imagine breaking the world marathon record with a 2:00:28 run, and ONLY coming in 3rd place...
imagine breaking the world marathon record with a 2:00:28 run, and not even making it to the headline.... kiplimo get's a passing mention in the 7th paragraph of the article....
Never thought I would see this, outside of specifically setup events. The need for everything to go perfectly, and the course to be sufficiently balanced towards a fast run, meant the odds were—as I saw them—tiny.
This seems to have been something he was training towards, and took advantage on the day of everyng falling into place. Amazing achievement, and a record that will likely stay for some time.
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dmtalon@infosec.pub · 9 pts · 126d
Amazing
truthfultemporarily@feddit.org · 8 pts · 126d
2:51 / km. 1k record is 2:11.
Would be:
Or, as I call it "all out sprint".
There are lots of funny videos of people trying to run this pace.
dmtalon@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 125d
Ya, having run 3 marathons and two 50ks I very much appreciate how unbelievable that time is...
It's like the elite runners are not really human :)
truthfultemporarily@feddit.org · 2 pts · 125d
Great job on the marathons. I actually only accidentally replied to you instead of top level comment.
dmtalon@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 125d
:), I do stand by my simple comment "amazing"
It really is hard to comprehend the pace they have to run to do that.
9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 125d
imagine breaking the world marathon record with a 2:00:28 run, and ONLY coming in 3rd place...
imagine breaking the world marathon record with a 2:00:28 run, and not even making it to the headline.... kiplimo get's a passing mention in the 7th paragraph of the article....
pturn1@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 126d
Never thought I would see this, outside of specifically setup events. The need for everything to go perfectly, and the course to be sufficiently balanced towards a fast run, meant the odds were—as I saw them—tiny.
This seems to have been something he was training towards, and took advantage on the day of everyng falling into place. Amazing achievement, and a record that will likely stay for some time.