According to this post by Alberto Stretti, the lead group is set at 60:50. I'd imagine there's some flexibility there depending on Eliud's explicit instructions during the race though. Interestingly, there's a second group at 61:20. Could this be for Adola? I'm not sure who else could reasonably attempt so quick.
Had they really gone out at 60:50, he might have broken 2:01. But still so pumped up that he went for it. Truly the GOAT.
You don’t have to be a Kipchoge hater to make a simple prediction; I predicted he’d win but fade to 2:02:59 and I’ve written thousands of words arguing Kipchoge’s case for the greatest runner of all time. But in contrast to Kipchoge’s tagline, I believe “Every human is limited.”
A little crazy to me how many assume he can blow his WR away, and funny how the upvote/downvote feature on the more tempered predictions reveals the pervasive reaction is “Boooo! Kipchoge good! Hater bad!”
These people are bizarre and you have summarized it well. In the 2nd post in this thread I said Eliud would run 2:03:10 and that he is that good. You would have thought I had said he killed Samuel Wanjiru. They must have thought I was insulting Eliud. Most of these folks have no idea how difficult it is to run 2:03:10. There is almost no chance that Eliud breaks his world record at this point. This is reality but for these folks they want to shoot the messenger.
I rest my case.
Also, I resent your suggestion that I have no idea how difficult it is to run 2:03:10. I certainly know that it's easier than running 2:01:09.
But please, enlighten me, sir. I assume you have at least broken 2:10?
These people are bizarre and you have summarized it well. In the 2nd post in this thread I said Eliud would run 2:03:10 and that he is that good. You would have thought I had said he killed Samuel Wanjiru. They must have thought I was insulting Eliud. Most of these folks have no idea how difficult it is to run 2:03:10. There is almost no chance that Eliud breaks his world record at this point. This is reality but for these folks they want to shoot the messenger.
I rest my case.
Also, I resent your suggestion that I have no idea how difficult it is to run 2:03:10. I certainly know that it's easier than running 2:01:09.
But please, enlighten me, sir. I assume you have at least broken 2:10?
I had no idea that Eliud would tempt fate again with his PED usage. I was being naive about that. He essentially confessed with that performance.
Not going to make a prediction either way, but am rooting for a great run. What I will say is that it is difficult to comprehend that we are talking about the 2003 WC 5k gold medal winner aiming to break his own marathon WR in the year 2022 after double Olympic marathon golds.
It almost defies belief, and, I can’t believe I’m saying this, but Kipchoge is inching ever closer to becoming the all-around GOAT. His track record in the marathon (pun intended) is so astonishing that he may soon have to be considered the best runner ever. Imagine he had completed his marathon career before Kenenisa stepped on the track or the cross country course (or roads) - who do you think we’d say is the GOAT following the subsequent completion of both careers? To me it is becoming less and less clear.
It is now wholly ambiguous. We can debate endlessly, but the facts and circumstances do not support a clear GOAT any longer.
But - if Kipchoge gets gold in 2024, they very well may.
I am going to guess he does not win and that his incredibly long time atop the world marathoners (after a long career as a world class track runner) is finally over.
Hate to see it but it happens to all of us.
He won Gold in the 5k at the 2003 world champs, 19 years ago.
Brilliant,that means he is bound to win to keep up your tradition of being wrong about everything.
Predictions are guesses, facts are facts.
Still waiting for the list of "literally" have been proven to have told per your claims.
Glad to have been wrong on this guess ("hate to see it happen...").
Part of me thinks his running is too good to be true.
Brilliant,that means he is bound to win to keep up your tradition of being wrong about everything.
Predictions are guesses, facts are facts.
Still waiting for the list of "literally" have been proven to have told per your claims.
Glad to have been wrong on this guess ("hate to see it happen...").
Part of me thinks his running is too good to be true.
Wrong yet again hey 🤣
Oh and I've shown you your lies in many occasions, just because you keep waiting a few days then asking again doesn't meant they aren't there.
So yes you have literally lied hundreds of times,there was probably 50 on the tennis thread alone as you kept repeating the same 8 lies over and over,never mind how many times you have lied over the vaccine and Ukraine.