Having two of London's biggest names race the same prep half 7 weeks before the race will be interesting.
http://www.athleticsweekly.com/news/daniel-wanjiru-race-the-big-half-72362
Having two of London's biggest names race the same prep half 7 weeks before the race will be interesting.
http://www.athleticsweekly.com/news/daniel-wanjiru-race-the-big-half-72362
Another excuse for me to post Daniel Wanjiru’s most eye-opening moment: Not holding off Kenenisa Bekele to win London, but unleashing this frightening surge to drop Geoffrey Kirui and Sammy Kitwara in Amsterdam. The drama starts at 1:36 in the video and it’s over in a couple of minutes.
I had been wondering, "If they're both (Wanjiru and Farah) neck & neck near the finish of that half-marathon, will Wanjiru try to push hard for the win?" After seeing that video, I think the answer is yes, because he can. That surge was impressive.
trails for life wrote:
I had been wondering, "If they're both (Wanjiru and Farah) neck & neck near the finish of that half-marathon, will Wanjiru try to push hard for the win?" After seeing that video, I think the answer is yes, because he can. That surge was impressive.
+1 that definitely was impressive. Thanks to the poster.
Not as impressive as the Rupp surge in Chicago...
trails for life wrote:
I had been wondering, "If they're both (Wanjiru and Farah) neck & neck near the finish of that half-marathon, will Wanjiru try to push hard for the win?" After seeing that video, I think the answer is yes, because he can. That surge was impressive.
No Mo will slow the pace down, then sprint the last 400m. Very predictable.
Assumingly Wanjiru won't wait till the last 400m to make his move, how is Mo gonna slow him down if Wanjiru makes a move sooner?
I've bookmarked the video from a minute earlier for context. No one can respond to that kind of surge that late in a marathon.
Interesting to contrast Wanjiru's arm action in Amsterdam to what we saw in this past London:
https://youtu.be/q8KH3HK8pJ0?t=9521
He seems to have straightened their direction out a bit and also increased the amount of swing. I can't really make out any other differences in form. If anything, his cadence in London seems to be slightly lower, less of a pitter patter at least.
Will we see some major improvements this year? Improvements in training?
Who is his coach? Training partners?
He is managed by the same agency as Kipsang, Mutai, Kimetto. Good company.
Seems like also a perfect tune up for Rupp's Boston where he can compete against real top tier marathoners.
Wait...never mind.
Subway Surfers Addiction wrote:
trails for life wrote:
I had been wondering, "If they're both (Wanjiru and Farah) neck & neck near the finish of that half-marathon, will Wanjiru try to push hard for the win?" After seeing that video, I think the answer is yes, because he can. That surge was impressive.
No Mo will slow the pace down, then sprint the last 400m. Very predictable.
Most likely true. Depends on if the other racers are gonna go along with it though. Wanjiru will probably not be having any of that though.
Rupp DNS wrote:
Seems like also a perfect tune up for Rupp's Boston where he can compete against real top tier marathoners.
Wait...never mind.
Sad but true. If he wants to be the best it would probably help to compete against some of the best in these kind of races.
crosscounts wrote:
Interesting to contrast Wanjiru's arm action in Amsterdam to what we saw in this past London:
https://youtu.be/q8KH3HK8pJ0?t=9521He seems to have straightened their direction out a bit and also increased the amount of swing. I can't really make out any other differences in form. If anything, his cadence in London seems to be slightly lower, less of a pitter patter at least.
Will we see some major improvements this year? Improvements in training?
Who is his coach? Training partners?
He is managed by the same agency as Kipsang, Mutai, Kimetto. Good company.
That last mile in London was 4:27!! No wonder Bekele couldn't catch him with that kind of speed at the end of the marathon
Soft serve Rupp wrote:
Rupp DNS wrote:
Seems like also a perfect tune up for Rupp's Boston where he can compete against real top tier marathoners.
Wait...never mind.
Sad but true. If he wants to be the best it would probably help to compete against some of the best in these kind of races.
I don’t think Rupp wants to be the best, not even when he’s on second type of drugs he uses
Surgey Wanjiru wrote:
I've bookmarked the video from a minute earlier for context. No one can respond to that kind of surge that late in a marathon.
https://youtu.be/bzLWSVxMbMg?t=1h35m
Took some balls to pull that off.
He did bomb at the worlds, though. So not sure which Wanjiru will show up.
Daniel Who?
Well Rupp's surge in Chicago was relative to Abel Kirui.. not Mo Farah.
If they go out and jog the first ten miles, then ramp it up and have a sprint, of course Mo Farah will win. Like in the Great North Run, and everything Mo Farah wins. If someone has the balls to take it hard out of the gate and make Mo work for it ,then it could be a different story. And I think Wanjiru is willing to do that.
RIP: D3 All-American Frank Csorba - who ran 13:56 in March - dead
RENATO can you talk about the preparation of Emile Cairess 2:06
Running for Bowerman Track Club used to be cool now its embarrassing
Hats off to my dad. He just ran a 1:42 Half Marathon and turns 75 in 2 months!
Great interview with Steve Cram - says Jakob has no chance of WRs this year
Rest in Peace Adrian Lehmann - 2:11 Swiss marathoner. Dies of heart attack.