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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/22/2008 Posts: 2,702
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The London Marathon 2015 is coming up this Sunday. It will be one of the most exciting races ever ran... cant wait to see how it unfolds.
Here are the names to watch out for:
Dennis Kimetto - reigning world record holder 2:02:57
Wilson Kipsang - Former world record holder and reigning London marathon champion 2:03:23
Geoffrey Mutai - 2 time New York marathon winner, past champion in Boston and Berlin 2:03:02
Eliud Kipchoge - Former 5000 metre world champion. winner Rotterdam and Chicago marathons in 2014 2:04:11
Emmanuel Mutai: Past London marathon winner and still course record holder. Second finish in Berlin 2:03:13
All these guys have ran faster than Paul Tergat when he set the first marathon world record under 2 hours 5 minutes just 11 years ago.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 11/17/2009 Posts: 2,038 Location: GA
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The problem with such a stellar field is that everyone watches each other waiting for the person who will make the move which makes the race to be run on slow times wacha we wait and see how the rabbits will run the splits.Who are the ethiopians .Am betting on kipsang
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/17/2008 Posts: 23,365 Location: Nairobi
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Dismas Kimetto: 2:02:57 "I broke Wilson's world record in Berlin last year and I want his London Crown" Wilson Kipsang: 2:03:23 "I could try to go for the world record in London, looking at the athletes who have been invited and if the weather is OK and guys really ready for a fast time, it's possible to to set a new world record in London....." Also in the list: Emmanuel Mutai: 2:03:13 Eliud Kipchoge 2:04:05 Ayele Abshero 2:04:23 5 guys sub 2:05.....we got a race!!! In the women's race we have Mary Keitany, Florence Kiplagat, Edna Kiplagat and Feysa Tadesse!!!! ..."Wewe ni mtu mdogo sana....na mwenye amekuandika pia ni mtu mdogo sana!".
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/16/2007 Posts: 2,114
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What about Stephen Kiprotich the Ugandan?He will not be participating?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/17/2008 Posts: 23,365 Location: Nairobi
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Chaka wrote:What about Stephen Kiprotich the Ugandan?He will not be participating? He doesn't go to the BIG City Marathon, yeye ni mambo na Tokyo, World athletics, Olympics etc! He has never run below 2:06!!!! ..."Wewe ni mtu mdogo sana....na mwenye amekuandika pia ni mtu mdogo sana!".
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 7/3/2007 Posts: 1,634
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McReggae wrote:Dismas Kimetto: 2:02:57 "I broke Wilson's world record in Berlin last year and I want his London Crown"
Wilson Kipsang: 2:03:23 "I could try to go for the world record in London, looking at the athletes who have been invited and if the weather is OK and guys really ready for a fast time, it's possible to to set a new world record in London....."
Very unlikely. Post 2:03 marathon runs have created a special challenge, where course conditions become one of the most critical variables for a successful record attempt. I suspect future improvements will come from flat straight trails the kind of road racing conditions that Berlin seem to satisfy better than anywhere else. A London, New York, Chicago or Tokyo marathon world record is a long shot. "The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth." (Niels Bohr)
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/17/2008 Posts: 23,365 Location: Nairobi
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Wakanyugi wrote:McReggae wrote:Dismas Kimetto: 2:02:57 "I broke Wilson's world record in Berlin last year and I want his London Crown"
Wilson Kipsang: 2:03:23 "I could try to go for the world record in London, looking at the athletes who have been invited and if the weather is OK and guys really ready for a fast time, it's possible to to set a new world record in London....."
Very unlikely. Post 2:03 marathon runs have created a special challenge, where course conditions become one of the most critical variables for a successful record attempt. I suspect future improvements will come from flat straight trails the kind of road racing conditions that Berlin seem to satisfy better than anywhere else. A London, New York, Chicago or Tokyo marathon world record is a long shot. The last six have been set in Berlin but before that the previous record was in London!!! ..."Wewe ni mtu mdogo sana....na mwenye amekuandika pia ni mtu mdogo sana!".
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/22/2008 Posts: 2,702
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McReggae wrote:Wakanyugi wrote:McReggae wrote:Dismas Kimetto: 2:02:57 "I broke Wilson's world record in Berlin last year and I want his London Crown"
Wilson Kipsang: 2:03:23 "I could try to go for the world record in London, looking at the athletes who have been invited and if the weather is OK and guys really ready for a fast time, it's possible to to set a new world record in London....."
Very unlikely. Post 2:03 marathon runs have created a special challenge, where course conditions become one of the most critical variables for a successful record attempt. I suspect future improvements will come from flat straight trails the kind of road racing conditions that Berlin seem to satisfy better than anywhere else. A London, New York, Chicago or Tokyo marathon world record is a long shot. The last six have been set in Berlin but before that the previous record was in London!!! Remember we are only spectators, this is a former world record holder who has won both Berlin and London and he says he thinks it can be done so I would give his opinion some more weight than just that of armchair analysts. Besides, of the field, I think he is the most intelligent runner and is my favorite to win on Sunday. Kipsang studies his races every second of the way, he not only knows how he is doing but also how everybody else is doing. For proof of this watch the 2014 New York Marathon which was a very slow marathon. New York has no rabbits which makes it very strategy intensive. He executed that win perfectly by just picking the lead at the right time. The advantage he has is that he can keep up with just about any of the others if the race starts super fast which is where most will be dropped if a world record is to be set. Look at his physical frame and style of running and you realize that when God was designing a running machine Kipsang was the perfect prototype. He is tall, lean and has a very efficient and relaxed running style. Compared to someone like Emmanuel Mutai who usually looks like he is working very hard while running, Kipsang ....... if you only saw a screen shot of his head while on a full run you would probably think he was sitting down watching TV, he is totally relaxed and very efficient. His arms and legs do not flare aimlessly while running, all the energy is directed at moving him forward.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/17/2008 Posts: 23,365 Location: Nairobi
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Kusadikika wrote:McReggae wrote:Wakanyugi wrote:McReggae wrote:Dismas Kimetto: 2:02:57 "I broke Wilson's world record in Berlin last year and I want his London Crown"
Wilson Kipsang: 2:03:23 "I could try to go for the world record in London, looking at the athletes who have been invited and if the weather is OK and guys really ready for a fast time, it's possible to to set a new world record in London....."
Very unlikely. Post 2:03 marathon runs have created a special challenge, where course conditions become one of the most critical variables for a successful record attempt. I suspect future improvements will come from flat straight trails the kind of road racing conditions that Berlin seem to satisfy better than anywhere else. A London, New York, Chicago or Tokyo marathon world record is a long shot. The last six have been set in Berlin but before that the previous record was in London!!! Remember we are only spectators, this is a former world record holder who has won both Berlin and London and he says he thinks it can be done so I would give his opinion some more weight than just that of armchair analysts. Besides, of the field, I think he is the most intelligent runner and is my favorite to win on Sunday. Kipsang studies his races every second of the way, he not only knows how he is doing but also how everybody else is doing. For proof of this watch the 2014 New York Marathon which was a very slow marathon. New York has no rabbits which makes it very strategy intensive. He executed that win perfectly by just picking the lead at the right time. The advantage he has is that he can keep up with just about any of the others if the race starts super fast which is where most will be dropped if a world record is to be set. Look at his physical frame and style of running and you realize that when God was designing a running machine Kipsang was the perfect prototype. He is tall, lean and has a very efficient and relaxed running style. Compared to someone like Emmanuel Mutai who usually looks like he is working very hard while running, Kipsang ....... if you only saw a screen shot of his head while on a full run you would probably think he was sitting down watching TV, he is totally relaxed and very efficient. His arms and legs do not flare aimlessly while running, all the energy is directed at moving him forward.  Perfectly, he is talking as a person who has been there, done that!!!!! ..."Wewe ni mtu mdogo sana....na mwenye amekuandika pia ni mtu mdogo sana!".
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Haya Haya Haya... Here we go
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Rank: Chief Joined: 5/9/2007 Posts: 13,095
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Kusadikika wrote:McReggae wrote:Wakanyugi wrote:McReggae wrote:Dismas Kimetto: 2:02:57 "I broke Wilson's world record in Berlin last year and I want his London Crown"
Wilson Kipsang: 2:03:23 "I could try to go for the world record in London, looking at the athletes who have been invited and if the weather is OK and guys really ready for a fast time, it's possible to to set a new world record in London....."
Very unlikely. Post 2:03 marathon runs have created a special challenge, where course conditions become one of the most critical variables for a successful record attempt. I suspect future improvements will come from flat straight trails the kind of road racing conditions that Berlin seem to satisfy better than anywhere else. A London, New York, Chicago or Tokyo marathon world record is a long shot. The last six have been set in Berlin but before that the previous record was in London!!! Remember we are only spectators, this is a former world record holder who has won both Berlin and London and he says he thinks it can be done so I would give his opinion some more weight than just that of armchair analysts. Besides, of the field, I think he is the most intelligent runner and is my favorite to win on Sunday. Kipsang studies his races every second of the way, he not only knows how he is doing but also how everybody else is doing. For proof of this watch the 2014 New York Marathon which was a very slow marathon. New York has no rabbits which makes it very strategy intensive. He executed that win perfectly by just picking the lead at the right time. The advantage he has is that he can keep up with just about any of the others if the race starts super fast which is where most will be dropped if a world record is to be set. Look at his physical frame and style of running and you realize that when God was designing a running machine Kipsang was the perfect prototype. He is tall, lean and has a very efficient and relaxed running style. Compared to someone like Emmanuel Mutai who usually looks like he is working very hard while running, Kipsang ....... if you only saw a screen shot of his head while on a full run you would probably think he was sitting down watching TV, he is totally relaxed and very efficient. His arms and legs do not flare aimlessly while running, all the energy is directed at moving him forward. Boss, you can be a good sports journalist. give it a try Enjoy every moment of your life, you never know when your time will come.
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Perfectly executed. I am very happy for Eliud Kipchoge. He is indeed a worthy champion. I first heard of Eliud Kipchoge in 2003 when as an unknown 18 year old he upset both Kenenisa Bekele and Hicham El Guerrouj to win the 5000m world championship in Paris. The 5000m finals wered being held on the 8th day of the championship. On Day 2 Kenenisa Bekele had easily won the 10,000m and on Day 5 El Guerrouj had won the 1500m. The two of them were the biggest names of the tournament and had qualified for the 5000m final where they were both looking to win a double that had not been won before since I don't know when. Of course in the eyes of the commentators there were only 2 runners on the field Bekele and El Guerrouj and the rest were common nouns of nationalities a Kenyan etc. There was great expectation and excitement about the epic battle between Bekele and El Guerrouj and they did not dissapoint. At the final lap El Guerrouj took the lead and Bekele followed but there was this unknown Kenyan between them, If you were watching the race of course you could have seen Kenyan but if you were listening on radio like I was there was only El Guerrouj and Bekele racing for the glory.
El Guerrouj felt very confident, he accelerates and increases his lead by a couple of yards and Bekele follows. This was at the height of Bekele's dominance and am sure he thought as did all the commentators that he was just bidding his time and at just the right moment at the final bend he will take the outside lane put his foot on the pedal overtake the unknown Kenyan and El Guerrouj and take his double.
Well, he executed according to plan, after the final bend he took the outside lane and went for the killer sprint....... I later heard the BBC commentator who I was listening to on the radio that day admit that it was one of the most exciting races he had ever commentated on and I can swear that is true because on the radio I could hear Bekele sprinting on the outside and El Guerrouj still holding the lead which Bekele was fast closing on except there was a little problem the unknown Kenyan who with about 2 seconds before the race ended they had discovered had a name was refusing to go away and he in fact just managed to squeeze past El Guerrouj to win the race. His name was Eliud Kipchoge. The 3 of them had another spectacular race in the 5000m final of the Olympics in 2004 that El Guerrouj won, Bekele was 2nd and Kipchoge 3rd. 12 years later the race is still on and Kichoge is still running, El Guerrouj is retired and Bekele is nowhere to be seen.
Congratulations Eliud Kipchoge, you make me feel very proud to be a Kenyan.
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McReggae wrote:Wakanyugi wrote:McReggae wrote:Dismas Kimetto: 2:02:57 "I broke Wilson's world record in Berlin last year and I want his London Crown"
Wilson Kipsang: 2:03:23 "I could try to go for the world record in London, looking at the athletes who have been invited and if the weather is OK and guys really ready for a fast time, it's possible to to set a new world record in London....."
Very unlikely. Post 2:03 marathon runs have created a special challenge, where course conditions become one of the most critical variables for a successful record attempt. I suspect future improvements will come from flat straight trails the kind of road racing conditions that Berlin seem to satisfy better than anywhere else. A London, New York, Chicago or Tokyo marathon world record is a long shot. The last six have been set in Berlin but before that the previous record was in London!!! Yes. And if Eliud Kipchoge had run the same pace in 2004 (instead of say, Tergat) he would have broken the World record by a full minute. Times have changed and elite marathon running is now more a speed race than an endurance event. In such conditions breaking records become even harder: where an athletes superb condition is not enough. The trail, weather, crowd support and psychological state all become important variables. Which Marathon seems to have most of these? Berlin. "The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth." (Niels Bohr)
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 11/17/2009 Posts: 2,038 Location: GA
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Wah how many times have kenyans won this during the said duration Martin lel has won 3 times . Who are the culprits  Seven London marathon victories in 12 years 'under doping suspicion'
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