Results: 2016 London Marathon Results
April 24, 2016
2:11:42 for him. Is he a one hit wonder? If he isn't , then tell me how you drop about 9 minutes in 2 years. Besides the olympics, this is the most prestigious race of the year, so I don't think he would want to want to peak. Nothing against Kimetto here, but this seems strange.
He is 'more done' than kipsang.
He's over. Speculative but even at his best, he seemed (to me) to rely more on raw talent than than the discipline and mental focus shown by Kipchoge and Kipsang. The brightest comets burn the fastest.
El Keniano wrote:
He's over. Speculative but even at his best, he seemed (to me) to rely more on raw talent than than the discipline and mental focus shown by Kipchoge and Kipsang. The brightest comets burn the fastest.
Kimetto is not a comet.
This is him clean most likely. Unsurprising
Even with this epic fail the weatherman has out flopped him.
You guys don't understand Kenyan racing. His ability is not nine minutes worse just because he blew up to a 2:11.
Say you run a 14:30 PR. You then have year of bad training, interruptions by injury, whatever. You believe you're in 16:00 shape. The average American runner in this position will go race a 16:00, running to their ability that day, if not going slower and making excuses, "tempoing it" rather than being seen running flat-out for a slow time. A Kenyan will race to WIN no matter what, even if that means running 14:00 pace to start then crawling in with a 17.
Get it?
Kimetto is probably in 2:05-2:06 shape and could have even-paced that to some minor placing. That is what Hall would have done. But he ran 2:02 pace with the leaders, leading to a blow-up and 2:11.
He should focus on Berlin or Chicago to redeem himself (if he can) because he most definitely isn't running in Rio.
If they select Kimetto for the Olympics, I will defect and go to Tanzania.
El Keniano,
Who should the three guys be for the olympics in your opinion?
off the juice....runs world record and starts to feel the IAAF/WADA heat
Tard is correct. That is how they race. Not the smartest tactic. Sometimes it produces blazingly fast times, other times they are staggering across the finish next to guys like me. How nice it must be to blow up to a 2:11.
By minor placing you mean 3rd?
NativeSon wrote:
El Keniano,
Who should the three guys be for the olympics in your opinion?
I mentioned in the other thread that Kipsang's experience might come in handy in a slower race like Rio. Kipchoge, Biwott and Kipsang (or Cyprian Kotut) for me.
Keitany should join Sumgong and F.Kiplagat if AK know what's good for them.
El Keniano wrote:
NativeSon wrote:El Keniano,
Who should the three guys be for the olympics in your opinion?
I mentioned in the other thread that Kipsang's experience might come in handy in a slower race like Rio. Kipchoge, Biwott and Kipsang (or Cyprian Kotut) for me.
Keitany should join Sumgong and F.Kiplagat if AK know what's good for them.
Sorry,
I've just seen it.
Thanks. Exactly my thoughts.
I had forgotten about Cyprian Kotut.
Kvothe wrote:
This is him clean most likely. Unsurprising
Yep. This is the most likely answer.
TardLoper wrote:
You guys don't understand Kenyan racing. His ability is not nine minutes worse just because he blew up to a 2:11.
Say you run a 14:30 PR. You then have year of bad training, interruptions by injury, whatever. You believe you're in 16:00 shape. The average American runner in this position will go race a 16:00, running to their ability that day, if not going slower and making excuses, "tempoing it" rather than being seen running flat-out for a slow time. A Kenyan will race to WIN no matter what, even if that means running 14:00 pace to start then crawling in with a 17.
Get it?
Kimetto is probably in 2:05-2:06 shape and could have even-paced that to some minor placing. That is what Hall would have done. But he ran 2:02 pace with the leaders, leading to a blow-up and 2:11.
This
Unsure, I agree with you. While it's unfair to accuse him of doping without irrefutable evidence, a dnf at worlds and this run in London after the WR sure looks suspicious. And did I read it correctly Kimetto has only been doing real distance training for five years? No doubt he's talented, but...
El Keniano wrote:
The brightest comets burn the fastest.
Dennis Cometto?
+1 with TardLoper
Look for him to be on the rebound in Berlin.
As for being a one it wonder (from the LRC London Preview) :
2012 Berlin: 2nd, 2:04:16 (fastest debut in history on record-eligible course)
2013 Tokyo: 1st, 2:06:50 CR
2013 Chicago: 1st, 2:03:45 CR
2014 Berlin: 1st, 2:02:57 WR
2015 London: 3rd, 2:05:50