Agree? Kipchoge compares breaking 2 hrs in the marathon to the moon landing: "“It’s like the first man to go to the moon."

The moon landing changed people's perception of what humanity fundamentally was as a species. We could potentially be a spacefaring species. It expanded people's imaginations of what humans could really be.

Breaking 2 hours in the marathon is just running at a fast clip for 2 hours.

It’s not comparable but if that thought motivates him than I say let him think that.

I could care less about IAAF record eligibility. Every pro sporting event is a circus where the purpose is to entertain.

If he does it it will be an extraordinary athletic feat and the publicity for the sport would be amazing.

If he did it in a real, record-eligible race I do think it would be monumental. Not moon landing monumental, but definitely Roger Bannister monumental.

With the Next%, I do think Bekele in his 10k prime would be close to sub 2 on a course like Berlin.

Bad Wigins wrote:

doctorj wrote:

Back in '69 the ENTIRE world was anxiously waiting...especially the Soviets.

Not likely. They already had They were too busy with a concurrent robotic sample collection mission to be worried about Apollo 11. That mission crashed but the next one succeeded.

All the US achieved that the Soviets didn't was the human part. And national pride in that is pretty ironic when now the US can't even launch a cosmonaut into low Earth orbit, but has to PAY to ride up on a Soyuz. And yes, I said cosmonaut, it's time for the US to quit acting so butthurt about being second that they make up their own word to be the first of.

What are you smoking bud? The Soviets wanted to be on the moon as well. Why do you think they sent a wire congratulating the accomplishment?

I admire the fact the Soviets had the first satellite, the first cosmonaut, the first woman cosmonaut, the first lunar probe, first lunar satellite, first pictures of the far side, and first pics of the lunar surface, but they DIDN'T GET the first man on the moon. Comprende amigo? You just have to live with that little thorn in your heart bud.

missilesilo wrote:

Not even close.

The only athletic accomplishment that compares to the moon landing is Alex Honnold's free solo of El Cap.

Yeah a sub 2 hour marathon is incredible but nothing like the moon landing or Alex Honnold's climbing.

He's already come remarkably close essentially on his own from 15k, 2:01:39 was a great performance. I don't like seeing the world record cheapened by becoming inferior to a non-record eligible performance like this one and the previous stunt, but the 2:00:26 was impressive nonetheless and helped, I think, for him to know that he could crush the existing wr.

Anyone have a link to the audio?