elbobo Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/12/sport/eliud-kipchoge-marathon-vienna-intl/index.html 26.2 miles in 1:59:40, that is running a 4:34 mile 26 times in a row It doesn't officially count as a world record because he used a pace car but he ran 26.2 miles in under 2 hours, he ran at what would be a lot of people's sprint speed for 2 hours straight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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marioandsonic Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 I love the scientific way this was done. This picture from the article is very cool and shows just what went into setting the conditions that made it possible for him to accomplish this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazatron Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 The pacers (some of the best runners in the world at multiple distances) also rotated every 5K, their transitions were pretty seamless so they definitely practiced a lot. Kipchoge looked like he barely broke a sweat when he finished, truly mind boggling the pace that he ran at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 All while breathing in the exhaust from those cars. Good times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 I don't see what the big deal is. Just get a car bro. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbobo Posted October 12, 2019 Author Share Posted October 12, 2019 and he didn't even look that spent at the end of it https://i.imgur.com/J3I5RNs.gifv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 The pacers look so psyched too, that's awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclyp Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 I think everyone needs to run that pace for 60 seconds just to appreciate what this man did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 In case anyone is interested in what his pace looks like compared to what your average runner might look like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazatron Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 16 hours ago, Paperclyp said: I think everyone needs to run that pace for 60 seconds just to appreciate what this man did. I don’t think many people could do that. It’s like asking them to run a lap in 68 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclyp Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 6 hours ago, Amazatron said: I don’t think many people could do that. It’s like asking them to run a lap in 68 seconds. True how about 15 seconds? I mean just the fact that we are saying this makes it all the crazier lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazatron Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 4 hours ago, Paperclyp said: True how about 15 seconds? I mean just the fact that we are saying this makes it all the crazier lol. 15 seconds sound about right, his pace is basically most people’s sprint. I think a good amount of people couldn’t even reach that speed ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outsida Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 On 10/12/2019 at 11:14 AM, Keyser_Soze said: All while breathing in the exhaust from those cars. Good times! The pace cars were electric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 5 hours ago, outsida said: The pace cars were electric I agree. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outsida Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 15 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: I agree. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time! Friends don’t let friends be wrong on the internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Of course, black dude does something amazing and people want to caveat it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 2 hours ago, sblfilms said: Of course, black dude does something amazing and people want to caveat it. His record doesn't stand because it wasn't in an official event, so some woman beat set the record time a couple days ago at the Chicago marathon. Good times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbobo Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 here is another video that really puts this into perspective how fast this pace is, this is an Olympian that ran the 800m and 1500m. This guy isn't in his prime anymore but I grantee he would outrun 99.99+% of the population, he didn't make it 3 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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