Author Topic: Sunday Berlin Marathon -Epic battle with Kipchoge, Bekele & Kipsang for WR.  (Read 1504 times)

Offline RV Pundit

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Eliud Kipchoge having ran nearly under 2hrs (just 23 seconds) in Monza - is hot favorite and I am expecting the record to drop to under 2:02 - possibly 2:01 or even lower is possible.

Shaking off Bekele is going to be hard as Kipsang discovered last year - when Bekele just kept hanging in there - despite kipsang several attempts to break him down. Bekele hang on and later surged to win.

It will take Eliud Zen like patience to break the two...

http://www.letsrun.com/news/2017/09/2017-berlin-marathon-mens-preview-kipchoge-vs-bekele-vs-kipsang-breaks-wr-much/

Eliud Kipchoge training the last month
http://www.sweatelite.co/eliud-kipchoge-full-training-log-leading-marathon-world-record-attempt/

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Re: Sunday Berlin Marathon -Epic battle with Kipchoge, Bekele & Kipsang for WR.
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2017, 11:35:35 AM »
Despite the rain and humidity - these guys are hammering it. Bekele surely has been dropped. Kipchoge versus Kipsang now - with adola ethiopia who looks strong so far. 27km to go.

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Re: Sunday Berlin Marathon -Epic battle with Kipchoge, Bekele & Kipsang for WR.
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2017, 12:08:33 PM »
Kipchoge falling behind

2 Timothy 2:4  No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

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Re: Sunday Berlin Marathon -Epic battle with Kipchoge, Bekele & Kipsang for WR.
« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2017, 12:26:05 PM »
What a finish
2 Timothy 2:4  No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

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Re: Sunday Berlin Marathon -Epic battle with Kipchoge, Bekele & Kipsang for WR.
« Reply #4 on: September 24, 2017, 12:52:21 PM »
Kipchoge cements his places as the greatest marathon runner ever. Sad the weather made impossible for the record to fall.