5 days and counting and Eliud Kipchoge still hasn't congratulated Kelvin Kiptum

Salty boi

Either has Fred Kerley. WTF?!?!

Speaking of which, where is Daniel Komen on Ingebrigtsen's 2-mile world best? It's been 4 months, has he even had the grace to acknowledge the new king of the distance?

I know i already made a thread on this , but i really need attention. Guys! Guys! Come on! Listen .

Eliud is limited.

I don't understand why this is an issue. Why does anyone care whether the former record holder congratulates the new record holder? If Kiptum thinks he should have received congratulations he can use that as motivation in his next race, but it shouldn't matter to anyone else.

You may be on to something here. If you go to his "X" account, he posted about the 4th anniversary of his 1:59 in Vienna, but nothing about Kiptum's record run. People in the thread are calling him out for this. I'll wait because eventually he will have to respond.

“Everyone gets a trophy” generation needs to realize that you don’t have to be nice to your competitors- especially ones that have broken your record or your biggest competition for a 3rd Olympic gold. Why would he be happy for that? That’s completely weak and lame.

I ain't sayin' sh*t to any y'all mfukas. Y'all can kiss my black ass.

273 days and counting and Eluid Kipchoge has still not congratulated Kiptum…. We need to have a thread a day lamenting his lack of Gandhitude.

Deep down, humans naturally do not want people below them to rise above. Kipchoge had this profound/monk-like image because he was above everyone.

He could inspire everyone and preach that no human is limited. But of course, he is competitive and does not want to be stripped of his marathon prowess.. especially by someone with no history in the sport.

The opposite is true when someone from below passes someone above them, and automatically that person often loses respect for the person above (whether they realize it or not). Its true in all areas in life. Humans always want more and more, friends/family/countrymen do not stand in the way of that instinct.

Also, you have to keep in mind that there is a PR team running the show for Kipchoge, I highly doubt he manages anything you see online. Of course his brand is more valuable if he is seen as the best, so congratulating someone on breaking his record is like Wendys congratulating Burger King for passing it in market share.

This new thing where people sit on someone’s social and get mad if they don’t comment on something is already tiring. It is so controlling and passive aggressive. It is like getting mad someone doesn’t smile enough and you tell them in real life. Can’t wait until this stops being a thing.

WHO!!!???

I get mad at people who come on social like the LR Forum and get mad at people who get on social and get mad at people because they haven't made a "comment on something".

It's really maddening.

It's better for the sport if the two despise each other. Kiptum can call Kipchoge a has-been. Kipchoge can broadly hint that Kiptum is a doper. Generate some news in SI and ESPN, maybe some articles in the mainstream press. Double the number of viewers when they go head to head. Let's get some elite-focused story lines rather than a one-legged mother of three finishing in six hours.

perhaps kipchoge can offer to pace kiptum in his next thon ?

Personally I reckon Kiptum's fans should leave Kipchoge alone.Why all this pressure in social media for EK to congratulate Kiptum?Eliud owes Kiptum nothing.They are not friends neither are they related.I am glad Eliud has stood his ground.I am a fan of both Eliud and Kelvin but I think its time Kelvin's fans back off.Kipchoge has had 20 years of athletics dominance .Kelvin has only two years so they should show EK some respect.

This will make their meet to compete even better.

Then stop with this ~"I run for others" jibber jabber.