OFFICIAL Letesenet Giday Marathon Debut Prediction Thread

Barring any injuries or missed training and if decent weather:. 2:13:42 WR in her debut

Should have included the date DECEMBER 4th in the title. But yeah it's happening this year, most anticipated debut EVER!!!!

CALM down! You are exaggerating. It is NOT the most anticipated debut ever. Please relax.

I GUARANTEE you it will be called, billed, touted as such by many media outlets between now and Dec 4th. Many already was eagerly anticipating her marathon potential after she destroyed the 1)2 marathon world record in that debut.

Now what do you think she will run for the marathon on Dec 4th?

It is difficult to make a prediction about a marathon which is almost 7 months away. I am not sure if she will avoid injury, for example, or what the weather will be like.

You are now saying 2:13:25…

You created this as the official thread and now you have started up the unofficial thread too. You are very excited.

We are eagerly anticipating another prediction thread from you in November.

You just can’t tell from a half marathon. Just look at Tadese, half does not translate to full.

We are all on the edge of our respective seats waiting for this one. When is it again?

Almaz Ayana just won Amsterdam Marathon in 2:17:20 in her debut, with Genzebe Divaba 2nd in around 2:18:04 (debut), and a three Ethiopian also debut in 2:18:59.

GIDAY have to be going for the world record if three major talented Ethiopians can all debut in sub 2:19 in Amsterdam course and Valencia is faster and GIDAY is a strong above all of them even Ayana at the moment.

Who was the other person to hold all those WRs?

Ingrid Kristansen she rran for Norway. Had a big heart you could see she was willing to push herself to her extreme limits to win. Ingrid was a beast.

Only athlete I think tries harder is Almaz Ayana. If she ever gets back 100% and someone with her late in a 10000 or marathon she will push to complete exhaustion to break away

Did you see Hassan in Tokyo, and specifically in the 10000 and after? That’s the athlete who “tries hardest.”

2:12:30

2:13 flat and a world record. You heard it hear first.

After her half marathon this is a great WR. I would say 2:12:43.

Are you aware she ran her debut marathon this morning???

The course record is 2:17:16...

I predict 2:15 and whatever.

So a course record and an all-time top 5 time, but no world record yet. The world record will eventually come though in all likelihood.