ttc wrote:
For now, assuming he wasn't ill, seems Hall shouldn't be self-coached. And yea, a race result is the best reason to conclude. By his normal racing standards, 2:08 on a super fast course, is maybe his worst career marathon effort.
For someone who's been making bold and self-assured predictions here for about 37 years, you show a remarkable resistance to integrating new, obvious information into your smack-talk, although maybe that's to be expected.
Hall's run today was, pound for pound, as good as his effort in Boston. He hung with the leaders for as long as was feasible without being reckless about it. He faded but did not die altogether, and it was warm, which in general always seems to affect East Africans less.
I'm sure if you coached him, you could have him running 2:15 and dropping out of every other race in no time.