Wilson Kipsang appreciation thread

He went home Devastated

JoJoCo wrote:

He went home Devastated

You are an idiot- he seemed quite pleased with his performance. Unless your name is Eliud Kipchoge, any one on the planet would take coming in second in a major marathon, setting a PR at the age of 34, and miss out on the WR by 13 seconds

I disagree. I think that Bekele won because he was stronger, faster and more determined, regardless of the pace making.

lllll wrote:

I disagree. I think that Bekele won because he was stronger, faster and more determined, regardless of the pace making.

I feel like Kipsang has low, odd arm swing. Kinda shuffly. Lateral movement. Watch the last few minutes of the race.

Kipchoge is control. Looks so comfortable.

Kenny is power.

scubacane wrote:

JoJoCo wrote:

He went home Devastated

You are an idiot- he seemed quite pleased with his performance. Unless your name is Eliud Kipchoge, any one on the planet would take coming in second in a major marathon, setting a PR at the age of 34, and miss out on the WR by 13 seconds

Yeah, but he missed out by 16 seconds, so it SUCKED MAJORLY. He was rightfully DEVASTATED.

must be that new math wrote:

scubacane wrote:

it is a crime he wasnt in Rio, Can you imagine if both he and Bekele had run?- it would have been an epic race with Kipchoge , while Mr Rupp would have been 5th IMO

How does the addition of one runner (Kipsang) cause Rupp to drop from 3rd to 5th?

Kipsang and Bekele. That's two. 4uck sake you are dumb.

Who gives a flying fvck about a 26.2 mile run?

1:39.99 wrote:

Who gives a flying fvck about a 26.2 mile run?

Obviously not you.

Almost 3 years... wrote:

must be that new math wrote:

How does the addition of one runner (Kipsang) cause Rupp to drop from 3rd to 5th?

Kipsang and Bekele. That's two. 4uck sake you are dumb.

Kipsang was so DEVASTATED by his HORRIBLE performance in Berlin that RUPP would have CRUSHED him. Kipsang would have been DEVASTATED and finished 87TH AT BEST.

scubacane wrote:

JoJoCo wrote:

He went home Devastated

You are an idiot- he seemed quite pleased with his performance. Unless your name is Eliud Kipchoge, any one on the planet would take coming in second in a major marathon, setting a PR at the age of 34, and miss out on the WR by 13 seconds

SCUBACANE you went home DEVASTATED yourself because I OWNED YOU about the 16 seconds vs 13. You were a BIG LIAR and EVERYONE knows how DEVASTATED you are.

Super Glider wrote:

Reality Bath wrote:

Of all the top marathoners to watch Wilson is my favorite. Just mesmerizing form.

He is like a super-fast metronome for sure, and with a smooth glide like a gazelle but maybe like a giraffe(long neck)! Kipchoge comes second on favorite to watch form. He looks more like a lion or buffalo but with an effective rhythm of his own.

Then there was Daniel mesmerizing signature form!

Kipsang's own words upon arrival in Kenya:

S3V3N TIM3S wrote:

Kipsang's own words upon arrival in Kenya:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ1QAznP4j0

Thanks for this. Always calm and smiling humbly. Great sport.

I don't see this guy going anywhere any time soon. We need to stop thinking the supremacy war is now between Bekele and Kipchoge. Its Kipsang Vs Kipchoge Vs Bekele! And most fans will root for Kipsang, no doubt, due to his composure and ability to keep his smile even when defeated. I think we see an athlete who runs his own race and not focus on others. He gives it his very best and if the results are good or bad, he has to be satisfied he gave his very best. The many turns in London marathon course maybe a disadvantage to someone that tall otherwise we could see fireworks between the three in London2017. Berlin, since it is a better course, needs to marshall finances and put up a race for the ages between the trio next year.

I live in Berlin and was at the medal ceremony and I had the chance to see him and Bekele chat after the race in the zone where the ceremony took place and also to see them very closely interact with their fans and both seemed indeed super calm, humble and nice. (as did Aberu Kebede).

I also followed the elite group by bike and in the telephone conversation with Sean Hartnett the question came up why the pacers went out the race so early. I also have a small anecdote in regards to that: I was watching at KM 17 and one of the pacers by the name of Philip from the lead group dropped out there and I helped translate between him and the Staff and he said he had a hamstring injury...

Anyway, great race and comeback from Kipsang no doubt, but still I rooted for Bekele and loved how he came back and won this one. I feel a bit sorry for Mutai whom I always liked as a runner and who didn't have such a good day.

on my 6 mile easy run this morning, i tried to envision this form and felt very relaxed, running about 30 sec/mi faster at same HR that I typically do- channeling my inner Wilson!

Big ups to Kipsang. He did a great job pacing Bekele to within a whisker of the WR, something he was going for himself. He really put it all on the line in that race.

Did anyone catch this? What shape is Kipsang in for London?

https://twitter.com/Kipsang_2_03_23/status/1115274670981382144