IF You Could Be Eliud Kipchoge WOULD You?

Yeah but...I'd have to run marathons for a living.

Gonna need pics of his wife. 🤔

No

No. Running is a huge part of my life- probably the most important activity- but I like having a life beyond running. I would not be any professional athlete if given the choice. (This comes from someone with at least some financial security in life. Obviously it would be different if I was struggling more)

That is an interesting response. Like very interesting. I mean are there other reasons you would want to be Eliud? Like running marathons might be easier than working 70 hours a week as a corporate lawyer? Or maybe not? Food for thought.

If I was able to have his mindset yes, otherwise probably not

There is no way a man close to 6' tall will be willing to change places with a short guy only worth 3 million dollars.

Kipchoge is over the hill.

I'm not .

OK, I'm over the hill too.

But you get the point.

No

As a man who is 6 feet tall, this is false. Kipchoge is living the life I wish I was living

no. cuz i think i have the capacity to break the world record too.

No

Hi Bekele!

No. Ethics are too important to me. I would hate knowing my success came from unethical practices.

Honestly no. He's amazing to watch and I'm in awe of his performances. But I wouldn't want to make the sacrifices he has. He lives like a monk. He doesn't consume alcohol. He wakes early to run every single morning. He performs basic chores in a simple environment. He stays at a training camp every week away from his wife and children. It is a life of sacrifices and commitment.

I couldn't do it. I love running, and I enjoy training and getting the best out of myself. But I also enjoy drinking a beer. I enjoy going out with friends. I enjoy eating pizza, ice cream, cake, etc without too much worry. I am in complete awe of Kipchoge, but I wouldn't be able to live his life to achieve what he has.

Hi flagpole!

I recognized your writing style immediately.

I want to be Bekele

if i could redo my life in someone else's shoes, i'd much rather be usain bolt if i was going to try to make money off of running. i would've conditioned in middle school, trained hard in high school, and then probably retire after the 2009 world championships lol. i have to assume that i'd probably have a 100M by then. the benefit of being usain bolt rather than eluid kipchoge is how much time you have to spend training. even if a sprinter needs to work on their technique, usain bolt's record was so much faster than anyone else that i probably wouldn't even need to bother maximizing every inch of performance. i'd just settle for the WR and win a few races and get a few sponsorships and be done.

yeah, but Kipchoge could back off too. He just beat the best by over a mile. If I was Kipchoge, I'd have stopped training so hard and just rake in endorsement money.

This is why American is in decline--guys like me and probnot :)