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

[quote]2 points wrote:

1. Why no women?

Because there are no women fast enough to run sub 2 hours

sillyman wrote:

[quote]2 points wrote:

1. Why no women?

Because there are no women fast enough to run sub 2 hours

Neither are there any men.

mcvred wrote:

Coevett wrote:

I hope this is part of some agreement in which next year Kipchoge paces Jakob for his attempt on the 5K world record, and potato Tim paces him for his attempt on El G's 1500 or Mile records.

If you needed any more reason to believe Coevett is a troll account, this is it!

Lol, true.

If anything, they might use j Ingebrigtsen to pace the first kilometer or two in a 5k WR attempt by Barega or Gebrhiwet

douglas burke wrote:

You know what would be really cool if Jakob Ingebrightsen paces the First stage and when he gets to the 2nd stage where he is expected to stop he nods his head no with a big smile on his face and he just keeps going THE WHOLE WAY and he outkicks Kipchoge to be the First Man to run the Distance under 2 Hours in 1:59 .49 With Kipchoge the 2nd in 1:59.51

In a new interview Jakob jokes about this as well.

Mind that the first part of the google translation says hair job and wh**e when both times the right translatation is rabbit.

big dave22 wrote:

- 40 year old man who's been on EPO for 20 years

- pancake flat course

- paced by a different dude every mile

- spring-loaded clown shoes

- sponsored by a chemical company

Totally legitimate marathon. Honk honk.

big dave 22 is butthurt.

It's a good day. :)

The result won't count as an official world record recognised by the IAAF.

However, i heard it will count as World's Best / World's Best Human Performance. The same as the Hour Record in cycling.

Basically we'll have a Marathon World Record and a World Best(legal course).

Uniformed wrote:

How fast would nike drop anyone who disrupted this effort? Probably wouldn't even get a complimentary orange slice after leaving the track.

This is why Solinsky should sit behind Kipchoge all the way to 41.2k.

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 don't recognize any of those names. Is there anyone of any reputation slated to be a pacer?

Larry Rawson wrote:

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

Please tell me this ain't a real take.

Coevett wrote:

I hope this is part of some agreement in which next year Kipchoge paces Jakob for his attempt on the 5K world record, and potato Tim paces him for his attempt on El G's 1500 or Mile records.

Why do you constantly call Tim Cheruiyot "potato Tim"? What's the point behind such a weird behaviour.

Former Hillary supporter wrote:

PfliegerF wrote:

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 don't recognize any of those names. Is there anyone of any reputation slated to be a pacer?

Have you been in a cave? I recognize all the names in bold and Josphat Boit rings a bell. I think he was one of the pace makers in Berlin last year.

Don't feed the troll.

PfliegerF wrote:

Other names not yet officially confirmed would be :

Joshua Cheptegei

Julien Wanders

Bernard Lagat

Jack Rayner

Davis Kiplangat

Richard Ringer

Stephen Mokoka

Stewart McSweyn

No Ethiopians?

In Recovery wrote:

PfliegerF wrote:

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.

Lol hilarious potd. He might also slow Kipchoge down deliberately so Kip "doesn't get the standard"

big dave22 wrote:

- 40 year old man who's been on EPO for 20 years

- pancake flat course

- paced by a different dude every mile

- spring-loaded clown shoes

- sponsored by a chemical company

Totally legitimate marathon. Honk honk.

The key ingredients

Timothy Cheruiyot wrote:

Coevett wrote:

I hope this is part of some agreement in which next year Kipchoge paces Jakob for his attempt on the 5K world record, and potato Tim paces him for his attempt on El G's 1500 or Mile records.

Why do you constantly call Tim Cheruiyot "potato Tim"? What's the point behind such a weird behaviour.

Because if you don't consume your "potatoes" or "peas & carrots" as well, you can't possibly go 3:28. It's a simple fact.

Jeff Albertson wrote:

Why No??? wrote:

3. Why no American white guys?

Because they are inferior athletes?

The only US white guy that would get me excited is Jager.

Also, size. Bigger guys make for a greater draft.

PfliegerF wrote:

The result won't count as an official world record recognised by the IAAF.

However, i heard it will count as World's Best / World's Best Human Performance. The same as the Hour Record in cycling.

Basically we'll have a Marathon World Record and a World Best(legal course).

I'm skeptical. "World's Best" as recognized by whom? And what does "World's Best Human Performance" mean? Are there separate categories for other animals?

The whole show sounds excruciatingly dull to me. It's not news that top racers can run a couple of percent faster if they have a bunch of hand-picked people to pace off and draft off while wearing cheater shoes. To me it would be like if they took a top women's 100m runner and let her run 100m with a running start and a powerful fan behind her. Maybe she runs 9.9 seconds. So what? Does that really show anything about human potential or willpower or whatever crap is being peddled by Ineos? No, it just shows that you can run faster when you illegally improve race conditions.

2 points wrote:

1. Why no women?

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

Exactly! Put some women in there.