rojo wrote:
What type of shoes is Kirui wearing? Are thsoe the special ones?
Definitely the 4% vaporfly
rojo wrote:
What type of shoes is Kirui wearing? Are thsoe the special ones?
Definitely the 4% vaporfly
I get the feeling he's a 'no frills' runner so prob not!
Rossi thru half in 1:36:45. Slightly off his 3:11:45 pace from Lehigh Valley. If he maintains this pace, he'll be at 3:13:31. Come on Mike!
rojo wrote:
What type of shoes is Kirui wearing? Are thsoe the special ones?
Looks like it. Vaporfly 4%
Damn, 14:34 from Kirui.
Rupp will not come close to beating his mentor AlSal's Boston time, which was in conditions just as hot. Secretly Al is happy. He needs ONE accomplishment that Rupp can't beat.
Kirui 14:34 between 35 and 40K
Rupp preparing to marshal the big kick...
how far back is 3rd from Rupp?
elmore345 wrote:
Kirui guy with a small Nike tick on shorts and singlet - does he even have sponsorship?!
Probably not, even though he's a 2:06 guy he was only 6th or 7th in Amsterdam.
rojo wrote:
AAAbdi wrote:Rupp might actually take this. Gross.
I'm wondering what % of people are rooting for Rupp. I did a twitter poll klast night and it was 2/3rds root for him 1/3rd do not.
Casual fans I bet more are even more are rooting for him. American factor.
But I assume everyone roots for the Dallas Cowboys too.
Kirui looked back, but who wouldn't!
those are the Vaporflies...
and isn't he part of that 'new' team from Jos Hermens/Global Comm.?
Great interview of Hasay. Man, she acts young but so sincere
Damn rupp is struggling... he clearly does not have 2:06 ability, because a 2:06 guy on a tough course iskillling him.
If rupp can't win Boston, will he be able to actually win a major marathon in his lifetime?...let's face it rupp is a 2:10 guy and that's it.
Rupp looks like a little boy with that too-long singlet on
I'm hugely impressed with Rupp. Second at Boston is no joke.
hrb wrote:
Kirui 14:34 between 35 and 40K
14:55 from Rupp
Carb loader wrote:
Kirui actually looks a bit "fat" for an elite, probably not over trained.
What's bred in the bone will carry him to a win.
Definitely not. He's undertrained. Here is what I got from Canova about him.
Geoffrey Kirui is a “big talent†who comes in with “small trainingâ€
Most of the elite Kenyans in the 2017 Boston field are on the back nine of their careers as all but Geoffrey Korir are over 30. The one up-and-coming Kenyan is the 24-year-old Korir. Korir, who has run 26:55 for 10,000 on the track, ran 2:07:23 and 2:06:27 in his first two marathons last year and his coach, Renato Canova, described him as a “big talent.†When we asked Canova how Korir would do, Canova didn’t make a prediction, saying his training wasn’t ideal. “Big talent, small training,†said Canova, who then added “Big talent and big training = big champion.â€'
When we asked Korir how he’d do, he replied, “I’m fit but it depends on how the race shall be. I think this will be a tough race.†Korir didn’t want to reveal to us his goal for the race but did say when asked that he was more confident than he was last year before his first two marathons.
http://www.letsrun.com/news/2017/04/meb-keflezighi-discusses-rough-buildup-ahead-final-boston-marathon-plus-elite-men/