JOSHUA CHEPTEGEI IS DONE!

Number 12 wrote:

So Cheptegei has turned from a 12:35 runner into a 12;49 guy, and Ronald Musalaga has gone from a 3:30 to struggling to break 3:36.

Hmmmm...

Both very strange progressions.

Cheptegi took 7 seasons to go from 13:32 to 12:57 at 23, then runs 12:35 next year at 24

Musalaga had only broken 3:35 once (3:33.65) up until the age of 26, then runs 3:30 in 2019 and 3:31 twice.

Hmmmmm...

It's "Musagala", Coevett.

Does anyone else think that Cheptegeis running form changed a bit since his WR?

It kinda looks like he jerks his legs a bit while pushing off which causes a high heel behind his back. Looked more smooth and piston-like in his WR runs.

think first wrote:

Does anyone else think that Cheptegeis running form changed a bit since his WR?

It kinda looks like he jerks his legs a bit while pushing off which causes a high heel behind his back. Looked more smooth and piston-like in his WR runs.

He looks less confident.

Number 12 wrote:

So Cheptegei has turned from a 12:35 runner into a 12;49 guy, and Ronald Musalaga has gone from a 3:30 to struggling to break 3:36.

Hmmmm...

Both very strange progressions.

Cheptegi took 7 seasons to go from 13:32 to 12:57 at 23, then runs 12:35 next year at 24

Musalaga had only broken 3:35 once (3:33.65) up until the age of 26, then runs 3:30 in 2019 and 3:31 twice.

Hmmmmm...

Hmmm almost like Jakob’s “progression” but in reverse

Tron wrote:

solongfarewell wrote:

Why?

His win the other day looked fairly easy. Also did a 7:24 indoor 3,000m just missing komen’s wr

Gebrhiwet ran 26:57 and 12:49 in the span of 48 hours. He can run 12:53 as easily as Wale can, and also has a much better championship record (3 medals vs 0). 7:24i is undeniably special, and maybe Wale is the better man, but in my opinion the evidence favors Gebrhiwet. Regardless, both should make the 5k team.

Doping during Covid is wearing off. Bekele is the 🐐 🐐 🐐

False.

But hes certainly not in shape yet. Hes a multiple WR holder and still young, he will be back.

His form has definitely changed. I would typically think that’s injury related but doesn’t seem like he’s been hurt at all

The people that were pumping the names of Cheptegei and J. Kipchoge know well what we were doing.

They were like the wolf that choose the weaker of the troupe, to target well their attacks.

Names like Barega, Kiplimo, Wale (even Edris) were intentionally forgotten by some western medias.

solongfarewell wrote:

Tron wrote:

His win the other day looked fairly easy. Also did a 7:24 indoor 3,000m just missing komen’s wr

Gebrhiwet ran 26:57 and 12:49 in the span of 48 hours. He can run 12:53 as easily as Wale can, and also has a much better championship record (3 medals vs 0). 7:24i is undeniably special, and maybe Wale is the better man, but in my opinion the evidence favors Gebrhiwet. Regardless, both should make the 5k team.

Oh I agree that both should be on the 5,000m team..just giving some reasons why Wale might be favoured. This is his first non-steeple season so hard to compare past results

SomebodyHadToDoIt wrote:

Doesn't even get top three in a fast race in Florence.

Discus.

Why didn't he win this race and get smoked in a race almost the length of the home straight slower than his WR? I mean nobody has mentioned this or put two and two together here - NO LIGHTS.

If anyone doubted how powerful these are in all these WR attempts this tonight is more evidence for it - it can't be clearer. When he had rely on himself to judge and force the pace needed to fatigue the field he couldn't do it - plain and simple. He's not the athlete Bekele was - not even close. He's simple an even pace metronome that without his metronome is not even a factor in a Diamond League race.

Is he done? In any race without those stupid freaking lights he is. I'll say it again - "super spikes"? My god - NOTHING on wavelight in terms of performance enhancement. Nothing.

He faded on purpose to give this forum the last chance to say Cheptegei goes home devastated.

Someone's gonna get mad but... shoes don't cycle. More proof this was never "the spikes."

Number 12 wrote:

So Cheptegei has turned from a 12:35 runner into a 12;49 guy, and Ronald Musalaga has gone from a 3:30 to struggling to break 3:36.

Hmmmm...

Both very strange progressions.

Cheptegi took 7 seasons to go from 13:32 to 12:57 at 23, then runs 12:35 next year at 24

Musalaga had only broken 3:35 once (3:33.65) up until the age of 26, then runs 3:30 in 2019 and 3:31 twice.

Yes this is the real point, no excuse here!!! Is a lot more suspicious the Cheptegei final laps fading and his 12:54( after what he did last year) then the fantastic " easy" 12:48 of the amazing Jakob Ingebrigsten that is at the top of the world of running since he was a child.

Hmmmmm...

Number 12 wrote:

So Cheptegei has turned from a 12:35 runner into a 12;49 guy, and Ronald Musalaga has gone from a 3:30 to struggling to break 3:36.

Hmmmm...

Both very strange progressions.

Cheptegi took 7 seasons to go from 13:32 to 12:57 at 23, then runs 12:35 next year at 24

Musalaga had only broken 3:35 once (3:33.65) up until the age of 26, then runs 3:30 in 2019 and 3:31 twice.

Hmmmmm...

So the "shoes" make you run even slower?

My god - NOTHING on wavelight in terms of performance enhancement. Nothing.[/quote]

Really? You can't think of anything? You mean it's harder to follow the runners in front of you than a light on a track?

solongfarewell wrote:

wejo wrote:

Except Gebrihwet didn’t make the team. That’s how good the Ethiopians are.

If Gebrhiwet doesn’t make the team, it will only show that the selectors are idiots, not that the Ethiopians are that good. He’s easily their best 5k guy right now.

Ethiopia really shot themselves in the foot allowing Wavelight at their trials and causing the races to be fast time trials.

This is unlike how the Olympics will be run, it would be better to have allowed the athletes to just race.

He had the lights for his 3000m WR try back a few week ago, and still broke down after a few laps.

I think the reason is mental. I think his fame got to his head after he broke the WR.

After he broke the WR, in Uganda he was treated like a super star because it's a country which is not well represented in distance running, and there is a big competition between Uganda and Kenya. I think in one of the documentary Cheptegei explained that Kenyans tribes used to come to Uganda and kill people from others Ugandan tribe, and I think it happened to one of the tribe Cheptegei comes from.

So basic gist of it, Cheptegei was treated like a super-hero in Uganda. I think it got to his head and even if very subtle he just didn't train as purposefully as he was before. He lost this "fire".

Hopefully his recent bad performances will act as a cold shower, and wake him up.