• He (Almost) Dit IT)
      • How cool is That? Kipchoge went after it and was THIS close!!!! 5/6/2017 12:49AM
      • He (Almost) Dit IT)
      • Seriously, if you don't have a hard on, don't call yourself a track fan. He defied the critics and held on.

        No blow up!

        No "On pace thorugh 30k but then +3' after that..."

        22 seconds! What?!!!
    • Canada Girl
      • RE: How cool is That? Kipchoge went after it and was THIS close!!!! 5/6/2017 12:51AM - in reply to He (Almost) Dit IT)
      • Canada Girl
      • Yeah that was pretty damn awesome.
    • Twinn
      • RE: How cool is That? Kipchoge went after it and was THIS close!!!! 5/6/2017 12:54AM - in reply to Canada Girl
      • Twinn
      • Everyone's predictions set Kipchoge at 203+, highlighting the big blowup that would happen. Crazy how close he came.
    • TwoBones
      • RE: How cool is That? Kipchoge went after it and was THIS close!!!! 5/6/2017 12:55AM - in reply to Twinn
      • TwoBones
      • I missed a qualifier by more than that and I was pissed. Everyone around me told me Your so close!, but I knew. And he was 22 seconds away. Nutz
    • Scott Tenorman
      • RE: How cool is That? Kipchoge went after it and was THIS close!!!! 5/6/2017 1:45AM - in reply to He (Almost) Dit IT)
      • Scott Tenorman
      • Rojo will criticize this event and how Kipchoge "failed", but when Kipchoge retires Rojo will wish he could still witness one last performance by Kipchoge.
    • forget shoes, all about wind..
      • RE: How cool is That? Kipchoge went after it and was THIS close!!!! 5/6/2017 1:48AM - in reply to kmaclam
      • forget shoes, all about wind..
      • This reminded me of 2011 Boston.
    • cash&hype¬hing_more
      • RE: How cool is That? Kipchoge went after it and was THIS close!!!! 5/6/2017 2:39AM - in reply to NativeSon
      • cash&hype¬hing_more
      • NativeSon wrote:
        Kipchoge needs to go for the world record in Berlin in 2017.
        This and only this.
    • French Dawg
      • RE: How cool is That? Kipchoge went after it and was THIS close!!!! 5/6/2017 3:30AM - in reply to cash&hype¬hing_more
      • French Dawg
      • cash&hype&nothing_more wrote:
        NativeSon wrote:
        Kipchoge needs to go for the world record in Berlin in 2017.
        This and only this.
        Yeah now that he's done with this goofball Nike cash grab I hope he actually goes after the world record again. I really do think he's capable, I bet in Berlin he could hit 2:02:30.
    • kjhg
      • RE: How cool is That? Kipchoge went after it and was THIS close!!!! 5/6/2017 5:27AM - in reply to French Dawg
      • kjhg
      • I heard Nike gave him a cool $2 million USD for the effort. If he would have broken 2, closer to $5M USD. That's good money.
    • Almost, Scott
      • RE: How cool is That? Kipchoge went after it and was THIS close!!!! 5/6/2017 5:35AM - in reply to Scott Tenorman
      • Almost, Scott
      • Rojo will be too busy wishing he was Wejo, who will be too busy wishing he was Rupp. Both are losers but Rojo is the lesser twin for sure.

        Scott Tenorman wrote:
        Rojo will criticize this event and how Kipchoge "failed", but when Kipchoge retires Rojo will wish he could still witness one last performance by Kipchoge.
    • patti
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    • Possessive vs contraction
      • RE: How cool is That? Kipchoge went after it and was THIS close!!!! 5/6/2017 6:10AM - in reply to TwoBones
      • Possessive vs contraction
      • TwoBones wrote:
        I missed a qualifier by more than that and I was pissed. Everyone around me told me Your so close!, but I knew. And he was 22 seconds away. Nutz
        Your so close is what?
    • Yepppppppppp
      • RE: How cool is That? Kipchoge went after it and was THIS close!!!! 5/6/2017 6:37AM - in reply to He (Almost) Dit IT)
      • Yepppppppppp
      • I'm in the group that thought he'd blow up.

        Foot in mouth.

        We know that Eliud was already a baller but holy F.... that was awesome. I hope the shoes didn't help much. The skeptic in me is still alive if these are truly "cheater shoes".

        On the flip, I don't want to give Swoosh biz that much cred and fall for the marketing. I want a 3rd party to do a shoe analysis.
    • not
      • RE: How cool is That? Kipchoge went after it and was THIS close!!!! 5/6/2017 6:48AM - in reply to He (Almost) Dit IT)
      • not
      • Nykie pushes dope. AlSal is under investigation you idiot. Fanboy idiot masturbating over drug fueled freak ..go buy more nykie crap.
    • Drugs
      • RE: How cool is That? Kipchoge went after it and was THIS close!!!! 5/6/2017 6:59AM - in reply to not
      • Drugs
      • No doubt he was on drugs. Maybe a drug manufacturer will sponsor the next event.
    • Analogies
      • RE: How cool is That? Kipchoge went after it and was THIS close!!!! 5/6/2017 7:02AM - in reply to Drugs
      • Analogies
      • This is like when Amgen (maker of EPO) sponsored the Tour of California.

        Now that all the paid Nike shills are off the board, we can resume serious discussion about this PR event.
    • Can't sub-2 800m
      • RE: How cool is That? Kipchoge went after it and was THIS close!!!! 5/6/2017 7:19AM - in reply to He (Almost) Dit IT)
      • Can't sub-2 800m
      • Props to Kipchoge for running such an amazing effort.

        Now let's talk sub-2 marathons. If we can't break the barrier with perfect pacing, ideal conditions, ideal nutrition strategies, Nike money and support, and custom shoes that work controversially well, then it doesn't look like people will be cracking 2:00 in races any time in the near future.