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– He is a defeated marathon king who crosses the finish line. He was the fastest and won everything, but today he was not himself. Then we’ll see if his heyday is over, or if he fights back, Post said as Kipchoge raced to the finish line in eighth place at 2.06.42.
Then it had been more than a minute since Ethiopia’s Shura Kitata had raced to victory in the 2.05.41 London marathon.
In other words, it was a completely different race than expected.
– Then he stretches a little more and then Kipchoge backs up. I don’t know if it is to save energy until you finally decide that you are not involved in these little things, or if it is simply because you feel a little drained. We’ll get an answer to that over the next quarter, Post said when the field at the London marathon had run for an hour and 51 minutes.
Eliud Kipchoge was the big favorite. The question beforehand was not whether the Kenyan would win, but whether he could break his own world record of 2.01.39.
At this point, the record chances were out, but Kipchoge was still the favorite. However, it would take much less than a quarter of an hour before Post received a reply.
RUN AWAY: It is not uncommon to see Eliud Kipchoge alone, but it is very unusual when it is due to the fact that he has escaped.
Photo: JOHN SIBLEY / Reuters
– A shadow
Just a minute later, Kipchoge had to watch six runners rush to the front.
– It’s almost as if you don’t believe what you see. I won’t believe it. Is the king of the marathon so tired that he can’t bear to join this race? It’s been boosted, yes, it should be, declared Jann Post.
The man who in an unofficial race in Vienna a year ago became the first in less than two hours in a marathon, and who has never before been worse than the number two in any marathon, did not have a chance to keep up .
– He may just not have been trained as well as he has said in this crown period. It’s a shadow of the Kipchoge we saw at 1.59.40 in Vienna this fall. Here he can not bear to participate in speed 2.05-2.06, and has been quiet for a long time. “He’s a wounded marathon king who’s going to have a tough ride here now,” Post commented.
OLYMPIC SPEED: Sondre Nordstad Moen was well below the Olympic requirement, but did not announce close to a personal record in London.
Photo: IAN WALTON / AFP
Moen in the square behind Kipchoge
Kenya’s Vincent Kipchumba finished second in 2.05.42, while Siay Lemma was third in 2.05.45 in the race that took place at St. James’ Park in London.
Sondre Nordstad Moen didn’t have his best day in London’s sour autumn weather. But despite a slightly troublesome load, he finished in ninth place – that is, the place behind Eliud Kipchoge himself.
The 2.09.01 time is also well below the Olympic requirement for Tokyo next year.
