Rojo says Jon Gault doesn’t think he will break 3. I am with Gault on this one. It is not that it is impossible but Rojo is turning 50 next year and I don’t think he has enough motivation. I think he has turned soft and underestimated the challenge here. Is Rojo even training much and where will he attempt this?
I want a Robbie vs Greg match race. I demand it!
He ran 28:06 - that’s enough talent to break 3 off nearly no training
Somebody (Hoka?) needs to put money into a sub-3:00 project for rojo. Find an optimal course with a small army of pacers to block the wind for him. Super shoes. PEDs if needed. Pull out all the stops and make his dream a reality!
Knower of history wrote:
He ran 28:06 - that’s enough talent to break 3 off nearly no training
I believe that was Wejo.
Knower of history wrote:
He ran 28:06 - that’s enough talent to break 3 off nearly no training
Don't confuse wejo and rojo in this way. Believe rojo ran a 2:2x marathon back in the day, but wejo was the real runner of the twins (and ran 28:06).
Ok, you’re right but my point still stands. Sub 2:30 means he should break 3. The only way I’d see him failing is if he gets out way too fast and dies
Didn't one of the brothers post where they ran a 9:00ish mile, then threw on a pair of supershoes and immediately ran a 6:00ish mile?
Rojo will not break 4 hours, mark my words.
Did he do any racing in the last 10 years?
where are these knuckleheads racing?
Running Cult Member wrote:
I want a Robbie vs Greg match race. I demand it!
I love to see that too.
When and where? If he has 6 months or more, I think he can do it.
Genetics, talent, muscle memory, coaching, he has access to all the right tools. I’d imagine running LRC is more than a full time job, but also allows for a flexible schedule.
I’d love to see the attempt.
This is bigger than Kipchoge going sub 2
He's run enough in the past he'll break 3, easily. He also has enough running knowledge and experience that he wouldn't tell people he's going to do it, unless he knew he could do it.
It's hard to fake a sub-three marathon off of talent alone. A 44-year-old Bob Kennedy ran 3:26:17 at NYC in 2014. He didn't have supershoes, though.
cramister wrote:
This is bigger than Kipchoge going sub 2
We're gonna need a new GOAT shirt. Just change the time to whatever RobJohn runs and tack on a dad gut.
Didn't wejo run a 2:57 around age 40? Zero chance rojo runs equally fast, 10 years older and 20 pounds heaver. Sorry rojo.
GettingFasterDude wrote:
He's run enough in the past he'll break 3, easily. He also has enough running knowledge and experience that he wouldn't tell people he's going to do it, unless he knew he could do it.
He could break 3 easily if he actually committed himself to it. Want to say this was brought up like a year or two ago on the podcast too and I doubt he even ran 20mi in a week since then lol
Ulllises wrote:
Rojo says Jon Gault doesn’t think he will break 3. I am with Gault on this one. It is not that it is impossible but Rojo is turning 50 next year and I don’t think he has enough motivation. I think he has turned soft and underestimated the challenge here. Is Rojo even training much and where will he attempt this?
Motivation and sensible training are the key points. Even with latent talent he'll need to train and stay healthy enough to do so and it's hard to do the latter after 50.
My lifetime best at age 30 was only 2:51. I ran 2:59 last year at age 46. I think he is about my age, isn't he? If Rojo has run 2:30 he will have NO problem going under 3:00 if he does a little training.