What do you want to be, businessman or professional runner? Così si chiude la trascrizione della ramanzina di Jos Hermens a Kenenisa Bekele dopo il ritiro alla maratona di Berlino 2017 …
Quasi 10’000 battute in cui si riassume la mancata trasformazione del più veloce mezzofondista e più forte crossista in solido maratoneta: qui Chicago 2014 quando Kenenisa sembrava vicino a Eliud.
Dopo tre anni l’etiope è ancora alla ricerca dello schema vincente, ripetuto alla grande invece dal kenyano: un disordine tecnico che gli impedisce di estendere potenza aerobica e tenuta mentale eccezionali.
Confermate ancora nelle parole di Renato Canova dopo la maratona di Londra 2017 … I told many journalists who asked my previews before the race that Kenenisa, really, was not ready.
Because could not start running again till the end of February (due to the injury he had falling down at the start in Dubai, that became very bad after running for 20 km with pain and out of balance).
Not running, Kenenisa increased his weight of 5kg, so the training he had to do during the most part of March had the goal not to create specific endurance, but to lose weight.
With the current training of Kenenisa, NO ATHLETES IN THE WORLD COULD RUN UNDER 2:10, but, being Kenenisa, I supposed possible a time between 2:05 and 2:06.
So, for who knows the real situation, the race of Kenenisa is another demonstration that he has a so strong mind that never can be compared with any other athletes under this point of view.
His threshold of pain, his ability to read inside his body for understanding how far can be from his limites, are qualities that only he as at that level, and probably are the reason because he is an absolute extraclass runner.
My idea, after the race of today, is that Kenenisa, IF able to follow an adequate training plan for marathon lasting 5 months, can run near 2:01 in ideal conditions.
The real question is : will Kenenisa in the future to have this opportunity ? His engine, and his mind, are still at the top of the world. Is his body still at the top?
Is his motivation still at the top ? Are his stimuli still at the top ? In this case, no doubt that with him and Eliud Kipchoge we have two athletes who are 2 minutes ahead the rest of the World.
Come al solito, Renato Canova #1 quando si tratta di parlare chiaro. Ma torniamo al manager che conosce perfettamente le potenzialità del suo assistito … with Bekele, I think we can get to 2:01-high … e continua …
If you want to run a good marathon, you need preparation. If you don’t do the homework, even with the big tank he has, it’s tough in the marathon.
In track and field you can get away with it maybe, but in the marathon, if you’re not 100% fit and you can’t do all the work, then you will hurt.
Eliud is one of the most professional athletes I have the honor to work with. For several years on the track, he was beaten by Kenenisa, but now he has the total package of talent, hard work, and professionalism.
Now there is no excuse, there were no injuries, it was just lack of hard work. And that’s okay. He has had a great career. And if that’s enough, that is fine, but he needs to be clear.
Bekele had not managed those injuries properly. Bekele’s right calf is smaller than his left calf, and because of that, there is an imbalance between his legs.
He had been given a set of exercises to perform in order to minimize the effects of that imbalance, but as he studied Bekele’s form during the race, Hermens could tell that he had not been doing the exercises.
Running cross country wouldn’t necessarily make Bekele a better marathoner. Perhaps more important is the structure cross country provided. Every year, Bekele had a very clear plan and how to proceed.
Now he is now eight races into his marathon career, and the inconsistency in his training is reflected by the inconsistency of his results. Hermens still believes that Bekele can be the best in the world at 26.2 miles, he must be 100% committed to running.
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