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8 years ago 04/25/2016 1:55pm EDT

re: yyy

yyy wrote:
There's nothing pointing at 2:02 in his prime. Training for the marathon
you sacrifice some of your 5000m ability. KB's marathons prime
was later than his track prime. The usual drift toward longer distances as you
get older.
As for the 90% fitness, it is a meaningless statement. Does this mean he can 1:54 with 100% fitness?
I see him running 2:03 high or in 2:04 in his prime.

It is a game of diminishing returns. The extra '10%' in fitness might only mean a couple minutes off Bekele's current fitness. More a figure of speech with most of these guys anyway.

Kiprop just said he is only 50% ready after running a 1:44.6 at altitude.

8 years ago 04/25/2016 1:56pm EDT

re: yyy

yyy wrote:
There's nothing pointing at 2:02 in his prime. Training for the marathon
you sacrifice some of your 5000m ability. KB's marathons prime
was later than his track prime. The usual drift toward longer distances as you
get older.
As for the 90% fitness, it is a meaningless statement. Does this mean he can 1:54 with 100% fitness?
I see him running 2:03 high or in 2:04 in his prime.

Yes. I estimate Bekele can run 1:54 when at 100% of top condition.

Who said he was a normal, regular, puny human being?

This is Kenenisa Bekele.

Bekele just ran a marathon in 2:06 at 90% of his top condition. This means that he would be able to run about 10% faster when he is at 100% of top condition, which indicates a marathon time around 1:54.

On another thread a poster "expect great things" has already given data on a recent marathon distance tempo run by Bekele in around 1:57, so I estimate at least another 3 minutes faster during the race makes sense, depending on if he gets all his bottles and a good night of sleep at his next marathon.

And that depends on if that man that has been stalking Bekele... and now Jemima Sumgong as well...is arrested by the British authorities.

8 years ago 04/25/2016 2:10pm EDT

re: rjm33

Haven't seen much of old vento since his Charles Martin will destory Anthony Joshua prediction.

Funny stuff.

8 years ago 04/25/2016 5:43pm EDT

re: ventolin^3

Without PEDs, the course record would be 2:07:xx + , no matter what the weather.

8 years ago 04/25/2016 5:51pm EDT

re: WithoutPEDs

maybe 2:06:36 yesterday by Bekele

8 years ago 04/25/2016 6:03pm EDT

re: crete

London is a fast course. On this ranking, London is worth about 47 seconds below a norm, while Berlin is worth 81 seconds, Paris 90 seconds, and Rotterdam, 52. On the positive side of the norm, New York costs 83 seconds and Boston (obviously not on those perfect days with a tailwind) costs 92 seconds. So, on this comparison with a 2:05 as neutral course time, the runner might run:

Paris: 2:03:30

Berlin: 2:03:39

Rotterdam: 2:04:08

London: 2:04:14

New York: 2:06:23

Boston: 2:06:32

London's still 2:09 faster than New York and 2:18 faster than Boston by these data-based rankings.

http://www.arrs.net/TB_Mara.htm

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