Kipchoge Speaks Post-Boston!

Anyone that is complaining that he owes them to have talked is pathetic and narcissistic. He owes nothing. He's done nothing but be gracious and open with his communication his whole career with the pressure of the whole marathoning community on him. Maybe if he didn't waste all his time having to appear and talk before the race, he might have been able to relax before it.

Of course he was going to talk about it at sometime and it will be easily available to anyone that truly cares. Let him have a bad race.

He should do a revenge marathon in London on Sunday. They're always fun

He has the swagger that folks like Jakob and Bekele have when interviewed. Not afraid to express his annoyance and opinions to journalists even if it might be "factually wrong". We need more personalities like this. All three have something in common.

Definitely more annoyed than usual after losing - I think he'll come back strong unless he's physically done for, which isn't something he can control

Love the last guy who asked if he understands that he can't win every race and got him to say it. Eliud needs to have more realistic expectations.

Gault's question was fine. The part about winning every marathon of course every champion thinks he'll win every race but knows he won't win every race. Come on

Reporter: Are you sad you lost?

EK: That's sports. (Goes on to explain other dominant athletes losing)

Reporter: Do you understand that?

WTF?

Everyone saying ELIUD IS DONE HE'S 38 is a certified LRC moran. He ran the world record literally 7 months ago.

Eliud lost because frankly he ran like a dumba$$.

Frontrunning the first half wasn't smart, but I think he's over the hill.

He will not win the Olympic Marathon in Paris, he won't even medal.

His voice was perfect for it too

We made the same argument for Bekele after his Berlin 2019 until it became slowly and painfully clear that the decline then on was decisive.

We don’t know when exactly it will happen but it can happen any day now or might’ve already happened Monday.

Why can't he admit his upper leg means his quads were shot from the downhill? I thought there was a good chance someone else may win on this kind of course but then he was so confident in all the pre-race interviews that hills are hills and every training video I see in Kenya is of rolling hills. So I thought he was def going to win. But the sustained time on concrete and the timing of the hills must make it different.

Still, I think I'll read that cheese book.

Would’ve loved if someone asked him about Evans Chebet and the rivalry that I hope this forms…

Q: Whats wrong with your leg?
A: "Im not a doctor"
Q: Was it caused by the fast first 5K on the downhills?
A: "No"

mmmyeah ok. dude was getting zesty for no reason. clearly the downhill 14:17 could've effected his legs. If he was fine in his build up, and fine on the start line, and they didnt go out at <2 pace, then it's a very reasonable and almost obvious assertion that the pace on the downhills was a major contributing factor

either that or once again he's trying to hide Nike the embarrassment of saying the new shoes are crap in some way

This is a weird take. As others have stated, he just set the WR in his previous race. What about those WR shoes would be crap? Do you think he secretly borrowed someone's Adios Pros one day in Kenya and now he yearns for that sweet sweet Lightstrike Pro? No that's not a thing. He's pretty happy with the custom Nikes he gets and the millions of $$$ he's made.

It definitely needs to be considered. It could just be chance but given the same thing has happened to a ton of other runners who said they didn't think the hills would be a big deal.... But I also understand how as a runner you can't have doubt about your plan.

Kipchoge can’t run hills: Confirmed.

Bekele's marathon career prior to Berlin 2019:

1st

4th

DNF

3rd

1st

2nd

6th

DNF

Kipchoge's marathon career prior to Berlin 2022:

1st

2nd

1st

1st

1st

1st

1st

1st

1st

1st

1st

1st

8th

1st

1st

1st

Injuries suck, and I wish we could've seen Kenenisa with a uninterrupted marathon career, but these situations aren't analogous.

Can you run one or any?

Talk is easy and cheap until you're asked to do the same thing yet you can't do even an inch!

Think before spitting folly out of your mouth!

yeah the "injury" is weird to me bc in the pre-race Gault interview he seemed to shut down any talk that he is ever injured in training... So if that's to be taken at face value, this situation then manifested in the race itself which, then, I agree points to the conclusion that his quads locked up/ cramped/ were shot whatever you want to call it due to the nature of the course and the fast early pace. To be honest he probably doesn't have a lot of experience with the sensation (though no doubt he has an incredibly high pain tolerance (or maybe discomfort tolerance) I'm sure).