Etihopia announced! Kenenisa Bekele are in the 10k & marathon provisional list for rio

Spaghetimonster wrote:

rjm33 wrote:

How about the possibility of double gold in the 10k and the marathon for Kenenisa Bekele?

Perhaps we can still…expect great things.

Please...no more...it was funny for the first 3 pages of comments. Learn to to let go.

This 10k could be incredible if Bekele and Farah are running and healthy.

Think of their medals.

Now consider one of them ran 3:28.X in the 1500m last year (Farah).

and Bekele just ran a marathon likely comparable to a 2:04.X in Berlin/Dubai conditions if not 2:03.X given irregular pacing, with only a few weeks' training.

One of the world's fastest over 1500m (and 1500m is stacked) going against one of the fastest over 42,000m (again, marathoning is also at its all time most competitive now) in a 10,000m on the track.

Oh he was close to being broken at Pre , oh he was close to being broken in Beijin 2..Oh he end up winning both races with authority

Mo Farah will be double gold medalist in Rio , Yeeeezzzzzzzz LOL

disgraceful_admin wrote:

Spaghetimonster wrote:

Please...no more...it was funny for the first 3 pages of comments. Learn to to let go.

This 10k could be incredible if Bekele and Farah are running and healthy.

Think of their medals.

Now consider one of them ran 3:28.X in the 1500m last year (Farah).

and Bekele just ran a marathon likely comparable to a 2:04.X in Berlin/Dubai conditions if not 2:03.X given irregular pacing, with only a few weeks' training.

One of the world's fastest over 1500m (and 1500m is stacked) going against one of the fastest over 42,000m (again, marathoning is also at its all time most competitive now) in a 10,000m on the track.

We all know that a fast marathon alone doesn´t guarantee a fast 10k. With his injury history, I doubt KB will be able to do the necessary speed work on the track (this was exactly what happened to Geb).

well,. wrote:

disgraceful_admin wrote:

This 10k could be incredible if Bekele and Farah are running and healthy.

Think of their medals.

Now consider one of them ran 3:28.X in the 1500m last year (Farah).

and Bekele just ran a marathon likely comparable to a 2:04.X in Berlin/Dubai conditions if not 2:03.X given irregular pacing, with only a few weeks' training.

One of the world's fastest over 1500m (and 1500m is stacked) going against one of the fastest over 42,000m (again, marathoning is also at its all time most competitive now) in a 10,000m on the track.

We all know that a fast marathon alone doesn´t guarantee a fast 10k. With his injury history, I doubt KB will be able to do the necessary speed work on the track (this was exactly what happened to Geb).

A fast 1500m doesn't guarantee a fast 10k either.

26:25 for Farah? How much of a kick will he have in a 26:25 race with surges thrown in by multiple legit gold medal contenders from the very start?

Let's say they go through 5k in 13:20. Already it's down to a pack of 6 at the front (Farah, Bekele, Karoki, Tanui, Kamworor, Jeilan?) and Kamworor surges, slightly gapping the other 5.

Over the next 2 laps, this gap grows to 10m from 2nd place (we'll say it's Jeilan). Does Mo try to close the gap to Kamworor? If he doesn't, it's a fair bet he loses the gold. It's also a fair bet that he'd be the one doing the gap-closing in this psychological battle.

Repeat this and you have a situation where finishing kick will be closer to 60 than 50s.

Whaaa????? I love Bekele, but what makes anyone think he'll even be in the top 10 in the Olympic 10k? When was the last time he ran a track 10k? He doesn't have the speed anymore, he'll get blasted the last few laps. If he's in the 10k, he'll be dying like crazy and Rupp will nip him at the line for 6th.

Bekele Lover wrote:

Whaaa????? I love Bekele, but what makes anyone think he'll even be in the top 10 in the Olympic 10k? When was the last time he ran a track 10k? He doesn't have the speed anymore, he'll get blasted the last few laps. If he's in the 10k, he'll be dying like crazy and Rupp will nip him at the line for 6th.

How can you use the name Bekele Lover and say those things?

Oh boy. No speed anymore. Go Mobot!! Blah Blah Blah

Jus kno that if healthy, Bekele knows how how to win races no matter who's in the race!

Nnm.... wrote:

Jus kno that if healthy, Bekele knows how how to win races no matter who's in the race!

Bingo!

And that means Bekele knows double how to win!

how to win... plus how to win... is how how to win.

Well done.

By the way...Have you ever won a spelling bee competition in elementary school?

scoll wrote:

Excellent if true. Bekele vs Mo Farah in the 10K would be dynamite

With Bekele's superb performance at the London marathon, I'd put my money on him.

So would I if it were over a marathon

rjm33 wrote:

Nnm.... wrote:

Jus kno that if healthy, Bekele knows how how to win races no matter who's in the race!

Bingo!

And that means Bekele knows double how to win!

how to win... plus how to win... is how how to win.

Well done.

By the way...Have you ever won a spelling bee competition in elementary school?

Ay tink za quesshin should b,

Have you ever LOST a spelling bee competition in elementary school?

And za answer iz NO!

Is the GOAT scheduled to run a 10k anywhere before the Olympics?

If Kenny runs sub-27 the next couple of months after his London marathon would some of you begin to expect great things?

ukathleticscoach wrote:

scoll wrote:

Excellent if true. Bekele vs Mo Farah in the 10K would be dynamite

With Bekele's superb performance at the London marathon, I'd put my money on him.

So would I if it were over a marathon

Up until last weekend I'd have said the same. But to see him cruise to a low 28 10k on the roads just 3 weeks after a pretty respectable marathon effort (irrespective of how much training he got in before hand) does make me wonder whether he could be a factor in Rio on the track. I know others have said that his achilles would be his achilles heel (!) in spikes on the track, but either he could train completely without them and just race in them or (heaven forbid) run in a pair of road racing flats.

If he was on the start line next to Mo with any hint of top class form in his legs, I wouldn't write him off.

doot doot wrote:

Is the GOAT scheduled to run a 10k anywhere before the Olympics?

If Kenny runs sub-27 the next couple of months after his London marathon would some of you begin to expect great things?

Yes. Of course he will.

doot doot.

Not just some personalities of me will begin to expect great things.

Almost all of my personalities (except MObot) already expect great things from Bekele…and they probably always will.

I was not the one who started the "expect great things" meme.

Unfortunately doot doot…another poster on this thread (Spaghetimonster) has already told me:

"Please...no more...it was funny for the first 3 pages of comments. Learn to to let go."

Read more:

So two of my personalities will try to... learn to let go… and learn to let go…which combine to ... learn to to let go.

However, that still leaves 30 personalities that still "expect great things" from Bekele.

Sorry about that Spaghetimonster.

OK?

Two things should be apparent:

1.) Bekele is GOAT

2.) I couldn't possibly care less about 95+% of the other posters or what they think is funny. Especially Tony the Tiny Tiger.

Oops. Expect Great Thingsâ„¢

Give it up, Kenny B is washed up when it comes to the track

On the roads that is another story he still can mix it with the best of them

tony the tiger wrote:

Give it up, Kenny B is washed up when it comes to the track

On the roads that is another story he still can mix it with the best of them

You have no clue