Ruth Chepngetich and Peres Jepchirchir OUT of 2025 London Marathon; Vivian Cheruiyot IN

Jonathan Gault wrote:

We just got a press release from the London Marathon.

No specific injury was listed for Chepngetich. Her races since her 2:09:56 WR in Chicago last year hadn't gone that well (she ran 31:32 in a 10k on New Year's Eve in Madrid and 66:20 in the Lisbon Half on March 9 and was beaten in both).

“I’m not in the right place mentally or physically to race my best in London and I am therefore withdrawing," Chepngetich said. "I am very sad to miss the race and I hope to be back next year.”

Defending champ Peres Jepchirchir is also out with an ankle injury.

"Winning last year’s TCS London Marathon was one of the highlights of my career and I was very much looking forward to returning this year to defend my title," Jepchirchir said. "Unfortunately, my injury has made this impossible but I am focused on getting healthy again and hope to return to London again in the future when I’m fully fit.”

Vivian Cheruiyot is a late add to the field. She won London in 2018. She's 41 now, but she had a bit of a resurgence last year as she was 3rd in NYC in November.

Jonathan Gault wrote:

We just got a press release from the London Marathon.

No specific injury was listed for Chepngetich. Her races since her 2:09:56 WR in Chicago last year hadn't gone that well (she ran 31:32 in a 10k on New Year's Eve in Madrid and 66:20 in the Lisbon Half on March 9 and was beaten in both).

“I’m not in the right place mentally or physically to race my best in London and I am therefore withdrawing," Chepngetich said. "I am very sad to miss the race and I hope to be back next year.”

Defending champ Peres Jepchirchir is also out with an ankle injury.

"Winning last year’s TCS London Marathon was one of the highlights of my career and I was very much looking forward to returning this year to defend my title," Jepchirchir said. "Unfortunately, my injury has made this impossible but I am focused on getting healthy again and hope to return to London again in the future when I’m fully fit.”

Vivian Cheruiyot is a late add to the field. She won London in 2018. She's 41 now, but she had a bit of a resurgence last year as she was 3rd in NYC in November.

douglas burke wrote:

High hopes wrote:

If she never backs up her 2:09 then it's going to raise suspicions further.

Flojo was a good but not great Sprinter through 1987 Maybe 10.9 in the 100 21.9 in the 200, Then in 1988 she SMASHED the 100 and 200 Records by runnining 10.49 in the 100 (There were Questions about The Wind, But she had other times 10.5 something That showed she was in a class all her own) She also ran 21.34 for the 200 her times in the 100 and 200 still stand 37 years later, That was her last race on the Track, She did run a 17 Minute 5k on the Roads years later. But she was Astronomically better in 1988 and she never backed it up, and NO ONE WAS SUSPICIOUS, So why does Chepngetich have to back it up, maybe when you get your body to do something totally incredible far what even that person has done, Maybe it wears out your body so much you can never repeat the Performance?

Mostly saying if Chepngetich has to back it up why didn't FLOJO I understand the bias towards FLOJO asyou are Pro American (And So Am I) But we have to be fair and hold everyone to the same standard RIGHT?

Looked it up FLOJO's best 100 before 1988 was 10.96 and she had only broke 11 Twice before 1988, and her best 200 was 21.96 and that was the only time she broke 22 before 1988

THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:

Jonathan Gault wrote:

We just got a press release from the London Marathon.

No specific injury was listed for Chepngetich. Her races since her 2:09:56 WR in Chicago last year hadn't gone that well (she ran 31:32 in a 10k on New Year's Eve in Madrid and 66:20 in the Lisbon Half on March 9 and was beaten in both).

“I’m not in the right place mentally or physically to race my best in London and I am therefore withdrawing," Chepngetich said. "I am very sad to miss the race and I hope to be back next year.”

Defending champ Peres Jepchirchir is also out with an ankle injury.

"Winning last year’s TCS London Marathon was one of the highlights of my career and I was very much looking forward to returning this year to defend my title," Jepchirchir said. "Unfortunately, my injury has made this impossible but I am focused on getting healthy again and hope to return to London again in the future when I’m fully fit.”

Vivian Cheruiyot is a late add to the field. She won London in 2018. She's 41 now, but she had a bit of a resurgence last year as she was 3rd in NYC in November.

Taken at face value, sounds like Chepngetich knew she was in maybe 2:17 shape or worse and was gonna get wrecked by the heavy-hitters in this one.