The machine said he will be racing the 2018 London Marathon and see's Mo Farah as a challenge to take on very seriously.
Obviously Kipchoge is the hot favourite but now he'll probably try to drop Mo Farah as soon as possible to prevent any trouble late in the race.
Journey to Elite wrote:
The machine said he will be racing the 2018 London Marathon and see's Mo Farah as a challenge to take on very seriously.
Obviously Kipchoge is the hot favourite but now he'll probably try to drop Mo Farah as soon as possible to prevent any trouble late in the race.
prevent any trouble late in the race???
Do you realize how quick Kipchoge's track times are?
3:33 and 12:46??
"Kipchoge has no kick"
smh
Journey to Elite wrote:
The machine said he will be racing the 2018 London Marathon and see's Mo Farah as a challenge to take on very seriously.
Obviously Kipchoge is the hot favourite but now he'll probably try to drop Mo Farah as soon as possible to prevent any trouble late in the race.
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Journey to Elite wrote:
The machine said he will be racing the 2018 London Marathon
I love that you called Mo Farah a machine. ?
Journey to Elite wrote:
The machine said he will be racing the 2018 London Marathon and see's Mo Farah as a challenge to take on very seriously.
Obviously Kipchoge is the hot favourite but now he'll probably try to drop Mo Farah as soon as possible to prevent any trouble late in the race.
you think kipchoge is gonna start ripping 4:25s to get rid of Mo at the start? That's not how strategy works. he will run 2:02 pace probably and mo will be running 2:04 pace.
LOL, track times are totally irrelevant to having a "kick" in the marathon, especially if they were run 10 years ago. As if kicking even matters when Kipchoge will probably finish 2-4 minutes ahead.
Journey to Elite wrote:
The machine said he will be racing the 2018 London Marathon and see's Mo Farah as a challenge to take on very seriously.
Obviously Kipchoge is the hot favourite but now he'll probably try to drop Mo Farah as soon as possible to prevent any trouble late in the race.
So far Mo is a slow marathoner. His PR is 2:08, I see him finishing london in 2:06.
Adola and Bedan karoki are going to be the true bad boys in the race. They both have insane half marathon and marathon speed, plus 10000m speed. They both made their marathon debut this year, and they are going to be ready to blaze in 2018
Kipchoge
Kipsang
Adola
Karoki
Those are my top 4 picks for london.
Mo is going to have to change his form if he wants to really blaze. He is too bouncy, and wastes a lot of energy, but 2:06 will be a huge improvement.
Eliud woud be confident if it ever comes to a kick this was what happened last time he faced mo on the track, the year when mo went onto double gold in olympicshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTaMdJVFdhw it was huge pity Eliud was ill/injured in Kenyan 10k trials held in eugene finishing well outside top-3 otherwise mo wouda had only 1 gold in '12 remember also, all the way back in '06 off just 5k training he set unofficial 10k WR beating tadesse in 26'54 off 13'07 split !!!http://www.letsrun.com/2006/kipmadrid.php iaaf had it as :
26:54 Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) Madrid 31.12.2006 San Silvestre Vallecana. Point-to-point course (separation of start and finish is more than 7km) with an excessive drop of 55m (start at 705m, finish at 650m) therefore no file was sent to IAAF for ratification.
26:54 Zersenay Tadese (ERI) Madrid 31.12.2006 San Silvestre Vallecana. Tadese came second in the race with the same time as Kipchoge. See above
At least we know it’s not going to be a boring slow fixed race like Chicago
calculo wrote:
Eliud woud be confident if it ever comes to a kick
this was what happened last time he faced mo on the track, the year when mo went onto double gold in olympics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTaMdJVFdhwit was huge pity Eliud was ill/injured in Kenyan 10k trials held in eugene finishing well outside top-3 otherwise mo wouda had only 1 gold in '12
remember also, all the way back in '06 off just 5k training he set unofficial 10k WR beating tadesse in 26'54 off 13'07 split !!!
http://www.letsrun.com/2006/kipmadrid.phpiaaf had it as :
26:54 Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) Madrid 31.12.2006 San Silvestre Vallecana. Point-to-point course (separation of start and finish is more than 7km) with an excessive drop of 55m (start at 705m, finish at 650m) therefore no file was sent to IAAF for ratification.
26:54 Zersenay Tadese (ERI) Madrid 31.12.2006 San Silvestre Vallecana. Tadese came second in the race with the same time as Kipchoge. See above
Kipchoge's pretty damn good. Pity they never faced with both in great form. Mo didn't have his best stuff in this race, but even if he did, well...Kipchoge is a big talent.
Have any lines for peak track Kipchoge?
TrackBot! Compare Eliud Kipchoge vs Mo Farah
No, track times are not irrelevant.
That's an old myth.
LM wrote:
Have any lines for peak track Kipchoge?
Peak track Kipchoge out-kicking Bekele and El Guerrouj:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMZdOdriRdkLove to see Kipchoge and Bekele striding one after the other like that (El Geurrouj I was never a fan of aesthetically or otherwise).
I'm sure Kipchoge says he takes Farah seriously simply because he (Kipchoge) is such a saint that he does not want to speak truthfully when it would insult even someone like Farah, and that he (Kipchoge) wishes to remain free of any fabricated 'showdown' promotional tactics.
And, I know this is a thread primarily about Kipchoge and Farah, but I can't help but want to post this video whenever Farah possible dominance on the roads get brought up.
A washed up, out of shape Bekele giving it to Farah on his home turf. On the roads Farah will only be a man among gods.
Farah is the best runner in the world at 5k to 10k and is the favorite in any race he runs at those distances. He is a very good half marathoner, but is not the favorite against the best fields. Kamworor (and Karoki) beat him pretty soundly at Cardiff, for example. It's possible that Farah hasn't shown the same ability at the half as he has at the 5k/10k because of his training. Though good 10k shape typically means good half shape, Farah might do a lot better at that distance under marathon training. I think it's premature to dismiss Farah at the marathon for the same reason, though he might be past his prime at this point to contend with the best due to age, even if he has the talent.
I agree that Kipchoge is mostly being diplomatic with his comments re: Farah, though I think he certainly will be watching him. The simple fact is that Kipchoge is on another level and doesn't really "worry" about any of his competitors.
farah and kipchoge drama wrote:
Farah is the best runner in the world at 5k to 10k and is the favorite in any race he runs at those distances. He is a very good half marathoner, but is not the favorite against the best fields. Kamworor (and Karoki) beat him pretty soundly at Cardiff, for example. It's possible that Farah hasn't shown the same ability at the half as he has at the 5k/10k because of his training. Though good 10k shape typically means good half shape, Farah might do a lot better at that distance under marathon training. I think it's premature to dismiss Farah at the marathon for the same reason, though he might be past his prime at this point to contend with the best due to age, even if he has the talent.
I agree that Kipchoge is mostly being diplomatic with his comments re: Farah, though I think he certainly will be watching him. The simple fact is that Kipchoge is on another level and doesn't really "worry" about any of his competitors.
Well I really do agree all around, although I'd say this year he hasn't been the best 5000m runner, and not overwhelming the best 10000m runner, despite doing quite well in both those by anyone else's standards. But if I had to be I would take a bet on whether Farah would have a good marathon career I would bet on worse results rather than the better. Not because of his bouncy stride, while I find it offensive that probably will not harm him too much if at all over the marathon. I'd just bet that his best days are behind him (not an outrageous claim) and with having just changed coaches from Salazar - a long time coach under who he saw much success - to someone new, I would assume we will not see anything like his track career on the roads.
farah and kipchoge drama wrote:
Farah is the best runner in the world at 5k to 10k and is the favorite in any race he runs at those distances. He is a very good half marathoner, but is not the favorite against the best fields. Kamworor (and Karoki) beat him pretty soundly at Cardiff, for example. It's possible that Farah hasn't shown the same ability at the half as he has at the 5k/10k because of his training. Though good 10k shape typically means good half shape, Farah might do a lot better at that distance under marathon training. I think it's premature to dismiss Farah at the marathon for the same reason, though he might be past his prime at this point to contend with the best due to age, even if he has the talent.
I agree that Kipchoge is mostly being diplomatic with his comments re: Farah, though I think he certainly will be watching him. The simple fact is that Kipchoge is on another level and doesn't really "worry" about any of his competitors.
Mo is 4 months older than Kipchoge. And a year younger than Bekele.
Sorry, he's a 18 months older than Kipchoge.
epicTCK wrote:prevent any trouble late in the race???
Do you realize how quick Kipchoge's track times are?
3:33 and 12:46??
"Kipchoge has no kick"
smh
Kipchoge peaked on the track in 2003 and has been on the decline ever since. Get a clue. The marathon is for washed up former A-level track stars and guys who were too slow to make it on the track in the first place. Geb was done before he ever ran his first marathon, yet he broke the record anyway. Same with Tergat. Same with Kipchoge. Get used to the idea.
Kipchoge can win because he is a death machine with infinite heart and courage who never gives up. Nobody is tougher than Kipchoge. Farah can win because he is still in his prime while Kipchoge is a washed up dinosaur. But he still needs to prove that he is tough enough for the marathon.
You are quoting times from 13 years ago. Additionally, you are quoting a 1500 time from 13 years ago that is way slower than Farah's PR. Please get a brain transplant ASAP.
In before "But Kipchoge is younger!" Do you also believe in Santa Claus? Kipchoge is 40ish.