Not hating here. I love Geb and think it's all the more impressive that he does what he does at his age.
My guess 43
Not hating here. I love Geb and think it's all the more impressive that he does what he does at his age.
My guess 43
we just had this thread a couple weeks ago.
41
Definitely 40 at least....
Which is awesome, by the way!
Whatever he says it is.
like 60, he looked like he was 40 when he was like 22 cmon guys...
having a career that he has even if he never runs again what would he gain by lying about his age.
anyone who has personal best's of ,does not need to lie.
1500- indoors-3:31
2k-4:52 indoors
5k-12:39
10k-26:22
half marathon 58:55
marathon 2:03.59
also he has a 10 race AVERAGE of
12:49 for 5k
26:44 for 10k
2:05.40 for the marathon.
when he runs against 2:04-2:06 marathoners kwambai, dechase, duncan kibet etc. he gets accused of not wanting to race competition even though he announces 4-5 months in advance which marathon he will run.
newsflash GEB DOES NOT NEED TO LIE ABOUT AGE, HE IS GREAT FOR ANY AGE.
douglas burke wrote:
having a career that he has even if he never runs again what would he gain by lying about his age.
anyone who has personal best's of ,does not need to lie.
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Who said anything about him actively going around lying about his age? I just think the official DOB on record for Geb is wrong.
"when he runs against 2:04-2:06 marathoners kwambai, dechase, duncan kibet etc. he gets accused of not wanting to race competition even though he announces 4-5 months in advance which marathon he will run."
What does this have to do with the original question?
37 per the NYT article.
This thread and others like it crack me up. Because, you know, in Ethiopa there cannot possibly be anything as modern as proper birth records. And even though Geb was 35 when he raced 2:03:59, some of you suggest he was much older. yeah. I have some land south of Florida for sale....
I have met Haile, seen him up close, and yes, I think that he is well over 40.
LRC: Fun N' Free Slander! wrote:
I have met Haile, seen him up close, and yes, I think that he is well over 40.
OK, I'll start with you. He says he is 38 now. You are adding....4-5 years to that? How old was he when he ran 2:03:59? According to you that would be...39? 40? Older?
Remember...........2:03:59.
hmmm I wonder how old people think Tirunesh Dibaba is.
44.5 (as per July 12 2011)
towhee26 wrote:
hmmm I wonder how old people think Tirunesh Dibaba is.
she looks about 17, imagine if she was not yet known and came over and wanted to go to high school and be on the xc and track teams, and then they would see her run and know she has to be much older, because if she was telling the truth it would be saying a distance runner that young could compete for world titles. wait
yeah geb probably lied about his age as winning age group trophies was really so important to him, now he should say he is older as besides competing overall he can get some masters titles as well which i am sure is very important to him, as i am sure he is insecure about his running accomplishments and needs to get as many trophies, plaques, ribbonsa etc. (SARCASM)
douglas burke wrote:
she looks about 17, imagine if she was not yet known and came over and wanted to go to high school and be on the xc and track teams, and then they would see her run and know she has to be much older, because if she was telling the truth it would be saying a distance runner that young could compete for world titles. wait
What are you jibbering about?
But she wouldn't be telling the truth would she? She would be a fraud just like all those cheats tearing up the world youths.
There is a good chance that he doesn't know by 2-3 years. But over 40? Doubt it.
His birthday is April 18, 1973. Today is July 12, 2011. So, being familiar with the science of arithmetic, I am going to say he is 38 years old.
fff wrote:
44.5 (as per July 12 2011)
He is ducking Pete Magill, clearly.
I understood they formed a truce for the Master's World Championship. Pete agreed not to enter, and Geb agreed not to reveal his old age.
They do have an agreement to race each other July 28, 2061, which is the next arrival of Halley's Comet and in celebration of Magill's 100th Birthday, and Haile's, cough-cough, 88th.
His real age is 38 but his EPO age is 26.