It's not meant to be so serious guys.... WTF.... Some people on here are taking it so serious. F**k sake. Where is your sense of humour?
It's not meant to be so serious guys.... WTF.... Some people on here are taking it so serious. F**k sake. Where is your sense of humour?
Knox Robinson (one of the authors) was an excellent runner in the Buffalo area back in the day -- I think the nineties.
I'm glad to see he has a career as a writer.
NERunner053 wrote:
I'm torn, Kipchoge is the GOAT but this feels a little outta character but he looks fresh & the exposure is good. I guess he wouldn't be in GQ with just pictures of him on a 2 hour long run.
Everyone wants a piece of him, so he (or his management) couldn't say no to GQ. I think the responsibility of being the face of the sport is weighing on him. Lord Coe used Barack Obama's tweet about him to show how marathons are now mainstream.
I remember getting a telling off a couple of years back when I stated that with Bolt gone, he's the sport's most recognisable star. Folks brought up everyone from Mo Farah to Wayde van Niekirk who turned out to be controversial or uncharismatic.
Weirdly, this outfit wouldn't look out of place in some parts of Kenya
And these are normal for Eldoret
This, however, looks more West African. Kenyans aren't that stylish
And this, I expect more in Southern Africa
He got that "African Warlord whose actions are bad, but somewhat excusable given the circumstances" drip.
Anyone think these outfits look pretty good on him, but if someone you didn't recognize wore them you'd think it looks like it's trying too hard?
I love it. And I love that it has the side effect of trolling the trolls here.
MeHereYouWhere?! wrote:
Was I the only person who said "What the hell does drip mean?"
You were not.
The mental image of someone scrolling down the page to reveal the shorts under the suit jacket, and then spitting out their drink... almost made me spit out my drink too! LOL
Thanks for the much needed comic relief during home quarantine.
Can somebody explain how GQ works to me?
I imagine someone a the magazine brought a stockpile of luxury clothes in his size. Then Kipchoge picked out outfits with the help of some fashion guru.
Something like that?
Also -- nice article. Fortunately, it has nothing to do with the photos.
omad wrote:
Why do we care about a 112 lb midget who ran a fake marathon, probably loaded up on PEDS and wore shoes that made ridiculous anything from the last 60 years. He’s a joke, the sport is a joke.
Bruh. You think running is a joke, but it’s one of, if not the hardest sport there is. He is in far better shape than any of us and can outdo pretty much everyone in a marathon. Hop of the couch and do something athletic for once.
omad wrote:
Why do we care about a 112 lb midget who ran a fake marathon, probably loaded up on PEDS and wore shoes that made ridiculous anything from the last 60 years. He’s a joke, the sport is a joke.
And you are??
And why are you on a Running website??
And why are you an IDIOT??
slow guyyy wrote:
Bekele is "Kipchoge's sole rival as the greatest male distance runner of all time"? Geb says hi.
Emil Zatopek says hi, too.
errr wrote:
ShilohDoesntCare wrote:
He looks like an idiot with that outfit.
He looks very artistic and stylish in a european way. Americans wouldnt understand.
+1
NERunner053 wrote:
I'm torn, Kipchoge is the GOAT but this feels a little outta character but he looks fresh & the exposure is good. I guess he wouldn't be in GQ with just pictures of him on a 2 hour long run.
A GQ spread of Kipchoge and Bekele in their NN running threads would be dope.
GQ can do whatever they want, if they had any guts they'd do something different for a change. Instead they put the same outfits they put on everyone in the magazine on a guy who definitely never wears lavish stuff like this because that's not his character.
It certainly is eye catching though, I'll give them that
Pffffffff LOL wrote:
The mental image of someone scrolling down the page to reveal the shorts under the suit jacket, and then spitting out their drink... almost made me spit out my drink too! LOL
Thanks for the much needed comic relief during home quarantine.
Happy to provide some comic relief!!
Cheers!!!
Half the spreads are ridiculous, but one can say the same about pretty much every GQ shoot/article ever. Easy to dunk on GQ (even with reason), but it's one of the best anthology publications out there and they have to keep the lights on somehow in this day/age; obnoxious fashion sponsorships are as clean a way to do it as there is.
I could also match that entire look with ~ $25 at my local thrift store.
You would have to be an absolute fool to actually spend that kind of money on clothing, but a fool and his money...
chill. he looks cool as hell.
ShilohDoesntCare wrote:
He looks like an idiot with that outfit.
The fastest idiot in the history of mankind….
Great interview with Steve Cram - says Jakob has no chance of WRs this year
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