Is Kenenisa Bekele done?

You seem to be leaving out his performance against Kipchoge this Spring which was allegedly done on just a few weeks training and still a top 3 world performance.

you really trust newspapers?

Done on track for sure.

Canova set him back w/ volume; his 10000m training was better marathon training than his marathon training. And his weight loss scheme was massively misguided. But the real problem is he is still among the best in the world and it is a much tougher call for his training when the challenges mount up. He still might run

dsrunner wrote:

Canova set him back w/ volume; his 10000m training was better marathon training than his marathon training. And his weight loss scheme was massively misguided. But the real problem is he is still among the best in the world and it is a much tougher call for his training when the challenges mount up. He still might run

where is the sources?what is bekele current training program?

queen gyms wrote:

Done on track for sure.

Unfortunately true.

doot doot wrote:

queen gyms wrote:

Done on track for sure.

Unfortunately true.

is he really DNS / DNF in 10k trials?

How come he was left out of the marathon for the olympics? Was his marathon performance not good enough?

Bekele likely has no enthusiasm to run on the track anyway. I am disappointed because I thought he could beat Mo Farah.

However I expect more 2:05 marathons from him

bekelefans wrote:

why is this guy forever injuring? every runner can return from injuries with a maximum of half year. his legs are fragile as if they were made of paper. he ran only average of 120 km per week during his peak and still have old injuries.

Well you see he did more performances at a speed no human has ever done so naturally the tissue stresses are greater.

Checker wrote:

Bekele likely has no enthusiasm to run on the track anyway. I am disappointed because I thought he could beat Mo Farah.

However I expect more 2:05 marathons from him

Yeah, I think he could run track if he wanted to but has no interest anymore...pure speculation but since at the start of June he said he doesn't want to run 10,000m in rio and then enters the trials a few days ago, I just think he wasn't prepared. I think it was just a last ditch effort to go to Rio cause let's face it..it's probably his last chance

Remember in 2011 he looked awful in the WC and DNF then did the 26:46 a couple weeks later and I still think he could lay down a quick time if he prepared for it and more importantly wanted to.

Like others said, he has interest in marathons so I do for see good results in that area in the future

For him to go back on his vow not to run in Rio by trying to qualify for the 10k shows how badly he wanted to go.

El Keniano wrote:

For him to go back on his vow not to run in Rio by trying to qualify for the 10k shows how badly he wanted to go.

Totally agree...and I think he wasn't prepared for it either (maybe that's obvious). It was first week of June he said he wouldn't run at Rio even if asked so only had just over 3 weeks to prepare if he started training for 10,000m right away. Too bad he was clinging to his marathon hopes rather than changing his focus earlier in April when the initial marathon team was named and wasn't on it then

bekelefans wrote:

why is this guy forever injuring? every runner can return from injuries with a maximum of half year. his legs are fragile as if they were made of paper.

He keeps injuring himself because he eats western food. Sugar and white flour will do that to you, keep the body in a permanent state of inflammation.

100% yes. He doesn't have the same joy of running that gebrselassie does. Geb continued to do well in the marathon, despite some set backs, because he still loves running when all is said and done. Not sure Bekele has that same love.

This is letsrun. Everyone is DONE.

Had to laugh at most of the messages on this thread.Ye were so sure he was finished lol

"is he done" - Dude he just ran the 2nd fastest time EVER recently, get the hell out of here.

uylp wrote:

"is he done" - Dude he just ran the 2nd fastest time EVER recently, get the hell out of here.

These posters are not true Kenenisa Bekele Believersâ„¢.

They are pathetic non-Believers in Bekele.

True Kenenisa Bekele Believers ALWAYS EXPECT GREAT THINGS FROM KENENISA BEKELE.

Kenenisa Bekele just ran a 2:03:03 marathon (= A GREAT THING FROM KENENISA BEKELE)

In conclusion:

Pathetic non-Believers in Kenenisa Bekele were absolutely DESTROYED BY KENENISA BEKELE…AGAIN.

ha ha ha