not? Farah is better at 30+ than he was at 22. If Farah can surpass his younger self, why can't Bekele just EQUAL his former self. Granted, focusing on the marathon means he'd be running those times based on more endurance and less speed this time around.

Unless he has somehow increased his endurance without losing speed. That would be fantastic.

grox wrote:

September: Berlin, January: Dubai, April: London, August: WC. That would be a lot.

But, indeed:

https://www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/en-gb/news-media/latest-news/item/bekele-tops-stunning-field-for-2017-virgin-money-london-marathon/

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What???

Four marathons in under 12 months is crazy.

Who came up with this idea?

That is too many marathons without enough rest and recovery. It should be 2 marathons per year, maybe 3, at this level.

Eliud Kipchoge runs 2 marathons per year. He could of run a fall marathon in 2016 as the Olympic gold medalist for a lot of money…and did not do it.

Now I am worried.

Dat just silly wrote:

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No way can he beat Mo again on track.

If he is in world record shape at the marathon, I don't understand why you think that. Farah has never proven that he can run faster than ~26:45 for 10000. If Bekele is in marathon workd record shape, then my guess id that he'd be in close to 10000 record shape as well. That would make it pretty easy to win against Farah, no?

Mo just ran 27:05 in the Olympic, very close to the Olympic record of 27:01 by Bekele. Clearly Mo can run faster than 26:30 in a time trial setting.

Plus, at 35 years of age this year, I doubt Bekele can outkick Mo on the track. Seemingly aging is taking a bigger toll on Bekele than Mo. Just take a look at the injury history of him, compared to Mo's. He's just getting greedy if he wants to break the marathon record and beat Mo in the same year.

I heard someone say that Bernard Lagat is running Dubai and was told that after he retired from the track he has been upping his mileage drastically and hopes to be up there competing with Bekele for the win.

Anyone else here about this?

Goatbloater wrote:

He is already GOAT.

Yes.

Set the bar higher.

Let's stand together in solidarity for the GOAT 🙌🏽

Well? wrote:

I heard someone say that Bernard Lagat is running Dubai and was told that after he retired from the track he has been upping his mileage drastically and hopes to be up there competing with Bekele for the win.

Anyone else here about this?

What???

I heard someone say that Galen Rupp is running a half-marathon in Houston and was told by Alberto that after he retired from the track he has been upping his mileage drastically and hopes to be up there competing…

...for 3rd place after Kenenisa Bekele and Eliud Kipchoge have finished the race and had lunch.

Why do they NEED to run NYCM lool

So random. There are tons of marathons worldwide.

bon voyage Barack wrote:

Trump inauguration and a WR attempt on the same day! It's good to be alive.

Blessed. Marathons Abouta'be Great Again. #MAGA

tony the tiger wrote:

tony the kitten wrote:

I can't see your lips on LRC.

Don't worry, we don't give a "fuk" about what you say. :)

LOL Bekele WILL not beat Mo on the track , get it thru ur skull already

I'm ready to harvest your salt, Tony 😛😛😛

Too bad they don't backward equate. Max effort 27:05 lends no weight to 26:30 time trial from a dolt who's never even attempted it 😂😂😂

Subway Surfers Addiction wrote:

What time does it start (I'm lazy)?

I think Dubai is 12 hours ahead of Pacific time. Google it.

Because he's not obsessed with figures.

Not optimal wrote:

Montreal wrote:

There is no doubt the world record is within reach of both Kipchoge and Bekele right now, also Wilson Kipsang in that mix. However to be considered indisputable GOATS all three have to run New York marathon and break the course record or at least come to within 30 seconds of Geoffrey Mutai's course record(2:05:06).

Just seen that 2017 London marathon elite list and once again Bekele avoiding competition! Why is Kipsang not in that list, or even the guy who finished 3rd in Berlin(Evans Chebet)? Top Kenyans being sacrificed to help Bekele's( and by extension Ethiopia's) dreams come true? Are Kenyans that gullible?

Why do they NEED to run NYCM lool

So random. There are tons of marathons worldwide.

In 2011 Geoffrey Mutai destroyed New York marathon course record by more than 2 minutes to finish almost 1 and half minute ahead of second place. Since New York is one of the biggest marathons in the world and is record eligible, we would like to see how those guys measure up to Geoffrey's time or otherwise Geoffrey will forever be the GOAT as no one can touch both his times from Boston and New York the same year..