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Sub 2hr marathon attempt

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Is anyone else following the attempt to beat the 2 hour marathon barrier tomorrow at Monza?

I for one find it very exciting and don't give a hoot for all the bleatings about Nike and publicity stunt and pacers etc etc. If they succeed it will be an astonishing feat of human performance, and lest we forget, Roger Bannister used pacers for his 4 minute mile.

It is going to be live streamed on the Runners world website and I shal be watching with avid interest.

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misswobble profile image
misswobbleMarathon

That sounds a good watch. I will check it out 🙂

PippiRuns profile image
PippiRuns

Just had a 👀. Do you know why they are wearing sleeves? The pacers aren't so I guess it's not because it's cold... They also have tape on their legs, but it does not look like is because of injury...

It is fascinating!

ju-ju- profile image
ju-ju-Marathon in reply toPippiRuns

I wondered that too. I couldn't even see him sweat...

Rignold profile image
Rignold in reply toPippiRuns

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Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnMarathon in reply toRignold

Can you expound on that please? :)

How incredible was that, and to be off by something like 0.5s per km must be kind of gutting.

Hugely impressed by the commitment it took to make the attempt and to get SO CLOSE!

misswobble profile image
misswobbleMarathon

I feared for him! That effort for such a long time. I know he's fit but crikey! 17 laps! I was thinking they would do better on a trail in Kenya with moving scenery. I wonder if they had air conditioning on or something.

I didn't get the niggly attitude about Nike. It was their gig, their shoes, their show. They look after the athletes in their camps in the US and Kenya. Maybe if they didn't we wouldn't see these runners, or would they even be runners?

Anyway, I enjoyed it and was sorry he didn't break the record. I wonder if he ever will?

ju-ju- profile image
ju-ju-Marathon in reply tomisswobble

If he doesn't, someone else will, but they may need superhuman qualities. It will take a very special individual but I think it will happen....

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PippiRuns in reply tomisswobble

Well, with 2:00:24 he did break the record (2:02:57) but just did not make it in less than 2 hours. I think he was quite happy with what he achieved.

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ju-ju-Marathon

I was right at the edge of my seat watching..... I'm so glad I was able to see it live, I think what that man achieved with a little smile on his face is astonishing even though he didn't make it. To think my aim is for a sub 2 hour half makes me feel so pathetic!!!

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnMarathon in reply toju-ju-

That wee smile made me admire him even more :) That is CLASS. :) You are also Class BTW Ju-Ju :)

ju-ju- profile image
ju-ju-Marathon in reply toIrish-John

Awww Thankyou 😎

misswobble profile image
misswobbleMarathon

Yeah but Ju they are super-human. Cut yourself some slack.

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Rignold profile image
Rignold in reply tomisswobble

Ju is a super human

Matt12345 profile image
Matt12345Half Marathon

Wow - been following this and it definitely inspired my morning run (pretended I was Kipchoge for a full 60 metres - 😂). These guys are indeed super-human. It looked like Kipchoge was actually laughing to himself at about 24 miles! Amazing effort and I think it is a case of when, not if.......Some of the stats are incredible e.g 422 consecutive 17 second 100 metres. Huh!!

ju-ju- profile image
ju-ju-Marathon in reply toMatt12345

I know... that laugh and he didn't seem to break a sweat either!!!

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runningnearbeirut in reply toMatt12345

Er, I don't think I've ever run 100m in less than 20s... not even when "sprinting" the 100m in school PE lessons.

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnMarathon in reply torunningnearbeirut

Before last June I had never run more than 20 seconds!

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