60:02 back half with the hills.
What if he had banked some time on the 1st half which is mostly just downhill without the big hills?
It was perfect weather and a tailwind so that explains the time but the most impressive part was how he absolutely destroyed those guys.
Guy is at another level.
John MF Korir: I think he could have gone sub 2 today - 60:02 2nd half!!! 2:01:52 FTW!!!
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Know what happens when you try and bank time in the first half of Boston?
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I don’t appreciate you disparaging Korir’s mental toughness. I think he is plenty tough mentally.
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T2 wrote:
Know what happens when you try and bank time in the first half of Boston?
It's fine, if you're actually smart about it and don't bank too much time.
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If you're out on the course, the tailwind really is pushing them.
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Not that big a deal wrote:
T2 wrote:
Know what happens when you try and bank time in the first half of Boston?
It's fine, if you're actually smart about it and don't bank too much time.
Exactly, an even effort distribution would naturally make the first half 'slightly' faster than the second half... So if his second half was already right at 2 flat pace, with a little bit sub 60 first half he would be very close. He'd obviously have to slow down a bit in the second half... But he was 61:50, 60:02... An even effort would probably look like 59:35 60:25. I don't think he would have gotten sub 2 but he could have definitely run sub 2:01 with a faster first half.
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Then he would not have been able to run a 1.00.02 second half. Just like he did in Chicago when he bailed. dumb post/take
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Been watching and running marathons since 1977.
John Korir…
I have never seen a marathoner run so fast over the last six miles, I’m unsure of the splits,
but my eyes saw something that really hasn’t been done to date.
congratulations.
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Use wrote:
Been watching and running marathons since 1977.
John Korir…
I have never seen a marathoner run so fast over the last six miles, I’m unsure of the splits,
but my eyes saw something that really hasn’t been done to date.
congratulations.
Similarly, I have run and watched marathons since 73’. Every year I’ve watched recently with friends and family at the bottom of the hill after the 24 mile mark. I saw something similar in 2014 when Rita Jeptoo flew past. Of course it’s possible Korir isn’t doping…
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Geoffrey Mutai ran 2h03:02 15years ago with no super shoes, today’s results are just a confirmation that it was overdue!
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meh tailwind wrote:
If you're out on the course, the tailwind really is pushing them.
What if i wasn't out there on the course? Did the tailwind still push them?
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