[quote]doctorj wrote:
He never had a chance, the 42.195 km is NOT his distance, he melted, imploded as I predicted in another thread, he can't keep up with sub 4:40 miles for 26.2 miles, that is his reality. I am not surprised at all. After 6 years of sit-and-kick golds, he was finally tested in the marathon and failed miserably, finished 5th, he couldn't even reach the podium.
Lets face it, as a track runner, he is one of the most decorated athletes to walk on the planet, he was superb, very intelligent and tactical. As a marathon runner stacked against REALLY fast guys he implodes, can't keep up, that simple. Nothing wrong with running 2:05 twice, at least shows consistency and at this point that's what he is: a 2:05 guy, no more no less.
P.S. He is still a diva douche bag .[quote]
Wow high standards set here. Nevertheless, I still think that every poster on these boards would give their right nut to be able to "implode" and fail "miserably" on the way to running a 2h 5 min marathon ....