2:03:38. And he made it look easy … with 6 pacers of course.
Geb dropped out just like in NY, but he made it further.
It’s about running insanely fast and about pushing the known boundaries and envelope of high performance running and endurance sports - it has nothing to do with triathlon! 
there was in fact, a thread on it.
now there are at least two threads =)
It’s about running insanely fast and about pushing the known boundaries and envelope of high performance running and endurance sports - it has nothing to do with triathlon!
Let’s be real … there is no behind that comment
And by the way … did anyone hear that CW is potentially out of Kona!? Holy newsworthy, Batman!
To think there’s 10 (maybe more) dudes that can break 2:05 on the planet right now just astonishes me. The London Olympic Marathon has the potential to be extremely exciting.
And by the way … did anyone hear that CW is potentially out of Kona!? Holy newsworthy, Batman!
Say what?
I just find it insane that these guys are knocking out 5km splits that I could only dream of for an all out, stand alone 5km!
As usual, The Science of Sport has a good breakdown of the splits and race pacing.
there was in fact, a thread on it.
now there are at least two threads =)
I scrolled through a few pages and didn’t see one. Oh well.
It’s about running insanely fast and about pushing the known boundaries and envelope of high performance running and endurance sports - it has nothing to do with triathlon!
Let’s be real … there is no behind that comment
And by the way … did anyone hear that CW is potentially out of Kona!? Holy newsworthy, Batman!
i think he meant for his “:)” to be in pink as “” would indicate was follows is coded as such. a “” would indicate the end of a string of coding. thus your understanding of his statement i would agree with.
but i could be wrong…
You must have forgotten this is ST. Unless it involves a bike (preferably an expensive one with all the aero goodies), no one cares.
As usual, The Science of Sport has a good breakdown of the splits and race pacing.
Indeed. A great read.
http://www.sportsscientists.com/2011/09/berlin-2011-inside-makaus-20338-world.html
The 2 hour barrier starts to come into view and loom large! Still far away, but if we go sub 2:03 in the next little while, that’s what all the talk will be about.
What’s key is the balance and consistency of pacing at this level to break the record. There is not much room for error when you are right at the limit for so long.
Interesting that the last two record breakers took different paths to their record runs Geb - with a big push over the final 20K and Makau by getting ahead of the record, putting some time in the bank, so to speak and hanging on. What if he had been really pushed over the final 10K??
Interesting that the last two record breakers took different paths to their record runs Geb - with a big push over the final 20K and Makau by getting ahead of the record, putting some time in the bank, so to speak and hanging on. What if he had been really pushed over the final 10K??
I think that the evolution toward a 2-hour marathon record will be almost exclusively composed of outstanding individual efforts, versus 2 or more driving each other to the mark. The odds of two runners having equally strong form, condition, and fortitude on the same day are substantially lower than a single runner having impeccable condition and gutting it out on his own. I also think that a group off the front tends to run only as hard as they must in order to preserve a gap to the finish. A lone leader knows not the luxury of conservation.
there is also some interesting physiological analysis of the 2 hour marathon.
if you look at some of the elite runners, the aerobic output and efficiency of them vary quite a bit.
if you took the guy with the best aerobic output and combined him with the guy who has the highest efficiency, you WOULD have a runner who should be able to go sub 2
But, it isn’t clear that any such person could exist. It is likely that the genes which give you the highest output affect your efficiency, and vice versa.
still though, it looms as a vaguely possible benchmark. maybe some day!