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1 year ago 04/24/2025 12:37pm EDT

Jonathan Gault has talked to all of the major men's players today in London.

https://www.letsrun.com/news/2025/04/london-marathon-mens-media-day-jacob-kiplimo-downplays-expectations-claudio-beradelli-raves-about-sabastian-sawe/

Sawe's coach Claudio Berardelli was full of praise for his star and said that his buildup for London has gone even better than the one ahead of Valencia.

"I've done this job for 21 years," Berardelli. "I'm not sure I've ever coached a guy like him. In a very holistic perspective, he's probably the best guy I've ever coached for the marathon. More than back in the years of [three-time London champ] Martin Lel and even of the current guys I'm still coaching, with all the respect due to them, I'm yet to fully understand what is his potential. The way he handles things, even from a mental point of view, he is always very much in control. He looks like someone who has already run maybe three, four, five marathons.

"I really think I'm lucky that I've gotten a guy like him. It's quite an experience, even for me. Because I've seen him doing things that probably I've never seen before."

When Berardelli says Sawe is "probably the best guy I've ever coached," that means he is better than all of these guys:

Martin Lel -- Three-time London champion and two-time NYC champion
Evans Chebet -- Two-time Boston champion and 2022 NYC champion
Benson Kipruto -- Wins in Boston (2021), Chicago (2022), and Tokyo (2024); 2024 Olympic bronze medalist
Amos Kipruto -- 2022 London champion

1 year ago 04/24/2025 2:59pm EDT

re: rojo

Did Jonathan ask Claudio about all the doping busts he's been linked to?

1 year ago 04/24/2025 3:04pm EDT

re: Asker of the hard questions

Asker of the hard questions wrote:
Did Jonathan ask Claudio about all the doping busts he's been linked to?

Do you have anything to say about the thread subject?

rojo, do you know what the pace is supposed to be? If they go under 60:30 and Kiplimo is as good in the marathon as he is in the half, we could see a WR.

1 year ago 04/24/2025 3:12pm EDT

re: rojo

Talked to ALL of the major men's players? How are you not going to include sirpoc, the hero of LRC?

1 year ago 04/24/2025 3:36pm EDT

re: rojo

Any plans for a Letsrun London meet up Saturday eve?

1 year ago 04/24/2025 3:42pm EDT

re: rojo

The Kiplimo camp is correct. If he is on the podium in London it will be an excellent first marathon.

1 year ago 04/24/2025 3:47pm EDT

re: rojo

For someone who has run 57:30ish and faster like clockwork it's tough to imagine them not being incredibly smooth through 1:01 and running at minimum a 2:02 or 2:03. Really I'm expecting a 2:01 and change or faster.

1 year ago 04/24/2025 3:47pm EDT

re: rojo

rojo wrote:
Jonathan Gault has talked to all of the major men's players today in London.
Link:www.letsrun.com/news/2025/04/london-ma...
Sawe's coach Claudio Berardelli was full of praise for his star and said that his buildup for London has gone even better than the one ahead of Valencia.
"I've done this job for 21 years," Berardelli. "I'm not sure I've ever coached a guy like him. In a very holistic perspective, he's probably the best guy I've ever coached for the marathon. More than back in the years of [three-time London champ] Martin Lel and even of the current guys I'm still coaching, with all the respect due to them, I'm yet to fully understand what is his potential. The way he handles things, even from a mental point of view, he is always very much in control. He looks like someone who has already run maybe three, four, five marathons.
"I really think I'm lucky that I've gotten a guy like him. It's quite an experience, even for me. Because I've seen him doing things that probably I've never seen before."
When Berardelli says Sawe is "probably the best guy I've ever coached," that means he is better than all of these guys:
Martin Lel -- Three-time London champion and two-time NYC champion
Evans Chebet -- Two-time Boston champion and 2022 NYC champion
Benson Kipruto -- Wins in Boston (2021), Chicago (2022), and Tokyo (2024); 2024 Olympic bronze medalist
Amos Kipruto -- 2022 London champion

I don’t get why people would play up expectations and ramp up the pressure. Do your bragging after the race. Sawe’s amazing, but wtf. Just shut up and let him do his thing. If Kiplimo is ready to run 1:59 or 2:05, same thing. Less talk, just do it on Sunday. Kipchoge used to just say he was out to run a beautiful race or a good race, no other predictions or pronouncements.

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1 year ago 04/24/2025 3:51pm EDT

re: rojo

I reckon Kiplimo, Sawe, Tola will be a dust-up for the ages.

All finishing in 2:02-2:03

1 year ago 04/24/2025 4:03pm EDT

re: rojo

Loved Kipchoge’s elder statesman comments, BUT he intends to be with the leaders at halfway at 61 minute pace? Good or bad for the sport if the old man then limps home in 66 min or worse, like dnf worse? Maybe he should go out with the 2nd or 3rd pace group and see if he can negative split.

1 year ago 04/24/2025 5:45pm EDT

re: Wise Old Man

energy systems

0 to 60 meters

60 to 160m

160 to 300m

300m to 500 m

600 to 900m

1 k to 2k

3 to 5 k

10k to half

marathon

ultra

cross over on the edges where at ahletes may manage extra meters on fumes,

with the marathon , it is all about gas tank and recruiting energy from metabolic waste products, tissue, cellular fluids such as amino acids, and the practical sports med protocols to maximize. not necessarily illegal PED

they will get is right at some point, where we are talking about 158 marathon , at least.

somewhere around now sounds right.

1 year ago 04/24/2025 5:48pm EDT

re: longjacksss

longjacksss wrote:
energy systems
0 to 60 meters
60 to 160m
160 to 300m
300m to 500 m
600 to 900m
1 k to 2k
3 to 5 k
10k to half
marathon
ultra
cross over on the edges where at ahletes may manage extra meters on fumes,
with the marathon , it is all about gas tank and recruiting energy from metabolic waste products, tissue, cellular fluids such as amino acids, and the practical sports med protocols to maximize. not necessarily illegal PED
they will get is right at some point, where we are talking about 158 marathon , at least.
somewhere around now sounds right.

in practice, an athlete can optimize in 2 of the distance groups .. at most.

1 year ago 04/24/2025 5:50pm EDT

re: longjacksss

that is without PEDs

with EPO plus

a 100m person can suddenly run world class 400

aerobic training blockbin a bottle, and retain fast twitch.

1 year ago 04/24/2025 8:42pm EDT

re: rojo

Jonathan Gault's questions to Kipchoge were a bit raw and disrespectful.Just give the guy a little bit of respect,he deserves it.

1 year ago 04/25/2025 9:45am EDT

re: rojo

Given the direction the shoes have been taking us,

pacing up to 30k, and multiple runners under 2:03.

I will not be surprised if 1:59:xx is skipped and we go directly to 1:58:xx

1 year ago 04/25/2025 10:00am EDT

re: rojo

I think Kipchoge is still in shape to go through half around 61 and finish ok. He split a 40k at 3:21/km pace with 350m+ elevation not too long ago. John Korir, who just won Boston, appears to have done a similar workout (40k, 3:19/km, ~400m elevation) in his build. Korir ran fast in Chicago last year, which is not too dissimilar in elevation to London so I think don't sleep on the man just yet. Cannot read much more into conditions / plan for these two long runs but directionally it bodes well.

I suspect Kiplimo / Sawe will finish ahead but if Kipchoge drops a 2:03 it's not exactly a poor showing. And how great is it for those of us in London to get to see the man after 5 years, I just hope he finishes!

1 year ago 04/25/2025 10:25am EDT

re: rojo

rojo wrote:
Jonathan Gault has talked to all of the major men's players today in London.
Link:www.letsrun.com/news/2025/04/london-ma...
Sawe's coach Claudio Berardelli was full of praise for his star and said that his buildup for London has gone even better than the one ahead of Valencia.
"I've done this job for 21 years," Berardelli. "I'm not sure I've ever coached a guy like him. In a very holistic perspective, he's probably the best guy I've ever coached for the marathon. More than back in the years of [three-time London champ] Martin Lel and even of the current guys I'm still coaching, with all the respect due to them, I'm yet to fully understand what is his potential. The way he handles things, even from a mental point of view, he is always very much in control. He looks like someone who has already run maybe three, four, five marathons.
"I really think I'm lucky that I've gotten a guy like him. It's quite an experience, even for me. Because I've seen him doing things that probably I've never seen before."
When Berardelli says Sawe is "probably the best guy I've ever coached," that means he is better than all of these guys:
Martin Lel -- Three-time London champion and two-time NYC champion
Evans Chebet -- Two-time Boston champion and 2022 NYC champion
Benson Kipruto -- Wins in Boston (2021), Chicago (2022), and Tokyo (2024); 2024 Olympic bronze medalist
Amos Kipruto -- 2022 London champion

Who cares. Only main character for London in training forum of LRC we care about is sirpoc84 . Hobby joggers unite.

1 year ago 04/25/2025 11:20am EDT

re: quipchoge

quipchoge wrote:
I think Kipchoge is still in shape to go through half around 61 and finish ok. He split a 40k at 3:21/km pace with 350m+ elevation not too long ago. John Korir, who just won Boston, appears to have done a similar workout (40k, 3:19/km, ~400m elevation) in his build. Korir ran fast in Chicago last year, which is not too dissimilar in elevation to London so I think don't sleep on the man just yet. Cannot read much more into conditions / plan for these two long runs but directionally it bodes well.
I suspect Kiplimo / Sawe will finish ahead but if Kipchoge drops a 2:03 it's not exactly a poor showing. And how great is it for those of us in London to get to see the man after 5 years, I just hope he finishes!

Paris exposed the current Kipchoge as someone who doesn't exactly perform well outside of perfect conditions and a flat course. He's lost a bit of his luster for me.

1 year ago 04/25/2025 11:27am EDT

re: quipchoge

quipchoge wrote:
I think Kipchoge is still in shape to go through half around 61 and finish ok. He split a 40k at 3:21/km pace with 350m+ elevation not too long ago. John Korir, who just won Boston, appears to have done a similar workout (40k, 3:19/km, ~400m elevation) in his build. Korir ran fast in Chicago last year, which is not too dissimilar in elevation to London so I think don't sleep on the man just yet. Cannot read much more into conditions / plan for these two long runs but directionally it bodes well.
I suspect Kiplimo / Sawe will finish ahead but if Kipchoge drops a 2:03 it's not exactly a poor showing. And how great is it for those of us in London to get to see the man after 5 years, I just hope he finishes!

Calling it now: Kipchoge beats Kenny B's masters WR.

1 year ago 04/25/2025 11:51am EDT

re: rojo

rojo wrote:
Jonathan Gault has talked to all of the major men's players today in London.
Link:www.letsrun.com/news/2025/04/london-ma...
Sawe's coach Claudio Berardelli was full of praise for his star and said that his buildup for London has gone even better than the one ahead of Valencia.
"I've done this job for 21 years," Berardelli. "I'm not sure I've ever coached a guy like him. In a very holistic perspective, he's probably the best guy I've ever coached for the marathon. More than back in the years of [three-time London champ] Martin Lel and even of the current guys I'm still coaching, with all the respect due to them, I'm yet to fully understand what is his potential. The way he handles things, even from a mental point of view, he is always very much in control. He looks like someone who has already run maybe three, four, five marathons.
"I really think I'm lucky that I've gotten a guy like him. It's quite an experience, even for me. Because I've seen him doing things that probably I've never seen before."
When Berardelli says Sawe is "probably the best guy I've ever coached," that means he is better than all of these guys:
Martin Lel -- Three-time London champion and two-time NYC champion
Evans Chebet -- Two-time Boston champion and 2022 NYC champion
Benson Kipruto -- Wins in Boston (2021), Chicago (2022), and Tokyo (2024); 2024 Olympic bronze medalist
Amos Kipruto -- 2022 London champion

I think Sawe wins and dips under 2:02. Kiplimo around 2:03 flat, getting by Tola late and then Kipchoge/Mutiso/Abdi in the high 2:03/low204 range.

It sounds like Sawe's prep was substantially better than his training partner Kotut's, and Kotut just put together a performance probably hinting at 2:03 in London.

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