Posted on 09/28/2014 6:21:35 AM PDT by Perdogg
Kenya's Dennis Kimetto smashed the marathon world record in Berlin on Sunday, winning the race in a time of two hours, two minutes and 57 seconds after setting a scintillating pace from the start.
(Excerpt) Read more at timesofindia.indiatimes.com ...
26 seconds off the previous record. “Smashed” the record is a little excessive, imo.
Emmanuel Mutai also broke the previous record, if this article is accurate.
Averaging 4 mins 36 secs per mile. Incredible.
Ever since the Tobogans were disqualified for oversleeping, the Kenyans have dominated the Marathon.
I ran the Berlin Marathon four times. 26 seconds is a huge amount. That said, you can't compare marathon times easily since the courses vary so much. Berlin is a good course to set records on since it is basically flat.
“26 seconds off the previous record. “Smashed” the record is a little excessive, imo.”
The first ever sub 2:03 marathon, slicing almost half a minute off the previous best time put up by any of the world’s greatest runners in history. I think it’s safe to call the record “smashed”. :-)
That’s 4:41 per mile.
The article said the previous record was on the same course.
I consider 26 seconds as such a HARD smash that I must admit I suspect performance enhancing drugs. Though perhaps the differences in courses as pointed out above is enough to explain it.
Kenyan runners tend to have a natural advantage from living at altitude.
Note that I did not say anything about the current occupant of the White House.
I read it. It is no surprise that the previous record was set in Berlin as well. As I indicated, the course is flat and suited for fast times.
Nice day for it, too.
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