Official Sub-2 Live Discussion Thread and Prediction Thread

Guessing 2:00:52 for a finishing time. Maybe they're holding pacers until the final 1km?

Barbara wrote:

Why aren't all of the pacers out in a pack for the last lap?! Would give me a boost.

Right, as well as the friggin' car !!!

rojo wrote:

I love Kipchoge but let me gloat by saying, "I told you so."

NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

Gotta give props to Nike. They made it sound like this was some brilliant hting by them when in reality two guys didn't even make is 13.1 at sub 60. All the credit goes to Eliud.

https://twitter.com/letsrundotcom/status/860730187734011905

2:00:19 pace with a lap to go - and you think you can say "I told you so"???

Fact is, he is incredibly close to something you said he had no shot at. He didn't die at 20 miles. You were wrong.

1:54:04 at 40k, 2h+19s pace

Malingrender wrote:

Hopefully he doesn't get to 26 at the right pace and then blow up like Gerry Lindgren did.

LOL!

rojo wrote:

I love Kipchoge but let me gloat by saying, "I told you so."

NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

Gotta give props to Nike. They made it sound like this was some brilliant hting by them when in reality two guys didn't even make is 13.1 at sub 60. All the credit goes to Eliud.

https://twitter.com/letsrundotcom/status/860730187734011905

He got a lot closer than most of us would have expected. I bet they just go for it again soon. This was amazing to watch either way.

Sellout wrote:

If he runs 2:00:19 you're still going to gloat? You tools predicted a sub two won't happen for generations. Go to sleep loser.

+1

Is the car staying on pace and that is why it has disappeared?

you're a loser, rojo.

rojo wrote:

I love Kipchoge but let me gloat by saying, "I told you so."

NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

Gotta give props to Nike. They made it sound like this was some brilliant hting by them when in reality two guys didn't even make is 13.1 at sub 60. All the credit goes to Eliud.

https://twitter.com/letsrundotcom/status/860730187734011905

Who do you drop dead, rojo?

Rojo you are so obnoxious. And you weren't right. You said he would blow up at 20.

What a beast. I am shocked that he is even going to be close.

What is wrong with you? Why can't you enjoy nice things?

not making it wrote:

Is the car staying on pace and that is why it has disappeared?

Yeah-- they stopped panning shots to it bc it was too far away

farahfinallyloses2017 wrote:

rojo wrote:

I love Kipchoge but let me gloat by saying, "I told you so."

NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

Gotta give props to Nike. They made it sound like this was some brilliant hting by them when in reality two guys didn't even make is 13.1 at sub 60. All the credit goes to Eliud.

https://twitter.com/letsrundotcom/status/860730187734011905

Honestly, f*ck you, Rojo.

+1

rojo wrote:

I love Kipchoge but let me gloat by saying, "I told you so."

NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

Gotta give props to Nike. They made it sound like this was some brilliant hting by them when in reality two guys didn't even make is 13.1 at sub 60. All the credit goes to Eliud.

https://twitter.com/letsrundotcom/status/860730187734011905

You're going to gloat if he misses it by 20 seconds? shows how much you know about running. Bitter troll. YOU WERE SO FAR OFF IT'S HILARIOUS

Honestly, this is one thing cycling has over TnF, is when half a dozen guys are looking out for you. It is cool to watch as a spectator.

39K 1:51:09 2:57 2:00:15

40K 1:54:04 14:27 2:55 2:00:20

jamin wrote:

Does anyone else feel like this could diminish the value of real marathons? Once we've seen sub-2:00 in perfectly set up conditions, who cares about seeing 2:02 on a traditional course? This will be the marathon performance by which all other marathon performances are judged.

Of course. Sophisticated viewers can appreciate the difference between what is essentially a treadmill time trial (with significantly reduced air resistance and a locked-in pace) and a real marathon race, but there are very, very few such viewers, and the people involved in this event are doing everything they can to make this seem like a real record-quality marathon. The pro forma acknowledgments that this is not the real deal will count for very little.

I really find this sickening.