Anyone else notice Kipchoge looked shaken in post race interview? Blames ear blockage, Kipchoge shook!

He has been running in these perfect conditions for him and not used to the cold. He does look like he’s freezing his butt off in the interview.

dodge ball wrote:

He has been running in these perfect conditions for him and not used to the cold. He does look like he’s freezing his butt off in the interview.

The temperature was 10*c that's perfect running temperature, yes the rain/wind would have made it slightly colder but I think that's not why he was trembling, he was shook mentally this race has claimed part of his soul.

It looked like Kipchoge wasn't on top of hydration after the half mark, unlike The 1:59 or Breaking 2 races. I haven't fully watched the Berlin race to see his hydration patterns.

online at degenerate hours wrote:

It looked like Kipchoge wasn't on top of hydration after the half mark, unlike The 1:59 or Breaking 2 races. I haven't fully watched the Berlin race to see his hydration patterns.

This. He got every bottle in Berlin. Look up the kipchoge water bottle guy on YouTube. Dude was pumped after each time he handed it off lol

I’ve run in very similar conditions. When you are wet and exhausted at that temperature, it’s easy to get very cold. During the race was fine, but once I finished I was shaking like crazy.

Rainy Day wrote:

I’ve run in very similar conditions. When you are wet and exhausted at that temperature, it’s easy to get very cold. During the race was fine, but once I finished I was shaking like crazy.

+1

40 some degrees and raining equals hypothermia after 2 hours. I once ran a 5k in those conditions, steady rain and low 40s, and I could not feel anything for an hour after the race and shook uncontrollably. I can’t imagine that for 2 hours.

ultrawalker wrote:

dodge ball wrote:

He has been running in these perfect conditions for him and not used to the cold. He does look like he’s freezing his butt off in the interview.

The temperature was 10*c that's perfect running temperature, yes the rain/wind would have made it slightly colder but I think that's not why he was trembling, he was shook mentally this race has claimed part of his soul.

40° and raining is not perfect temperature. Have you ever run a cross country race in a cold rain? That goes right to the bone. Now imagine running in a cold rain for two hours?

I think he simply wasn't as prepared for the weather as he should be, plus missed the odd bottle grab. He tried to put a brave face on it, but felt like there were some rookie errors there oddly.

Lol. You're weird dude.

I'm in London. Forget what the weather says. It was very cold and rainy. It was not ideal weather for marathoning.

It sounds like a perfect storm of problems.

Cold and rainy, leading to hypothermia. These conditions affect some people a lot more than others.

Nutrition - Missed taking his bottles.

Ear blockage - Probably a cold. I've noticed that a minor cold that doesn't affect me in other ways can significantly hinder my running performance.

Add it all up and it leads to less than optimal performance. I'm not making excuses for him... it's just an objective analysis. I couldn't care less who won.

I'm a Kipchoge fan. But this makes me way more excited for his next marathon. Let's see how the champ can bounce back from defeat!

His mind will be his greatest competitor: "Am I over the hill? Was last time really just a fluke?"

I want to see him trounce those doubts.

I did my long run this morning in London, possibly one of the worst days of the year (so far) to run. Cold, quite windy (with horrible gusts) and rain ranging from mid to heavy. On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is the worst day and 10 is the best to run, we were definitely around 3 today. I pack quite a lot of fat, was running in a jacket and was still cold when the gusts picked up. So I can see why Kipchoge may have been a bit shaken...

Could be an ear infection. That can really affect your performance.

Tbf I haven’t watched the race or the interview yet as I was pacing someone in a London park for their ‘virtual qualifier’ for VLM 2021 BUT whilst it wasn’t generally cold, the constant winds (32mph gusts) and rain meant even after changing clothes and having 5 layers on I was still shaking for a while. It was horribly chilly once you stopped moving. Not a defence,

but just being fair

KT1 wrote:

Rainy Day wrote:

I’ve run in very similar conditions. When you are wet and exhausted at that temperature, it’s easy to get very cold. During the race was fine, but once I finished I was shaking like crazy.

+1

40 some degrees and raining equals hypothermia after 2 hours. I once ran a 5k in those conditions, steady rain and low 40s, and I could not feel anything for an hour after the race and shook uncontrollably. I can’t imagine that for 2 hours.

10°c is 50° f

KT1 wrote:

40 some degrees and raining equals hypothermia after 2 hours. I once ran a 5k in those conditions, steady rain and low 40s, and I could not feel anything for an hour after the race and shook uncontrollably. I can’t imagine that for 2 hours.

Lol!

He's referring to ear wax buildup. I have never heard of someone refer to an ear infection as "blockage". This is a very poor excuse. I know a lot of people here that are fans are in denial. If you step away, and assess this objectively, he just had an awful day. He did not perform well, and he was not anywhere near his usual level physically. Having ear wax buildup does not prevent your body from running faster.

Kipchoge is obviously extremely tough, and I guarantee that the faintest of "pain" caused by blockage in the ear would not inhibit his ability to run faster. Hear as well? Yes. Physically move at a different speed? No.

Remove subjective analysis.

Missed drink stations + humidity -> dehydration -> hypothermia & inner ear pain?

Since when was 12*c ever considered too cold for running that's perfect temperature, any runner would take today's weather over a sunny 20*c day for a race/time trial.. whoever says this is the worst day of the season so far for running clearly isn't much of a runner.

you can tell his mind is blown in this interview too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PtqOD3Tp9c