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12 years ago 05/03/2011 6:36pm EDT

re: Joki

ah hello. 2:03:02 Marathonjust for shits and giggles I have also run 59:30 HMand 27:27 for 10k at altitude. Oh I also crushed the Kenyan Cross champs (toughest race in the world) and got 5th at world cross while training for the marathon.

Joki wrote:
G. Mutai wrote:
Oh I am sorry We Tard. I did not realize that the Olympics or WC's were at Stanford last year.
Besides who's asa did he kick at Stanford last year? Yes he ran fast, very fast actually, but not to many of my brothers in that race except a college guy in Chelanga.
Again you get back to me when he wins a championship medal.
What's your pr's mutai? Just curious.

12 years ago 05/03/2011 7:49pm EDT

re: G. Mutai

in fairness he also beat salel I think

12 years ago 05/04/2011 6:17pm EDT

re: asdfasfasfasf

Incentives matter, I think. Karoki had a big incentive to go big- he needs to have a name to runners, not just "that little kenyan" like he is on the other thread. Even if he lost he would have been remembered for his balls. The bold move was pretty much worth straight cash in future appearance fees.

Teg and Nelson didn't face the same incentives. The A Standard was all that mattered- they've already achieved all the earning power and fame that 2nd tier world class runners can get. But Curtis has something to prove. He's not usually mentioned in the same breath as Teg, Ritz, Rupp and Lagat, even though I honestly think he's the same caliber. So he had the incentive for a big, name-making move, and he went for it.

I'm a big Curtis fan, ever since I saw him break 4 for his first time at my college's low key last chance meet in 2007. I like what Nova is doing.

12 years ago 05/04/2011 6:56pm EDT

re: 26mi235

26mi235 wrote:
If they had been running 27:10 pace rather than 27:10 pace for the first 7000m he would easily have been faster than 27:13, which he did solo once he bolted.

Wait . . . so if he had run faster, he would have had a faster time? Thanks for explaining that to me!

12 years ago 06/03/2011 10:07pm EDT

re: observer of things

BUMP. We don't have a chance against the E. Africans. I'll bump this again in August.

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