• LetsRun.com
      your benevolent dictator
      • Robertson twins both now "probably" moving up to the marathon 8/18/2017 7:21AM
      • LetsRun.com
        your benevolent dictator
      • Scott Goodman, Athletics New Zealand High Performance Director"

        "Zane and his twin brother Jake will probably go to the marathon now so we might see both of them in that event at the Commonwealth Games which would be pretty exciting. Their half marathon times indicate that they are going to be in the top eight or ten in the world in the marathon."
    • Famous American clock cleaner
      • RE: Robertson twins both now "probably" moving up to the marathon 8/18/2017 7:27AM - in reply to LetsRun.com
      • Famous American clock cleaner
      • So... They couldn't hack it as track runners?
    • polestfdkd
      • RE: Robertson twins both now "probably" moving up to the marathon 8/18/2017 8:25AM - in reply to LetsRun.com
      • polestfdkd
      • "Their half marathon times indicate that they are going to be in the top eight or ten in the world in the marathon"

        Yeah, right. Possibly in a watered down Oly or WC race....not in one with unlimited Kenyans.
    • Qwertu
      • RE: Robertson twins both now "probably" moving up to the marathon 8/18/2017 8:29AM - in reply to polestfdkd
      • Qwertu
      • polestfdkd wrote:
        "Their half marathon times indicate that they are going to be in the top eight or ten in the world in the marathon"

        Yeah, right. Possibly in a watered down Oly or WC race....not in one with unlimited Kenyans.
        Yeah, that one's worth a laugh.
    • El Keniano
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      • RE: Robertson twins both now "probably" moving up to the marathon 8/18/2017 9:41AM - in reply to LetsRun.com
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      • LetsRun.com wrote:
        Their half marathon times indicate that they are going to be in the top eight or ten in the world in the marathon."
        😂 😂 😂 😂 🤣
    • This is just my take
      • RE: Robertson twins both now "probably" moving up to the marathon 8/18/2017 9:51AM - in reply to LetsRun.com
      • This is just my take
      • I'm sure they (the Robertson's) don't feel this way, but I sort of feel bad for them. I mean, they could have been living a bit more lavishly back home in New Zealand or at a training group in the States. Perhaps better equipment, more press coverage, etc. I mean, I get that they wanted to train with the best, but they in a way wasted their years in Africa just to be average on the track..

        Again, that is just my take. I'm sure they loved every bit of their experience there.
    • Usayin dolt
      • RE: Robertson twins both now "probably" moving up to the marathon 8/18/2017 10:12AM - in reply to polestfdkd
      • Usayin dolt
      • polestfdkd wrote:
        "Their half marathon times indicate that they are going to be in the top eight or ten in the world in the marathon"

        Yeah, right. Possibly in a watered down Oly or WC race....not in one with unlimited Kenyans.
        Actually, they were top eight or ten with the unlimited Kenyans in the half marathon. Are you just jealous they are world class and actually can beat anyone in the US?
    • KAV
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      • RE: Robertson twins both now "probably" moving up to the marathon 8/18/2017 11:33AM - in reply to Usayin dolt
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      • Usayin dolt wrote:
        *there
        Agree with you... people are just asinine for asinine sake. You guys could learn a thing or two from those two

        Last i checked Zane ran the fastest 10k on the road in the world last year (27'28" in Berlin), East Africans included.... Jake is ranked #10 in the world this year with his win in Lisbon

        Will their 60'01" and 59'47" times on the half turn into equivalent marathon times of 2.05/2'06? I dont know. They do thave a shot though with their unique training setup.... Incidentally #10 in the world this year has run 2.06".07", so far, so it is not that far fetched.
    • Not an Ivy
      • RE: Robertson twins both now "probably" moving up to the marathon 8/18/2017 12:19PM - in reply to KAV
      • Not an Ivy
      • Feel bad for Mo too. Also
        Couldn't hack it on the track.