BAA just announced that Kipchoge will be headlining a stacked 2023 field.
I'm not saying it is EK, but BAA have absolutely no control over WADA, AIU or World Athletics, so this would still mean nothing
Hard to imagine that Kipchoge’s camp wouldn’t know it was coming before some rando on Letsrun and that they wouldn’t pull him from the field before the announcement came out.
I'm not saying it is EK, but BAA have absolutely no control over WADA, AIU or World Athletics, so this would still mean nothing
Hard to imagine that Kipchoge’s camp wouldn’t know it was coming before some rando on Letsrun and that they wouldn’t pull him from the field before the announcement came out.
Don't most sanctioned runners know months before the announcement?
Semi-retired. Would make a fuzz but only among running aficionados. As has been said, the rumor is probably BS anyway but it seems safe to exclude anyone who has either run in a big race in the last few month or announced participation in a big one in the next few months as athletes and team would know long before the public and lay low while trying to mitigate the trouble with lawyers, especially big shots who had a lot to lose. Cf. Houlihan two years ago.
Hard to imagine a track athlete of similar fame to Lance Armstrong in the last 20 years, other than Usain Bolt. There was a good 5 years where nearly everyone was wearing those yellow livestrong bracelets!
Currently, the average sports fan could not name a single pro runner. There were times maybe Alyson Felix or Mo Farah's names were known, maybe glimses for others. Sydney and Bol got some noterity this year.
The only person in running or track that is on Lance Armstrong level is Bolt. Ask a random person on the street if they've heard of Kipchoge, Bekele, Farah and they will say no. But everybody knows Bolt, he is a household name just like Lance.
The only person in running or track that is on Lance Armstrong level is Bolt. Ask a random person on the street if they've heard of Kipchoge, Bekele, Farah and they will say no. But everybody knows Bolt, he is a household name just like Lance.
Bolt is retired so it can't be him at this point. I think the next closest that is still active that people at home MIGHT know would be Sydney McLaughlin. Unless Allison Felix got busted on her way out.