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Sub 2-hour marathon finally achieved by Eliud Kipchoge.
October 12, 2019, 01:29 PM
12131Sub 2-hour marathon finally achieved by Eliud Kipchoge.
Not too long ago, the feat was thought unreachable. But, this amazing athlete finally broke through. This man is not just incredibly talented but humble and an all around nice person. Congratulations!
Posting from cell phone, so I'm a little copy-and-paste challenged.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/w...59-challenge-result/
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October 12, 2019, 01:32 PM
StramboYeah, absolutely incredible! Slightly over 4:34/mile for 26.2 miles!
I doubt I could ever have run 1x 5 min mile...
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RHINOWSODamn, that is FAST.
October 12, 2019, 03:29 PM
r0gueAstonishing. Just astonishing.
October 12, 2019, 03:31 PM
Balzé HalzéJesus. That's amazing.
quote:
“I wanted to run under two hours and show human beings can do a good job and lead a good life. It shows the positivity of sport,” Kipchoge said. “I want to make the sport an interesting sport whereby all the human beings can run and together we can make this world a beautiful world.”
I have no idea what in God's name he is going on about here, but he sure is one fast SOB.
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October 12, 2019, 03:32 PM
oddballWow, an average speed of 13 mph on foot.
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October 12, 2019, 03:35 PM
6gunsTruly unbelievable!
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October 12, 2019, 04:26 PM
P-220WOW!!!!!!
I think about running as fast as I can in a short sprint. He ran faster than that for the whole distance.
Truly amazing!!
Congratulations to him.
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October 12, 2019, 08:50 PM
PossibleZombieThis truly is astounding. I couldn't imagine running that fast for a single mile, much less 26.2. I thought I was fast doing my 2 mile in 12:36 for my Army PT test the other day. Guess I have a ways to go to catch up.
October 12, 2019, 09:41 PM
signewtI was in grade school when Roger Bannister broke the first 4 minute mile.....no one would have ever anticipated 26 of 'em in a row....
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October 12, 2019, 09:50 PM
Balzé Halzéquote:
Originally posted by signewt:
I was in grade school when Roger Bannister broke the first 4 minute mile.....no one would have ever anticipated 26 of 'em in a row....
Well, that still hasn't happened yet.
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October 12, 2019, 11:01 PM
Rey HRHI'm not impressed with the record. There's a truck ahead of him with a laser guide.
Nevermind the shoes but there was a phalanx of rotating runners serving as windbreakers even.
Sorry to rain on Eliud Kipchoge’s parade, but his marathon feat is tainted by technology
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October 12, 2019, 11:06 PM
erj_pilotTo put it into perspective, I’m doing good to BIKE 15 miles an hour. This guy was RUNNING almost that fast. Holy cow!!
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tacfoleyquote:
Originally posted by Rey HRH:
I'm not impressed with the record. There's a truck ahead of him with a laser guide.
Nevermind the shoes but there was a phalanx of rotating runners serving as windbreakers even.
Sorry to rain on Eliud Kipchoge’s parade, but his marathon feat is tainted by technology
I have to agree. He had all the best conditions laid out for him, including a team of the very best LDR's in the world. The record needed to be set in a REAL race, not a road-show.
I'be guessing that the Guinness book of Records does not accept this run, crazy good though it was. These days, the Bannister mile would have been seen as a staged event - just like this one was.
By me, he gets no coconut.
October 13, 2019, 06:56 AM
Balzé Halzéquote:
Originally posted by tacfoley:
quote:
Originally posted by Rey HRH:
I'm not impressed with the record. There's a truck ahead of him with a laser guide.
Nevermind the shoes but there was a phalanx of rotating runners serving as windbreakers even.
Sorry to rain on Eliud Kipchoge’s parade, but his marathon feat is tainted by technology
I have to agree. He had all the best conditions laid out for him, including a team of the very best LDR's in the world. The record needed to be set in a REAL race, not a road-show.
I'be guessing that the Guinness book of Records does not accept this run, crazy good though it was. These days, the Bannister mile would have been seen as a staged event - just like this one was.
By me, he gets no coconut.
Well, in the article, it does state that this is not an official record.
Right at the top of the linked article:
"It will not count as an official world record because standard competition rules for pacing and fluids weren’t followed."
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October 13, 2019, 07:19 AM
caneauSo all competitive shooting should be done with SAAs and driving with Model Ts to make it fair?
Technology will always play a role. Drafting and having pace setters is the norm in many sports. In cycling they call it a peloton, And having a pace setting truck is just a foreshadowing of the heads up displays that future athletes will wear.
Tech will always help sports as it should. It makes sports faster, safer, and more accessible.
There was a quote from Ediud that summed up why he did this, "Now I've done it, I am expecting more people to do it after me."
That's the point -- to show it can be done.
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October 13, 2019, 09:40 AM
Stramboquote:
Originally posted by caneau:
That's the point -- to show it can be done.
'Zactly, it is not a record at all nor was that the point...the point was to prove it could be done under ideal conditions, that it is possible for a human to run 26.2 mi under 2 hours.
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SteynJaw-dropping. Guy’s a machine.
October 13, 2019, 09:48 AM
Dakorquote:
Originally posted by caneau:
So all competitive shooting should be done with SAAs and driving with Model Ts to make it fair?
Technology will always play a role. Drafting and having pace setters is the norm in many sports. In cycling they call it a peloton, And having a pace setting truck is just a foreshadowing of the heads up displays that future athletes will wear.
Tech will always help sports as it should. It makes sports faster, safer, and more accessible.
There was a quote from Ediud that summed up why he did this, "Now I've done it, I am expecting more people to do it after me."
That's the point -- to show it can be done.
Wrong. What is “it” that was shown exactly? Without standardized rules, no record is valid. Following your logic, why don’t we just let all baseball players use corked or aluminum bats? Why should drug testing be performed at all in sports? Handicaps are just that and while the time is impressive, it is much less so compared to other stellar athletes’ performances given the advantages this runner had.
October 13, 2019, 10:05 AM
Strambo^^^
Um, well the "other stellar athlete" is him with the official record so...
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