Mateiko, who won the Kenya Trials in the 10,000 but was only 11th in Paris, has been excellent at the half-marathon. The 26-year old has broken 60 7 times and broken 59 6 times.
“[He has] a huge, huge, future ahead of him. I’m putting all my money in Mateiko as the future,” Kipchoge said. “He’s the man to watch, actually, on the road,” Eliud Kipchoge said.
Eliud Kipchoge believes has singled out one of his training partners and noted that he has a bright future in road running and could be the next big star, despite still mastering marathon racing.
Mateiko, who won the Kenya Trials in the 10,000 but was only 11th in Paris, has been excellent at the half-marathon. The 26-year old has broken 60 7 times and broken 59 6 times.
“[He has] a huge, huge, future ahead of him. I’m putting all my money in Mateiko as the future,” Kipchoge said. “He’s the man to watch, actually, on the road,” Eliud Kipchoge said.
Weird how he never said this about Kelvin Kiptum while he was alive even though he had surpassed him.
You people are so funny.
1 - why would he say that about someone NOT on his team. And against someone he was about to go head to head against at the Paris Olympics. They were still competitors. There was absolutely ZERO reason to need to speak on his thoughts of Kelvin.
2 - Everyone knew Kelvin was dirty. Just like everyone knows Ruth is dirty. They both train by themselves for a reason.
Mateiko, who won the Kenya Trials in the 10,000 but was only 11th in Paris, has been excellent at the half-marathon. The 26-year old has broken 60 7 times and broken 59 6 times.
“[He has] a huge, huge, future ahead of him. I’m putting all my money in Mateiko as the future,” Kipchoge said. “He’s the man to watch, actually, on the road,” Eliud Kipchoge said.
Somebody should tell the Papa Kipchoge that gambling (“putting all my money…”) like alcohol is a vice that Kenyan youngsters as well as oldsters should avoid and instead aspire to achieve world records in marathons through hard work and dedication.
Weird how he never said this about Kelvin Kiptum while he was alive even though he had surpassed him.
Probably because Mateiko is is training partner, and Kiptum wasn't?
Also because it didn't need to be said. Kiptum wasn't just the future, he was the present.
If Kipchoge would have said, "I think Kiptum is the future", everyone would have been like, "ummmm no duh, Eliud, you know he broke your WR, right?" It would have been nonsensical.
Mateiko is an up and comer, but hasn't done anything big yet. What a stupid comment by code5800. Probably one of those idiots who thought Eliud killed Kiptum.
Its interesting, all the way back in 2020 Kipchoge saw promise in Mateiko, who then had never raced outside the country. That interview is below at 11:35 he answers the question mentioning Mateiko after Kamworor
Mateiko has indeed been very consistent in the half. As far as plateauing its worth mentioning he won the last 2 HMs he's done, Antrim before Chicago last year and RAK this year. His marathon DNFs is somewhat worrying; in Chicago probably anyone would have blown up going with Kiptum but London was a more measured pace and he seemed to have nothing to go with the move after 30k (then again a ton of guys DNF that day)
He was announced a while back for Valencia half marathon in just over a week
Weird how he never said this about Kelvin Kiptum while he was alive even though he had surpassed him.
You people are so funny.
1 - why would he say that about someone NOT on his team. And against someone he was about to go head to head against at the Paris Olympics. They were still competitors. There was absolutely ZERO reason to need to speak on his thoughts of Kelvin.
2 - Everyone knew Kelvin was dirty. Just like everyone knows Ruth is dirty. They both train by themselves for a reason.
So in your universe - Kiptum was dirty but Kipchoge is clean? LOL
