Kipchoge in 2023/2024 - predictions

Coevett wrote:

Runs 2:00 at Berlin 2023, then an inspirational 1:58 in London 2024 at age 40.

World Athletics announce that the new test for EPO that can detect it over weeks instead of hours will be introduced in time for the Paris Olympics.

Kipchoge either announces his surprise retirement, stating he has achieved everything he wanted to achieve in athletics and is no longer motivated, or he comes 18th in Paris and never breaks 2:10 again. LetsRunners say he was 'tired' from his London WR, and that age is finally starting to catch up with him.

re1990 wrote:

Coevett wrote:

Runs 2:00 at Berlin 2023, then an inspirational 1:58 in London 2024 at age 40.

World Athletics announce that the new test for EPO that can detect it over weeks instead of hours will be introduced in time for the Paris Olympics.

Kipchoge either announces his surprise retirement, stating he has achieved everything he wanted to achieve in athletics and is no longer motivated, or he comes 18th in Paris and never breaks 2:10 again. LetsRunners say he was 'tired' from his London WR, and that age is finally starting to catch up with him.

Just like Coe retired in 1990, the year recombinant erythropoietin was banned. And this after having run 1:43 just the previous year.

re1990 wrote:

Coevett wrote:

Runs 2:00 at Berlin 2023, then an inspirational 1:58 in London 2024 at age 40.

World Athletics announce that the new test for EPO that can detect it over weeks instead of hours will be introduced in time for the Paris Olympics.

Kipchoge either announces his surprise retirement, stating he has achieved everything he wanted to achieve in athletics and is no longer motivated, or he comes 18th in Paris and never breaks 2:10 again. LetsRunners say he was 'tired' from his London WR, and that age is finally starting to catch up with him.

Just like Coe retired in 1990, the year recombinant erythropoietin was banned. And this after having run 1:43 just the previous year.

Coevett wrote:

Runs 2:00 at Berlin 2023, then an inspirational 1:58 in London 2024 at age 40.

World Athletics announce that the new test for EPO that can detect it over weeks instead of hours will be introduced in time for the Paris Olympics.

Kipchoge either announces his surprise retirement, stating he has achieved everything he wanted to achieve in athletics and is no longer motivated, or he comes 18th in Paris and never breaks 2:10 again. LetsRunners say he was 'tired' from his London WR, and that age is finally starting to catch up with him.

coffee cup wrote:

My money is on London in April/Berlin in October for 2023. And why not? He’s in the best shape of his life, I bet he wants to lower his course record in London, then go sub 2:01 in Berlin. He loves these two marathons, and even more, he loves to run fast (don’t we all).

2024 will treat us to another gold medal in Paris in the summer, then….since it will be a short turnaround, and thus he would not likely be able to lower his WR in Berlin again, he’ll do NYC in November.

I say 2:01:50 in London, 2:00:50 in Berlin, gold in Paris (time, who the heck knows), then the course record FTW in NYC in 2:04:10.

…then Boston in April 2025.

Armstronglivs wrote:

re1990 wrote:

Just like Coe retired in 1990, the year recombinant erythropoietin was banned. And this after having run 1:43 just the previous year.

Coe had no need to retire. He could have just gone to Kenya and he would have been fine.

Banana Bread wrote:

He might run another few 2:03 or 2:04's. He can podium in New York and Boston and maybe Olympics. Bronze. Mo Farah silver and Bekele gold

change up wrote:

Boston and NYC won't pay up. Kipchoge says "No biggie, I'm gone."

London in April

Great North Run (half vs Kiplimo & Kandie) in Sep

Valencia in Dec

BEKELE FTW! LFG!! wrote:

Banana Bread wrote:

He might run another few 2:03 or 2:04's. He can podium in New York and Boston and maybe Olympics. Bronze. Mo Farah silver and Bekele gold

BANANA "MF" BREAD with the perfect prediction!

Hopefully this doesn't get lost as the thread gets taken over by the usual idiots arguing about doping

Jonathan Gault wrote:

But I would not be shocked if, instead of running one of those races, he decides to do another sub-2:00 attempt that is set up like Breaking2 or the INEOS 1:59 Challenge -- except this time, it's record-eligible. But they'd need to find someone to fund it, and they'd need to find 2-3 guys capable of staying with Kipchoge through 30-35 kilometers. You'd have to pay them handsomely because anyone who can do that would be among the favorites to win a major half/full marathon next spring.

change up wrote:

Boston and NYC won't pay up. Kipchoge says "No biggie, I'm gone."

London in April

Great North Run (half vs Kiplimo & Kandie) in Sep

Valencia in Dec