Il gruppo di lavoro sub2hrs ci credeva molto, temperatura umidità ottimali, peccato per il vento e un percorso difficile da limare …
With a new course that has eliminated some of the toughest elements, fast times are expected at the Tokyo Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, on Sunday (26) … “Although big bridges are eliminated after 35km, nearly a dozen small hills are introduced, and the total elevation gain over the marathon distance may be higher” said former Tokyo, Boston and Chicago winner Toshihiko Seko. “It is not a world record course”.
Either way Wilson Kipsang confirmed that he will go after the world record of 2:02:57. When asked what is his target time, Kipsang stated 2:02:50. “In the Berlin Marathon last fall, I went out too fast (1:01:11). On Sunday, the plan is to run the first half in more reasonable 61:30 (and comeback with 61:20). My goal is to win all the Marathon Major races. I have won Berlin, London and New York, but not Tokyo. So I decided to run Tokyo immediately after Berlin”.
Dopo le previsioni in conferenza stampa, ecco il responso della strada ancora dell’ottimo Ken Nakamura … At an even 15 minutes, the next five-kilometre stretch was the slowest of the race, but Kipsang still managed to pull away to pursue the world record on his own. “Had someone stayed close to me, it would have been easier to chase record“.
Tanto per dare uno spessore all’atleta … Kipsang covered the final 2.195km in 6:29 to beat the 2:04 barrier for the fourth time in his career. No other runner has more than two. He also increased his sub-2:05 performance count to eight; no one else has more than five. Uno dei più forti di sempre, quindi, ma lontano dalle 2hr, almeno in condizioni attuali.
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