• HankHill
      • Why was Kipchoge's race not "offical" by IAF rules? 5/6/2017 1:17PM
      • HankHill
      • Was it the course? Assistance of lots of pacers? was not really a competition? or what?


        He really came close, to be honest in several parts that he could had gone faster the car didn't allow the pacer to go faster. He did struggled in the end tho, despite his almost perfect form.
    • Ankledorsi
      • RE: Why was Kipchoge's race not "offical" by IAF rules? 5/6/2017 1:33PM - in reply to HankHill
      • Ankledorsi
      • The course is legit. The ineligible thing according to IAAF rules was the pacers- more than 3, and the fact that they kept changing through out the race, and also the car that provided a steady pace for the pacers.
    • answer right here
      • RE: Why was Kipchoge's race not "offical" by IAF rules? 5/6/2017 1:39PM - in reply to HankHill
      • answer right here
      • Pacers who didn't run the full distance to the point they paced, and probably too many aid stations where they were handed bottles.
    • 13th 30th run II he wet he ed
    • the wind as a tool......
      • RE: Why was Kipchoge's race not "offical" by IAF rules? 5/6/2017 6:19PM - in reply to not a flofan
      • the wind as a tool......
      • He had the benefit of the pacers BLOCKING the wind for the whole race. This was the difference in his time compared to a legitimate race and course.
    • car pacing
      • RE: Why was Kipchoge's race not "offical" by IAF rules? 5/6/2017 7:14PM - in reply to the wind as a tool......
      • car pacing
      • Another difference is the car (and I'm not referring to the car blocking the wind, which perhaps is another factor) setting a pace. The pacers only had to follow the car. I know that the pacing was exactly as planned, but it was much smoother and less variable than when you have only runners deciding how fast to go.


        the wind as a tool...... wrote:
        He had the benefit of the pacers BLOCKING the wind for the whole race. This was the difference in his time compared to a legitimate race and course.
    • Subway Surfers Addiction
      • RE: Why was Kipchoge's race not "offical" by IAF rules? 5/6/2017 7:24PM - in reply to HankHill
      • Subway Surfers Addiction
      • Lapped runners can't be pacers.

        Lapped runners are not allowed to interact with the people lapping them.

        Was the event officially sanctioned?

        The event wasn't open.

        Was the distance legitimate?
    • Sdfsdfsdfsdfssczzczdc
      • RE: Why was Kipchoge's race not "offical" by IAF rules? 5/6/2017 11:24PM - in reply to Subway Surfers Addiction
      • Sdfsdfsdfsdfssczzczdc
      • Subway Surfers Addiction wrote:
        Lapped runners can't be pacers.

        Lapped runners are not allowed to interact with the people lapping them.

        Was the event officially sanctioned?

        The event wasn't open.

        Was the distance legitimate?
        Of course the distance was legitimate. That would be really stupid for them to openly state ahead of time what liberties they were taking with the rules to help him run fast, but then cut the course.
    • Awesome run
      • RE: Why was Kipchoge's race not "offical" by IAF rules? 5/7/2017 9:57AM - in reply to HankHill
      • Awesome run
      • EK's run should be the world record. IAAF has many issues with their "rules" and what they believe a WR is. Take a look at the women's WR for 100m through 800m. These are WR but EK's run isn't.
    • formerD1
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      • RE: Why was Kipchoge's race not "offical" by IAF rules? 5/7/2017 9:59AM - in reply to Awesome run
      • formerD1
        registered
      • No IAAF drug testing before/after the event is deal killer.
    • pr100
      registered
      • RE: Why was Kipchoge's race not "offical" by IAF rules? 5/7/2017 10:35AM - in reply to answer right here
      • pr100
        registered
      • I'm not sure it's the number of aid stations. Isn't the point that they were handed drinks by the guys on bicycles. In regular marathons they have to pick up their own drinks from a table.
    • Shoes b killer
      • RE: Why was Kipchoge's race not "offical" by IAF rules? 5/7/2017 11:50AM - in reply to
      • Shoes b killer
      • The shoes aren't legal either. Spring plate in them was allowed him to run 4:34 pace at what would have been 4:41-4:43 without.
    • Gender bias
      • RE: Why was Kipchoge's race not "offical" by IAF rules? 5/7/2017 12:55PM - in reply to car pacing
      • Gender bias
      • car pacing wrote:
        Another difference is the car (and I'm not referring to the car blocking the wind, which perhaps is another factor) setting a pace. The pacers only had to follow the car. I know that the pacing was exactly as planned, but it was much smoother and less variable than when you have only runners deciding how fast to go.


        the wind as a tool...... wrote:
        He had the benefit of the pacers BLOCKING the wind for the whole race. This was the difference in his time compared to a legitimate race and course.
        You thik the pace car is "perhaps another factor"? IT IS THE WHOLE SHEBANG. Running in the cars slipstream is like running downhill. End of thread.
    • simply this
      • RE: Why was Kipchoge's race not "offical" by IAF rules? 5/7/2017 1:53PM - in reply to HankHill
      • simply this
      • 1. Pacers that didn't race from the starting line.
        2. Mechanical pacing by the Tesla.
        3. Moving aid as runners were handed drinks from bikes whenever they wanted.
    • ogranbubrgbrgb
      • RE: Why was Kipchoge's race not "offical" by IAF rules? 5/7/2017 1:56PM - in reply to HankHill
      • ogranbubrgbrgb
      • What if he ran it on a straight 26.2 mile track surface? Would that count as a record?
    • NO FUN LEAGUER
      • RE: Why was Kipchoge's race not "offical" by IAF rules? 5/7/2017 2:00PM - in reply to ogranbubrgbrgb
      • NO FUN LEAGUER
      • ogranbubrgbrgb wrote:
        What if he ran it on a straight 26.2 mile track surface? Would that count as a record?
        Not with the intermittent pacers and car. Why is that so hard to understand?
    • more curious
      • RE: Why was Kipchoge's race not "offical" by IAF rules? 5/7/2017 3:18PM - in reply to Gender bias
      • more curious
      • Gender bias wrote:


        You thik the pace car is "perhaps another factor"? IT IS THE WHOLE SHEBANG. Running in the cars slipstream is like running downhill. End of thread.
        While driving down the highway have you ever drafted behind another car?
        Did you notice how close to the bumper you need to be in order to feel the slipstream?

        Any benefit of drafting during the #breaking2 race was purely psychological, and NOT due to physics.