Eliud Kipchoge ran at 13.1 MPHs for 2 hours. What most people like like running at 13.1 MPH.
Here's two videos showing what most of us would look like trying to run as fast as Kipchoge. And he did it for 2 HOURS!!
This first video is from two days before he broke 2 hours:
The second one is from when he broke the marathon record in 2018. It shows regular runners, and non-runners, on a treadmill trying to keep up his pace:
October 14th, 2019 at 1:18 AM ^
Wouldn't like it one bit let alone like like it.
October 14th, 2019 at 4:39 AM ^
Now imagine sprinting an entire mile in 3:43 min like El Guerrouj did in 1999 https://youtu.be/XvCsj7eJKKA
October 14th, 2019 at 7:13 AM ^
I just watched a video about a guy who was sprinting for an entire marathon.
October 14th, 2019 at 4:56 PM ^
Not a big deal, but no human can sprint much more than 100 meters. 200 is right out. He’s running very fast, but it’s not his top speed sprint.
October 14th, 2019 at 1:33 AM ^
Didn't the runners next to and behind him also break 2 hours? Or did they come in and out of the race? I didn't watch the whole thing.
October 14th, 2019 at 1:36 AM ^
Kipchoge had a group of more than 40 pacemakers who swapped out in teams throughout the race. It's one of the reasons that his run won't count as an official world record, because that isn't allowed in IAAF sanctioned races.
October 14th, 2019 at 4:34 AM ^
Those guys are called rabbits. They don’t count. He also had a car with a laser pointer highlighting the WR pace he had to keep up with throughout the whole event.
But it’s weird tho because in track n field WRs count with rabbits setting the pace even tho they fall off eventually as well? Obviously a laser pacemaker car DQs Eliud but would just having humans also DQ him? Different rules for marathons I guess.
October 14th, 2019 at 9:19 AM ^
They not only paced him, they created a wind-breaking echelon that, according to best estimates, saved him over 1-1/2 minutes total.
Also, I wonder how many of these elite distance runners are on banned substances? Hopefully Kipchoge isn't, but the apparent ease with which he handled this feat at least begs the question.
October 14th, 2019 at 9:48 AM ^
The main difference is that the "rabbits" in a typical race run for a certain distance than fall off. Example, for the 1500m a Rabbit may run the first two laps to set the pace and then drop out and let the eventual winners take over for the next 2. With Kipchoge - the rabbits were rotating and not running the entire race - meaning a rabbit could run for 2 miles and then drop off and then a new rabbit would start fresh at mile 2 and then run to mile 4 and so on.
October 14th, 2019 at 11:31 AM ^
So would it count if he had one rabbit for only the first 13 or 18 miles then?
October 14th, 2019 at 1:42 AM ^
Not sure if you saw OP but there were two thread on this on Friday night and Saturday am but have since been buried by the see-saw of relentless “support the team” and “impending doooooooom” threads. Your videos are a new addition to the discussion at least
October 14th, 2019 at 2:04 AM ^
Dude - did you see D Bush scoop and score a fumble recovery for a Steelers TD?
October 14th, 2019 at 8:36 AM ^
Also those...
October 14th, 2019 at 2:10 AM ^
OP was (I think) the OP on the other thread(s). He has a serious man crush!
October 14th, 2019 at 1:46 AM ^
Most people can't ride a bicycle 13 mph for 26.2 miles...
October 14th, 2019 at 9:00 AM ^
I'm not sure I can even drive a car that fast for that long. But I have kids.
October 14th, 2019 at 10:11 AM ^
That would be an interesting challenge. I might try and get a 26 mile ride, but I will need some open road to test it
October 14th, 2019 at 4:25 AM ^
Eliud is joining the team so we can finally have some speed in space next year
October 14th, 2019 at 4:46 AM ^
As a DT, just need to bulk up a little.
October 14th, 2019 at 9:17 AM ^
Not OT. This is what speed in space looks like.
October 14th, 2019 at 6:34 AM ^
If I could even reach this speed wonder how long it would take to collapse.
3 minutes perhaps?
2 hours is insane.
October 14th, 2019 at 9:05 AM ^
I'm a fairly experienced runner. I would hope to last a minute at that pace before falling over
*when I do treadmill sprint workouts I do 12 mph for 20 seconds at a time. This is even faster.
October 14th, 2019 at 9:43 AM ^
Treadmill is much easier than actual running. No wind resistance and you're not actually propelling yourself, just throwing your weight straight up.
October 14th, 2019 at 5:03 PM ^
I’m a decent runner for a normal person and I think I can only do it for about 2 minutes at that speed. I can run 400 in 1:00 and 800 in 2:10. So I’m thinking 2 minutes give or take 15 seconds.
October 14th, 2019 at 7:29 AM ^
Does he shatter men?
October 14th, 2019 at 8:15 AM ^
If they try to replicate his pace, then yes, he will shatter men. Their hearts, anyway... Run at that pace in my shape, and heart go boom.
October 14th, 2019 at 8:02 AM ^
As a runner, I'm enjoying this site's pivot to running coverage.
October 14th, 2019 at 8:23 AM ^
well there is a lot less fumbling in this sport so I’m for it...
October 14th, 2019 at 8:51 AM ^
Amazing. That kind of talent is a double edged sword though; just imagine Kipchoge at the mall or the airport or just walking around town. If he gets stuck behind a slow crowd, (which is every crowd to him) he must want to commit murders.
October 14th, 2019 at 10:14 AM ^
So kind of like Dale Earnhardt in a traffic jam?
October 14th, 2019 at 9:42 AM ^
That guy in the 1st video is also like 5'3, so I'm not really surprised his stubby legs look like they're going really fast at 13mph.
October 14th, 2019 at 10:33 AM ^
This wasn't an attempt to break a world record, this was solely created to see if a human can run a full marathon under 2 hrs so the rabbits and laser were for him to help keep his pace. I raced Ironmans and ran marathons competitively for over a decade, make no mistake, this is a HUGE feat. The comment about the runners "breaking wind" for him aiding him 1-1 1/2 min is a serious guess. That assumes a lot of variables held true for the whole 2 hours. For a runner like Eliud this isn't as difficult as one might think. His Maximum aerobic ceiling (meaning the highest point as to where an endurance athletes body can process oxygen and still be in an aerobic state, not sub threshold or Lactate threshold) is probably around a pace of 5:20/mile. That is what is astonishing, he is running aerobically near 5:20/mile. by my estimation he stayed in a Maximum aerobic threshold area for 75-80% of the race then the last 20-25% was what is called sub threshold which means his heart rate is beating around 3-5 beats higher than his aerobic threshold. kicking that hr up just that few beats though was a high risk of failure. Generally speaking at that level of running it's not the aerobic system that can't keep up, it's the chassis that will break down. The laser was the biggest factor In my mind because at that point he had a visual aid that allowed him to shut his brain off which can be your biggest enemy in racing because even though you "feel" where you should be or have monitors telling you your brain questions where you are and if you are at the right pace. by shutting down the brain and not having to question his pace he can focus on his breathing and his form.
Congrats to him for accomplishing something that humans thought may never be possible.