Rudisha to Retire

It's a prank:

https://twitter.com/d9monti/status/450742413779165185

power3 wrote:

Two days ago he had a status on his facebook page: The joy of winning - can't wait to get back on the track (or something similar). Now his facebook page is gone. Only information page.

How sure of this are you?

HardLoper wrote:

irunfastxc wrote:

It'll be a long time before we see someone like him again.

I think any of Nijel Amos, Mohammed Aman, Timothy Kitum, and Abubaker Kaki could conceivably get that good...

I didn't mention:

5 1:43.13 Abraham Kipchirchir Rotich 26 JUN 1993 KEN KEN 1 Monaco 20 JUL 2012

6 1:43.40 Leonard Kirwa Kosencha

Top 6 junior performers all-time, all in the last 2 years except Kaki, there's a good stat for you.

bump

Notafinga wrote:

bump

That wasn't necessary. This was still in the top 30.

HardLoper wrote:

HardLoper wrote:

I think any of Nijel Amos, Mohammed Aman, Timothy Kitum, and Abubaker Kaki could conceivably get that good...

I didn't mention:

5 1:43.13 Abraham Kipchirchir Rotich 26 JUN 1993 KEN KEN 1 Monaco 20 JUL 2012

6 1:43.40 Leonard Kirwa Kosencha

Top 6 junior performers all-time, all in the last 2 years except Kaki, there's a good stat for you.

I'm definitely encouraged by Amos & Aman, but those last two seconds are just a little bit difficult to knock off. It'll be interesting to follow those guys, though. For the time being, though, All Hail David Rudisha.

you peopple are thick.

it IS April 1st in Kenya.

LM wrote:

power3 wrote:

Two days ago he had a status on his facebook page: The joy of winning - can't wait to get back on the track (or something similar). Now his facebook page is gone. Only information page.

How sure of this are you?

https://www.facebook.com/DavidRudisha

I wish that facebook page were a prank. I had no idea what a religious nut he is.

Hopefully it is just a ruse to hide all his pure hate.

Interantaional DL wrote:

you peopple are thick.

it IS April 1st in Kenya.

It is now, but when the article was posted it was still 9:35 PM on March 31st.

The other guy! wrote:

Word on the street is that Rudisha was fed up with the international WADA controls popping up everywhere. It was getting more and more difficult. At some point, stuff like this happens. Is this really what we want?

We should leave the runners alone and let them train.

Yeah man! I'm with you! So what if they're doping? Let 'em run!

Realism wrote:

keanu wrote:

remember the greatness:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKEOjWEzVGs

imo the single greatest running race of all time, regardless of the fact that it happened fairly recently

I'm not qualified to determine the single greatest race of all time. But yeah, wow, that was a GREAT race!

Super Cooper wrote:

Another Kenyan shooting star. I called it a week ago on that Dibaba thread.

Even their legnds don't have any staying power. They are a quantity nation. Tons and tons of runners, but they never remain elite for more than a few years.

They have far more athletes than Ethiopia, but Ethiopia develops far more legends.

He was a five-time World Number 1 ranked 800m runner? Not to mention this is a hoax, but still how many titles does one have to win and how many yrs at the top would satisfy you?

Kenyans run for money and to improve their social status. There is nothing wrong with that. If Americans actually needed money and weren't a bunch of spoiled frat d!cks, they would achieve more.Regarding Ethiopia you can't compare their Socialist and all-controlling athletics program with Kenyas. It's like comparing East Germany's hockey team to Canada's.

newname wrote:

Super Cooper wrote:

Another Kenyan shooting star. I called it a week ago on that Dibaba thread.

Even their legnds don't have any staying power. They are a quantity nation. Tons and tons of runners, but they never remain elite for more than a few years.

They have far more athletes than Ethiopia, but Ethiopia develops far more legends.

He was a five-time World Number 1 ranked 800m runner? Not to mention this is a hoax, but still how many titles does one have to win and how many yrs at the top would satisfy you?

it could be a joke either way

Does he even have a brother called Francis Rudisha ?

Jimmi wrote:

Does he even have a brother called Francis Rudisha ?

Francis Rudisha at St. Francis High? Coincidence?

That's a very disturbing image.

implying wrote:

can we talk about implications for april fool's day though?

this a legit day early. that's breaking all kinds of boundaries. Soon someone will do something like this on March 30th, or April 2nd. Then maybe March 24th. April Fools will soon become a year-round phenomenon and nobody will be able to trust anyone ever.

It's already started

So if someone says the word Blessing or the phrase "May God be with you" ...they are a religious nut?.....wow