Bekele targets 2:01:30 in Berlin

In 2007 Bekele, you always knew what to expect.

With 2017 Bekele, you never know what to expect.

Both are exciting to me, still.

**insert obligatory "expect great things" meme because I didn't think through my wording**

yeah and imagine if he went and lived in Oregon since 2011 and had all the docs checking on his body day in and day out, being micro dosed with EPO and HGH, and macro dosed with L-carnitine, vit D, and thyroid meds? slept in oxy rich rooms, massaged daily with andro gel, alter G tredmill, and all the other bells and whistles al sal would have given him.

my guess is if mo went from top ten performer with no kick to unbeatable at the SAME age as KB as KB's body started to fall apart on him.....is he would have broken his WR's and did what mo did. god mo is such a scam and people worship him, acting like he was a great 18-20 yr old and just needed the right coach....dude was late 20's! anyone who makes that kinda jump in their late 20's and is a sprinter is instantly accused of PEDs and eventually busted.

at least KB followed the "normal" progression of true bada$$, ran faster, ran faster, started to break down, had a few more moments of brilliance and broken again.

mo was GREAT for the UK cause since the 90s they suck balls, but not so good internationally....flounders around like ritz and matt teg solinsky till he magically gets INSANELY better in his late 20s, same time KB is declining.

i really hope KB can do a few more marathons till he crushes the record out of reach like his 5 and 10k's. i feel his is way more talented than kipchoge, especially considering he has run SUPER fast marathon times in what 4-6 weeks of training? even Retardo Canova the EPO guru in kenya says KB is the more talented person he has ever coached, and this guy has juiced a LOT of top kenyans with the money epo sauce.

i hope he crushes both of them in WR time, and either does it by a little so he can crush it by A BUNCH next time and retire, or crush it HUGE this time and destroy these two the last 4 miles, do the marathon next olympics and win gold and retire and no more Mo the Goat talk!

Steller.

Without PEDs nobody is going to run any world records.

Yessssss 🙌🏽

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What does Mo or AlSal have to do with any of this? God you clowns are obsessive - borderline psychotic I'd say....

And with Kenny's recent results you've got to say DNF or 2:05+ are the most likely scenarios here. This late entry into Berlin seems to be an obvious money grab for a hefty appearance fee - I hope KB proves me wrong but it's unlikely.

Kipchoge FTW in 2:02:45, Kipsang 2:03:34, Kenny flagging a cab at mile 14?

what both of them have to say about this is this....

most of the LR's these days seem to not have any clue that KB was unstoppable from when he hit the scene till 2009...yes thats right 9 years at the top unstoppable. and he is the SAME AGE as MO.....you know what MO did from 2000-09? he wasnt even the best in europe, then kb goes down from injuries and mo instantly drops 20 then 10 seconds on his 5k, and goes on to blow everyones load for the next 8 yrs.

KB is the most talented runner of all time in the distance events. he ran all his PR's when he was still young. most people PR in their early 20s and never come close again....a few not only match their early career PR's but CRUSH them....and they are all busted for PED's except someone like MO, and lagat lol

mo became the non WR distance GOAT only after he started drinking up al sals magic sauce. but KB is still more talented and you guys suck off mo and doubt KB. if mo would have never gone to al sal he would have already been retired and only famous in the UK. but instead he is a sham and a farce and KB has been trying to come back since 09 injuries cause a$$holes like you dont know who he is and claim the he cant even hold mo's or kipchoges jock strap.

I think he would have alreadg posted a dnf if he didnt think he was in shape

Laughablemuch wrote:

He will be able to draft until at least 25k here too + in the sub2 the last 5k weren't ran with efficient drafting.

The sub2 runners were towed along by a truck with a wind screen in the back, which doesn't happen in legitimate marathons.

HahahaRiiiiiiiiiiiight wrote:

And with Kenny's recent results you've got to say DNF or 2:05+ are the most likely scenarios here. This late entry into Berlin seems to be an obvious money grab for a hefty appearance fee - I hope KB proves me wrong but it's unlikely.

Kipchoge FTW in 2:02:45, Kipsang 2:03:34, Kenny flagging a cab at mile 14?

i don't think it was an appearance fee....it was that he stated he wasn't fit for world championships and waited an appropriate amount of time before saying he was entering Berlin...which i think was the plan all along

waterforbunzhole wrote:

what both of them have to say about this is this....

most of the LR's these days seem to not have any clue that KB was unstoppable from when he hit the scene till 2009...yes thats right 9 years at the top unstoppable. and he is the SAME AGE as MO.....you know what MO did from 2000-09? he wasnt even the best in europe, then kb goes down from injuries and mo instantly drops 20 then 10 seconds on his 5k, and goes on to blow everyones load for the next 8 yrs.

Besides the fact that any talk about Mo is ENTIRELY irrelevant to this conversation, it is entirely false to say that Bekele was "unstoppable" from 2000-2009. He wasn't even a real factor at the world level until 2002. He lost championship races in 2003 and 2004.

ahhh it's that time of year again, when in a few weeks bekele is going to sh!t all over the world record and these clowns aren't going to say a thing after it happens.

Keep dreaming

well lets take a looksky

In August 2001 he set a new 3000 metres world junior record, 7:30.67 minutes in Brussels. The record lasted for three and a half years, being broken by Augustine Choge with a run of 7:28.78 minutes.[5] In December 2000 and 2001 Kenenisa wins the 15k roadrace Montferland Run in the Netherlands.

7:30 for an 18yr old is pretty insane

but you are right he didnt steal the spot light untill 2002....my bad, he was unstoppable from 02-08, six years on the top. to say he lost the race in 03 like he was a non factor...hello he did the 10k and lost on a last 400 to kichoge and el g, in 12:53.....not some slow a$$ mo 13:54 jog a thon sit and kick. anyone have the split for that last 400? my guess is 52-53 and finish faster that slowMOsit and kicks all out 5k PR

and his loss in 04? again lost to el G by a HUGE margin of .20...yeah thats right 2 tenths of a second. such a slouch jeeeez.

but besides those he was undefeated in cross doubling up except for that senior race in 01, WRs, massive front running to destroy people and non of this sissy sit and kick 13:50 stuff you MO lovers jizz yourselves over

i agree tron......i think he was told to do the WC, which meant he would miss out on the big matchup WR attempt....so he told them "oh no im not in shape" which of course he was in great shape but he wants WR glory over some slow WC gold medal.

The 35-year-old, said he is eyeing “just the world record”, he told reporters he believes he can run “around 2:01:30” before retiring.

If he does that he'll be about 1:05 short of the record.

since everyone is getting so technical here:bekele has a faster marathon pb that kipchoge. 2nd fastest all-time

spanishinquisition wrote:

No way Bekele runs 2:01:30, Kipchoge maybe. But that's still quite a long shot.

Very impressed with Kipsang's last outing in Tokyo, 2:03:58.