So many struggle stepping up, even an all-time great like Farah has had trouble at the 26.2 distance, he's also had success as well.
Even so, Kandie has me worried. Dropping off like that , and when he did it, suggests he didn't have the base to run that pace. I'd love to see his training log for this build, I would guess he doesn't have the volume
Wise Old Man wrote:
OozmaKappa wrote:
Gidey will 1000% percent smash the Marathon wr bc she already has the #1 and #2 womens running performances of all time at just 23 years old.
Extrapolate to 42.2 from the 10K and the 1/2 marathon at your own peril. We just saw it’s not necessarily a straight line. Maybe Gidey will do it, but maybe not. Bolt was not the world’s best 400 m runner.
Bolt would have run sub 43 if he wanted to. He didnt want to because the 100 was more lucrative and that was a sound business decision. Can't blame him.
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Dumbest post I've seen on LetsRun in a while. Theoretically, we wouldn't know if he's able to run 63-63 because he'd never run anything longer than a half marathon until New York.
Precious Roy wrote:
QFE. Kandie was not healthy during his build-up.
Runners like Kandie who are very fast from 10k to 1/2 get over raced by their managers and agents because there is decent money at the big halfs and shorter road races. Kandie ran a 26:51 10k on the road a little over a month before NY. In 2020, he ran 4 halfs with three under 59 and the WR of 57:32. If his managers were serious about making him into a top marathoner, they would not be running him at a 10k road race one month before a marathon major debut. Hopefully, he will have a chance to get in a solid training cycle and then take a shot at a fast marathon in London.[/quote]
He may be overtaxed but 10k a month before a marathon doesn't really sound that crazy. It seems pretty typical actually...
And this another example of how stupid Greg claiming he would be a 2:45 runner really was.
Birkoboy wrote:
And this another example of how stupid Greg claiming he would be a 2:45 runner really was.
Actually, your remark is an example of your stupidity.
My PRs indicate a marathon of 2:45 on an average day. I had the potential to run faster.
I never said I 'would be' any kind of marathoner. I just said my times pointed to a certain marathon time.
Nice try.