The 2023 Boston Marathon Was Crazy || Eliud Kipchoge VS. The World 

Kipchoge is human

No one was willing to pace but him! Much respect for him taking that effort and leading others to their success. He will hopefully attempt again.

Eliudkipchoge is still The Greatest Marathon Runner to ever Live

I wish I could run 2:09 on a "bad" day 😂 Fun to see Kipchoge lead the way in the first half and fun seeing Mantz up there.

I've seen more than a dozen of Eliud Kipchoge's Marathon races and it was apparent right from the beginning that his running strategy was completely different. He NEVER leads from the beginning! In his Olympic marathon races he did not run for time: he ran to win. Remember, they don't have pacers in Olympic races, just like Boston. In these races, he runs in the middle of the lead pack, getting protection behind runners. Same as when there are pacers: he runs about in 4th or 5th place, again sheltered. But in this 2023 Boston race, it seemed he was running for time (Course record?), not simply to win and no one would lead so he did what he almost never does and led from the start. It was him who pushed the pace, with others getting shelter behind. In most of the races he won, he holds back and "kills" them with around 8 k to go. It was his tactics that failed him this time. Also, he doesn't like running in cold, wet weather. This wasn't as bad as London but had the same result. Cheers

An in-depth video about Evans Chebet's training would be awesome, considering that he is a 2x champ in the most unpredictable of the world marathon majors

The last time he struggled, it was also bad weather conditions. He's also on the skinny side even for a marathon runner which means less strength in comparison to the ones who have more strength to deal with whenever there's uphills

Congrats to Hellen Obiri, very good run, I expect great things from her in the future. I'm sorry for Kipchoge, but maybe this was not his day, he will perform better next time.

The fact that a bad day for anyone means 6th place and a sub 2:10 performance is impressive on its own. Obiri played out this race perfectly, just staying super patient knowing her abilities on the track would put her in first.

How did you get this out so fast? lol. I've been on this all day with my video draft going during the race. Much respect for high speed and efficiency.

He took 8th in London in 2020 and two years later (last year) set the world record, definitely not worried about kipchoge

This is definitely going to be a catalyst for Kipchoge to go sub 2:00:00 I personally believe he will be 10x more motivated and disciplined coming into his next race. Also it was still an amazing performance 2:09:00 is an absurd time for a “bad run”

Everything just happened so fast after Kipchoge missed his water bottle. I wonder if that moment played with his mind for a little bit. One thing I won't say though, I don't think his performance had anything to do with age and don't believe he underestimated the Boston course. I just think the course itself is hard to figure out on the first try (or at all). I can see Kipchoge doing well and winning in New York and then hopefully returning to Boston next year. I would love to see him win all 6 majors.

Watching him miss that water was so crushing. Can't say that was what decided everything, but it was certainly brutal timing right before the hill surge.

I’m just glad I got to stand there and see Eliud run up the street I drive on every single day. So surreal

Eliud the GOAT 🐐 champion of the people, always 💛 hope you can shine again ✨️

Congrats to him! That was still a phenomenal finish! Some of us can only run a half marathon within that time! So many factors are at play with each race. I watched when he fell behind just around mile 20 and I was so anxious... Was rooting for him to catch up but the lead pack was just surging ahead and it didn't look like he was able to close the gap. Still so inspiring to see him finish. Hope he comes back next year and try again!

Thanks so much for such a complete debrief - the best as always! Wow, this just amps up Boston's reputation! I'm looking forward to going along to watch the London race next weekend 😉

Watching both the entire marathon where Eliud ran sub 2 and this marathon provided a great example of how humanizing and humbling this sport is. I had a bad race myself two days ago and seeing the goat fall off a pack like this helps me in a weird way. It’s good to know that one third of your races will always be bad no matter how great you are. Love the sport and love the people pushing it forward everyday.

I was at mile 7. So exciting just to see him. Even in the rain it was such a cool experience.

His a legend Big Congrats too all the runners - thank you runners for inspiring me running my first marathon this past month ❤️🏁

Saw this in person!!! So amazing

I ran this race today. The weather wasn’t ideal, but the temperature was nice. The crowds were insane the ENTIRE way. Such a cool experience.

Great breakdown! This was the first race I saw live. Just got into running a few months ago and I did the research coming into this marathon. Amazing turnout and yeah I'm still rooting for Kipchoge in the next one!

Thanks for the recap!

kudos for this great recap!

I had a gut feeling he wouldn’t win, we all have bad race days and this doesn’t undo the world record, we know what he’s capable of, these days just happen.

Although i like Kipchoge, i dont like the fact that almost noone speaks about how much Evans destroyed this marathon 2x in a row which is insane

These guys are fast. Imagine running a 2:09 and be 6th. Great race overall.

Great run from Chebet - hard to know exactly what happened with Kipchoge, hopefully he talks about it at some point in the future. Maybe though the combo of missing his drink right before the hills, feeling like a pacer, and the weather were all downers. And if any illness/injury behind scenes too of course. I don't think it's age per se, given he set the world record again only in autumn last year. Be interesting to see what he does, now - I get the sense he'd still like to get Olympic Gold again if possible, but maybe he will not race in the Majors again, or just at a flat course? Let's wait see.

great recap. thank you!

Thank you for this video. Well done.

We can always count on Total Running Productions for same-day coverage!

Thank you. Great reporting!

Thanks - what a great breakdown.

first time I've ever seen Eluid without a perfect running form.. that's crazy it took so long

It was so good that kipchoge kept going while he was obviously having a bad race (for his standards) shows how much mental strength these marathon runners have, but congratulations to the winner I really admire them for being able to run that far!!

Nice recap. And quick with the upload - nice to watch live this morning and have a recap already available. Lol.

Maybe just not Kipchoge's day, or possibly he wasn't used to the punishment to the legs given by Boston's downhill last several miles. I ran Boston in 1982 and 1983, and many other marathons in those days. Boston was the only course that left my legs so sore the next day, that I had to walk backwards down stairs! And in the race, I thought the hard part was over after getting through the uphills in pretty good shape, but those last downhill miles just killed me, and I slowed badly.

Great video and summary!

Chebet’s experience with the course helped him tremendously. I am in awe of any of these runners.

Allways be a great legend ⛳

Great video TRP, i feel like Zouhair Talbi deserves a Shout out for making his marathon debut and finishing in the top 5 of this stacked race.

What a race! You can never know what is going to happen during the marathon !

Good afternoon! Good report! Bless!

I love all your videos, commenting for the algorithm

Fingers crossed he comes back and gets it next year!!! I really really hope so.

It is incredible to me that a bad day for this gentlemen still results in a finish in the top 10. Some runners will never run fast enough to place in the top ten. Much respect to him.

Great review of the race. You are usually great at giving equal coverage to women's events. I'd love to see your review and hear your perspective on the women's Boston marathon

He's just top notch ✌️

Great video, very interesting!!!!

Wow Sage called it!

Even the best of the best have a bad day at the office! Congratulations to all the Boston marathon finalists and finishers! Lucky to ran it 5x out of 20 marathons myself and for each of them I ran and finished, it was a learning experience all over again. Happily still running but retired from the distance.

Love to see Mantz up there with the best in the world

He did his best even on a bad day in office. And 2 hours and 9 mins is just crazy. Off day or not. Respect.

Great analysis

A very disciplined man. The foundation of success.

Incredible lessons learnt

I love Eliud becs he doesn't stop once he has a problem.

He paced others to their success. Amazing job!

I was at the gym and didnt do a single thing for almost 40 minutes on the second half of the marathon. I went thru so many emotions lol

Still impressive race by the Man! I can't even cover 26.2 miles (in a car) in Miami traffic in under 2 hours and 10 minutes.

I was so excited to see Emma Bates place 5th!! Minnesota represent ❄️

I agree. He did run very well.

Great commentary- J

The narration 😍😍😍

Fond memories of '77 and '79 back in the days when you had to meet a qualifying standard to enter the race. In '77, Jerome Drayton won the race, proud to be a Canadian. In '79, I ran a 2:50+change, the reality, over 1,700 runners were in front of me. The winner of the race Bill Rodgers. The crowds over the last mile an experience I will never forget.

Incredible gifted and hardworking people

Classy to finish.

I’m so happy for the city of Boston. I watch the netflix marathon of 2013….. I’m soo happy for the people from Boston and it’s proud and compassionate people in the toughest time make Boston an amazing city to visit. Some day I will be there watching that historical marathon

Kipchoge and kinisia bekele my favreat runner ❤❤

Great recap! You should make a video for the women's race as well.

How can you do this? I just came back from watching this live at the finish line and the TRP video is already here! Big kudos for Eliud for not dropping the race as lots of people litteraly came just to see the GOAT crossing the line. I was afraid that the weather can play a big role as in 2018. And it seems like the famous Newton "hills" really make this course different.

He paced the entire group. They all went in together to knock him out and it showed. At 1:03:00 you can see him looking back and signaling for somebody to take over.

The great man will be 39 in November! Combination of the course's elevation, weather & his age were clearly factors! He can't run & win forever at this elite level :( Shouldn't let Kipchoge's bad day overshadow how great Helen Obiri ran in just her 2nd marathon!

Hopefully this just means we'll get to see Eliud Kipchoge run Boston again in the future!

He's still the best until now 👌

Great performance Kipchoge, Obiri and Chebet

Allways be a great legend

My observation, Kipchoge doesn't like running in cold and wet weather. It was cold and raining at London marathon 2021 where he came position 8. It was also cold and raining now at Boston marathon 2023 where he came position 6 Well done Goat🐐 for finishing the race. You will remain the greatest of all time🐐💚😊🙏

The up-and-coming Morrocan Zouhair Talbi deserve a special mention, finished ahead of Kipchopge at number 5th for his first ever marathon.

Not a surprise to see Hellen Obiri break through in her second marathon. She beat some elite runners, today. The positive surprise of the day might be Emma Bates, finishing a very solid fifth.

"For more than a decade there hasn't been a single race that Kipchoge could not absolutely dominate". What about 2020 London Marathon?

In latest video Sage Canaday actually predicted the results as Chebet and Kipruto running great tactical race, Tanzanian runner just used his horsepower to catch silver.

the weather was the real determination factor of the race unpredictable

I turned on the race at the 10k mark and saw Conner Mantz at the lead pack. I felt that he was going too fast. Despite his fast start I think he did pretty good. I wasn't happy with his place and time but his time should have been slower due too fast start. He must have been grinding at the end. Still cheering for you Conner .

Kipchoge himself never makes any excuses for a loss, but London 2020 already showed that he can be vulnerable in bad weather conditions. Still, he's not the only great champion who underperforms in bad weather, the great David Rudisha wasn't particularly fond of rain and chilly conditions either.

Having a "bad" day is the most natural thing

2:09 marathon is nothing to hang your head about 👌🏽 Congrats to all runners on an amazing feat!

Kipchoge did Boston in order to avoid having to run London. He knew what was coming for him. Check out this year's performance at London's Marathon 2023 to get my point!

Kipchoge is always awesome!!!

Thank you Boston for such a realistic race, this is the race that was needed, 99.99% of us run undulating courses with steep inclines and sharp descends, the rest of the world majors have built up this Hollywood false image of what actual marathon races are like; flat-pancake like routes, with pacers, guiding lines for optimal course use. Every marathoner will have a sense of appreciation for what has transpired here because it puts a "hollywood movie star" in real world relatable running conditions which make him more human than machine, with Boston time is not the ultimate challenge...the course (uneven), the elements, physiological stress and most importantly no pacers makes this the most relatable and realistic race for anyone who has ran multitudes of marathons. Well done to Evans on his defense and hard luck to Kipchoge specifically, this was clearly different kettle of fish. Now back to Hollywood style marathoning in London this weekend.

Kipchoge is starting to get up there in terms of age now, it's still impressive that someone who is almost 40 years old is still actively putting up world class times. I think he could have hung with the pace a bit longer had he got his bottle at mile 19, but he still held his own.

Crazy

The GOAT will be back!

Those inner circle meetings over the next few days/weeks will be interesting. NYC marathon is not flat. Kiptum, Chebet, Kipruto and the others are on the way up with 39 not far away.

Congratulations Tanzania athlete 🇹🇿 very soon he's going to make history, first Tanzanian ever to win a gold medal.

What is that song TRP uses at 04:03? He uses it in a lot of his songs.

To have ran this for the past 5 years this is crazy. Just got Tokyo than I have done all the majors for the marathon.

He had so much pressure! he ran it like it was berlin, but he is still my hero!