He’s like a better version of Klecker on the track. He can make the 10k team and run impressive times; he’s not going to be competitive in the last lap of a global championship. Ever. I will keep bumping this thread for years every time I’m proven right
I think the flaw in your original post is well demonstrated in this comparison with Joe klecker, I.e. that graham is a bit too big of a guy to run a really really fast marathon. I think the 5/10 is his sweet spot and I think he and Joe will struggle over the full 42.2k distance. Being an aerobic beast does not a marathoner make!
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He’s like a better version of Klecker on the track. He can make the 10k team and run impressive times; he’s not going to be competitive in the last lap of a global championship. Ever. I will keep bumping this thread for years every time I’m proven right
I think the flaw in your original post is well demonstrated in this comparison with Joe klecker, I.e. that graham is a bit too big of a guy to run a really really fast marathon. I think the 5/10 is his sweet spot and I think he and Joe will struggle over the full 42.2k distance. Being an aerobic beast does not a marathoner make!
His frame is not as big as Klecker’s. Rupp was a big guy for a marathoner and ended up winning an Olympic medal (and could have accomplished more if he had moved to the marathon in 2014 instead of 2016).
I think the flaw in your original post is well demonstrated in this comparison with Joe klecker, I.e. that graham is a bit too big of a guy to run a really really fast marathon. I think the 5/10 is his sweet spot and I think he and Joe will struggle over the full 42.2k distance. Being an aerobic beast does not a marathoner make!
His frame is not as big as Klecker’s. Rupp was a big guy for a marathoner and ended up winning an Olympic medal (and could have accomplished more if he had moved to the marathon in 2014 instead of 2016).
Forgot to mention Ryan Hall here as well. Hall had a bigger frame than Blanks.