Kelvin MR Kiptum!

Kelvin is talking boldly about the future in his interviews saying I have all the time to run this or that meaning he sees himself sticking around for the long term.

Actually, we saw all this long before Kipchoge took over the marathon. The 2008 Olympic marathon champ, who still holds the world junior record for 10,000m (a time 8 seconds faster than Eliud's best), was only 21 y.o. when he took home that Oly gold in a still-standing Oly record.

TOP TEN NON-DRUG REASONS FOR RECENT AND HISTORICAL“INSANE” PERFORMANCES OF KENYANS AND ETHIOPIANS (AND OTHER AFRICANS TOO!)
Taller tennis players get greater leverage on their shots- longer arms and longer legs means more coverage of the ground and air to return shots- LOGICAL
Taller runners like Kiptum have much longer legs therefore longer stride length and consequently take FEWER steps to cover the same distance as shorter runners- LOGICAL
No bunched big calf muscles on Kenyan and Ethiopian runners therefore shock dissipates all the way up legs instead of causing cramping of calves later in the race - LOGICAL
Higher foot arches in African runners act as springy shock absorbers- developed during early life from running around barefoot and running to and from school each day- versus the yellow school bus that stops every 200 meters invade God Forbid Johnny USA has to walk too far to his house - LOGICAL
Born and raised at altitude so physiologically advantaged - versus high altitude “campers” rushing to Flagstaff for 6-8 weeks to try and accelerate their red blood cell production while sleeping in oxygen-depriving tents at night. That’s like drinking 10 Red Bulls just before a race to get your heart rate over 200 so you have more blood circulation.-LOGICAL
Simple carb-rich organic diet of Kenyans and Ethiopians with very few preservatives in food
Pollution- free training environment ALL of the time - fewer toxins and poisons and free radicals in their system- LOGICAL
Thinner than other runners - less access to food excesses through too many choices and temptations and so genetically more efficient at using that food eaten for fuel not pleasure.-LOGICAL
Less domestic pressure on the runner re: kids and household chores -able to isolate more easily as they are the primary financial lifeline for a very extended family and sole income provider for many dependents.LOGICAL
Train on dirt roads and in grassy fields undulating surfaces and very hilly terrain driving up work rate per stride versus runners who spend all day on roads and tartan tracks. LOGICAL
Train in much hotter climates than others therefore sweat more efficiently in cooler races LOGICAL
Literally running for their lives to drag their families in financially from the fringes of human dignity and therefore probably have a higher emotional tolerance for pain than other runners at any given point in the race.LOGICAL
Now what was that about blaming these improvements on “super shoes”and EPO again ?

Put the emotions aside and celebrate the witnessing of historical breakthroughs for the sheer joy of performance. If Kelvin and Faith are juicing, they WILL be caught. Ask Lance.

Kiptum's coach opinion

tribune.com.pk

Record-breaker Kiptum ‘needs to calm down’: coach | The Express Tribune

https://tribune.com.pk/author/268

Hakizimana fears intense training will shorten Kenyan marathon runner’s career

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Higher arches from running around barefoot? Please explain how being barefoot raises arch height. That's a new one to the sports medicine community.

thebarefootrunners.org

Does Arch Type Predict Athletic Ability?

[ATTACH] Does Arch Type Predict Athletic Ability? By Dr. Emily Splichal, DPM It is believed that many factors play a role in the development of...

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The things you said aren't absolutes.

Taller runners dont necessarily have and advantage over shorter runners who have same proportions as them, however I've notice taller Caucasian athletes tend to have a more natural ectomorph build than shorter Caucasian.

Secondly its more about tendon length and mechanics in relation to the calf, a high calf swings back more efficiently whilst also having longer tendon structure around it - the higher the calf the more soleus and Achilles, which in turn leads to a higher ceiling for development in energy return. Note Africans need a lot more volume to develop the same stiffness as a Caucasian because the tendon structure on a European leg is shorter but this can be advantageous for fast development in tendon stiffness. This phenotype is exclusive to Africans stewy mcsweeyn and luis griv both have high calfs and aren't African

Also most Africans dont have high arches majority would be flat footed but have very strong feet high arches are bad for running as they cannot compress and that lead to injuries pronation is natural

the high carb diet can be a factor as they may have created epigenetics will carb absorption.

the altitude can be a factor, the kalejin and specifically the Oromo of Ethiopian (sifan hassan people) have specific gene that mean their response to altitude would be more beneficially whereas people who dont have this ancestry might not benefit from this altitude at all, even other populations like Latin Americans may have these gene (grant fisher)

Aslo you can forget about doping, its a cut throat game out there and when your training with the best and see another getting better than you that you use to whoop you eventually turn to the Darkside too

Rhonex's initial success was on the roads. His handlers shuttled him around the globe where he ran 26:xx 10ks, despite no earlier indication of talent, all while being "18" years old. At least Kiptum has the decency to be "23."

Rhonex's track times came later. So did the drug bust.

Lance was only caught because he threatened people. Loads of athletes get away with it. Ask Hicham.

Can I ask Sebastian instead?

I'm sure super shoes don't matter at all. That's why all the elite and fastest runners in the world train and race in them. I bet they do it just to look cool.

It can't be the shoes, American marathoners wear the same shoes but they keep sucking, bests times 3 and 4 and 5 minutes behind everyone else!

Rupp has been crucified on letsrun for well over a decade. If Rupp ran 2:00 for a marathon, after the servers recovered, the general consensus from non trolls would be he doped. Like anyone who runs a 2:00 marathon.

False. He won his world junior championship on the track before he ran his first 26:xx on the roads.

Everybody uses new shoes when they come out. But quite obviously not everyone gets results. So it isn't the shoes after all.

Who's not getting results?

Awsi Dooger /. Kipchoge was a place holder, the event/times were weak?

Thats just laughable!