Cyclists with a "Running" Problem

[Andrew Steer]

Hahaha... seriously though, I could agree with sub two and maybe sub 9.3/4 or so being comparable. 

Sub 9 I think is probably physically impossible and the increments of improvement so small it's going to take a long time to chip away at the current mark. The increments of improvement are likely to only get smaller too.

Marathon record has improved by over 2 minutes in the last decade, I certainly wouldn't bet against Kipchoge to take another 2.5 seconds/ kilometer off his time in the next few years.

Don't get me wrong, the whole concept is crazy, but it suddenly almost seems feasible 

 

Oooh fighting talk

[SwissVan]

I remember seeing talks of birthday rides on Strava.. And I meant to come here to give wishes but I forgot... So belated happy birthday to @carpet for Sunday or yesterday.. Whenever it was!

You can run but u can’t hide....

Happy birthday Ma’am ????

[Mats]

Thanks all for the birthday wishes

[Jackes]

I certainly wouldn't bet against Kipchoge to take another 2.5 seconds/ kilometer off his time in the next few years.

 

 

 

 

I don't understand why he just did'nt knock it off now and get it over with.   The man was clearly jogging!  

Edited September 18, 2018 by Jackes

[Barry Stuart]

Hahaha... seriously though, I could agree with sub two and maybe sub 9.3/4 or so being comparable. 

Sub 9 I think is probably physically impossible and the increments of improvement so small it's going to take a long time to chip away at the current mark. The increments of improvement are likely to only get smaller too.

 

Marathon record has improved by over 2 minutes in the last decade, I certainly wouldn't bet against Kipchoge to take another 2.5 seconds/ kilometer off his time in the next few years.

 

Don't get me wrong, the whole concept is crazy, but it suddenly almost seems feasible 

 

 

 

I think Kipchoge probably ran the best race of his career (must be a horrible thing to consider when you're an athlete; that your PB is no longer in front of you) as an elite marathon runner only averages about seven top level performances but we will surely see the 2 hour mark fall within our lifetime. I think Alex Hutchinson calculated it at 30 years time in the early 2000s but stated that the massive jump that came around through the Breaking 2 project meant an adjustment in those figures.

[Barry Stuart]

A great article on Drinks Guy here (Eliud gave him his signed bib afterwards):

 

http://www.letsrun.com/news/2018/09/meet-drinks-guy-fist-pumping-german-gave-eliud-kipchoge-drinks-world-record-marathon/

[shaper]

Only Kipchoge will know if he ran the best race of his career or whether he still left something out on the course (and possibly could have gone faster)

 

Once the dust has settled and he has time to reflect, am sure he will let the world know in some interview.

 

Whilst I did not watch the race, I saw the highlights and finish... and definitely think he had more to give the way he finished.

 

I think he will go close again before his time is up.... he knows what it takes and am sure will know where to improve....

[Chris_]

A great article on Drinks Guy here (Eliud gave him his signed bib afterwards):

 

http://www.letsrun.com/news/2018/09/meet-drinks-guy-fist-pumping-german-gave-eliud-kipchoge-drinks-world-record-marathon/

 

Drinks guy was maybe the highlight of the whole event for us! Wow we laughed

[Barry Stuart]

Only Kipchoge will know if he ran the best race of his career or whether he still left something out on the course (and possibly could have gone faster)

 

Once the dust has settled and he has time to reflect, am sure he will let the world know in some interview.

 

Whilst I did not watch the race, I saw the highlights and finish... and definitely think he had more to give the way he finished.

 

I think he will go close again before his time is up.... he knows what it takes and am sure will know where to improve....

 

If any current athlete can do it, it's definitely him. Alongside maybe Dame Ellen MacArthur he must be one of the mentally strongest people in sport. But he does have 11 world beating (other than that one 2nd place) marathon performances behind him already, which is well past the longevity of most other runners. 

[Barry Stuart]

Drinks guy was maybe the highlight of the whole event for us! Wow we laughed

 

Yeah, I think everybody was looking forward to the drinks handovers by the 2nd time we'd seen him.

[ScottCM]

A great article on Drinks Guy here (Eliud gave him his signed bib afterwards):

 

http://www.letsrun.com/news/2018/09/meet-drinks-guy-fist-pumping-german-gave-eliud-kipchoge-drinks-world-record-marathon/

 

Drinks Guys marathon PB is 2:34 

[Andrew Steer]

Only Kipchoge will know if he ran the best race of his career or whether he still left something out on the course (and possibly could have gone faster)

 

Once the dust has settled and he has time to reflect, am sure he will let the world know in some interview.

 

Whilst I did not watch the race, I saw the highlights and finish... and definitely think he had more to give the way he finished.

 

I think he will go close again before his time is up.... he knows what it takes and am sure will know where to improve....

Yeah, I'm not convinced he's done... he certainly doesn't seem to be slowing down. The 99 seconds he needs, 1 second a km get's him nearly half way, then you've got some km's where he totally slacked off and ran 2:58's etc. Better pacing could help, maybe a hint of a tailwind etc

 

His objective this run was the world record, and he totally smashed it - I honestly believe this guys got it in him, he's made it believable, and that suddenly makes it possible. 

 

I do look forward to what his plans are

[Andrew Steer]

If any current athlete can do it, it's definitely him. Alongside maybe Dame Ellen MacArthur he must be one of the mentally strongest people in sport. But he does have 11 world beating (other than that one 2nd place) marathon performances behind him already, which is well past the longevity of most other runners. 

Those are the rules for mortals 

[Hacc]

Not sure if there are pacers out there that are able to stay with him for longer...

[Hacc]

Happy belated birthday Carpet! Hope you had a wonderful day!

[Chris_]

Not sure if there are pacers out there that are able to stay with him for longer...

 

There are some cyclists who couldn't stay with him