DEWI GRIFFITHS (Wales) 2:09:48 debut in Frankfurt

Lapping toffee's honey wrote:

It's incredible a runner with the doughy, cankle-laden legs shown in that video could be world class.

Must have great aerobic talents.

VO2 matters.

PrZ wrote:

YMMV wrote:

His last mile after 1:05 here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_InQsanQFck

He’s not even in the video for the last 5-10 minutes of the race, and you don’t even see him finish.

Even though it was in German, I was happy with the video coverage for the first 30km or so. They had a camera on the men's leaders, the second group (Gabius, Szost, and Griffiths) and the womens leader's.

Unfortunately for someone excited about what was happening with Griffiths (and I had no idea who he was until I checked the leaderboard to try to figure out who "DEWI" in what appeared to be a British club singlet was) , the camera stuck with Gabius (for German TV) after Griffiths ran ahead and stayed that way until Gabius finished. (Gabius did run a gutsy race for 6th but the antics involving him after the finish was a little weird .)

Pete over Heather wrote:

Did you hear about the gay Welshman? He was up to his balls in peat.

post of the day.

NotABrit wrote:

Angus of Homewood wrote:

Well, then he isn't the first Brit to run under 2:10 in 12 years, is he? What's this "besides Farah" stuff? Is Hall the American record holder (besides Khannouchi)? Either he is or he isn't. He is the first Brit to run under 2:10 in 3 years.

Mo -Jama is my best friend- Farah is a Somali Muslim living in the US.

I hate to sound like I’m channeling 45, but:

Wrong.

Sad.

Angus of Homewood wrote:

NotABrit wrote:

Mo -Jama is my best friend- Farah is a Somali Muslim living in the US.

I hate to sound like I’m channeling 45, but:

Wrong.

Sad.

Dewi don't do L-Carnitine though!!

nice video. actually i felt some pain in my tendons just by watching him running on the slippery grass in the mountains. considering his way to train next to his physical work as a farmer i have to admit that he fulfills every definition of a real man.

The whole rounding up sheep himself rather than use a sheepdog put me in mind of Guto Nyth Bran

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guto_Nyth_Br%C3%A2n

No nike wrote:

My favourite thing about this is that he wore his Swansea singlet. Just like josh Griffiths in London this year. It must be a great club to be apart of, and I hope more runners start representing those that have clearly supported them for so long before they've been fast and will continue to afterwards, instead of being another nameless face wearing a blue Nike singlet that will be disposed off at their next injury.

People don't like being a member of Swansea?

The tail wind was very strong in Frankfurt betwenn 10-15k. Thats why everybody was much faster on that 5k split.

Finally another Joss Naylor.

NotABrit wrote:

Mo -Jama is my best friend- Farah is a Somali Muslim living in the US.

Even if this whole sentence wasn't redundant, what would his religion have to do with his nationality?

Fell Runner wrote:

The whole rounding up sheep himself rather than use a sheepdog put me in mind of Guto Nyth Bran

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guto_Nyth_Br%C3%A2n

Angus of Homewood wrote:

Ackley wrote:

Someone posted on another thread that he is the first Brit (besides Farah) to run under 2:10 in 12 years (although Callum Hawkins was close this Summer at Worlds).

Well, then he isn't the first Brit to run under 2:10 in 12 years, is he? What's this "besides Farah" stuff? Is Hall the American record holder (besides Khannouchi)? Either he is or he isn't. He is the first Brit to run under 2:10 in 3 years.

Farah is a plastic Brit. In fact now he has won his medals and is unlikely to medal in the marathon, he can go back home.

In an interview, Griffiths states that he slowed down from 2:08 pace near the end due to hamstring cramping.

http://www.athleticsweekly.com/news/marathon-debut-dewi-griffiths-faster-future-69689

Awesome doc of an epic running festival! Thr woman who won the mile was gorgeous and fast on that icy course.

Rato. wrote:

Angus of Homewood wrote:

Well, then he isn't the first Brit to run under 2:10 in 12 years, is he? What's this "besides Farah" stuff? Is Hall the American record holder (besides Khannouchi)? Either he is or he isn't. He is the first Brit to run under 2:10 in 3 years.

Farah is a plastic Brit. In fact now he has won his medals and is unlikely to medal in the marathon, he can go back home.

Not a huge Farah fan, but would like to point out that he has a perfectly understandable London accent - not plastic

:19 off an Olympic silver medalist at 10,000m. How difficult is the transition from 10,000m to marathon distance?

2 white guys running sub 2:10 in the same race, who that is a throwback.

Subway Surfers Addiction wrote:

2 white guys running sub 2:10 in the same race, wow that is a throwback.

Bloody android.