[quote=Wakanyugi][quote=madollar][quote=Wakanyugi]If anyone can break Kipsangs record, Bekele is top of my list.

Then again, as we have often learned, the Marathon is the Marathon. So many things have to line up on that particular day - a runners pedigree is just one of them.[/quote]
The pacesetters have also to run perfect splits with most of them being kenyans i dont see them doing that for bekele.Ulimately it may come down to how mo farah perfoms this sunday in london then the 2 might attack the world record next year in berlin pushing each other until one of them breaks it most likely bekele [/quote]


I used to bet with a good friend of mine that if Lel and the late Wanjiru run the Marathon together, they would push each other to the world record. They did. It never happened.

I doubt that Farah and Bekele can do it either.

Every record set in the Marathon recently has been largely a lone effort. The hares take you to a sub 60 first half...followed by a lonely push from 30K where the only thing that matters is the will to run.

If Bekele breaks the world record, I expect it will be a repeat of the Paris performance, but with more even splits.

But I seriously doubt his mental fortitude.[/quote]
if you recall when mutai set 2.03 time fastest in the marathon although not a world record mosop was behind him all the way same as tergat when he set the world record their was a guy who pushed him to the finish line . eliud kipchoge has the 5th fastest time finishing behind kipsang in berlin when he broke the world record.
it can happen

bekele seems to employing the same tactics GEB used avoid the big hitters and run in marathons you can control the pace.That is one of the reasons wanjiru never raced in berlin the organizers rejected his application to make room for GEB to concentrate in his record attempt instead of watching the other big name moves

Best wishes for the Kenyans.

[quote=madollar]@wakanyugi what are your thoughts regarding the baby faced killer tirunesh dibaba she will be in london on sunday facing the likes of jeptoo and the kiplagats[/quote]

Tirunesh has a killer pace no question.

In fact I think she has the fastest final lap of a 5000 meters race ever recorded, for women. Her success in London though depends on how she has evolved into the longer distances.

I still put my money on our girls here.

[quote=madollar][quote=Wakanyugi][quote=madollar]@wakanyugi what are your thoughts regarding the baby faced killer tirunesh dibaba she will be in london on sunday facing the likes of jeptoo and the kiplagats[/quote]

Tirunesh has a killer pace no question.

In fact I think she has the fastest final lap of a 5000 meters race ever recorded, for women. Her success in London though depends on how she has evolved into the longer distances.

I still put my money on our girls here.[/quote]

The girls did come through but a bad way to start the season for jeptoo with that DNF
Dibaba might find the marathon a bit hard if she competes against a strong field At one point she was only 70 meters from the kiplagats but she had no strength to cut that gap given how powerful her last lap is in the 10K that was a complete surprise

Bekele must be smiling after seeing the results from london only two men ran faster than him farah ,kiprotich and the mutais were complete disasters

The next big race might be between bekele ,kipsang and eliud kipchoge

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for elite athletes - marathons are all about what happens on that day.

Farah is a good runner but not worth the hype he has received. At the Olympics and worlds, he benefited from the fact that all the big guns have left the track and gone to the road races.

Whereas he was running against inexperienced racers on the track, he now has to confront seasoned runners on the road. See the article below:

http://kenyapage.net/commentary/kenya-athletics-articles-and-profiles/exit-to-the-road-races-decimates-kenyas-running-corps/