Strange thigh muscle of Eliud Kipchoge

not like that was it wrote:

Mokaya wrote:

Eliud has repeatedly said that he is old school. What you see is a tattoo, part of African traditional body markings practiced mainly by Nilotic group of tribes of which Kalenjin is among.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5qfhcRE7P6E/VDkaq9BCIvI/AAAAAAAAB0Y/s880gtIe7kQ/s1600/dassanech-man-scarification_12067_600x450.jpg

Yes. This is the correct answer. Seriously. End of thread.

How the F_

disgraceful_admin wrote:

not like that was it wrote:

Yes. This is the correct answer. Seriously. End of thread.

How the F_

As I was saying, how the F@#$ is that a tattoo when its three dimensional and only appearsat full flexion?

There are more ridges on his rectus femoris in mid stride than on your frontal cortex in mid thought.

Performances enhanced nanotechs are not ready yet, so it's obviously the winter collection nike half tight preview. You can only see the striations yet cause it's a preview.

eot.

PS : Half tights over split shorts anytime. Only rednecks do the opposite, they can't think the same.

evilswoosh wrote:

Performances enhanced nanotechs are not ready yet, so it's obviously the winter collection nike half tight preview. You can only see the striations yet cause it's a preview.

eot.

PS : Half tights over split shorts anytime. Only rednecks do the opposite, they can't think the same.

You're right in thinking of half tights. The performance enhancing parasites (PAP) are likely of tropical origin and would not function maximally without insulation at low ambient temperatures, especially in an athlete with as little natural insulation as Kipchoge

disgraceful_admin wrote:

evilswoosh wrote:

Performances enhanced nanotechs are not ready yet, so it's obviously the winter collection nike half tight preview. You can only see the striations yet cause it's a preview.

eot.

PS : Half tights over split shorts anytime. Only rednecks do the opposite, they can't think the same.

You're right in thinking of half tights. The performance enhancing parasites (PAP) are likely of tropical origin and would not function maximally without insulation at low ambient temperatures, especially in an athlete with as little natural insulation as Kipchoge

Actually, the proper abbreviation for Performance Enhancing Parasites is PEP. As in, "he has PEP in his step"

Ha ha, Rupp with his car key fob or some sh!t on his shoe lace.

No, that is the chip everyone in the race has on their shoe.

Nice Stridations. Surely from years of high level training.

I will try and give a serious answer to this question. I am a 62-year old, ex-2:16 marathoner. In my good running years, I had big quads and I had the same thing. To show it, I need only pull my heel to my butt with my hand. (Stretching the quad). Had the same horizontal, three-dimensional lines (bumps).. Someone gave me a reasonable explaination for it. He said that the quad was so big that there were tears or weakness in the sheath surrounding the quad. It was basically bulging out in these weak or torn areas. Now that I am older and weaker with smaller quads, I don't really have it anymore. Pulling my heal to my butt, I can barely still feel it. I hope this helps.

A has-been who never was wrote:

I will try and give a serious answer to this question. I am a 62-year old, ex-2:16 marathoner. In my good running years, I had big quads and I had the same thing. To show it, I need only pull my heel to my butt with my hand. (Stretching the quad). Had the same horizontal, three-dimensional lines (bumps).. Someone gave me a reasonable explaination for it. He said that the quad was so big that there were tears or weakness in the sheath surrounding the quad. It was basically bulging out in these weak or torn areas. Now that I am older and weaker with smaller quads, I don't really have it anymore. Pulling my heal to my butt, I can barely still feel it. I hope this helps.

Thank you for your contribution!

A has-been who never was wrote:

I will try and give a serious answer to this question. I am a 62-year old, ex-2:16 marathoner. In my good running years, I had big quads and I had the same thing. To show it, I need only pull my heel to my butt with my hand. (Stretching the quad). Had the same horizontal, three-dimensional lines (bumps).. Someone gave me a reasonable explaination for it. He said that the quad was so big that there were tears or weakness in the sheath surrounding the quad. It was basically bulging out in these weak or torn areas. Now that I am older and weaker with smaller quads, I don't really have it anymore. Pulling my heal to my butt, I can barely still feel it. I hope this helps.

Was that someone a doctor, if not you should be tested for worms, just in case

not like that was it wrote:

Mokaya wrote:

Eliud has repeatedly said that he is old school. What you see is a tattoo, part of African traditional body markings practiced mainly by Nilotic group of tribes of which Kalenjin is among.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5qfhcRE7P6E/VDkaq9BCIvI/AAAAAAAAB0Y/s880gtIe7kQ/s1600/dassanech-man-scarification_12067_600x450.jpg

Yes. This is the correct answer. Seriously. End of thread.

What the .... that is gross mate, not sure that has anything to with Kipchoge's hidden Salamander tail or PEPs,

Screech wrote:

Mick jogger wrote:

For being only 31 his face looks incredibly old. If you zoom in he looks like a 60 year old man. Like on old wise marathon Zen Mater.

I noticed his aged face, too.

striking resemblance to

Probably striations from all the hill running Kenyans do.

disgraceful_admin wrote:

disgraceful_admin wrote:

How the F_

As I was saying, how the F@#$ is that a tattoo when its three dimensional and only appearsat full flexion?

There are more ridges on his rectus femoris in mid stride than on your frontal cortex in mid thought.

African tattoos, duh!

Just like this one:

TWRE wrote:

Do you have any idea what is it under Kipchoge's skin on his thigh muscle? I remmember Martin Lel had similar thing.

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/22/sports/22MARATHONweb1/22MARATHONweb1-superJumbo.jpg

I wouldn't take too much stock in it unless you can confirm this phenomenon multiple times. There are quite a few running pics with seemingly impossible weird features in legs. I remember there was this picture of Matt tegenkamp where the legs or arms had impossible proportions (angles photo). He looked normal the rest of the time I've ever seen him on tv, in photos and in person. Weird things get captured in sports photos sometimes . There were some other examples whose specifics I long forget but that I am certain existed and other threads like this.

I look forward to reading the opinion of a qualified forensic running anatomist / muscular expert.

disgraceful_admin wrote:

I can see this functioning as a performance enhancing parasite (PAP), where the worms secrete a fatigue-limiting buffer compound when lactate levels reach a critical level.

That would be irrelevant at marathon pace. More likely they provide extra glucose, or mechanical assistance.

But what I was basically saying is the muscle itself IS a worm. A segmented worm.

Are you allowed to feed your worms at the station?

striathon wrote:

Are you allowed to feed your worms at the station?

Makes the hat swapping look a bit stupid now doesn't it?