Official 2017 Fukuoka Marathon Discussion Thread

J.Robertson has a good chance at beating the NZ NR

Sondre Moen is a big joker in Fukuoka. With recently sub 1 hour at half and strong for the marathon I predict he can run 2.05. Also one of my coached guys is in the race and good for sub 2.08 .......I guess he is not ready for the win yet, but it`s not impossible.

Nippon Ham Fighter wrote:

Surprised at the loss of face here. Kawauichi's PR is not accurate. It's fast from 2014 Tokyo. What else is wrong with this list?

Just took the list off of Japan Running News.

I'm intrigued to see what Kiprotich does here against a fast field. Should see a lot of sub-2:10's. I like races like this where someone we don't necessarily know of might pop off a 2:06 to win.

Karoki FTW.

Sorry, but Jake will not run because an injury. The twins were not very lucky with the goal to debut in Marathon this year : after the retire of Zane in Amsterdam, we have now the forfeit of Jake in Fukuoka.

I'm sure next year will be something different.

Seriously mate? wrote:

Karoki FTW.

+1

NERunner053 wrote:

Nippon Ham Fighter wrote:

Surprised at the loss of face here. Kawauichi's PR is not accurate. It's fast from 2014 Tokyo. What else is wrong with this list?

Just took the list off of Japan Running News.

I'm intrigued to see what Kiprotich does here against a fast field. Should see a lot of sub-2:10's. I like races like this where someone we don't necessarily know of might pop off a 2:06 to win.

In that case you should have ripped off the part that said this too:

times listed are best within last three years except where noted

survey says wrote:

NERunner053 wrote:

Just took the list off of Japan Running News.

I'm intrigued to see what Kiprotich does here against a fast field. Should see a lot of sub-2:10's. I like races like this where someone we don't necessarily know of might pop off a 2:06 to win.

In that case you should have ripped off the part that said this too:

times listed are best within last three years except where noted

Cool, or you just could have written that without the attitude. I want to talk about the race.

Karoki has always run great at cross, the 10k, and now the half marathon. Big candidate for a PB and for the win. Sorry to hear about Robertson- thanks Renato.

I like Karoki in this field.

And so many fast Japanese guys. They could clean up around these parts.

This is terrible news! I’ve been following Jake on Instagram and don’t remember seeing anything about an injury but I may have missed this I suopose. The guy looks incredibly fit and has been putting in the miles.

Sondre Moen runs a new PR/NR. Sub 2:09.

Robertsen 2:06.58

bedan karoki muchiri

Renato Canova wrote:

Sorry, but Jake will not run because an injury. The twins were not very lucky with the goal to debut in Marathon this year : after the retire of Zane in Amsterdam, we have now the forfeit of Jake in Fukuoka.

I'm sure next year will be something different.

Yes Renato! :) Next year will be something very different......the year when a new system takes over the scene. I was thinking about what you told me about online coaching and your thoughts that it`s impossible to coach world class runners threw online and messages only. It has come to my knowledge that even you write programs to world class runners to coach them.

I want the Mongolian just because that would be very cool!!

Karoki FTW, his time has come, like Kamworor's time had come in NYC.

BTW Yemane Tsegay's PR is NOT 2:08:48 (Fukuoka International 2016) but 2:04:48 in Rotterdam 2012 :

https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/ethiopia/yemane-tsegay-241270

Any info on a live stream ? Thanks !

Jan, can please inform me about the names of world class runners I coach online ?

Since there is always something to learn, and currently I don't know their names, I'll be grateful with you if you can enlight me about their names, so what came to your knowledge can come to my knowledge too.

Thank you

Renato Canova wrote:

Jan, can please inform me about the names of world class runners I coach online ?

Since there is always something to learn, and currently I don't know their names, I'll be grateful with you if you can enlight me about their names, so what came to your knowledge can come to my knowledge too.

Thank you

A world class runner first asked me to coach him. He told me you coached him before but the contract was ended.

When I would start to coach him he told me he had changed his mind and that you had send him a full training program again.

Jan, I never had any contract with any athlete. Who told you something like this is a lier and a cheater, and probably tried to refuse their offer to coach him with some excuse, for not offending you.

This is a widespread behavior of many Kenyans, who never said YES or NOT, but always MAYBE. So, at the end, they need to find some excuse for escaping from the confusion they provoked, and this is exactly one of the main reasons because it's not possible to coach anybody on line without being frequently on the place.

Sometimes I meet some athletes, for me unknown, who comes to me telling "Coach, your program is very good", and I ask him "excuse me, but who are you ?", and his answer is "Don't you remember me ? 10 years ago you wrote for me a program, which I continue to use" (maybe it was a program for two weeks, and after never I met this athlete again).

These are not World Class athletes, but frequently are athletes running marathon between 2:09 and 2:12, not connected with any management, and changing training group several times every year.

Last year, with 2:12, a runner was in position 150 in Kenya. These are the only "World Class" athletes you can coach online, but the real World Class is something different...

Renato, why are you wasting so much time on an obvious troll?