Wanjiru vs Tadese in Dubai Half-Marathon

Kitwara looked spent at the World Half championships. Maybe some down time now and he can get geared back up for it, but he had a LONG season.

I'm very interested to see how Wanjiru and Tadesse will race. They both love to push the pace to crush rivals and win, even if it means a slower final time. Any word on pacemakers? The pace, how many, for how long they'll lead, etc?

The race is in January, 7th 2010; approximately 14 weeks from the date Wanjiru, Tadese and Kitwara raced.Why would Kitwara need more down time than Tadese or even Wanjiru, yet Wanjiru ran a marathon and Tadese and Kitwara raced half that distance?

mighty porn stache wrote:

Kitwara looked spent at the World Half championships. Maybe some down time now and he can get geared back up for it, but he had a LONG season.

I'm very interested to see how Wanjiru and Tadesse will race. They both love to push the pace to crush rivals and win, even if it means a slower final time. Any word on pacemakers? The pace, how many, for how long they'll lead, etc?

Kipkemboy wrote:

The race is in January, 7th 2010; approximately 14 weeks from the date Wanjiru, Tadese and Kitwara raced.

Why would Kitwara need more down time than Tadese or even Wanjiru, yet Wanjiru ran a marathon and Tadese and Kitwara raced half that distance?

mighty porn stache wrote:

Kitwara looked spent at the World Half championships. Maybe some down time now and he can get geared back up for it, but he had a LONG season...

I thought Mr Stache noted that Kitwara looked spent (while Wanjiru and Tadese did not). Hence the greater need for some significant down time.

Why wasn't that obvious?

race is only a couple of weeks away. i'm geeked! it's also the day of the Texas-Alabama BCS Championship, ha

I hope wanjiru is not in heavy marathon training for some reason and throws down a 1:01-1:02. He is by far and away the best 1/2 marathoner in terms of time, if he doesn't show up race ready I'll be disappointed. I know Tadesse will be ready.

I heard Patrick Makau is in the field, too?

source??

dks wrote:

I heard Patrick Makau is in the field, too?

v dawg wrote:

source??

"Also in the field will be this year’s fastest, Kenyan Patrick Makau (58:52) who has twice been World Half Marathon silver medallist on the heels of the Eritrean’s victories in 2007 and 2008."

Won't Wanjiru most likely be using this as another prep for the London Marathon in April?

Is there a chance to watch the race live?

Wanjiru will probably turn up for another 61-62 in Lisbon or somewhere in the spring, but hopefully he will be there for a fast time, especially with the huge money on offer. Would love to see 3+ guys paced by a 60-61min guy all running at low 58min pace.

Not to hate on Wanjiru, but didn't he also talk about possibly setting a 15K world record before finishing 3rd recently?

Letsrun.com has been trying to prove that fast half marathons and fast marathons do not happen close to each other (most recent proof being NYC marathon), so my guess is that Wanjiru will run 61ish and then smash everyone at London again.

he said he didn't perform well in the 15k and he might return NEXT YEAR and try to break the recordlondon marathon is in April, about 4 months away from the half, so i doubt it will be a tune up...he'll be more likely to use Lisbon or Granollers as "tune ups"

The Waterboy wrote:

Not to hate on Wanjiru, but didn't he also talk about possibly setting a 15K world record before finishing 3rd recently?

Letsrun.com has been trying to prove that fast half marathons and fast marathons do not happen close to each other (most recent proof being NYC marathon), so my guess is that Wanjiru will run 61ish and then smash everyone at London again.

I am sure Wanjiru would smoke him good.

only 5 days away!!

the trackandfieldnews.com front page now say micah kogo and josephat ndambiri who is based in japan and ran 2 sub 27 minute 10ks both in may 2009 and kiplimo kimutai who has run a 59:44 for the half marathon, have been added to the mens field.

and world 10k champion linet masai who recently ran a 10 mile world record in 50:39 has been added to the womens field.

(note paula radcliffe ran 50:01 for 10 miles on the way to her 1:05:40 half marathon on the just barely down hill course at the great north run)

anyone have the entire elite fields list for the men and women in this incredible race?

v dawg wrote:

race is only a couple of weeks away. i'm geeked! it's also the day of the Texas-Alabama BCS Championship, ha

actually the race is on wednesday night for us in the USA, as the race is in the morning where they are and they are ahead of us timewise.

dubai is 12 hours ahead of california time, so if the race is at 7 A.M. in dubai on jauary 7th, it would be wednesday january 6th at 7 p.m. in california, or 10 p.m. in new york etc.

just an fyi so if the race is on the internet no one who wants to see it misses it.