Yuki Kawauchi is entered in the Chicago Marathon alongside Galen Rupp and Mo Farah.
Yuki has previously said that he isn't happy with his 2:08 PB. Personally I think he's capable of running 2:06 which puts him dangerously close to the Japanese record. If the pacers at Chicago aim for the American Record of 2:05:38, I think Yuki will definitely go with them.
Maybe the announcers will know who he is this time.
I pray that Yuki beats Mo and Galen.
Let's go!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lydiard Cerutty wrote:
I pray that Yuki beats Mo and Galen.
I like his style of running much better.
I like that he goes for it, but maybe he doesn't pace himself very well.
This is why the American record will go down. There is no way Galen will let Yuki win. Or Mo.
there will be no slow warm up in this race. Yuki will push it from the beginning. Mo and Galen better be prepared. If all three are ready and injury and illness free I going to put my money on some 2:04 s.
Lydiard Cerutty wrote:
I pray that Yuki beats Mo and Galen.
It’s going to happen . This is Alberto’s worse nightmare . I predict Jordan Hasay style leg injury the night before the race .
I predict a top 40 finish.
I wonder what Brett Larner's story will be after Flukey finishes minutes behind Galen and Mo.
I think he's capable of running 2:06 which puts him dangerously close to the Japanese record. If the pacers at Chicago aim for the American Record of 2:05:38, I think Yuki will definitely go with them.
Important to keep in mind that the Japanese marathon records, for both men and women, are the clean WR records. Yuki could be the legitimate WR holder in the marathon very soon.
This marathon just got interesting. With Mo and Galen running, it'd be kind of boring. Adding Yuki into the mix just made this fun.
Lol Yuki will not be a factor unless disastrous weather occurs like Boston.
He runs too many marathons to be fast, and he ran 2;08 back in 2011. he is 31 now, and he recently ran 2:22
This dude has run around 82 marathons in his lifetime, and really does not give his body any time to rest. He would be a lot faster if he only ran 2 marathons a year.
He is built for endurance, and has great aerobic ability, but lacks speed intensity/speed endurance to really pop as a marathoner.
In a slow, hilly, tough weather marathon he would definitely be a threat, but he is not built to go out a WR marathon pace.
I would love that.
I'm a little disappointed only because I was hoping he'd try for the Berlin/NY double.
Scorpion_runner wrote:
He runs too many marathons to be fast, and he ran 2;08 back in 2011. he is 31 now, and he recently ran 2:22
This dude has run around 82 marathons in his lifetime, and really does not give his body any time to rest. He would be a lot faster if he only ran 2 marathons a year.
He is built for endurance, and has great aerobic ability, but lacks speed intensity/speed endurance to really pop as a marathoner.
In a slow, hilly, tough weather marathon he would definitely be a threat, but he is not built to go out a WR marathon pace.
I agree, I love the story and respect/enjoy the guy, but let's be real. On a day with even remotely decent conditions, he gets smoked. he's not in the same league as Rupp/Farah. Comparing pr's from the past few years, he's still 3 minutes behind at his absolute best.
Marathon PR over the last 3 years
Yuki|Rupp|Farah
2:09:18|2:06:07|2:06:21
Half MarathonPR over the last 3 years
Yuki|Rupp|Farah
1:03:29|59:04|59:59
He's a scrapper. He won Boston in a war of attrition. He outlasted everyone else. There's something to be said about that, but it doesn't make him among the world's best. I'm not bashing the guy, I like his style much more than most elites. I like that he races often, in crap conditions, come what may, when most only line up a few times a year. He's all heart. That's as good of a compliment as I give.
I'm just trying to be realistic.
Runnergrl wrote:
This is why the American record will go down. There is no way Galen will let Yuki win. Or Mo.
If Farah is within 5 metres of leader with 900m to go, that's when Farah goes to his head bob pace. Galen Rupp can't beat Mohammed Farah if it becomes a 900m race.
Nope it’s going to be a long grind to the end. Galen will grind away at Mo. Mo won’t have anything left. Galen is smart. He won’t let Mo sit and kick.
Yuki will not push the pace, because the pacers will do that
He also can't win unless it's extremely cold and/or rainy, which could happen
Who’s pacing Mo and Galen?