BRIGID KOSGEI WTF 2:14:04

Probably Not wrote:

This is ridiculous. Bekele, Kipchoge and now this. And nothing has trained in their training in like 35 years. It doesn't even make any sense.

But Emma Bates ran a 2:25! Sheesh. What a joke.

Maybe God is blessing the Africans.

Actually, this is GOOD for Paula because now people will probably get off of her back.

NOOOO! NO! NO'.... Brigid Kosgei broke Mary Keitany's record......'Suspected' dopist Paula Radcliffe's record had a very big asterisk since she used men. What an insult.... That ' woman only' record garbage should end and be buried with 'suspected' dopist Radcliffe. LET'S GO KENYA .......

Armstronglivs wrote:

A woman marathon runner is now fast enough to have won the silver medal at the '64 Tokyo Olympics behind the great Abebe Bikila. This sport becomes increasingly ridiculous.

That's nothing compared to the evolution in swimming. The record times on the female side has evolved so much that most male record holders in the 70s wouldn't even make a female championship final today.

bartholomew_maxwell wrote:

Probably Not wrote:

This is ridiculous. Bekele, Kipchoge and now this. And nothing has trained in their training in like 35 years. It doesn't even make any sense.

But Emma Bates ran a 2:25! Sheesh. What a joke.

Maybe God is blessing the Africans.

You believe in god but don’t believe in miracles?

I’m with Brigid... as least as legit as Paula.

I’m glad Paula is off the books- she doped for sure.

So we need to make predictions for the 2:10 barrier for women. Is that attainable? What is the 5K split needed for 2:10? I think Hassan will be the one to do it.

GBnothingWithoutFarah?? wrote:

NOOOO! NO! NO'.... Brigid Kosgei broke Mary Keitany's record......'Suspected' dopist Paula Radcliffe's record had a very big asterisk since she used men. What an insult.... That ' woman only' record garbage should end and be buried with 'suspected' dopist Radcliffe. LET'S GO KENYA .......

Incorrect. Women-only record isn't garbage. It is an advantage to have men pacing, possibly the entire run. Keitany still holds that record. Kosgei now has the mixed-gender record.

Congratulation. She is pure beast. Solid performance. Less than 2 dozen guys finished ahead of her time. Fun times to be a fan with the last few weeks of big time performances.

GBnothingWithoutFarah?? wrote:

NOOOO! NO! NO'.... Brigid Kosgei broke Mary Keitany's record......'Suspected' dopist Paula Radcliffe's record had a very big asterisk since she used men. What an insult.... That ' woman only' record garbage should end and be buried with 'suspected' dopist Radcliffe. LET'S GO KENYA .......

Kosgei had two male pacers.

TimeToChangeTwitterProfile wrote:

Best day ever!

Athletics' biggest hypocrite loses her record.

No Olympic medal and now no world record!

I don't care if it's the shoes, or Rosa sauce or just a super-talented, hardworking young lady who's profited from the excellent conditions and realised her true potential. I'm just glad the smug smile has been wiped off from Paula 'Off scores' Radcliffe's face. I hope I never have to hear her name during a marathon again. 16 years was too long.

In the words of Dr. Jack Daniels, the fitter you get the harder it is to get faster. There is just so much fitness that one can obtain.

She destroyed the record by almost 2 mins, and nearly ran 2:13.....we are talking men's territory of marathon running.

Either the shoes are providing some serious mechanical advantages or she is doping, or a collection of both.

Chicago is fast, but not even close to being london or berlin fast.

GBnothingWithoutFarah?? wrote:

NOOOO! NO! NO'.... Brigid Kosgei broke Mary Keitany's record......'Suspected' dopist Paula Radcliffe's record had a very big asterisk since she used men. What an insult.... That ' woman only' record garbage should end and be buried with 'suspected' dopist Radcliffe. LET'S GO KENYA .......

AMEN! ??

Wow! Congrats! wrote:

MoreImpressiveThanSub2 wrote:

SHE DID IT AT CHICAGO LMAO

This is the news of the weekend, not that manufactured b.s. yesterday in Vienna. Tell Kipchoge to race sub-2 in a real Marathon: Berlin, Chicago, London, NY or Tokyo. Brigid Kosgei is GREAT!

Imagine complaining about the greatest marathoner of all time running a sub 2 marathon

douglas burke wrote:

Shooook wrote:

Paula's record has stood since 2003... that's 16 years.

Kosgei's time is a 4 minute PR for her too (old PR 2:18:20).

Only 25 years old..... and still has many more years to even possibly dip under 2:14 UNREAL.

Brigid has officially dethroned Keitany as the Women's marathon GOAT.

She almost dipped under 2:14 today, Hopefully she defends her London Title, I think she may run even faster in London.

Assuming she's legit, for her progression and age she may break 2:12 one day.

Women worldwide from 1976 to today would have had a coin flip chance for Olympic gold, 1904 Olympics, men 800m. Women athletics are better now. Forty years ago when I was 13 or 14 years old, a charity basketball game versus a Big 10 women basketball team, 11 ministers and one non-basketball playing junior high school 5'6" or 5'7" kid, me. I ran circles around those women. Could a non-basketball player 13 or14 year old boy do that today? Most likely not. Women sports have improved. Women sports have improved not based on drugs as you are implying.

Good Morning Renato. How did she do it?

HeyRenato wrote:

Good Morning Renato. How did she do it?

Certainly not drugs, because they don't work on elite runners like Kosgei, presumably because of life-long living in altitude, coupled with smart training and hard work.

Can I put up £1000 of my own money and get you in the boxing ring you utter imbecile?

Don't forget, eating a simple diet and living a humble life obedient to God.