Kipchoge 2:01:09 Official

Yes he overcooked the first half and probably could have ran sub-2:01 if he paced it better but my god that was exciting thinking sub-2 was on for a good hour and ten

Yes agreed. Difficult to get that exact balance. His previous world record of 2:01:39 he ran almost the exact opposite with a massive negative split in the second half, although it wasn't sub 60!

I figure if he ran even splits he could have maybe maxed out at 2:00:30

With more pacers throughout and more hydration, you can see how he got under 2 in Vienna

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5km - 14:14

10km - 28:23 (14:09)

15km - 42:33 (14:10)

20km - 56:45 (14:12)

half - 59:51

25km - 1:11:08 (14:23)

30km - 1:25:40 (14:32)

35km - 1:40:10 (14:30)

40km - 1:54:53 (14:43)

finish - 2:01:09

What an incredible race! He is amazing. Especially for a man who probably qualifies as middle aged, let’s face it.

very cool. Good race by him. I’ll tune in when he runs a race instead of a time trial next

Did he also break the 25km, 30km, 35km and 40km records today?

How is the claim that a legal sub 2:00 is fifty years away or never looking?

Agreed. And to me, as he gets older, he looks more and more the age he is, like years ago everyone said he looked way older than his supposed age, but now I’d say he looks great, like what a 38 year old man would be expected to look like. think Aaron rodgers, rothlesberger, Lebron in a year or so, not Tom Brady tho…

Only thing I’m disappointed about is no boss moves from Kipchoge. woulda been boss as crap if after that 59:50 first half, when Belihu started inevitably fading, for him to motion to him to get up there with him like suck it up buttercup come on get up here with me

Or if he threw in a gratuitous yelling at Galen Rupp

What a bizarre statement. You're saying that because there were some pacers for the first half that it wasn't a race? There were dozens of other elite marathoners that Kipchoge was competing against. He's just that good that they were never really a factor.

His halfway split was insane. To do this at 37 is mindblowing.

Don't care what anyone says, he has already ran sub 2. The reasoning behind it not being official is nonsense.

I’m impressed but to be honest would be more impressed if he would win NYC & Boston to complete the WMM Slam

This seems to be a kind of Schrödinger's Douchebag.

If someone "only" wins medals and doesn't have WRs they aren't really that good and if someone sets WRs in circumstances where this is possible then it isn't a real race.

You are more impressed if he win nyc and Boston than if he sets a freaking new world record? He wins NYC and Boston if he just enters them, a world record is pushing the limits of humanity. The one is a matter of priority the othet is a matter of leaving an imprint in history just a handfull have been able to do the last 100 years.

Running 2:01:09 is a boss move you schmuck. Teatricals and stupid stuff like that can be left to lesser runners. The others isn't at the same planet, he knows it, they know it, everyone knows it.

Good lord, I was joking. next time I’ll be sure to end the post with “jk” for ya