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Posted on 5/4/17 at 3:31 pm to braindeadboxer
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2:02:57 is the current record
So some guy actually beat Abebe Bikila's time in in '64 by 10 minutes?!
...Incredible!
Posted on 5/4/17 at 3:34 pm to Amadeo
What do these SOBs hearts look like? 
They all have to have 1st degree heart block for sure
They all have to have 1st degree heart block for sure
Posted on 5/4/17 at 3:36 pm to snags
I went for a bike ride today and averaged 14mph. These guys will be averaging 13.1 mph for 2 hours. I was on a fricking BIKE
Posted on 5/4/17 at 3:37 pm to Maniac979
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Nothing more than a Nike marketing ploy.
Wouldn't it be freaking hilarious if something happened to the shoe of the one guy who was on pace to make it at the very end?
Posted on 5/4/17 at 3:39 pm to snags
I'm running in my Vans.
Looking for a 2 hour 7 minute mile.
Looking for a 2 hour 7 minute mile.
Posted on 5/4/17 at 3:56 pm to Grim
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I went for a bike ride today and averaged 14mph
That's pretty damn slow on a bike.
Posted on 5/4/17 at 4:02 pm to LSUfan4444
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In a race the top are not racing the clock, they are racing their competition. The goal is not to run 26.2 miles as fast as you can every race, it's to run as fast as you need to to win the race or secure your position/points etc
I understand, but I would think a world record time would likely win the race
Its not like other events where they blow their wad just to break a record but forgo the total victory. The record would ensure victory. Weekend before last they had the N American Ironamn Championships and the bike record was broken, but the guy got smoked on the run because he was spent. I get going for a sub record like that won't happen often because people want to win the whole thing. This is not the same thing. I would just think that at any point in time someone could attempt this if they had the chops. I don't think what they are adding is enough. Unless these guys have sniffed the world record before, nothing about this is special enough. And if it is, I feel the record deserves an asterisk.
I think conditions play a bigger factor than anything (temp, wind, sun exposure, etc.) And you can't exactly control that.
This post was edited on 5/4/17 at 4:06 pm
Posted on 5/4/17 at 4:08 pm to snags
how hard can it be to run just over 13 mph for 2 hours?
Posted on 5/4/17 at 4:14 pm to snags
I will be attempting a sub 2-hour mile later this year. I've been doing 30-minute quarter miles to train.
Posted on 5/4/17 at 4:48 pm to JohnnyKilroy
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Those shoes must be awesome!
Gotta be the shoes!
Posted on 5/4/17 at 5:02 pm to snags
Somehow this feels like a PGA golfer trying to score a 58, which would be a new record, all the while the course is set up easier and they allow lift, clean, and place throughout the course.
Posted on 5/4/17 at 5:03 pm to Jax-Tiger
I wonder if they have already set that mark in training. And they're using this as a huge marketing ploy for how great the shoes and equipment are when all three go under 2:00
Posted on 5/4/17 at 5:33 pm to TigerFox
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I wonder if they have already set that mark in training. And they're using this as a huge marketing ploy for how great the shoes and equipment are when all three go under 2:00
I have no idea, but it seems like something you can't just go out and do on command, even if you've done it before.
No person has even done it once in history. I don't think Nike is hiding 3 dudes who've all done it before and will do it again.
Posted on 5/4/17 at 6:07 pm to KG6
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Why don't we just pump them full of EPO and just go at it if there are no rules (I'm not going to lie, I'd love to see that happen).
Posted on 5/4/17 at 6:12 pm to Zappas Stache
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That's pretty damn slow on a bike
Not really since it was a lot of climbing
Posted on 5/4/17 at 6:17 pm to snags
Not happening without drugs
Posted on 5/4/17 at 6:25 pm to TheCaterpillar
It won't count for a record because the pacemakers will be doing their duty in shifts--Group A starts of pacing the guys, after one lap group B joins in, after the second lap group A drops out, B continues on for another lap, and group C jumps in. B drops out after the next lap, group D joins in, and so on until they complete the distance. This way there will always be a group of pacemakers on their first lap so they will be "fresh". Of course, the guys Nike hired as rabbits are superstar runners--guys who have qualified for multiple world championships on the track and cross country.
For a record to be ratified, the pacemakers have to be in the race from the beginning.
Nike is sinking a ton of money into this--Eliud Kipchoge is the defending Olympic champion and was looking at a certain $200k+ appearance fee to run the London marathon this spring, but is forgoing it in favor of this endeavor. They hired an F1 driver to drive the Tesla (no exhaust to hinder the runners' breathing), etc.
For a record to be ratified, the pacemakers have to be in the race from the beginning.
Nike is sinking a ton of money into this--Eliud Kipchoge is the defending Olympic champion and was looking at a certain $200k+ appearance fee to run the London marathon this spring, but is forgoing it in favor of this endeavor. They hired an F1 driver to drive the Tesla (no exhaust to hinder the runners' breathing), etc.
Posted on 5/4/17 at 7:18 pm to LSUfan4444
I was doing sprint Intervals on the treadmill at 13.5 a couple weeks ago. I was only doing it for like 10 minutes and I pulled something in my hip. Keeping that up for 2 hours? Jesus.
This post was edited on 5/4/17 at 7:19 pm
Posted on 5/4/17 at 7:41 pm to KG6
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The record would ensure victory.
Agreed, but chasing and getting a world record (when the victory is already secured) can also increase the chance of an injury.
For these elites, this is their career and a way they can support their families and injuries are devastating. WR's often bring a small prize purse but something like this from Nike is paying them HUGE. Thats the only reason they're even doing it. Theyge getting paid to do it and if they actually get the WR or go under 2 mill the payout from Nike will be substantial. In racing, the money is in the victory.
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Weekend before last they had the N American Ironamn Championships and the bike record was broken, but the guy got smoked on the run because he was spent.
Well...kinda. That athlete has a little back story there. This was him less than a year ago.
This post was edited on 5/4/17 at 7:41 pm
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