What has that got to do with what he has achieved.
First ever sub 2 hour Marathon
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Don’t bother mate, he clearly doesn’t have a clue about this.
Incredible. I struggle to process how this is possible - it just doesn't compute with how hard I had to work to run 10k in under an hour!
Unreal.
Have a word with yourself
Better than putting man on the moon?
Better than all the medical developments
Etc etc
What a legendary effort, unbelievable.
Just to clarify. What I was referring to was what a human being is personally capable of doing itself.
Absolutely agree with the moon landing which was at that time outstanding and becomes even more outstanding as the years go by.
Moon landing was just weird flex. All it used was Newtonian physics.
This to me is just incredible.
It’s hard to compare because the pacing and shoes make it quite artificial compared to a normal city marathon race where Kipchoge and Bekele’s best times are 2 minutes slower. Might lead to a ban on the shoes if we see a swimming-esque jump in performance across the board in track.
what would be the rationale for such a ban? I recall in Beijing 08 or London 2012, there were a crazy number of records and the FINA banned the new swimsuit - but how can you do something like that? If you're banning one, by inductive reasoning, you could literally ban all the technological advancement preceding that..
It’s difficult territory. But all the track records had the fat chewed off decades ago from advances in technology. Now almost all records have plateaud. Any jump due to technology distorts the field and may create a pre and post list, which undermines the point of the standardised world records in the first place.
Post run conference. He's great, good sense of humour
The more I think about it the more ridiculous it seems.
Simply Incredible. Easily on par with the 4 minute mile barrier getting smashed by Bannister.
Also, pretty amazing to see all the science that goes into shaving a mere second off each of the 26 miles.
Also, pretty amazing to see all the science that goes into shaving a mere second off each of the 26 miles.
I'm not into running at all but I'm in awe at what he's done. The speed he ran at for 2 consecutive hours is phenomenal.
Absolutely amazing. The guy ran at a pace of what most people consider a full on sprint, for 26.2 miles. Can't really get my head around this.
Radcliffe’s record was broken by a minute today too.
Unreal. How is he not even sweating? Just reading "2 hr marathon" makes me tired.
So did he have other runners switching in and out to give him a slipstream?
I mean, don't get me wrong it's absolutely phenomenal what he's done, but it's definitely at least somewhat artificial and it's understandable why it won't stand as a recognised world record.
I mean, don't get me wrong it's absolutely phenomenal what he's done, but it's definitely at least somewhat artificial and it's understandable why it won't stand as a recognised world record.
Of course it‘s totally artificial.
But People Love to Fall for Nike Adverts. Is all that was.
But People Love to Fall for Nike Adverts. Is all that was.
It was heavily assisted, but not anyone could have kept up to the splits other than Kipchoge.
To run that fast for that long is incredible. That distance in under 2 hours is making my legs sore thinking about it.
When I saw how fast he was actually running, which is full pace for most people Id imagine, thats when I was taken aback.
It just doesnt seem possible that a human can run that fast for so long.
Its hard to wrap my brain around the pace he kept for two hours.
It is artificial except for the fact he covered 26.2 miles in under 2 hours.
And as for people falling for Nike adverts, it wasn't organised by Nike, so not sure what point you are trying to make.
It's a remarkable achievement.
and nobody thinks he's on PEDs?
Meh, some think it’s cool to shit on big brands.
Despite being a stunt of some sort it quite clearly was a magnificent feat that you have to admire unless you’ve never ran a mile in your life.
Quite agree with you.
Why. Do you?
Literally every elite runner or athlete in the world is suspect
I like the inadvertence of some bloke called swooshboy defending Nike. I can't imagine you planned it this way when you signed up 15 long years ago.
It's insane. I'd be out of breath in 2 minutes.When I saw how fast he was actually running, which is full pace for most people Id imagine, thats when I was taken aback.
It just doesnt seem possible that a human can run that fast for so long.
Its hard to wrap my brain around the pace he kept for two hours.
I chose the name because I worked for Nike for 12 years, got the tattoo and still wouldn’t wear competitor brands.
So I may not have planned it as such, but it’s not exactly surprising
Edit - You’re right about the 15 years being long!
A lot of people will struggle to keep that pace on a bike ffs. Absolutely crazy this.
So you don't believe in innocent until proven guilty.
Look. I do understand the point you are making and I am not trying to get a cheap shot.
But we have to believe that when an athlete or any professional sportsmen/women are routinely tested and no issues are identified then they should get the benefit of the doubt and be accepted as clean. Particularly such a high profile person.
Yeah, I'm sure a quick search would reveal that Nike did not have anything to do with this project ;-)
It's basically a sponsor's playground where they determine which project will generate the most audience, is all. That's what they want to here from you: callling it fantastic, applaud it, understand that it's special... So in that sense, you are doing a great job.
in addition to the pacesetters (who reduced Kipchoge's wind resistance) a pace car used lasers to indicate the best running paths for those pacesetters to take, and the race course was essentially flat. definitely doesn't deserve to be a world record. still a hell of an effort but it's definitely an artificially created achievement.