Sit & kick wrote:
Rupp sits right behind him for the first lap, saladbar leans over for a hat change at the 400
Second lap kipchoge spikes rupp once, twice, a third time. 'Harder , daddy' is all we here from 2" off the inside rail and directly behind
Third lap saladbar calls out the pace, the elf acknowledges and takes a quick selfie
Fourth lap kipchoge announces "there's a whole road here, why don't you run beside me? And points to lane 2"
"That lane is 5.n meters further around the turns than the lane your in, and most of that delta in the turns. I will wait"
"Your master aphas taught you well. By the way, I'm not going yet"
Off the first turn with 200m to go, rupp pulls along side kipchoge and asks him if he is going to have to do a set of 18x1 miles as punishment for missing the split on lap 2 like he is.
Kipchoge says his workout that evening involves meditation and a meal of twigs and rocks as this is his off cycle.
Kipchoge then closes with a 25 second final 200m and finishes in 4:20, pulse rate at 128
Galen finishes :02s later, looks down at his bloody shins, and says 'why does this keep happening?', and changes his hat one more time.
"I have to go now, Eliod. Good race. Hope to see you soon.", as saladbar starts shouting out the splits for his 18x1 workout...