ASBEL KIPROP - "THE SKELETON RUNNER

she looks better since starting college.

Greg Bell said "People of west african ancestry are the only humans capable of running under 9.95 in the 100, and people of east african ancestry are the only humans capable of running under 27:00 in the 10,000. Of course there may be the occasional outlier (Kennedy or maybe Motram), but by and large our athletic potential is determined at birth."

First of all, neither Kenneddy nor Mottram has gone under 27:00 for 10000. Also, if only east Africans and outliers can be fast at the long distances, then there sure are a LOT of "outliers" in Morocco.

If a moroccan runs sub-27, and claims to be clean, then they are an out-and-outliar.

potato wrote:

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First of all, neither Kenneddy nor Mottram has gone under 27:00 for 10000. Also, if only east Africans and outliers can be fast at the long distances, then there sure are a LOT of "outliers" in Morocco.

shes pretty hot

Witness the Fitness wrote:

If a moroccan runs sub-27, and claims to be clean, then they are an out-and-outliar.

Nicely done, sir, unless that is a typo, in which case I rescind my praise.

fatass american wrote:

This guy looks like he needs to be fed.

He's listed at 1.88m(6ft 2in) and 62kg(136.4plbs)

& this looks like 1 big reason he's not likely to improve quickly much beyond his current 1'43/3'31 bests ( albeit looked in 3'29 shape in peking )

he needs some more propulsive muscle - at least 5 pounds, maybe more

he needs more "power" to get into the low 1'42s/any-3'27s

i think this has been a big failing of the kenyans - you can have the best cardiovascular system on the planet, but you need to allay it to some significant muscle

they need weight-training coaches

What's amazing is your diagnosis of the physical and mental health of two people you're never met (seen in person?) and know virtually nothing about.

Greg Bell wrote:

Our genes determine our skeletal and muscular build. If a white guy looked like Kiprop, he would be rushed to the hospital.

This clearly shows that Africans have a huge genetic advantage when it comes to running.

People of west african ancestry are the only humans capable of running under 9.95 in the 100, and people of east african ancestry are the only humans capable of running under 27:00 in the 10,000. Of course there may be the occasional outlier (Kennedy or maybe Motram), but by and large our athletic potential is determined at birth.

I have no idea why such an obvious fact is so threatening to left-wing extremists.

I'm pretty sure that's his evil twin, Tim Culpepper.

ventolin^2 wrote:

fatass american wrote:

This guy looks like he needs to be fed.

He\\\'s listed at 1.88m(6ft 2in) and 62kg(136.4plbs)

& this looks like 1 big reason he\\\'s not likely to improve quickly much beyond his current 1\\\'43/3\\\'31 bests ( albeit looked in 3\\\'29 shape in peking )

he needs some more propulsive muscle - at least 5 pounds, maybe more

he needs more \\\"power\\\" to get into the low 1\\\'42s/any-3\\\'27s

i think this has been a big failing of the kenyans - you can have the best cardiovascular system on the planet, but you need to allay it to some significant muscle

they need weight-training coaches

I think he\\\'ll be just fine with his natural build actually.

kiprop looks a bit more muscular now and we saw him doing drills, beginner style, just in the last couple offseasons, so he added some strength work.

Still looks the thinnest elite miler I've ever seen.

This is him running yesterday

http://i.imgur.com/WccHzxm.jpg

The guy is a mutant

OMG! He's gonna the be first one to break 3:30 for the mile!!

Kiprop's bmi is 17.5. This is probably barely sustainable. I'd be curious to know what his training is like.

Zlatan wrote:

This is him running yesterday

http://i.imgur.com/WccHzxm.jpg

The guy is a mutant

Yep, rippling with muscle.

If Kiprop was English speaking and thus "marketable" and so nurtured and mollycoddled from the cradle like Rupp, bloody hell he'd be unbeatable. What a frame.

Does he have a bunion? Look at his foot

ventolin^2 wrote:

fatass american wrote:

This guy looks like he needs to be fed.

He\\\\\\\'s listed at 1.88m(6ft 2in) and 62kg(136.4plbs)

& this looks like 1 big reason he\\\\\\\'s not likely to improve quickly much beyond his current 1\\\\\\\'43/3\\\\\\\'31 bests ( albeit looked in 3\\\\\\\'29 shape in peking )

he needs some more propulsive muscle - at least 5 pounds, maybe more

he needs more \\\\\\\"power\\\\\\\" to get into the low 1\\\\\\\'42s/any-3\\\\\\\'27s

i think this has been a big failing of the kenyans - you can have the best cardiovascular system on the planet, but you need to allay it to some significant muscle

they need weight-training coaches

Hahaha etc.

Good job Asbel put on loads of weight in the last few years eh?

Could this be the moment ventolin^3 admits he was wrong about something? Or will I be called a pea brain/moron/imbecile?

ventolin^2 wrote:

he needs some more propulsive muscle - at least 5 pounds, maybe more

he needs more "power" to get into the low 1'42s/any-3'27s

spot on, as always

but vent has improved by ^1.5 over the years