Kusadikika wrote:ballistic wrote:It is unbelievable that someone here tries to underplay makau as the world record holder which is more prestigious than being the fastest marathon title held my Geoffrey mutai (no cash to the title). If makau would have run boston with Geoffrey and Mosop, he would have beaten them hands down, he has down so several times in Berlin and Rotterdam (2010).It is just plain Athletics Kenya corruption, stupidity and favouritism. Even international media are wondering whats wrong with Kenyans for example what the hell is Mosop doing in the list?
Nobody is trying to underplay Makau's achievement as a world class marathon runner. He is the world record holder and his profile of victories is respectable and enviable.
The point is there are no "Ifs" in athletics or any other sport so we do not know that IF Makau had ran Boston he would have beaten Mutai or Mosop. He did not run Boston.
Mosop is in the team because he has a personal best of 2:03.06 marathon time against Makau's 2:03.38.
How have the two performed in the last one year:
Makau
25 September 2011- 2:03: 38 - Winner Berlin marathon. World Record
5 February 2012 - 1:02: 40 - - 2nd position Granollers half marathon
April 2012: London marathon failed to finish.
Now let us look at Mosop:
3 June 2011: 1:12:25 (25k) 1:26:47 (30k)- Prefontaine classic. World records in the two distances.
9 October 2011 : 2:05:37 - Winner Chicago marathon. Course record
15 April 2012: 2:05:03 - 2nd in Rotterdam marathon.
So although Makau is the world record holder Mosop has run a faster marathon than him and has shown greater consistency in the last one year. The Olympic marathon is not run at anywhere near world record times so current form and consistency have a greater weight than personal best times.
I rest my case.
Everyone is entitled to their own view, but I think it is a goof by Athletics Kenya..wasn't Mosop beaten by a big margin by two Ethiopian novices earlier this month in Rotterdam?
Didn't Kirui finish a disappointing 6th in London two weeks ago, almost the same course he will run in August? So where is the wisdom of including these two?
In my view the obvious representatives should have been Makau, Kipsang and Geoffrey Mutuai...
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