Haha you had me double-checking the date on my phone while continuing to watch the video

I was going to mention it. 😄 Another thing to note is that there was no hail at the 2018 Boston Marathon. I myself was there.

I was about to say, I already booked my hotel and travel for the race 😳

@@hellomark1 same for me!!! hahaha

That just scared the hell out of me lol … “Did I book the wrong week?!” 😳

Consistent will win:)

That's what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object.

​@@hlulanizitha9920 what's the immovable object?

Anything cross country is worse

Well said

Arguably the greatest athlete ever

@SBS - 005 if he gets another medal at the next Olympics then easily yes.

That's the key to running well!

Yet, you haven't actually ran .. other than watching videos on the internet.

@@jt.8144imagine shaming strangers over the internet for not running enough (even though you don’t know if they run)

This isn’t new. Berlin was 5 months ago

uh, it's obviously the genetics with superior training. you will not beat those genes

@@defaultworkouts Uh, thats not my point.

Sub 2 in Boston? Not even remotely possible

​@@lojomc9311 its definitely a long shot. But on paper Kipchoge is a 3 minute better runner than Mutai. So the maths adds up.

@@mathieudube6907 Kipchoge broke the 2 hour mark on a pancake flat course with rotating pace makers, perfect weather, and didn't have to slow down to pick up a hydration bottle. Boston is hilly, doesn't have any pacers, and usually has somewhat unpredictable weather. Sub2 is, literally, impossible on the Boston course

Mutai ran two great Berlin races and still could not break 2:04. Given the exact same conditions as in Boston 2011, what tme does Kipchoge run?

Kipchoge didn't break 2:04 until Vapourflies.

and that’s not even talking about weather conditions yet… way too many x factors

Sure he wouldn’t break away? I guess it depends on weather and wether he has a realistic chance of breaking the course record. If he has, he might prioritize course record over „just“ going for a narrow win.

In Berlin, he broke away in mile 1. Only pacers were with him. I guess he won't do that here, though, since he doesn't know the course as well.

Ive ran boston at it has a lot of down hill and narrow turns . Also big late hills with wind swirling. Is usually 5 to 7 minutes slower then most races. Also the crowds stand to close to the runners making it more difficult to breath and relax with all the screaming and drink dropping on surface. You can slip easy on gatorade as the road is a narrow 2 lane highway

There is no reason why Kipchoge cant set the leading pace like he did at the olypics. The other two kenyans will not allow Kipchoge to simply take off. They will have no choice but to go with him. Thats the kenyan way. Kipchoges biggest advantage over his peers is that he is by far the best 42km time-trialist the world has ever seen. Everyone knows it. He will exploit it.

I'd argue he's the goat of distance running in general.

By far the most 'copy and pasted' phrase the internet has told you to say.

@@jt.8144 it’s a valid claim

@@tomascanevaro4292 id say kenenisa belele. eliud is right up there. every time kenenisa and kigchoge competed in other distances kenenisa came out on top and in the marathon their best times are only .42 seconds apart. kenenisa dominated in every event from cross country right up to marathon. kipchoge is only better at the marathon by a very small margin and bekele was plagued with injuries and still managed to only be .42 seconds within kipchoges record. id have love to have seen a healthy bekele against kipchoge in the later stages of his career. such a shame he had so many injury issues. i think he would have made kipchoges marathon even faster. its the biggest what if in distance running. i do think kipchoge is the marathon goat tho

@@abettelleybekele has run nowhere near 2:01:09… idk where you are getting any of this information lol. kipchoge has destroyed bekele in marathon standards

My heart dropped a little when he said that cuz I actually took off work to treat myself and watch it on the 17th ! 😆 I had to double check on ESPN whew 😅

Ahahha same!

@@shundt100 🤡

@@shundt100 hahaha🤣

I'd be fine if the weather is bad on the 24th 😂

The weather report so far looks ideal, 5C low, 13 high, light wind. But it's Boston; it can turn on a dime. I ran in 2018, worst marathon experience of my life.

@@seer1623 Yesterday local weather had us with a 15 mph headwind. Now they are predicting a 15mph tailwind. The forecast will change every day. I do think the wind factor is incredibly significant for determining whether the CR goes down or not, given that the race basically doesn't change direction. Hoping for the best for my own sake and Kipchoge's.

Do you mean break 2 in Boston cause that seems unlikely

@@GardenChess NO WAY sub 2;00

Witch interview was that? Link?

Which *

But you lived

He came back to life to tell about it

@@victormauro7361 kkkkkkkkk

@@kenrickhk This is his ghost's post.

Have you taken any juice that day?

My boy CJ comes back to set a 10min pr and win Boston

They should give a shoe . The eluids

Remember he use to be one of the best track athletes before moving to the marathon. That leg turnover is still there!

No prayer of 2:01 in Boston unless there’s a gale coming out of the west.

For a downhill sprint finish, let's not forget that this man's mile PR is 3:50. Sure he couldn't match that now, but still he is /quick/.

Chebet repeated as the Boston winner too!

sweet comment

Downhill destroy legs way more than flat or uphill section, so he will need to work on it. But the good news is that Eliud is the goat, so can't wait to see what will happened.

Banking time in a marathon is simply never a good idea lol

He comes across as someone with integrity. I’d be really surprised, as well as deeply disappointed, if Kipchoge hasn’t been doing this on his own.

@@JG-jq4dg could be all an act?

@@mdkk Could be, but like you, I hope not!

Hey 5m10s is faster than 99% of humans will ever run for 1mi.

Me too. With PEDs anything is possible. KipCHEATge, the shame of Kenya.

Or blow up halfway through and DNF

Won't be official WR if so, but yeah fair.