Official: Eliud Kipchoge Appreciation and GOAT Thread

He's gotta win the gold in Rio to be GOAT, in my opinion.

Agreed.

He is the best the world has seen and barring any surprise, and also considering the fact that he has no Olympics title, he might just as well treat us to a sumptuous event at Rio de Janeiro because he needs gold badly.

KIPCHOGE WILL WIN RIO BUT THEN AGAIN, STEPHEN KIPROTICH WAS TAKING NOTE(S) LITERALLY.

messinat wrote:

He's gotta win the gold in Rio to be GOAT, in my opinion.

So, that makes Stephen Kiprotich the greatest of all time. Right?

I am only going by your logic.

NativeSon wrote:

messinat wrote:

He's gotta win the gold in Rio to be GOAT, in my opinion.

So, that makes Stephen Kiprotich the greatest of all time. Right?

I am only going by your logic.

No, you're not actually.

NativeSon wrote:

messinat wrote:

He's gotta win the gold in Rio to be GOAT, in my opinion.

So, that makes Stephen Kiprotich the greatest of all time. Right?

I am only going by your logic.

No, but Samuel Wanjiru is.

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NativeSon wrote:

So, that makes Stephen Kiprotich the greatest of all time. Right?

I am only going by your logic.

No, but Samuel Wanjiru is.

Oh,

"my bad"!

I totally forgot about my boy Sammy.

I think Kipchoge could beat the sammy of 2008 and '09.

Just my thoughts.

We'll never know.

NativeSon wrote:

messinat wrote:

He's gotta win the gold in Rio to be GOAT, in my opinion.

So, that makes Stephen Kiprotich the greatest of all time. Right?

I am only going by your logic.

Sammy W still in the GOAT conversation?

I have watched all of Kipchoge's last 4 marathons. He has beaten back every challenge from the top quality fields in the world's best marathons. His consistent fast times are unmatched. Ever.

The guy is the best, ever, and he would have easily beaten the world record today if Biwott (clearly #2 in the world right now) had been able to push another 2 miles along the river. They chilled too much from 23-25 miles. But other than that, it was a simply magnificent run.

NativeSon wrote:

messinat wrote:

He's gotta win the gold in Rio to be GOAT, in my opinion.

So, that makes Stephen Kiprotich the greatest of all time. Right?

I am only going by your logic.

Umm... you failed Logic 101?

I agree with both of your points, but Kipchoge does not own the course record at Chicago- Kimetto ran like 2:03:45 in Chicago & that's the course record.

wejo wrote:

Eliud Kipchoge is the best marathoner in the world right now and the best marathoner the world has ever seen in my opinion.

There is no debating the 1st point, debate the second one if you want.

Kipchoge's greatness deserves its own thread.

He's now run 7 marathons and won 6 of them, none slower than 2:05:30.

The one marathon he lost was his second one and Wilson Kipsang set the world record in it to beat him.

Spring 2013 Hamburg 2:05:30 1st

Fall 2013 Berlin 2:04:00 2nd

Spring 2014 Rotterdam 2:05:00 1st

Fall 2014 Chicago 2:04:11 1st (CR)

Spring 2015 London 2:04:42 1st

Fall 2015 Berlin 2:04:00 1st

Spring 2016 London 2:03:05 1st (CR)

Hmm. Kenyans you say... Good thing it's a clean sport.

Yes, Eliud is the greatest of all time IMO. Maybe the best all around runner of all time. I would absolutely freak out if he somehow wound up being dirtly.

But unlike some other Kenyan robots (ie. Jeptoo), Eliud seems like has real integrity and morals.

He's simply amazing. But marathon dominance has a shelf life for sure. There was G. Mutai, Then Wilson Kipsang. Mutai is no longer a factor. Kipsang has been fading as of late. Kimetto seems to almost be a freak of nature. Not a great "athlete" like Kipchoge but a skinny dude that runs fast.

Don' t know how long Kipchoge can keep this up. But his mind and body are in a great place.

wejo wrote:

Eliud Kipchoge is the best marathoner in the world right now and the best marathoner the world has ever seen in my opinion.

There is no debating the 1st point, debate the second one if you want.

Kipchoge's greatness deserves its own thread.

He's now run 7 marathons and won 6 of them, none slower than 2:05:30.

The one marathon he lost was his second one and Wilson Kipsang set the world record in it to beat him.

Spring 2013 Hamburg 2:05:30 1st

Fall 2013 Berlin 2:04:00 2nd

Spring 2014 Rotterdam 2:05:00 1st

Fall 2014 Chicago 2:04:11 1st (CR)

Spring 2015 London 2:04:42 1st

Fall 2015 Berlin 2:04:00 1st

Spring 2016 London 2:03:05 1st (CR)

Kipchoge is arguably the greatest marathoner of all time. Incredibly consistent. He's a great racer too. I am impressed.

One could make an argument that passing on Rio and going for the record in Berlin would cement his status even more. Lots of no-names win the Olympics but The Greats get the record, and Berlin is where it is done.

Id say he needs either a WR or Rio Gold to truly put him as the GOAT otherwise arguments can be made for either. If he gets the WR and Gold then he will be the GOAT for a long long time.

The Looting Marathon: Outrage as dozens of thieves are filmed brazenly stealing bundles of water left for London's official runners!

Video shows mob stealing bottles of water minutes into the marathon

One man even brought a trolley with him to pile up crates of the water

Dozens of people were involved in the theft in Deptford, south-east London

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3556430/Dozens-looters-steal-bundles-free-water-left-official-watering-stations-marathon-runners.html

NativeSon wrote:

Agreed.

He is the best the world has seen and barring any surprise, and also considering the fact that he has no Olympics title, he might just as well treat us to a sumptuous event at Rio de Janeiro because he needs gold badly.

KIPCHOGE WILL WIN RIO BUT THEN AGAIN, STEPHEN KIPROTICH WAS TAKING NOTE(S) LITERALLY.

Rupp will win thon gold.

Gym Class Shuffle wrote:

Id say he needs either a WR or Rio Gold to truly put him as the GOAT otherwise arguments can be made for either. If he gets the WR and Gold then he will be the GOAT for a long long time.

+1

Six wins, 1 course record. No gold, no world record. As impressive as that is, something may still be missing to become the Greatest of All Time.

If he wins Olympic Marathon or sets the WR then he is the best. He has beaten some star studded fields and his average for his seven marathons is a ridiculous 2:04:21.

I still think Wanjiru's win and time may be the greatest performance still.