UNBELIEVABLE! MARATHON PACER ENDS UP WINNING THE RACE

[@gordieranger]

"This could never happen at the Berlin Marathon" - this HAS happened at the Berlin Marathon! Pacer won in 2000, and the pacer finished 2nd in 2003. LA Marathon was won by a pacer too some years back. A pacer is a legit entrant in the race and is entitled to win if he can. A runner who does not take a pacer seriously deserves what they get.

[@heban01]

You have a good memory, the LA marathon was won by a pacer in the 90's. He got a bran new Mercedes and the prize money. The top athletes objected like prima donas but to no avail. Cheers !

[@troycameron337]

The fact that it happens so infrequently supports my point.......

[@CM-ky5go]

Troy Cameron What point?

[@i.i.iiii.i.i]

@@CM-ky5go lol exactly

[@i.i.iiii.i.i]

@Marina Mansfield they are hired to run at a certain speed so that the actual runners have a point of reference.

[@OmahaTonyG]

That was hilarious. I imagine he looked back at some point and realized that no one was anywhere near him and he just said to himself "Screw it, I might as well go ahead and win this one."

[@billybob6604]

“fine, I’ll do it myself” -thanos

[@jayt3972]

Wasn't he supposed to keep the pace in stead of breaking away?

[@bastokrepublic]

@@jayt3972 He kept the pace, the others didn't stay with him. he isn't supposed to slow down to whatever pace the athletes choose to run.

[@ronaldosborne9079]

He looked embarrassed.

[@John_Wood_]

Probably made enough prize money to retire in kenya

[@timmytheinventor4746]

Just an update on how his marathon running is going now: he doesn't get many pacing jobs because he's so good. Last year he improved upon his PB by placing fifth in the Valencia marathon with a time of 2:04:12. And now this year in Milan, he came second in a race with another personal best, this time a 2:03:55. That time would win most marathons, but the winner of the race, Titus Ekiru, ran the sixth fastest marathon ever recorded. Rueben Kiprop Kipyego is now the 20th fastest marathoner in history.

[@kevrywhere]

Good for him, what a legend.

[@ballerinChrist]

TEAM JESUS 💪 🙏 🕊 PRAISE THE LORD SPREAD THE GOSPEL ACCEPT HIM INTO YOUR HEART FOR ETERNITY BEFORE IT IS TOO LATe JESUS LOVES YoU❤

[@Tedkelvin]

The professional Pacer that Can actually represent 99% of all countries in the marathon..except Kenya and Ethiopia. Absolute legend.

[@sharrpshooter1]

@@ballerinChrist why are you here even? no one wants this

[@CptLoco420]

That's really cool

[@RayFliesAway]

He felt that he "failed" at his job and he didnt celebrate his "victory".Not many people on earth have experienced this kind of feelings.

[@And-rc9yy]

Yeah noticed that, he seemed to raise his arms slightly, then drop them.

[@rahmatramadhan9874]

Look up Andrea Carrea, it's similar to this but in cycling. Edit: misspelled the name, should be Carrea not Correa

[@BAAAAAAAAAAA]

ive experienced the feeling of failure trust me

[@rahmatramadhan9874]

To expand my Andrea Carrea comment: He was a professional cyclist, and served as a domestique (instead of team captain). As a domestique, your goal is to help your team captain (usually the strongest rider) so he can win. As a domestique, the glory, the yellow jersey, is not for you, but for your captain. You grab his water bottle from the team car, you give him your bike if his broke down, etc. During Stage 9 of Tour de France 1952, Carrea joined a breakaway group of eight to protect his leader's (Fausto Coppi) interests. After finishing the stage, he went to his hotel, but he got picked up by the local police. He thought he had done something wrong, but then he was informed that he's now the leader of the race. "... I heard I had inherited a jersey destined for champions. For me, it was a terrible situation." He burst into tears, and had to be dragged to the stage to receive the jersey. He cried as he accepted it, fearing retribution from his captain. When he met his captain afterwards at the hotel, he cried as he offered excuses. "You must understand that I did not want this jersey, Fausto. I have no right to it. A poor man like me, the yellow jersey?" Before the start of Stage 10, he posed for the media, polishing Coppi's shoes while wearing the yellow jersey. Carrea was pleased that he lost the race lead that day. After Stage 10, the new yellow jersey owner, the leader of the race, is Fausto Coppi, Carrea's captain.

[@jackthompson7546]

@@rahmatramadhan9874 not gonna lie that's kinda fucked up....

[@simiyuwasilwavictor4956]

I was always wondering when this would happen

[@wesleydeng71]

Happened before but not in races of this magnitude.

[@shalom.mugenzi]

same

[@otaviorbs]

Brazilian bronze medalist Vanderlei Cordeiro in 2002 olympics (he was leading, but was attacked) won Paris as a pacer, dont remember the year

[@diomedelanteigne]

Happened before few times

[@danjo1967]

wont happen again... i doubt rueben is gonna have any friends after this one

[@elitedavidhorne8494]

"We want you to pace a two hour five minute marathon Ruben." "OK boss" Seems the rest of the field didn't get the message.

[@420jettt2]

Usually even if they can win they still drop off tho lol

[@musik102]

@@420jettt2 Of course, like in any paced race, the pacer should be instructed to ease up if the pack don't go with agreed pace. Maybe that message didn't get through Rueben.

[@Hans87Dampf]

@@musik102 In this case the strongest runner won, doesn't matter if he is the pacer or not. So if the others can't keep up, it's their problem.

[@musik102]

@@Hans87Dampf Well, that depends on the instructions the pacer was given.

[@spartalives]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@abigrunner209]

This happens fairly often...My running mate won the Houston Marathon in the 80’s. Got paid for pacing as well as the prizes... it’s totally legal.

[@troycameron337]

Because it's legal it does not make it right!

[@homlybrnh1556]

@@troycameron337 what’s wrong with a pacer winning wtf

[@Fullsendfilosophy]

@@troycameron337 Why is it not right? If you let someone pull away you don't win. Participation trophy generation

[@buddhabunny4142]

@@troycameron337 Given that the pacer kept a consistent pace for the entire race, sure sounds like he was doing a bang up job of pacing the race. The "competitors" should have been able to stay with him.

[@zipcc]

@@buddhabunny4142 This is it right here. as long as the pacer did his "pacing" job correctly and came through in the times he was supposed to then he did nothing wrong. He burned more energy leading the race the entire time than the other runners so he deserves the win. If the "elite" runners cant keep up then they are not elite

[@justins5756]

The whole goal of a pacer is to pace to a win at their best ability he didn’t run out of gas so he wins that’s fair

[@troycameron337]

The purpose of using a pacer is to ensure a fast time....a pacer is not expected to run the entire distance.... thats why is bib is mark PACER!

[@liiightoriginal9949]

@@troycameron337 Did you even read the comment you replied to??

[@jnaylor4389]

The role of a pacer is to set a specific pace that suits his teammate that he is pacing for, not to run as fast as he can lmao

[@ivoaugustin5669]

@@troycameron337 you say he's not expected to run the entire distance. Would this not be because usually pacers aren't able to keep up with the main competititors for the entire distance, and they start slowing down? In this case the pacer held a fast, but stable and doable speed for the entire distance. He did his job, it's not like he had a fluctuating speed or slowed the pack down. He just pushed for a good time, and the competititors just weren't good enough.

[@Daemonioros]

@@jnaylor4389 and Ruben followed pretty much dead on the time he was told to pace for before he started. He was actually told to pace for a 2:05 marathon. Which with 2:04:40 I would say he got dead on. That the people he was pacing for couldn't keep up isn't on him. And unless he got instructed during the race to start pacing for a different time (because the favourites couldn't keep up) then he did his job as a pacer just right.

[@adamlax27]

3:40 The question is yes. The answer is impressive. ..ok

[@pargolf3158]

Jeopardy: The answer is a question. This Dude: The question is an answer

[@yeetwchybaban]

Lmao

[@MaxxerG]

Hahahahahaa you just made me laugh like a retard alone on my couch

[@FromNothingComesNothing]

Exactly! I was like, what?

[@SRagy]

This guy really needs to work on his narration. Very repetitive too.

[@CleanClaspCollector]

And he was running in front the whole time so it’s even more impressive as he was the one taking the wind all the time

[@lazygamer7469]

He enjoyed a secret advantage. The actual racers were of the mindset to be lead on. Removing that advantage was a big psychological blow to these racers.

[@alexanderfthinoyiannis5822]

@@lazygamer7469 they were lead on... they are supposed to be elite runners so why cant they match the pace. if they cant keep up with the pacer then i think the pacer deserves the win, if he feels up to completing the whole race. its known that pacers can win races. He might as well let the other team win by slowing down for the runners.

[@zachsuarez1830]

@@lazygamer7469 it’s really not an advantage

[@zacharyneilson9220]

The video said there were 3 pacers rotating so at least for part of the race he was only in the front 1/3 the time

[@mochisharvey]

​@@zacharyneilson9220he still ran the whole thing

[@miketomkins5171]

This is literally the most literal race commentary ever.... Literally

[@leslie7922]

Yeah no cap

[@kosalbai]

Yes....literally

[@ab4rb870]

actually it literally actually is. Still appreciate it though.

[@Admm744]

Literally yes, literally in the most literal way that is literally possible… LITERALLY

[@Hughmanbeing]

yeah literally

[@shawnj8765]

Totally fair. He as the pacer for the world class competitors needed to run in a way that will lead and push the best to a fast but reasonable pace to finish the race with a world class time. Had he bailed out in the middle because he pushed too hard would be a different story. The fact that he won the race only shows that he did a perfect job but the others couldn't keep up.

[@juniperwoodgreen4090]

Unfair from a psychological perspective...

[@Kelly_Ben]

Hey, as long as he performed his agreed upon roll of pacer, and it was the elites inability to keep up with the agreed pace that caused him to win, there's absolutely nothing unfair about it. It wasn't their day.

[@gogoldiego]

But he didn't keep the pace he supposed to.

[@Kelly_Ben]

@@gogoldiego He sped up before or after everyone dropped back? I agree it's not ok if he pushed the pace past what was agreed upon, resulting in them dropping. But if he sped up after, fair game.

[@Daemonioros]

@@Kelly_Ben he didn't even do that. Agreed upon pace that he was told to keep was to pace for a 2:05. Which with 2:04:40 he fot pretty much dead on. Just that some athletes didn't agree with that from the start. Since they thought 2:05 was too fast. Well it was for most of them. Except for Ruben.

[@raphaelgracia551]

- Reuben, please pace a 2 hours 5 marathon. Is that ok for you? - Yup, just follow me... Till the end.

[@bestwriters5149]

Reuben just came in second in the Milano Marathon 2021 with a time of 2:03:55. I think they may have underestimated his abilities.

[@cycglplg]

Some people do not know how to use the word "literally" in a sentence. Some people literally abuse the word literally in any literal way they can, literally LOL

[@TheVectorious]

* how

[@imlit3725]

like literally

[@jaco7675]

Yeah, they literally make us sick by overusing the word “literally”. I’ve told them a million times to stop exaggerating that way.

[@gringomofti4557]

As a non native speaker like you know we often use like like you know it gives us something like a break like thinking for the missing word like you know

[@rdspam]

I literally died hearing it.

[@PedroJohnston1]

Final exam in marathon theory: Question 1: Yes? Answer: Impressive. Examiner: :O

[@BigMac4459]

I'm literally hyperventilating holy shit

[@JBuns02]

Now that suprised me

[@parallax8322]

Was looking for this comment haha, so confused

[@chrishunter8389]

"literally competing like he was an athlete" but he is an athlete

[@surunner455]

Yeah, the way that was phrased bothered me, but I think he clearly meant a "competing athlete."

[@miketackabery7521]

Literally

[@scrubnub6203]

You can't even say he's a bad pacer because he finished the race at world class pace. Everyone else just wasn't fast enough.

[@whatsupdanger3045]

If your a marathon runner, and your last name starts with “Kip” you’re going to win.

[@conzo4620]

To be honest, "kip" can be in every place in your name and you'll be invincible.

[@caracaes]

I guess they just kip running untill they win...

[@andre_j67]

Eluid kipchoge

[@braedinkolar8357]

@@andre_j67 i have heard of Eliud Kipchoge but who is Eluid Kipchoge?

[@andre_j67]

@@braedinkolar8357 it is a ultra marathon runner

[@akalion213]

3:45 "The question is yes and the answer will surprise a lot of you" yeah that makes sense

[@wtsang1]

They mistakenly gave him the wrong bib, and the real pacer was never discover

[@kylemalachowski]

Is that just your conspiracy?

[@LesCapots]

@@Michael-yf4de he is joking

[@LesCapots]

@@kylemalachowski bro he is kidding

[@trueklear8616]

Next video: Marathon pacer breaks marathon record.

[@wakimura303]

If the pacer is Kipchoge, then yes😆

[@icedtea7700]

@@wakimura303 or Bekele ?

[@wakimura303]

@@icedtea7700 maybe

[@nachobroryan8824]

He was around 30 seconds off the race record.

[@thegeeker75]

@@nachobroryan8824 2 secondes actually

[@neilsynuse3156]

0:02 organizer pretending to be an elite kenyan runner

[@withoutwithin]

and again at 4:58

[@hlulanizitha9920]

😂

[@zdenekvasata5233]

about which one are you talking about ? cant spot a organizer there

[@desmondsigamoney1438]

Now he needs a pacer of his own.

[@jhoncena1111]

If he can run like that, he doesnt need a pacer.

[@keiththompson2172]

Literally man

[@Lenny1337i]

Who Eliot? 😂 only only one can do that

[@banananarwhal6591]

"Hey bro, you need to slow down."

[@topflight4382]

He did his job, just a little too well. He was told to pace a certain speed and he did exactly that. A good win for him!

[@RipleySawzen]

"Hey, slow down, those guys are like a minute behind you" "It's free prize money"

[@judithkaranja7958]

I am a Kenyan and I'm so proud of this man, he's not even sweating!!!

[@giantking6744]

And he didn't even need water afterwards lol

[@gustavocornelio5605]

hes not sweating cause its so hot that your sweat evaporates really fast.

[@NoNoWeb]

@@gustavocornelio5605 bro have you been outside before?

[@Herbert.]

You could literally say that he literally won this marathon. Literally incredible.

[@Hendurik]

This literal person was literally a pacer yet he literally won the race

[@rohaninamdar6060]

@@Hendurik 😂

[@TheChzoronzon]

lit comment

[@Linkmon99]

5:06 I think he figured the pacer dropped out and he was in first when he finished 😅

[@feverclaws]

Hahahah

[@hami7050]

Didnt expect to see you here

[@waterproof4403]

If he was first he would have seen the ladies hold the tape lol

[@waterproof4403]

@@hami7050 haha

[@anircancer]

What it's linkmon WHAT

[@morganaverynz]

Sometimes the rabbit gets away. Great run and the best athlete won on the day.

[@John_Wood_]

World class time in that heat.

[@MakkDaddyZ]

Pacers are like "motivational" personal trainers. They run right next to you the whole way to push you to your limits. Sometimes they beat you and other times you beat them, its all fair game! Impressive still.

[@desmondyung]

They also act as windbreakers for the runners

[@jms9688]

Give the man some literal credit. He is not called "pacer Rueben", it's literally Reuben Kiprop Kipyego.

[@keiththompson2172]

A Literally goes a long way

[@alldaydevo]

Long live pacer Reuben!

[@maxxxx3533]

He’s the perfect pace maker. He can pace your marathon at 2:04 and will never drop out

[@Lb-ri5wr]

You need to get someone to write you a better script mate, lol

[@kai9870]

Literally literally literally

[@User-1543]

The question is yes, and the answer might shock you

[@thenetnat]

“Loners, on their own, by themselves” 😜

[@thedingothatateyourbaby9811]

We got one “literally” for every mile of the marathon lol. edit: joking aside, great content man.

[@Audax56]

I had a friend who knew someone who did this. Paced a marathon, turned around halfway and saw that no one was behind him so he got the prize money and the money for pacing

[@rasmustorkel9568]

Yes, the first half is for the pacer money and the second half is for the prize money. The organisers can't complain. They got a fast marathon. Not to mention extra exposure. I watched this video multiple times.

[@geoffleval9591]

Great video - in spite of the narrator’s almost criminal use of the word “literally” “he literally crushed the field” “he literally dropped the field” “he could literally see the finish” (as opposed to just seeing the finish)

[@qigong1001]

Little shocking, I'm sure he made some enemies that day.

[@beverleyreid8258]

True

[@Pamparampampam555]

Buahahahahahhahaha

[@YULEMCHELSEA27]

Enemies or friends ,he got it

[@OmarAbdulMalikDHEdMPASPACPAPro]

That's what I thinking! 🙄 I wonder will he get to keep the money?

[@dirkdiggler4351]

He also made 100k 😁

[@plastictoast9931]

„People were wondering if he could legally win the race. The question is yes and the answer will be impressive”

[@beorlingo]

When the question is "yes", if someone manages to come up with an answer, it's impressive!

[@plastictoast9931]

@@beorlingo I guess you're right

[@Josh-mi1qt]

If u cant beat a pacer then u dont deserve to win

[@Andr22w]

Holy cow! This was in a Japanese comic book. That pacer later became the king of the marathon and dominated the sport for years.

[@MarkSir]

MARATHON MAN

[@brendanhorley9181]

3:40 the question is yes and the answer will impress you”😂

[@davidwiles6042]

“Yes” is not a question.

[@chrisallen9154]

You have literally overused the word literally in this video to the point of nausea.

[@mweskamppp]

His mind boggled so much he lost track to other words in his private thesaurus.

[@usa26point2mileman]

Paul Pilkington won as a pacer at the LA Marathon in 1994, His prize money as an American, a pace setter and won car value totaled about 65K. He ran 2:12,. Good for Ruben. Its not his fault if no one stayed with him. Besides, as you stated-pacers are no slouches-he had an incredible resume in his own right.

[@cooneythatcher]

When I watched this video, I was absolutely shocked to see the result. The mind blowing result of this race was literally In Abu Dhabi.

[@cardace2691]

Literally

[@miketackabery7521]

Absolutely shocked. Mind blowing. Literally.

[@theprez98]

"You wouldn't see this at a high profile marathon like Berlin"...except that the same thing happened in Berlin in 2000 when Simon Biwott of Kenya won (he entered the race as a pacer).

[@philipmwangi5270]

Imagine being paid as a pacer and win the marathon, it's a double pay day

[@Markus-zb5zd]

Yes, and that's alright, the organizers wanted a fast race, and the pacee delivered the sub 2:05 time

[@Dtvangogh]

This is runners high. I think i felt this twice in my life. Once on a treadmill and once outside. My body felt unstoppable and fast and i felt like i could go on forever.

[@TheDeadlockArchives]

ive had this once in my life, unfortunately it was in a team race with the cadets and we were timed as a group I was trying to up the pace for my group coz I felt unstoppable, I ended up breaking off and running the fastest time of the whole contest however the timer stops when the last person from your group crosses the line so it wasn't officials but I'll never forget this moment

[@notorib128]

Pacer : guy's lets run a 2:05 marathon Racer's: nah fam thats dumb Pacer : fine i will do it myself

[@twrk139]

This video is a great example of how to make an essay longer without actually saying anything else.

[@danielfolkers1538]

Literally! I was actually going to literally say this, but then you actually said it!

[@thejaramogi1]

He paced all the way, And what a fair pace it was.

[@oahu7873]

Props to him. He looks back at the end, like WTF guys where did you go.

[@charleshagbom8684]

He slept for exactly 8 hours

[@raizalmohammad8188]

The pacer has no pressure to compete...and has nothing to loose...that effects his mind and body to relax...

[@bwiz6514]

"Literally" has come to mean actually, incredibly, really, surprisingly and literally everything but "literally"'.

[@srinitaaigaura]

He had to set a 2:05 pace, and 42 km + running later, he finishes in 2:04:40. How do they keep such time?

[@AP-fl8hr]

Back in college I could pace others at 4:54 pace consistently to the second for up to 4 miles. Its possible. You develop an internal pace clock.

[@GammaFZ]

hes all gangsta till kipchoge gets released out of nowhere

[@ConservativeYoungBuck]

He wasn’t even top 3 his last race kid

[@danielfolkers1538]

Here's a combination of words I'd never thought I'd hear in this order: The question is yes and the answer will be impressive and surprise a lot of you. 3:40

[@BigOlSkip]

“The climate was beginning to heat up”. What? 🤣

[@jacobobesser]

I think it is hard to understand just how close these athletes are in terms of who can win. A marathon is a long race, just getting a rock in a shoe can cause you to get blisters which ruin the rest of the run. So many factors. The pacer had a great day, not just a good day, the pace was on point, he had a good rhythm, super cool to see people run the best races of their lives.

[@andreaskiriakou6520]

5' 45" "..keeping them on track using his Garmin gps watch.....", well, he did not even wear a watch, not just Garmin !

[@keithv3767]

I don’t think he’s a going to be a pacer any more. A 2:04 is no joke. The “Rocky” of running.

[@cdh79]

i agree.. companies should start endorsing him after such an achievement. (and it's good PR for being able to say "we signed the pacer that won in Abu Dhabi").

[@johy2007]

The 2016 Mumbai Marathon was won by Gideon Kipketer who was a pace-setter.

[@angelamagruder5911]

This is what being on what you are striving for looks like then you take a look back. Congrats!!!!!

[@bitrage.]

I just learned sonething today.... never knew anything about "Pacers" or that they existed

[@steveawesome9538]

I was today years old when i learned that marathons are paced.

[@Ali-tc5du]

Kenyans leading the world in running ❤️

[@laserworkstv]

Disclaimer: No pacer was harmed in the making of this video

[@outlaw2191]

Sweet! There is nothing like the sport of running. It is the great equalizer. 12/16/2020

[@DJayAce4]

I have absolutely no problem with this. He qualified for the race. He was trained to be at pace for X amount of miles until he burned out and let the elites take over that drafted behind him and were not yet burned out. He did his job as a pacer and exceeded his job as a pacer and it is not at all his fault that the elites could not keep up with his 26.2 mile pace. Honestly that is more impressive that an elite winning that race, because his job was to be a pacer and he had to deal with less help during the entire race. More power to him, he deserves that win 100%. All the elites should congratulate the crap out of him. Nothing at all is wrong with what he did besides put on one hell of an impressive show. 2:04 is about as elite as it gets... Looks like he needs to reconsider his job title after that one ;).

[@colesmith7509]

Well of course you can "literally" see the finish line as you're nearing it... like ???

[@johnengle830]

“The question is yes, and the answer will be impressive and surprise you” what?? 😂

[@povang]

I didnt know pacers were allowed to compete for podium positions, thats news to me. I had always seen pacers drop out halfway through races, this is the first time ive ever seen a pacer run a complete marathon.

[@donaldleider7382]

As someone who has run sixty marathons in my lifetime ( none with a pacer ) I would submit that there shouldn’t even be pacers in marathons. These elite athletes know exactly what splits they need to hit in order to run whatever time their aiming for. Let them compete against each other the way the rest of the field does!

[@chrstiania]

couldn't run a mile to save my life, so I honestly have no clue about marathons. I don't understand how pacers work. I get why they are helpful for the "elite runner" but why is just the "elite runner" important? the pacer does exactly the same, right? is it like tourists being celebrated for climb Mount everest and noone mentions the sherpas carrying the equipment up there multiple times a season?

[@impyrobot]

@@chrstiania the pacer usually just runs the fast pace for half the race usually not the full race

[@BEM_01]

Keeping the pace in front is much harder than following a pacer. You conserved more energy by following from behind. If competing athletes couldn't win vs a handicapped pacer they didn't deserved to win that day.

[@chemistry9942]

i raced this race and it was a fucking amazing run .. the elite guys and gals outran us normies but a few of their pacers stuck with the group approx 5 min behind them at 10 km and they were really fun to run behind

[@Gogo-bu6rd]

This is a beautiful race you are a lucky man

[@johnlafrance2692]

It’s so crazy how theyre barely even sweating

[@OlympischbriesjeNadaAverage]

But what a god given beautiful running form man. It's just perfect!

[@ferventheat]

2nd man: "Why I not win?" Reuben Pacer : 😁🤣🤣

[@christopherngitojjgbgdheba9744]

That's the true meaning of pacing till the end. You never pace backwards!!!

[@khimsoriginals1292]

The power of NOFAP

[@melkin_g]

Nice

[@aeronaut7346]

He’s on a 100+ streak no doubt

[@loganmccarthy9362]

AYOOO 15 and 4 days strong i keep failing after a week tho

[@owenwesterhout]

@@loganmccarthy9362 one day you'll get it my friend, one day

[@billyc768]

Haha

[@joshua1750]

“The question is yes and the answer will surprise many of you”

[@blotzkrog]

everyone : are you a pacer, or a racer?! . . . . . Rueben : yes.

[@Leeroy49]

One of the best distance running stories ever. I was always wondering if these things could really happen :).

[@danielfolkers1538]

This is literally the definition of someone taking a couple sentences and turning it into their thousand word essay minimum. And yes I used literally correctly.

[@David-bp5kd]

I literally enjoyed this!

[@IYI_WOLF_IYI]

3:40 "The question is yes" ??

[@HitPeace]

Great video telling a great story. Rare find. You explained it in a way that non runners could understand as well. W video for sure.

[@imonbora9271]

Please make videos of your own running and time trials we love it👍

[@kostatesfa1799]

Proving not every runner isn't a good racer. Special. Congratulations.

[@fuacatarun2run931]

So impressive. He deffenetly had a great race

[@donnyboy-kj4tq]

took setting the pace to a whole new level.

[@robbertorizalino3648]

Unbelievable a pacer has more strenght and power than the main runner. Congatulation man, you should be in the Olympic.

[@JackMott]

I hope we DO see something like this at Berlin or London. Pacers feeling good and winning is one of the fun things about this sport =)

[@billyc768]

Cool story. But he didn't "literally" drop everybody in the field.

[@oscardolan5792]

3:40 the question is yes

[@keiththompson2172]

I literally agree with your comment

[@mailentrout7510]

My man really needed that 100k.

[@vladiinsky]

Can someone explain why this shouldn't be done? Yeah, you got paid for pacing so you shouldn't compete, I get that. But, if you feel fresh and can outrun the other by that margin, you shouldn't feel bad. I'd like to know the opinion of the pro runners.

[@cdh79]

i think because pacers usually don't have a high endorsement contract, so the corporations sponsoring the athletes won't get much TV air-time during the interview or in newspaper-coverage :P all kidding aside (and i know the pacers were wearing Nike logos), i think the fastest person should win, and if that's the pacer (and he kept the pace he was paid for to run) then it's purely the other athletes fault..

[@Benieg83]

As a pacer it is your job to push the athletes to reach their best times, not your best time. It would be like the pace car winning at F1. They are not in the race they are paid to help athletes that are.

[@ahmedjouar843]

thank you I love your work and you channel as marathon runner appreciate great videos

[@danielfolkers1538]

The word choice here literally grates my nerves! Literally he actually won the race!!!

[@popcorn32145]

"Fine, I'll do it myself"