Elite Athletics Thread

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Metro_Nome
Metro_Nome
Oct 2019
4:06pm, 13 Oct 2019
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Metro_Nome
What a weekend for marathon running!
SPR
SPR
Oct 2019
4:14pm, 13 Oct 2019
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SPR
Well done Kosgei, it looked like she was the next challenger since London.

Keitany may be past her prime now, but she must be wishing she was in Nikes...
SPR
SPR
Oct 2019
4:15pm, 13 Oct 2019
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SPR
Even though the shoes contribute here and I'm not sure about them, I'd still rate this more than yesterday.
postieboy
postieboy
Oct 2019
4:36pm, 13 Oct 2019
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postieboy
I missed all the fun, did Kosgei have male pacemakers like Radcliffe or was it female only?
SPR
SPR
Oct 2019
4:38pm, 13 Oct 2019
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SPR
Had male pacers. I haven't seen it yet though.

Interestingly re Farah, I'd say that run wouldn't indicate medal potential if the selectors were going off just that.
ndellar
ndellar
Oct 2019
4:42pm, 13 Oct 2019
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ndellar
If anyone remembers Blister, formerly of these parts he was part of a team that trialled the sub 2 marathon running formations at some Ineos test days (obvs he wasn’t allowed to say anything before). Pretty cool!
jda
jda
Oct 2019
4:45pm, 13 Oct 2019
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jda
Two male pacers for almost the whole run with no-one else in sight (apart from passing the occasional male elite as they blew up).
postieboy
postieboy
Oct 2019
4:47pm, 13 Oct 2019
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postieboy
Farah is getting involved in too much controversy for him to perform effectively. First the Gebreselassie/hotel theft that reared it's head in London and now him having to bat off questions about his time with Alberto Salazar, Farah seems to be courting trouble at every turn.
larkim
larkim
Oct 2019
4:52pm, 13 Oct 2019
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larkim
If we put Farah’s off-course distractions to one side as a reason for underperformance, is it fair to suggest that Hawkins should be considered the GB’s #1 marathoner now? He’s been touted, rightly, as the future for a while, but perhaps this really is Farah in decline.
runnerbean
runnerbean
Oct 2019
4:55pm, 13 Oct 2019
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runnerbean
Hawkins proving he’s a championship performer.

Not sure why but just not seeing Farah as top top marathon runner. Hope he proves me wrong.

Kosgei was amazing. They are all so humble in their interviews.

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