CH Runners
Running => Running => Topic started by: nadra's babydaddy on May 06, 2017, 02:15:46 AM
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Nike // Breaking2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvhSgxUdsdQ#)
One of the coolest things I've ever watched! You should watch it if you haven't already.
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It's all the buzz. The fidget spinner of the running world. Ran a lot closer than I expected. I thought they might get the world's best by 30 to 60 seconds but only if they paced for it.
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Nike missed a trick.
They could have had a "media" helicopter covering the race.
Hovering behind the runners with the blade wash pushing them on.
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Kipchoge is a beast. Even under those conditions, I went in thinking I'd be shocked if they came in under 2:02....and quite possibly would be considerably worse if the early pace fried them. I thought that'd be the case after 2 of them were out of it before halfway and that we were looking at a major flop, but he gutted it out. I wouldn't even say he looked uncomfortable until maybe the last 2 laps or so.
And I have to say, in spite of all the commercialism, it was a really neat process to watch. You had a sizeable contingent of world class runners sacrificing their personal racing schedules to come out and help. Just seeing how well coordinated the pacing aspect was and how super into it they were, especially with cheering him on so forcefully at the end was pretty cool.
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I hate the whole thing. He is to be admired, though.