A 2:09:58 is a terrible result for the former World 10,000 meters Champ.
A 2:09:58 is a terrible result for the former World 10,000 meters Champ.
He will probably not dominate the marathon as he dominated on the track.
No way.
His raw speed on short distances is gone and ain't gonna be any better with aging.
He should try his best in Olympic marathon which is always a slow tactical affair and then retire.
It doesn't matter what he's doing. You guys are making fools of yourself desperately rooting against him when he's already in his Tom Brokaw/Bob Costas phase.
Sometimes in marathons when the wheels fall off it's a deathmarch to the finish and your time doesn't matter that much. He didn't go from being a 2:04 guy to a 2:10 guy, he was just off his game yesterday. That being said, you gotta wonder how much he has left in the tank and whether he'll ever get completely back.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen has a 1989 Ferrari 348 GTB and he's just put in paperwork to upgrade it
Strava thinks the London Marathon times improved 12 minutes last year thanks to supershoes
Is there a rule against attaching a helium balloon to yourself while running a road race?
NAU women have no excuse - they should win it all at 2024 NCAA XC
Mark Coogan says that if you could only do 3 workouts as a 1500m runner you should do these
How rare is it to run a sub 5 minute mile AND bench press 225?
Move over Mark Coogan, Rojo and John Kellogg share their 3 favorite mile workouts