agip wrote:
Here is the list of debut marathons - bekele is 6th. hey, that's pretty good. But he isn't the GOAT. he is just another east african.
(I'm someone will say Boston was windy, Dubai was short, kimetto is the wr holder, etc. that still leaves a few other 2:05s)
Bekele = great
Bekele is not the GOAT anymore. Or at least he hasn't shown any goatness for many years.
Normally a fan agip, but you're way outta line here.
What he has done in recent years doesn't negate what he did before. All his unreachable WRs, all his titles, everything he did doesn't mean ANYTHING to you?
If we're talking strictly marathon, OF COURSE he isn't the GOAT.
But if we're talking everything 3k up, it has to be Bekele. If Geb is your man, what if Bekele goes 2:03:58 or faster in Chicago?
Point is, Bekele IS the GOAT even if he doesn't excel in the marathon, WHICH HAS YET TO BE SEEN. Yet it play out. Kimetto Ran sub-2:07 a few times. He ran sub-2:05 a few times. Then he ran sub-2:03. If it weren't for his WR he. too, would be 'just another east african'.
This thread is about Canova predicting results. Not what Bekele has done in the marathon so far. Just chill. Post again in two years.