Here is the quote:
“It’s was a great experience. Though Eliud (Kipchoge) couldn’t go below the two-hour mark, it gave us a hope that it’s possible in future,†said Alex Oloitiptip Korio. “It was very windy that day. Probably that could be the reason why we couldn’t break the magical barrier.â€
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/612908/two-hour-marathon-possible-says.html
I'm going with fiction on this one.
I went back and looked at the opening of the broadcast - Paula's hair wasn't blowing.
Mid-race, here at the 2:20:10 mark (in the broadcast not race) the leaves aren't blowing.
https://youtu.be/uvhSgxUdsdQ?t=2h22m11s
If you watch some more, you can see a few banners. I mean there was some wind but nothing close to what I'd call 'very windy'. Id probably call it 'very still'.
Yes, I know that's not a term.
Maybe it was (tail) windy in the vortex of the Tesla?
Seems like it might be better to be windy. Have the head wind broken for you by the pacers and reap the benefits of the tail wind
maybe one of the pacers farted
kipchoge's hair was not even moving
I assume everyone on Letsrun.com has read this.
My comments:
1. I don't believe pacemaker drafting had as big an impact on Kimetto's WR as suggested. It is not deliberate and planned like cycling, and is more random.
2. I agree the car has a small impact on the perfect Diamond set-up of the pacers but I would love to see how that changes with imperfect set-up as it looks like the Human only set-up has minimal margin for error if someone is out of sync. - more modelling please!!!!
3. Don't forget the Flat Course & no corners plus the important lack of slowing for liquid (see Farah in London)
https://youtu.be/3fs23keo3EQ?t=47m40sAll of this begs the question which part of the 4% is down to the shoes???
In order of impact:
1. Drafting
2. Flat Course with no corners
3. No slowing for Water
4. Shoes
likely that the actual time saved was significantly less than 4.5 minutes...
more drafting studies are needed ....
I assume everyone on Letsrun.com has read this.
My comments:
1. I don't believe pacemaker drafting had as big an impact on Kimetto's WR as suggested. It is not deliberate and planned like cycling, and is more random.
2. I agree the car has a small impact on the perfect Diamond set-up of the pacers but I would love to see how that changes with imperfect set-up as it looks like the Human only set-up has minimal margin for error if someone is out of sync. - more modelling please!!!!
3. Don't forget the Flat Course & no corners plus the important lack of slowing for liquid (see Farah in London)
https://youtu.be/3fs23keo3EQ?t=47m40s
All of this begs the question which part of the 4% is down to the shoes???
In order of impact:
1. Drafting
2. Flat Course with no corners
3. No slowing for Water
4. Shoes[/quote]
Total fiction.
Don't think it made 25 seconds worth of difference but I did notice white fluff flying around in the air every time they hit one section of the course. Like petals or pollen or goose down feathers.