If at your next race Elliot Kipchoge was running would you ask him for his autograph

Elliott Kipchoge? A hybrid of Eliud Kipchoge and Herb Elliott?

Dafuq?

Did you mean Eliud? wrote:

Elliott Kipchoge? A hybrid of Eliud Kipchoge and Herb Elliott?

Oops! Yes, but you know what l mean. At least it's not as bad as Steve Clam.

I would warn him about someone I saw messing with his drinks. He would worry about being set up for a doping bust, and go for the regular water stations, and underperform. All his fans would be hoping for a sub 2 and he'd go 2:03. And in that way I would defeat not only him but all his fans!

Needless to say, no autograph.

Zero chance of beating him? I only run 5ks so I know this isn't going to be a marathon so racing against him I'd sit on his ass the entire race and then pull out my blazing kick speed over the last 200M and yell "GOBBLE GOBBLE MOTHERFUCKER" while doing the Mobot (And my name is Matt so the M will fit me) while easily passing him and destroying his confidence for his entire running career.

Bad Wigins wrote:

I would warn him about someone I saw messing with his drinks. He would worry about being set up for a doping bust, and go for the regular water stations, and underperform.

That Maurten energy drink gives you gut wobbles, water may be better.

I want Bekele's autograph.

Read three sentences and felt like my IQ was dropping. To answer your question; no.

You are a competitor too wrote:

asking for an autograph implies that you are just some loser

Yes it does.

you got that right wrote:

You are a competitor too wrote:

asking for an autograph implies that you are just some loser

Yes it does.

Nobody over the age of 12 should ever ask for am autograph.

Underdoggy wrote:

you got that right wrote:

Yes it does.

Nobody over the age of 12 should ever ask for am autograph.

I agree. There is no one on Earth I want an autograph from, unless it's someone signing over some property or money to me. Furthermore, there is no "famous" person that I want to meet. You know all you'd be getting is fake interaction and if you didn't, you'd probably be let down anyway.

Underdoggy wrote:

you got that right wrote:

Yes it does.

Nobody over the age of 12 should ever ask for am autograph.

Agreed. Unless it's Banana Bread, who is probably 45 anyway.

Underdoggy wrote:

you got that right wrote:

Yes it does.

Nobody over the age of 12 should ever ask for am autograph.

The kids aren’t asking anyone for autographs. It’s all about selfies and damn right I’d get one. The man’s a GOAT contender.

I would walk up, introduce myself, thank him for everything he's done for the sport and walk away. Why waste that opportunity for a signature when I could talk to him?

Also, reading your post gave me cancer. I now have 3 weeks to live.

Eliud, if you're reading this, meeting you is my Make-A-Wish. Please help me leave this plane of existence in peace.

You are a competitor too wrote:

Did you mean Eliud? wrote:

Elliott Kipchoge? A hybrid of Eliud Kipchoge and Herb Elliott?

Oops! Yes, but you know what l mean. At least it's not as bad as Steve Clam.

No, it's worse.

I would walk up, hand him a slip of paper with my sig on it and say here you go.

No. I would not recognize him.

Weird thread, bad comparison. In running, we run the same race as the pros so it's very different in my eyes from other sports. I see no problem with an adult wanting an autograph or picture or whatever. That's a cool side of our sport. Every major marathon has meet & greets with pros.