How will Bob Kennedy do in New York Marathon?

Don't forget that Bob PR'd in the 10,000 only six months ago. On top of that, he looked relaxed and very comfortable in the Trials but the bum Achilles knocked him out.

My hunch from those two races is that BK is the fittest he has been since his glory days. I always thought he was better suited to the longer distances and wish he had run a 10,000 back when was consistently throwing down sub-13:05's.

The guy knows the sport and himself very well, and he's always been a stallion when the gun went off. I don't expect him to make any rookie mistakes, but the 'thon has eaten the lunch of many a world-class track runner. I hope he gets cool weather and sane pacing through halfway. Really eager to see this one.

e- wrote:

And by Geb you mean Dieter Bauman

And by Dieter Baumann do you mean Niyongabo?

I think Bob was a 2:06 marathoner years ago. Now he's more like 2:10-12.

WOW! wrote:

I blame the liberal media for not getting me this information. I never realized how steady he was in his 5k prime. Busting out one or two really solid races is great, but this is down right impressive. He owns this list.

Mikey Lane wrote:

Top 20 American times for 5,000 meters

Athlete, Time, Location, Date

15. Kennedy 13:09.64 Oslo, Norway July 1995

16. Adam Goucher 13:11.25 Zurich, Switzerland August 1999

17. Meb Keflezighi 13:11.77 Heusden, Belgium August 2000

18. Alberto Salazar 13:11.93 Stockholm, Sweden July 1982

World record: 12 minutes, 37.35 seconds, Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopia (May 31, 2004)

Best U.S. time in 2004: Dan Browne, 13:16.02

Wow, I never new that Goucher was/is the third fastest US 5ker....

It really puts in perspective what really rough road that increadible talent has had.

I spotted him at the Boulder Res on a few occasions before the Olympic Trials, but haven't seen him since.

"Haile Fan" has seen him recently, and even scored an autographed picture. ;-)

I'm hoping that he runs sub 2:10.

CO-RUnner, who are you? A Boulder-res regular? Do you compete?

He will either run 2:09.27 or he will DNF. I think he will do very well.

I have to say, considering the wear and tear that his body has shown in the last few years, I expect a DNF. He's going to want to run with the leaders since he's got that kind of talent but I don't think that the old body parts are going to hold up.

2:12, maybe.

you guys are crazy - he ain't breakin 2:12. My guess is 2:14:37. He should've moved up in '97. Kennnedy was the best no doubt about it, but that was a long time ago.

I agree with botox. Our man is 34. Pretty old to run his first marathon. NY is tough, with its bridges and little rolling hills. I bet 1:13 - 1:15.

Sure he will break Paula Radcliff record.

Hey morons, take a close look at what B.K himself was quoted as saying in the article linked to the front page. I was good, I could of, I would of, I should of, now find me another sub 2:20 guy who talks like that? And the comment about dopers costing him a $million...come on what a joke, he's just an angry hasbeen who knows he has to go to work at a real job to support his family once he 'retires'. If he breaks 2:15 he had a lucky day. All the well wishing and training in the world is not going to bring this guy in any faster.

2:08:58

i believe mr. kennedy has a good race up his sleeve, or he would not have bothered to find a new coach, new stomping grounds, and entered NY.

don't forget that all the naysayers have said he's through for years, only to PR in the 10k this year...the marathon is right up this man's alley now, provided he does the right training; i'm betting he has been doing just that.

gw

I would love to see him win it with the fastest American debut.

Yeah and his 10K record is what most of the competitive marathoners (you know the ones who robbed hime of $1mil) run four times over then add a 2K kick to it at the end. You guys talk of sub 2:10 like it's an everyday American event. He has about as much chance of cracking 2:15 as wejo did making the OLY team.

2:11 is a good goal, I think, for Bob. Anything faster is gravy. Maybe Bob will be another Carlos Lopes and run well in his later 30s. Tinman

Well Read wrote:

Yeah and his 10K record is what most of the competitive marathoners (you know the ones who robbed hime of $1mil) run four times over then add a 2K kick to it at the end.

Really? Who are these guys running marathons at 4:26 pace? Dickhead.

The problem in the U.S. isn't lazy, fat people who can't be bothered to run, with the result being our falling short athletically of Kenya and Ethiopia. It's lazy, stupid people who sound off bitterly and can't be bothered to think, with the result being our falling short culturally and educationally of everyone.

Are all you you guys retarded? Once again, Meb ran 27:18 and then did 2:12 at NYC the same year, why because this is a hard course with the last 10k mostly uphill. BK will do a great job is he is top 10 and under 2:12. The 2:06-07 nonsense, shit, the Ethiopians have been to Manhattan and have only produced on sub 2:08 ever and they take 12:58 mostly as a joke!

NYC Not Chicago

Well Hung wrote:

our falling short culturally and educationally of everyone.

NICE WORDS; NO DOUBT YOU'RE A MORON.