Will Bekele Run a major this fall?

hopefully he does the JFK 50 miler, that would be epic.

He's probably got a few Turkey Trots to choose from.

Bekele is done, Berlin of 2016 was his swan song, and it was a good one. That was three years ago, and he hasn't done anything since, and he hadn't done much the 7 years before it. Is he an all-time great? Of course. But he has basically been irrelevant since 2010.

Bekele is close to the same age as the Mobot. The difference is the Mo loves to train in secretive areas close to hard-to-police drug trafficking routes. That is the Mo way.

tarckstar wrote:

He's probably got a few Turkey Trots to choose from.

Would definitely be the "Gobble, gobble" GOAT.

Oh Please wrote:

Bekele is done, Berlin of 2016 was his swan song, and it was a good one. That was three years ago, and he hasn't done anything since, and he hadn't done much the 7 years before it. Is he an all-time great? Of course. But he has basically been irrelevant since 2010.

yeah, likely he is...But I still see him trying to make next years Olympics as that has been mentioned as his final goal. And as mentioned he was seen running with Kejelcha a few weeks ago so obviously training in some capacity at least.

since 2010 he has definitely been inconsistent but not really irrelevant...maybe not up to his track and x-country standards though

2011: fastest 10,000m 26:43

2012: 4th at Olympics (yes, bad for him...)

2013: great win against Farah in Bupa Great north run

2014: Paris debut marathon, 2:05

2015:

2016: 3rd at London, 2:03 in Berlin

2017: Fall at start of Dubai, 2nd in London

2018: 6th in London (2:08), dropped out of Amsterdam in last km...Likely a 2:07-2:08

whether he ever puts a good performance again or not, I still see him doing a marathon this year...seems like he wouldn't be at Chicago or New York so that leaves Berlin as a Major....otherwise it would be something like Amsterdam again

Gosh i hope Belekleke runs a major

I still believe in Bekele. He always was the greatest ever and it isn't over yet. There was a sculptor. He found this stone, a special stone. He dragged it home and he worked on it for months until he finally finished it. When he was ready he showed it to his friends. They said he had created a great masterpiece, but the sculptor said he hadn't created anything. The statue was always there, he just chipped away the rough edges. He's always going to be tearing away at himself until he comes to terms with who he is. Until he come full circle. He will be back. He's coming for that MF gold in Tokyo next year.

Banana Bread wrote:

I still believe in Bekele. He always was the greatest ever and it isn't over yet. There was a sculptor. He found this stone, a special stone. He dragged it home and he worked on it for months until he finally finished it. When he was ready he showed it to his friends. They said he had created a great masterpiece, but the sculptor said he hadn't created anything. The statue was always there, he just chipped away the rough edges. He's always going to be tearing away at himself until he comes to terms with who he is. Until he come full circle. He will be back. He's coming for that MF gold in Tokyo next year.

Expect Great Things™️✔️

(Can you guys imagine fat Bekele mopping up ultra “titles” jogging once a week lol.)

I doubt the Ethiopians would waste a spot on him at this point. Sorry, BB. Bekele's best days are WAY in the rear view mirror. Just like me.

Banana Bread wrote:

I still believe in Bekele. He always was the greatest ever and it isn't over yet. There was a sculptor. He found this stone, a special stone. He dragged it home and he worked on it for months until he finally finished it. When he was ready he showed it to his friends. They said he had created a great masterpiece, but the sculptor said he hadn't created anything. The statue was always there, he just chipped away the rough edges. He's always going to be tearing away at himself until he comes to terms with who he is. Until he come full circle. He will be back. He's coming for that MF gold in Tokyo next year.

I believe in Bekele too, as in, "I believe he exists."

As for your story, Is Bekele the sculptor, or the stone, or the sculptor's friends? Help us out.

I think he's got a shot at a medal in Tokyo 2020 if he enters the 50k walk.

Banana Beard wrote:

Gosh i hope Belekleke runs a major

Hey, get your own handle!! This was not a post of the original and best Banana Beard...

Mikey Angelo wrote:

I believe in Bekele too, as in, "I believe he exists."

As for your story, Is Bekele the sculptor, or the stone, or the sculptor's friends? Help us out.

I think he's got a shot at a medal in Tokyo 2020 if he enters the 50k walk.

Would be willing to bet Bekele would finish an hour behind the 2nd-to-last place finisher in the 50k walk...

He will and will drop out per usual

So no guesses on which race he might be in?

Marine Corps Marathon

Fukuoka

Shamrock Shuffle

E. G. T.s

Still talking about Bekele? WTF?

Might as well talk about Alan Webb. Or German Fernandez. Maybe Jim Ryun.