Ineos 1:59 Challenge - 30 pacemakers - 8 names confirmed including all 3 Ingebrigtsens!!

It is just a show, but kind of fun with 30 runners changing being the shield.

I guess 1:59:49!

This fits with their workouts, because they do roughly 1 hr half marathon pace for workouts that amount to somewhere between 21 (7x3 minutes) and 30 minutes (3x10 or 5x6) at that pace in the morning and evening two to three days a week.

Anyone check on Coevett yet? He will be devastated that the “biggest star of the sport” is being asked to bow to the king with some pacing duties.

If they're going to cheat, why not just go all in and put a vehicle behind him with a giant fan creating a massive tailwind! 1:57.

lonty wrote:

Anyone check on Coevett yet? He will be devastated that the “biggest star of the sport” is being asked to bow to the king with some pacing duties.

Lol. The 1500 is the main sporting event of the games. Marathon is an afterthought

Holy carp wrote:

The 1500 is the main sporting event of the games.

I’m sending you the medical bill because I burst my spleen laughing after reading this.

lonty wrote:

Holy carp wrote:

The 1500 is the main sporting event of the games.

I’m sending you the medical bill because I burst my spleen laughing after reading this.

Lol. Will pay only after you pay mine after i ruptured my colon due to an explosive outburst of laughter after reading your post.

lonty wrote:

Anyone check on Coevett yet? He will be devastated that the “biggest star of the sport” is being asked to bow to the king with some pacing duties.

It's surprising that Nike is spending all sorts of under the table money to have these people pace a confirmed doper.

They aren't pacing a confirmed doper. They are pacing Kipchoge.

Gigglebrigsten wrote:

It's surprising that Nike is spending all sorts of under the table money to have these people pace a confirmed doper.

Norway is the fourth least corrupt country in the world, so I doubt that Gjert or the sons take money under the table, less so, as Gjert states in the interview it will be wellpayed, and you, NN, is the only to confirm that Kipchoge is using perfomance enhancing drugs.

The Ineos 1:59 Challenge will have 30 pacemakers, which will rotate, 6 at a time, each exchange being 4.8 km long. The very first one is expected to be longer at around 8.6km.

PfliegerF wrote:

The Ineos 1:59 Challenge will have 30 pacemakers, which will rotate, 6 at a time, each exchange being 4.8 km long. The very first one is expected to be longer at around 8.6km.

The names confirmed so far are :

Geoffrey Kamworor

Jakob Ingebrigtsen

Filip Ingebrigtsen

Henrik Ingebrigtsen

Paul Chelimo

Augustine Choge

Josphat Boit

Victor Chumo

There is supposed to be a test event in the weekend of Aug 31 - Sep 1 with the pacers, will keep you updated.

Other names not yet officially confirmed would be :

Joshua Cheptegei

Julien Wanders

Bernard Lagat

Jack Rayner

Davis Kiplangat

Richard Ringer

Stephen Mokoka

Stewart McSweyn

Add in Abdi Nageeye, Gideon Kipketer and our own Stanley Kebenei too.

PfliegerF wrote:

PfliegerF wrote:

The Ineos 1:59 Challenge will have 30 pacemakers, which will rotate, 6 at a time, each exchange being 4.8 km long. The very first one is expected to be longer at around 8.6km.

The names confirmed so far are :

Geoffrey Kamworor

Jakob Ingebrigtsen

Filip Ingebrigtsen

Henrik Ingebrigtsen

Paul Chelimo

Augustine Choge

Josphat Boit

Victor Chumo

There is supposed to be a test event in the weekend of Aug 31 - Sep 1 with the pacers, will keep you updated.

I’m afraid Paul Chelimo will take him out too fast and then try bashing into Kipchoge.

Would be interested to know how much they’re getting paid

Ghggg wrote:

Would be interested to know how much they’re getting paid

All the plastic utensils and other horrible chemicals you can fit in your suitecase!

Maybe after this trick show is over someone can show us a real display of human potential.

1. Why no women?

2. Can’t they get Egan Bernal and Geraint Thomas to do a pull?