any pics of the finish? i wanna set it as my background, with geb in all his glory
any pics of the finish? i wanna set it as my background, with geb in all his glory
somebody's pretty quick:
Wrong ... watch for the joggler to go 2:04-ish. He's using superballs this time.
getaneh is yelling at her to get under 2:22 from the bike.
testy?
predictorator wrote:
Not only will he miss the record, he will not when.
Unfortunately for Geb, his form & running style are such that, when the wheels come off, they really come off. He is not a guy who can have a bad stretch and then come back. Looks like he got too agressive once again. Too bad.
Idiot post of the day.
Right now he is easily the GOAT. Only Kenenisa can challenge him. I am very happy for Haile. Surprisingly top run by Troop as well.
thirsty
stims, ridiculous. i'm sure after running the fastest 24 miles or whatever in history before he got that last drink he was probably pretty thirsty. hence, have some water so he can finish the race strong and break the world record.
Water won't enter the system for 10-15 minutes, so he knows the water won't make a difference except psychologically. Is that it? Just some psychological relief for a dry mouth?
I don't think it's ridiculous. In fact, I think if top marathoners don't do this, they are giving up a competitive edge. If it comes down to a sprint for the win, or to break a record, why not have a legal boost in the last 2k? Aren't their legal stimulants that you could take near the end of a race?
At that point it mainly helps the breathing. I for one hate dry mouth, and that extends into the airways. I have asthma so it defintely makes a difference.
Caffeine, perhaps, but I doubt it would do much good that close to the finish.
Says Geb apologizes to good friend Tergat for busting his record.
I don't think anything untoward - there are studies that have found a physiological effect of merely wetting the mouth. It's not a case of getting water into the system, but the whole "you're dehydrated by the time you're thirsty" theory is nonsense anyway. The bigger danger is thirst. And this is more than just psychological - the mouth represents the first signal to the brain to drink, all he was doing was following his physiology. I suspect he had a drinking pattern - maybe every 5km or something and 40km just happened to be offered. Why not take it? Also, doubtful that there's anything that would act as a stimulant there. But if there was, why wait - I'd be drinking it from the start line!
Incidentally, I was watching the race on television and they had a distance display which I'm not 100% sure was accurate. But if it was then his time at 37.2km was 1:50.10, which means his final 5km was run in 14:16! Absolutely incredible! ANyone able to confirm the splits over the final 5km?
Ross
Never mind, I got the splits from someone on this thread! Thanks!
I've plotted them here:
http://scienceofsport.blogspot.com/2007/10/haile-gebrselassie-world-record-splits.html
Amazingly consistent - the required pace never got out of hand - he needed 2:57.6 at the start, and that's how it stayed all the way. It's funny how deceptive it can be watching live, will he or won't he? There was certainly a period in the middle (from 10 to 30km) where it was dropping off, but never out of control, thanks to the 'buffer' he'd created in the first 10km. And of course, he finished so well!
Cheers!
How much faster could he have run if he didn't have to wear such an enormous bib?