Official 2019 Tokyo Marathon Discussion Thread

I hear Matt Llano is racing?

Ran high 2:12 blowing up a bit at CIM, solo for almost the whole race.

Over or under 2:12:00 in Tokyo?

Top American (probably, who else is going)?

Here https://twitter.com/JRNHeadlines/status/1101345925765652481

There is an a super athlete who has been underperforming to this point. Gedion Kipketer is a 2:02 potential and I think this is his year.

Prediction:

1. Gedion Kipketer 2:04:33

2. Osako 2:04:58

3. Dickson Chumba 2:06:04

Chicago Bulls wrote:

There is an a super athlete who has been underperforming to this point. Gedion Kipketer is a 2:02 potential and I think this is his year.

Prediction:

1. Gedion Kipketer 2:04:33

2. Osako 2:04:58

3. Dickson Chumba 2:06:04

What makes you think Kipketer is a 2:02 talent? He ran only 2:06:15 in Amsterdam last year and has been mostly acting as a pacer for the past few years. Has he been battling injuries or something?

True, Kipketer to this end has been known more as a pacer but that is about to change. He has been training hard the last few months under the mentor-ship of Eliud Kipchoge to shoot for at least a 2:03 marathon. He may not do that in Tokyo but will be very competitive.

Matt Llano wrote:

I hear Matt Llano is racing?

Ran high 2:12 blowing up a bit at CIM, solo for almost the whole race.

Over or under 2:12:00 in Tokyo?

Top American (probably, who else is going)?

2:11 or faster. Calling it right now

Are there any notable Americans running Tokyo?

I'm merging this thread with the other Tokyo thread. I loved Brett Larner's pre-race piece.

http://japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2019/03/storylines-and-subplots-at-2019-tokyo.html

Sesamoiditis wrote:

Are there any notable Americans running Tokyo?

There is that one guy who ran 2:45 in New York last fall and started a post asking the best spots in Tokyo to urinate before the race.

Chumba Wamba!

douglas burke wrote:

https://twitter.com/WMMajors/status/1101340799319531520

Chris Chavez is racing too ?

I hope Bedan Karoki achieves his potential.

Watch Live :- http://www.mktvnews.com/tokyo-marathon-2019-live/

It seems like Suguru Osako will go out with the leaders. If they start at the planned 61:45 halfway split, wouldn't it be too much of an asking for him? Either he has a huge breakthrough or an epic blow-up.

It would be more sensible to open in 63:15 with Yuki Sato's group and run a big negative split if he's in such a good shape.

Mzungu in Iten wrote:

It seems like Suguru Osako will go out with the leaders. If they start at the planned 61:45 halfway split, wouldn't it be too much of an asking for him? Either he has a huge breakthrough or an epic blow-up.

It would be more sensible to open in 63:15 with Yuki Sato's group and run a big negative split if he's in such a good shape.

Honestly dude if I were in his shoes and 61:45/63:15 are his only pacing options, I would target 62:40 and see how many of the lead pack I pass as they slow or peel off to the curb. Seems like the best way to get a new AR.

Looks like rain is going to be a factor. Hopefully it won't be so bad, particularly for the Japanese runners who need to run a time

Hopefully this will work.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f7KfRSlpz0w