What Really Happened To Eliud Kipchoge 

Crazy huh? Give most (99%) a 2:06 at any age and they would have gladly taken it.

Exactly

Faster than our best American Marathon runners.

@@mikepriverguy That’s what they’re saying-being an “older” runner (in terms of elite runners) and still managing such an insane time… Sure, it’s not the best he has achieved but it’s still better than many will ever achieve no matter their age!

@@mikepriverguy 99%? LOL try 99,999%

Because he gets a massive appearance fee if he finishes. I’m talking multiple six figures. That’s hardly the easy way out.

No top athlete would quit lmao

@@chadlink8199Yeah like Bekele lmao

@@chadlink8199 did you watch the US Olympic Marathon trials? Dropouts a plenty

When you are an elite runner it is NOT an easy way out when you quit....it just make it easier for you to recover and start preparing for the next race....why come 10th if you were the overwhelming favorite to win the race??? They are also under contract from their sponsors and no one knows what the conditions of the cantract is...big money here...they don't make their money from winning...they make it from sponsors....

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100%

Agree

Kelvin Kiptum is a marathon God .

@@lusandamsuthu6993 But Kipchoge is still the only sub2 runner for the time being!! Kiptum was not lucky enough!! The crown had not been granted!!

No denying Kipchoge is the GOAT of the marathon but Bekele ran 2:04 at age 41

@@ccbgaming6994and what really irks me is that Kenenisa got so much shade for any subpar performances, but with Eliud it’s “aww just an off day!” When now in my mind it’s really an open question whether he can break Bekele’s master’s record.

@@Almostoncearunner To be fair, Bekele has had multiple injuries, and DNS's/DNF's during this stage of his career, while Kipchoge has been much more consistent. That may be the main reason why people say it's only a bad day for Kipchoge. But I agree that people still excessively criticize Bekele, in comparison to Kipchoge.

Bekele 2:04 at 41 haha. It will be interesting to see if Kipchoge can beat Bekele's masters record.

Kipchoge is about 45

Insane accumulated stress on his joints and ligaments too

I'm still in other disbelief over Kelvin Kiptum's reported training. There was no way that man was going to have a super long career. I say that because while Kipchoge's training isn't that level of psychotic, it's not too terribly far off, and as you said he's been doing it for decades. There inevitably comes a point where the body can't take it. Kipchoge's disappointment is overshadowing that the winning athlete broke his course record with really fast time... And while super shoes are a big part of the marathon craziness now and I don't want to trivialize the insane work Kiptum put in, I do wonder how much of this is now that there's a new generation athletes coming along who have trained specifically targeting the roads from a young age (a lot of money there) and they're also putting insane reps, most likely not what Kiptum was doing but still likely beyond what Kipchoge can do at his age. In fact, his training regime emphasizes not beating himself down to utter exhaustion like Kiptum was, which has payed off hugely for his longevity. But I think we've finally reached a tipping point where by sheer force of younger will I don't think he'll be able to keep up with the Kiptums. And I say Kiptums not because he wasn't a generational talent, but rather as it stands I think his record will last for a surprisingly short time. The general progression of the field is insane and I have a feeling some young person is going to also get into that fabled 2:00 territory pretty soon actually. But I felt Kiptum was the man who was going to legally break 2 hours, and that's probably not happening for a long while now...

It’s not a critique. It’s an analysis.

​@@kc5466 it's a bad, hyperbolic critique which is all he's capable of

hes older, its not its real age since he's kenyan

@AndreaVltn he's been on the map for a long time. No need to lie about his age. And he's not running like he did last year if he's 45😅

@@veganpotterthevegan him saying his age may have affected his performance is hyperbolic? You probably need to face reality.

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Wonderful! Anyone can have a bad day, month or whatever. He’s still an absolute legend!

How you ignore the age factor is baffling

He has multiple great races left.

He will never win another marathon. My bold prediction is he will never Crack top 3 in a major marathon ever again.

@@russellgrimes3491 your bold prediction is probably wrong but I'm sure his age will get to him within the next 2 years or so.

@@467076 Yeah there’s no fighting it. I am almost 50 and it has been a slow and steady decline since I passed 40. It happens to everybody.

Will he even be selected to go?

His 3 bad days (London 2020, Boston 2023, and Tokyo 2024) left him outside of the podium. He has only ever either won or lost tragically (except, of course, his 2nd place Berlin finish against Wilson Kipsang)

@lojomc9311 totally, but in all honesty, I bet some of his major wins came on days he didn't feel good. He was just that much better than the rest

So nice to see a kind comment.

@@debbiemayberymaybery2506Who else died besides Kiptum? So sad.

It'll be interesting to see if he can beat Bekele's V40 record....!

That's my half marathon time.

When you consider he ran under 2h, this is slow, at least for him.

​@@arthurgapusanthat is probably my 15KM time😅

That was about the WR when I was a kid in the 90s. Actually literally the WR until 1998.

Yess, and also: simply aging lol. Joints degrade, muscles ache. It's a contract all pro athletes sign.

It does not work like that, there are many factors, an athlete with a current maximum of 2h08' will never be able to win a 2h08' stategic race, moreover the course of a major is not comparable to that of a championship as well as the fact that the fastest races are run from September to February, not June-July like the championships, in the last twelve months 172 athletes have run under 2h08' (They are obviously not all title contenders).

He can definitely still win but that's terrible reasoning😅

@@Zen.Nicola this isn't his maximum potential time. And Rio's times were slow due to the course and weather

Wdym 😂

Kiptum was faster and was on track to dominate all of his records. Kipchoge is old news.

@@Justin-uc8sc Kipchoge inspired Kiptum.

@@Justin-uc8sc Kipchoge is GOAT. kiptum was ready to get the goat title by sadly he passed away...but yes if kiptum kept the progression he would be the first man to break official 2h marathon and set many records. but officially kipchoge is goat because he was consistent for over 10 years and won many marathon majors and inspired many. GOAT is not only what you do but what you show and teach others. kiptum was amazing yes...but as i said sadly he cant manage to achive goat status.. but in my heart he was the first man who would break 2h in official race.

@@jababijamovi5088Agreed. Kiptum was fast and looked like the man to beat the sub 2 hour barrier. It's unfortunate that he died. Kipchoge is still currently the GOAT but more runners are getting faster now and will soon take the GOAT status from Kip

@@arthurgapusan in order for someone to take goat ststus from kipchoge is to dominate for 2 decades in marathon...can anyone do it now? I dont think so. Kiptum was the only one who seemed that would dominate for 10+ years.

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Yeah He needs to focus his workouts in progression runs, that's his way to go

🎯 He legitimately was to be Kipchoges successor.

In athletics there is only facts, not coulda, shoulda, woulda...Kiptum is dead. PERIOD. get over it.....Just for your info Eliud was the first person to run sub2, he has done it already, you need to catch up already.....

​@@tawon1984exactly, WAS!

Yeah, Kiptum would have been and probably snatched away from Nike for not treating him as the new marathon king

@betterdaysahead6979 Because Kiptum was not the marathon king, he was a record holder.... that doesn't make someone a king. Kipchoge has done waaaaay more on marathon/s and on other distances combined than any other man on Earth. Say, beat Kenenisa and El Guerrouj on 5000m in 2003 in Paris, Kiptum was a 4 year old kid back then, but Eliud already beat the best of the best. Now, that's a KING! Also, Kiptum is dead now, while the KING is STILL running marathons.....

Yes that is how basic math works. 2024-2019 = 5

@@Jess-Rabbitobviously. i’m sure he knows basic math. he just means that time feels like it flew by

He's on decline and that's ok. This is still just a bad day. He's been able to have bad days and still get on the podium. He's not there anymore and that's ok. He can still win things

Literally

Exactly

This. Nothing to add.

To be fair distance running’s peak is a lot different from most sports. But still very impressive

Age-related performance decline often happens suddenly and in spurts every several years. And age 38-39 is when almost everyone feels it. That’s just life. Kipchoge is still great but he will continue to get slower and will retire very soon when younger runners continue to beat him. No shame. It’s like that for everyone.

That's a rule for the World Championships, but not the Olympics.