James Mwangi, Kenya, wins Porto marathon in 2:08:47, beating previous best of 2:21:54!

Ghost1 wrote:

Link:worldathletics.org/competition/calenda...

His progress has been astonishing in the last few years. He started his marathon career in 2017 with 2:25:51 in Moshi, Tanzania and the next year improved it to 2:21:54 The standard chartered marathon in Nairobi.

In 2022 he reached a new level in Gothenburg Sweden on 21 May 2022 running a very good half marathon in 1:01:31, in the hometown of celebrated Swedish coach Jan Stensson. This pointed to a very good marathon coming up. The double half marathon time +5 minutes for elite runners seems to have come into place with this win in Porto, but I suspect he can go even faster because I do not think that Porto is the fastest course.

In other news on the same day, November 6, 2022, but in a different time zone in Guadalajara Mexico, six Kenyans nabbed the first six places in the marathon of that city. I think some of those Kenyans who featured in this race are based in Mexico and running and training from the volcano city of Toluca. This may be an offshoot of the former Zacatecas running club.

Kenyans will export their talents to all corners of the world and there are even Kenyans based in the Philippines, Malaysia, and Thailand among other esoteric locales. Their dedication to task and abnegation of luxury is admirable in order to feed their families back home. This is how they operate with the bulk of their earnings being sent home through Western Union to feed their families and extended family.

1. E.Koech 2:10:19

2. K.Kiplagat 2:10:46

3. S.Cheprot 2:11:21

7. O.Crisosstomo 2:19:59 (first Mexican)

Older Boulder wrote:

Ghost1 wrote:

Link:worldathletics.org/competition/calenda...

His progress has been astonishing in the last few years. He started his marathon career in 2017 with 2:25:51 in Moshi, Tanzania and the next year improved it to 2:21:54 The standard chartered marathon in Nairobi.

In 2022 he reached a new level in Gothenburg Sweden on 21 May 2022 running a very good half marathon in 1:01:31, in the hometown of celebrated Swedish coach Jan Stensson. This pointed to a very good marathon coming up. The double half marathon time +5 minutes for elite runners seems to have come into place with this win in Porto, but I suspect he can go even faster because I do not think that Porto is the fastest course.

In other news on the same day, November 6, 2022, but in a different time zone in Guadalajara Mexico, six Kenyans nabbed the first six places in the marathon of that city. I think some of those Kenyans who featured in this race are based in Mexico and running and training from the volcano city of Toluca. This may be an offshoot of the former Zacatecas running club.

Kenyans will export their talents to all corners of the world and there are even Kenyans based in the Philippines, Malaysia, and Thailand among other esoteric locales. Their dedication to task and abnegation of luxury is admirable in order to feed their families back home. This is how they operate with the bulk of their earnings being sent home through Western Union to feed their families and extended family.

1. E.Koech 2:10:19

2. K.Kiplagat 2:10:46

3. S.Cheprot 2:11:21

7. O.Crisosstomo 2:19:59 (first Mexican)

Is he related to the James Mwangi who was second to Goucher at 1998 NCAA Cross?

Ghost1 wrote:

Link:worldathletics.org/competition/calenda...

His progress has been astonishing in the last few years. He started his marathon career in 2017 with 2:25:51 in Moshi, Tanzania and the next year improved it to 2:21:54 The standard chartered marathon in Nairobi.

In 2022 he reached a new level in Gothenburg Sweden on 21 May 2022 running a very good half marathon in 1:01:31, in the hometown of celebrated Swedish coach Jan Stensson. This pointed to a very good marathon coming up. The double half marathon time +5 minutes for elite runners seems to have come into place with this win in Porto, but I suspect he can go even faster because I do not think that Porto is the fastest course.

In other news on the same day, November 6, 2022, but in a different time zone in Guadalajara Mexico, six Kenyans nabbed the first six places in the marathon of that city. I think some of those Kenyans who featured in this race are based in Mexico and running and training from the volcano city of Toluca. This may be an offshoot of the former Zacatecas running club.

Kenyans will export their talents to all corners of the world and there are even Kenyans based in the Philippines, Malaysia, and Thailand among other esoteric locales. Their dedication to task and abnegation of luxury is admirable in order to feed their families back home. This is how they operate with the bulk of their earnings being sent home through Western Union to feed their families and extended family.

1. E.Koech 2:10:19

2. K.Kiplagat 2:10:46

3. S.Cheprot 2:11:21

7. O.Crisosstomo 2:19:59 (first Mexican)

Ghost1 wrote:

Coevett wrote:

If I didn't know Ghost1, I'd assume he was being sarcastic regarding this Kenyan's 'astonishing improvement'.

Corvette+Cram:

I can see your point but his first marathon in Tanzania was run in torrid heat and his second marathon in Nairobi was run at altitude so one should look at the big picture however I was still surprised but not astonished that he clocked 2:08:40 in Portugal but there are so many other runners of his calibre training in in Kenya who never get the chance to show their true worth overseas but once they get that chance they do all they can to show their talent and this is the type of result you get.

There are hundreds of other runners just in the running capital of Iten, Kenya, who could run just as fast if not faster if given the chance to gain an invite to an overseas marathon of calibre.

Coevett wrote:

Ghost1 wrote:

Corvette+Cram:

I can see your point but his first marathon in Tanzania was run in torrid heat and his second marathon in Nairobi was run at altitude so one should look at the big picture however I was still surprised but not astonished that he clocked 2:08:40 in Portugal but there are so many other runners of his calibre training in in Kenya who never get the chance to show their true worth overseas but once they get that chance they do all they can to show their talent and this is the type of result you get.

There are hundreds of other runners just in the running capital of Iten, Kenya, who could run just as fast if not faster if given the chance to gain an invite to an overseas marathon of calibre.

The type of result you get is a new doping bust every week. Funny how there are all of these hundreds of 2:08 runners in Iten, and yet so many of the 2:08 runners who do get the invites are busted for nandrolene, EPO, rat poison, and peds most of us haven't even heard of.

Coevett wrote:

Ghost1 wrote:

Corvette+Cram:

I can see your point but his first marathon in Tanzania was run in torrid heat and his second marathon in Nairobi was run at altitude so one should look at the big picture however I was still surprised but not astonished that he clocked 2:08:40 in Portugal but there are so many other runners of his calibre training in in Kenya who never get the chance to show their true worth overseas but once they get that chance they do all they can to show their talent and this is the type of result you get.

There are hundreds of other runners just in the running capital of Iten, Kenya, who could run just as fast if not faster if given the chance to gain an invite to an overseas marathon of calibre.

The type of result you get is a new doping bust every week. Funny how there are all of these hundreds of 2:08 runners in Iten, and yet so many of the 2:08 runners who do get the invites are busted for nandrolene, EPO, rat poison, and peds most of us haven't even heard of.