Bekele was at least 15 meters ahead of Mo already, due to his smart handling of the down hill hence he outsmart Mo but he didn't EXACTLY out kick him.
Bekele was at least 15 meters ahead of Mo already, due to his smart handling of the down hill hence he outsmart Mo but he didn't EXACTLY out kick him.
Who cares if Bekele has his speed any more? Sure it may be useful in the half, but he won't need it in the marathon.
Renato Canova wrote:
Athletes directly starting with modern Marathon training (Kimetto, Wilson Kipsang, Geoffrey Mutai, Emmanuel Mutai) built an engine able to work at Marathon pace with little glycogen, Optimizing the process of fatty acids. Athletes coming from long career on trck have difficults to do this (tho only ecception is Eliud Kipchoge).
So that is the secret, huh?