Kipchoge ran a 8:07 2-mile indoors to soundly beat Mo Farah and Kenenisa's little brother on Feb. 18, 2012. And as we all know, Farah went on to win the Oly double just a few months later.
So the notion that Kipchoge was in physical decline is obviously BS. He just didn't run well enough when it counted to qualify for the Kenyan Oly team.
Besides, he's not the "best long distance runner who ever lived." He's the best marathoner who ever lived. If you don't know the difference, your opinion is worthless.
Of course Kipchoge was in decline. Kipchoge doesn’t have bad races. Kipchoge was no longer able to break 27 minutes. Kipchoge ran a nice 2 mile indoors but he no longer could compete against what history shows were a bunch of relative nobodies in the Kenya Trials at 10000m. Kipchoge is the best long distance runner who ever lived and I am sorry you are not bright enough to understand this. Of course Kipchoge is managed by Jos Hermens. Coached by Patrick Sang. Who is his doctor? Well maybe you can figure it out.
Morceli was in decline in 1992 at like 21. Won WC in 1991 and then got blown out at the Olympics. Or he had a leg injury (like kipchoge) and wasn't in the same shape as he was before....
I didn't say that there was evidence that Beamon and Moorcroft doped. All I said is that it was possible because there were the means to dope in that era and testing was largely non-existent. However a case of probable doping can be made against an athlete like Kipchoge. Doping is far more prevalent today than it was 40 and 50 years ago and is more sophisticated and harder for antidoping to detect. So it is everywhere. That an athlete who was declining in his late twenties is now far away better as he approaches 40 and with no real rivals suggests doping is more than a possibility, because he will also be beating doped athletes. The likelihood of clean athletes - as it is believed Kipchoge is - setting world records against likely doped competition will be about zero. Lastly, he comes from a country which has serious doping issues.
To believe in Kipchoge's achievement you have to believe clean athletes can be far better than the best dopers and that instead of declining with age clean athletes will continue to improve as they get older. I have some real estate on the moon you may be interested in.
I'm sorry, disregard everything I just said above. I was just ranting.. Kipchoge is a phenomenal athlete and should be given the benefit if the doubt. Hugs
So there is some new drug MOTs-c. You know about it and clearly you think Kipchoge knows about it, but no one else in running knows about it or takes it? The logic doesn't really square.
Of course the dude could be doping but why would he be better than everyone else who could be doping as well?
Eliud could no longer break 27 minutes a decade ago. What the hell happened to completely transform him into the best long distance runner who ever lived?
It turned out he was even better on marathon. Him and Bekele were extra talented above their peers.
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