2023 Boston Marathon men's race? Who you got - Eliud Kipchoge or someone else?

There’s only one certainty at this Boston: Kipchoge will win.

Kipchoge for the W @ 2:02:17. Kipruto 2nd. Top American Mantz, 2:08:40, but 2nd American…CJ. Women: Jepkosgei from the gun, 2:19 low.

Forecast is mid 40s at start, solid wind from E-SE.

Going to be a great race!

LELISA DESISA IS BACK BABY!!!!!!

Why are you promoting the Barry Bonds of the marathon? And why was the thread making that apt comparison deleted?

When you are the greatest, you are the greatest. It can be uphill, downhill, flat, it can be paced or not, it can be sunny or raining, hot or cold, windy or still, regardless the best runner wins. EK is the best and regardless of the conditions he will defeat, handily defeat, athletes of lesser caliber. Chebet, Kipruto, et al are very good, but they are not close to EK. On a fast flat course they are 2-3 minutes slower. EK wins by at least 90 seconds on Monday, probably more. The actual time will be dictated by the race day conditions.

I would for sure take the field over Eliud Kipchoge. Now this has nothing to do with the course. Eliud has been good for a long time but all good things come to an end. Eliud might win but if I were a betting man, I would bet against it.

King CJ Albertson will be that pacer that hangs on for the win

Only a fool would bet on the field in a marathon with Kipchoge in it..

In the words of the poet Richard Morgan Fliehr: "To be the man, you gotta beat the man, and right now I'm the man. Woooooooo!"

I'd bet my hourse on Kipchoge if I could.

Beats me, I'm more interested in whether you get in to your garage or not

No, it can't be cold. It can't be rainy. He lost the only time he ran under those conditions. He has never run a hilly race over any distance, so 'it can be....hilly' is also not true at this point. If it's flat and good weather, he wins most of the time. I'm not saying he'll lose. I'm not saying he sucks. I'm saying your reasoning does.

Hills have never been a deal breaker in marathoning.

They aren’t summiting Pikes Peak. The elevation change in Boston is not enough to change who is the fittest road marathoner.

Too bad Boston nixed any betting from that betting site!

Hasn't he been running hills all the time? Isn't his training full of hills?

The closest person I've seen to Kipchoge in my lifetime as far as the dominance of an individual sport (not a team sport) is Tiger Woods from like 2000 to probably 2008. I'm not a know it all data guy but I believe that time frame is right. His 2000 season maybe the greatest in the history of golf. 22 appearances that season. 10 wins, Including 3 of the 4 majors (the US Open by FIFTEEN stokes and The Open Championship by EIGHT). He finished outside of the Top 5 only 3x!!

I'd say Lance Armstrong is up there, as well. Obviously it is tainted (heck, Kipchoge and Tiger's dominance could be, as well) but if that wasn't there, it for sure would be right there, maybe even at the top of the list for individual dominance over an extended period of time.

Whether on the hills or slopes, KIPCHOGE will still win. Remember he's been training on a kenyan Boston _like course.

It's about fitness, discipline and hardwork all which kipchoge has...

Kipchoge seems to have a lot of hero worship at this point, but honestly I’m rooting for the upset or at least someone to give him a real scare. He’s so great he’s made marathoning more boring to me and I’m ready for the narrative to change.

And it will happen one day, and it won’t necessarily come with any warning. To the poster who said it’s a certainty that Kipchoge will win: just because I’ve seen a thousand sheep without wings, doesn’t mean there isn’t a winged sheep.