Sledge_hammer wrote:
hj_hj_hj_hj wrote:
But Julien WAS wearing Vaporfly, wasn't he?
What did the other guys wear though?
All Adidas.
1st Adidas, 2nd 4%s
Sledge_hammer wrote:
hj_hj_hj_hj wrote:
But Julien WAS wearing Vaporfly, wasn't he?
What did the other guys wear though?
All Adidas.
1st Adidas, 2nd 4%s
Can we naturalize Wanders as well? Already speaks good English.
Mind is boggled how he just ran a half minute faster than what is the US record!!
What an unbelievable time! From what I read he really wants that sub 59 as well. Hope he gets that soon.
-10 C to 10 C, sure, but not -10 F to 10 F. You only see such temperatures in Russia.
Except for the high altitude areas, Western Europe never really gets that cold. Temps in Geneva and the rest of Western Europe during the winter are usually in the 30's and 40's, which is perfect for fast running. They hold races there in the winter, and the Africans there always post PR's.
Midwest U.S. is much colder. Western Europe is really quite warm for its latitude. Eastern Europe would be a different story.
I do believe he smashed Farah's 15k and 20k European records along the way as well, no?
I know he ran past 15k in high 41s, and I believe his 20k was in high 55s.
nope wrote:
Sledge_hammer wrote:
All Adidas.
1st Adidas, 2nd 4%s
Takumi Sen? I think they're comparable to the 4%, if not better.
MrPropper wrote:
He shines in races where you can get there just a few days before the race.
His performances in big champs have been average....
BS
He ran half a minute faster than Hall, so he must be cheating, since it is impossible to be clean and beat an American.
Please tell me about Hall´s championship record?
Huh?? wrote:
Why does he need naturalization to live in Kenya?
He's pretty much guaranteed to represent Switzerland, without having to compete much in qualification.
Coevett is a troubled soul
Not rocket science. If you want to race with the best you have to train with the best. Julian made the sacrifice and moved to Kenya and got the result. American elite runners take note.
Not just half? wrote:
I do believe he smashed Farah's 15k and 20k European records along the way as well, no?
I know he ran past 15k in high 41s, and I believe his 20k was in high 55s.
I hope that's the case! This is already a great day now that Farah lost a big Euro record. If he loses two more than I think i'm going to orgasm!!
Hope farrah loses all of its European records by the end of year.
I'm not even american, haha.
I don't care about Mr. Ryan Hall, I only know he was coached by god, and that is enough to believe he was clean. No drug is stronger than FAITH. I hope you find faith soon and lead a honorable live.
Samona wrote:
He has the perfect training environment in Switzerland (lots of altitude, St Moritz etc) and goes to Kenya? WHY?
His HM time doesn't correlate with his usual performances. High chance he isn't clean, but the Bekele/Radcliffe/Koch fanboys will come out again and defend him just because he is a young European and beacon of hope.
Can't train year round because of snow.
Cost of living is CRAZY high contrasted to Kenya.
Miles upon miles of dirt roads in Kenya. SUI is concrete paths or mountain trails (certainly prohibitive to run 3:00/km on).
Living in 3rd world and eating clean/natural just makes a person tougher. It's hard to explain, but it just does.
It's unfortunate that you throw out these allegations. Have you ever even met Julien? Have you ever even spent time in Kenya or SUI? It seems highly unlikely that you can say yes to any of those questions, yet you denigrate a young man and his performance.
Not just half? wrote:
I do believe he smashed Farah's 15k and 20k European records along the way as well, no?
I know he ran past 15k in high 41s, and I believe his 20k was in high 55s.
Based on the results with provided splits posted earlier in this thread, it looks like he came through 15k in 41:56 and 20k in 56:03.
Imports wrote:
Can we naturalize Wanders as well? Already speaks good English.
Mind is boggled how he just ran a half minute faster than what is the US record!!
He wouldn't want to complicate his Swiss bank account (US citizen living is Switzerland always have trouble because US authority consider them under their jurisdiction, having to fill tax return, and the bank reporting them, etc. despite non-resident in US).
Plus, why degrade the citizenship to a poorer country?
We are witnessing history here. Wanders may very well end up in the top 10 of all time in the half and who knows what is in store in the full marathon.
Even now with this run I think there are only around 30 or so guys ever that have run the half faster.
he is on the sauce. That is why he got so good
Oh glory jubilee wrote:
Not just half? wrote:
I do believe he smashed Farah's 15k and 20k European records along the way as well, no?
I know he ran past 15k in high 41s, and I believe his 20k was in high 55s.
I hope that's the case! This is already a great day now that Farah lost a big Euro record. If he loses two more than I think i'm going to orgasm!!
Hope farrah loses all of its European records by the end of year.
I laughed!
And I hope for the same.
Interesting future wrote:
We are witnessing history here. Wanders may very well end up in the top 10 of all time in the half and who knows what is in store in the full marathon.
Even now with this run I think there are only around 30 or so guys ever that have run the half faster.
The IAAF has his time on the top lists already.
38th all-time (best performance by athlete).
Juju Wanders wrote:
The IAAF has his time on the top lists already.
38th all-time (best performance by athlete).
Juju wanders eh? That explains why Wanders wants to live in Africa half the year. All those juju black magic witch doctors in Africa must be making him the fastest white guy ever.
Samona wrote:
High chance he isn't clean, but the Bekele/Radcliffe/Koch fanboys will come out again and defend him just because he is a young European and beacon of hope.
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