monty wrote:
And at age age 39 Eliud Kipchoge ran a 2:02:42 at the Berlin Marathon// Well ya, he was still in his 30's, just wait until he turns 40, all hell breaks loose!!!! (-;
By the way, Carlos Lopes won the 1984 marathon, think he was about 38, and set the record the stood for like 25 years I think..We thought that to be so old back then too, guys just weren't in their late 30's still crushing it back then. Different ballgame now of course, and in most endurance sports...
Carlos Lopes' 2:07.12 world record I believe was at Rotterdam in 1985 and stood 24 years till 2009! Then the record went from 2:07 to 2:00.xx in 15 years!!! (RIP Kelvin Kiprop). Lopes 2:07.12 works out to 3:00.8 per km pace, so basically a 30.08 10km pace!!!