Big question for me now is if Chep has hit his peak or if he is still not all the way back from his post world’s injury. Kiplimo may be legit the first person to run Sub 2.
I loved watching this live for the first time ever ($5 for Peacock to watch world XC and USATF tomorrow is well worth what I would pay for any other ticket). I also fully support the idea of XC in the Olympics. That being said - I've really disliked the lap format. Watching the same loop 5x feels stale. I wish there was a more creative approach to make each part of the course seem like a new obstacle and unknown as we near the end.
I gasped at Gidey's fall and really pumped about the U20 podium places for USA. What a fun event overall.
if Kiplimo starts doing Bekele or Cheptegei level things (WRs, WC/Olympic wins) this is probably the race that started it. Finally out of his countryman's shadow, although he has beaten him before in prior races and has the HM WR. Or maybe he's best on XC/roads.
Definitely a different talent than the track 5 or 10K. The change of terrain, footing, tempo, all the accelerations and decelerations, up and down hills. It’s really such a unique event if the course set up is good. Team scoring just makes it that much better. I think the athletes really care about the team titles too. They have to find a way to get xc into the Olympics.
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if Kiplimo starts doing Bekele or Cheptegei level things (WRs, WC/Olympic wins) this is probably the race that started it. Finally out of his countryman's shadow, although he has beaten him before in prior races and has the HM WR. Or maybe he's best on XC/roads.
Nobody has any clue. Nobody. Kiplimo has been around forever. He really has. He ran 27:26 seven years ago so he will be not likely be another Kenenisa Bekele.
if Kiplimo starts doing Bekele or Cheptegei level things (WRs, WC/Olympic wins) this is probably the race that started it. Finally out of his countryman's shadow, although he has beaten him before in prior races and has the HM WR. Or maybe he's best on XC/roads.
I think it may be the latter. Let’s see him do a marathon build while he’s young and in his prime and take on EK in the sunset of his career. This may be his future. Paris marathon gold, not 10K gold.
if Kiplimo starts doing Bekele or Cheptegei level things (WRs, WC/Olympic wins) this is probably the race that started it. Finally out of his countryman's shadow, although he has beaten him before in prior races and has the HM WR. Or maybe he's best on XC/roads.
Nobody has any clue. Nobody. Kiplimo has been around forever. He really has. He ran 27:26 seven years ago so he will be not likely be another Kenenisa Bekele.
Nobody has any clue. Nobody. Kiplimo has been around forever. He really has. He ran 27:26 seven years ago so he will be not likely be another Kenenisa Bekele.