I have it on good authority that Kipchoge has decided Berlin will be his fall marathon. He has turned down huge huge money from London for a much more modest fee as he wants to attack the world record one last time before taking on Boston and NYC next year.
What a beast
This would be very cool. Considering the wind, the wrong turn early in the race, the fact that Tokyo is not so fast as Berlin, and the lack of perfect long term pacing, Eliud's recent 2:02:40 in Tokyo does seem to indicate near WR shape. I think the wrong turn alone cost about 10 seconds; Tokyo may be at least 15-30 seconds slower than Berlin (possibly much more), and assuming the headwind was more to blame for Eliud's slowdown in the final 7k than just fatigue, we can easily imagine that performance was worth sub2:02 in Berlin, if not close to the record.
Perhaps they will have him open in 60:30-40, just so the possibility of smashing the record yet again is there, but even with fading in the latter stages he may improve it some. It's tough to open in 61:00 and count on a sub 60:39 second half to get there, although Eliud may be comfortable with such an ask.
Told you! :P
AloneInBerlin wrote:
Told you! :P
Good shout OP, if the weather is perfect then we could hopefully see a new WR.
Do you know who's also confirmed Elites running?
Honestly, unless this is an attempt at sub-2 in real race, I don't care that much. Even the prospect of him knocking a few more seconds off the WR doesn't excited me. New York offered a new challenge and some uncertainty about how he handles a more undulating course. Berlin will be just one more marathon victory to go with all the rest
Bump
He will win,
He will break his own world record,
All the best champ 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪
The making of a legend...
mbaihaulles wrote:
He will win,
He will break his own world record,
All the best champ 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪
The making of a legend...
Yes, he will win BUT no legend. Running on a pancake flat course on super shoes and NOT running NYC and Boston. Just a grab for money which is fine but don't elevate this nonsense.
You can eat your own bile. You seem to be so bitter. You'll never achieve what Kipchoge has achieved in the world of running. To you he's not a legend but to others who are a majority HE REMAINS TO BE THE G.O.A.T & LEGEND OF MARATHON RUNNING.
You call yourself no legend 🤣🤣😅
By the way, what's your time in any distance you've ever run? Or it's just opening your buccal cavity here???
No legend or whoever you call yourself, it's you who's jerking. I wonder which true fans don't give credit where due. Yours is an action of bitterness over Kipchoge. I asked you a question that you've not answered.
What distance have you ever run and won to prove your sentiments?
It's easier to discredit others who've achieved better in what you yourself has NOT shown anything worth.
I'll repeat this: You'll never be able to achieve what Kipchoge has been able to achieve over the marathon. Period.
I am so glad he is not running in USA! It’s always tough for East Africans to adjust with the traveling and jet lag in US, add to that the on going chaos in airports! Perfect choice! What would be the point winning NYC in 2h04-2h05 when you can bang another world record 😵💫
He may win but he won't break 2 hours, that's for sure.
And Father Time will catch up on him eventually, maybe even this year.
mbaihaulles wrote:
You can eat your own bile. You seem to be so bitter. You'll never achieve what Kipchoge has achieved in the world of running. To you he's not a legend but to others who are a majority HE REMAINS TO BE THE G.O.A.T & LEGEND OF MARATHON RUNNING.
You call yourself no legend 🤣🤣😅
By the way, what's your time in any distance you've ever run? Or it's just opening your buccal cavity
Do you want to talk yo us about your problem(s)?
LRC touting this thread is funny. probably were threads started that could've been bumped for any major he chose
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