http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=59319.html
That's a remarkable time given the altitude, is it not? I suppose the factor in question is the accuracy of the course measurement.
That's a remarkable time given the altitude, is it not? I suppose the factor in question is the accuracy of the course measurement.
Hmm sounds like a distance dean would like to race him at..
interesting to see how he does running the RAK half marathon on thursday night at 7 p.m. california time and 10 p.m. new york time, RAK always has a loaded field and this year patrick makau is also running.
a sidenote merga is scheduled to run a marathon in japan on march 6th among the others in the field wilson kipsang.
he has been dropping out of a lot of marathons lately.
why does he want to run a half marathon 4-5 days after a 15k?
shouldnt he follow the example of the USA"s top runners and hibernate for a few months after every race.
Most of the old conversion formulas are wrong or simply not applicable. Merga's performance at 6000ft is not nearly so limited by oxygen delivery concerns. Similar to Hall, who could run 4:50/mi at altitude then struggle with it at sea level. The day matters more than the altitude in some cases.
Maybe I should have pointed out that under 42 minutes for 15km is impressive no matter where it's run.
douglas burke wrote:
he has been dropping out of a lot of marathons lately.
why does he want to run a half marathon 4-5 days after a 15k?
Because he is owned by Makke? Run him as much as possible for as long as possible before he is spent.