Ruth Chepngetich 2:18.33 At Istanbul Marathon

not hey dude wrote:

Sebastian Steve wrote:

That's not why people call you a racist and you know it.

Are we supposed to overlook the fact that she has a dodgy manager with 5 doping busts in the last year or so?

Nope. It is a legit concern.

Hey Dude wrote:

well played, Jon wrote:

Good move there, including that piece of information.

Now this can become another thread for the anti-Kenyans and the racists of LRC to feast on.

Please explain how it is racist to question an athlete with ties to known dodgey characters?

Hey Coevett. You may use other handles and try to sound American with your "dudes" and z instead of s, etc., but you still have a lot to learn.

We don't say "dodgey", we say "sketchy".

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You just have to see the word Turkey and Rosa and you know straight away this result is pure smegma.

Sketchy dude wrote:

Hey Dude wrote:

Please explain how it is racist to question an athlete with ties to known dodgey characters?

Hey Coevett. You may use other handles and try to sound American with your "dudes" and z instead of s, etc., but you still have a lot to learn.

We don't say "dodgey", we say "sketchy".

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Aussiestatman wrote:

Bib #1 wrote:

TFN has her as #5. The only ones faster are:

Radcliffe 2:15:25 (also 2:17:18 and 2:17:42)

Keitany 2:17:01

Dibaba 2:17:56 (also 2:18:31)

Cheruiyot 2:18:31

Add cherono

Yes, Gladys Cherono and Brigid Kosgei for marathons run this fall.

If anything, we know Ruth Chepngetich is fighter. Best last 3k of a big city marathon happened in Paris this year when the men overhauled the women. Featuring Paul Lonyangatta, Betsy Saina, Ruth and LetsRun favourite Matthew Kisorio. Jump to 1:52 for the exciting part.

https://youtu.be/cOTHlLi2LXo

Its egun wrote:

Measure the course.

Unless they have changed it in the last few years, it is the correct distance and not the fastest course. The last couple of km are uphill.

Imagine if letsrun was around when Bill Rodgers broke out and ran a 2:09?

I've always assumed Salazar, Rogers, Beardsley and all those white sub-2:09 guys from the 70s & 80s were on something. Doesn't everyone? Or do people really think those guys were just harder and more talented than guys like Ward and Puskedra, even with all the advances in technology, gear, and training science? It would be the only field in the world where performance declined as the body of knowledge grew. Imagine if cars today ran worse than cars from the 70s.

El Keniano wrote:

If anything, we know Ruth Chepngetich is fighter. Best last 3k of a big city marathon happened in Paris this year when the men overhauled the women. Featuring Paul Lonyangatta, Betsy Saina, Ruth and LetsRun favourite Matthew Kisorio. Jump to 1:52 for the exciting part.

https://youtu.be/cOTHlLi2LXo

That was really exciting and interesting! Thanks.

Racism??? Are you saying Rosa is black???

yyfu wrote:

Racism??? Are you saying Rosa is black???

Don't try to understand it. That's the default these days...don't like what someone says? You've run out of credible facts to support your opinion or argument? Just claim racism. Simple as that. Seems to have bled into the international community now. And who says Americans make no contributions to the world...!

Pretty ridiculous wrote:

yyfu wrote:

Racism??? Are you saying Rosa is black???

Don't try to understand it. ...(ludicrous strawman)

That's the default these days, amongst letsrun trolls -- silly strawmen...

Who changed the title of this thread?

If this lady is legit it only points to the very real possibility that kenyans have way more talent than europeans and in fact are underperforming as a whole. Nobody in the history of the US has ever burst onto the scene and run a #5 all-time marathon. It just doesn't happen.

I'll bet my house she's not clean. I still owe about $800K on it though.

cereal answerer wrote:

Who changed the title of this thread?

If this lady is legit it only points to the very real possibility that kenyans have way more talent than europeans and in fact are underperforming as a whole. Nobody in the history of the US has ever burst onto the scene and run a #5 all-time marathon. It just doesn't happen.

I'll bet my house she's not clean. I still owe about $800K on it though.

i'll bett my potato farm she isnt clean, i still owe $32 on it

The Mocko Show Fan Club President wrote:

Imagine if letsrun was around when Bill Rodgers broke out and ran a 2:09?

I've always assumed Salazar, Rogers, Beardsley and all those white sub-2:09 guys from the 70s & 80s were on something. Doesn't everyone? Or do people really think those guys were just harder and more talented than guys like Ward and Puskedra, even with all the advances in technology, gear, and training science? It would be the only field in the world where performance declined as the body of knowledge grew. Imagine if cars today ran worse than cars from the 70s.

You are right.

Scientists invented synthetic EPO and suddenly runners are doing a minute faster over 10,000m

vivalarepublica wrote:

high ankle sprain wrote:

Where does Chepngetich's 2:18:33 rank for women?

It's already on the IAAF top lists, tied for #7 all time. She is 22nd all time on the half marathon list.

What's also interesting is all of the top 7 runners, except for Paula Radcliffe, have run their times in 2017 and 2018. These past couple years have been a turning point for the women's marathon and half marathon.

That being said, why has no shoe company taken advantage of a "breaking 2:15" attempt? Especially with #metoo and all this woman empowered issues going on now

not hey dude wrote:

Sebastian Steve wrote:

That's not why people call you a racist and you know it.

Are we supposed to overlook the fact that she has a dodgy manager with 5 doping busts in the last year or so?

Fortunately Ruth runs races where they don't test so it won't get to 6!

Are we supposed to overlook the fact that she has a dodgy manager with 5 doping busts in the last year or so?[/quote]

yeah, this exactly.

the agent is severely tainted, it's OK to be extra suspicious. If you or your athletes consistently get caught cheating cheat, you no longer deserve the benefit of the doubt.

Sketchy dude wrote:

Hey Dude wrote:

Please explain how it is racist to question an athlete with ties to known dodgey characters?

Hey Coevett. You may use other handles and try to sound American with your "dudes" and z instead of s, etc., but you still have a lot to learn.

We don't say "dodgey", we say "sketchy".

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Well, in South Africa - where I live - it is actually common to call someone dude, and we use dodgey much more than sketchy.

So buzz off.

Asante sana Bwana.