Eliud Kipchoge one-on-one ahead of 2023 Boston Marathon

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[@ajwpdx]

Interviewer: "What did you think about the hills?" Eliud: "The hills are there. They are good." 😂

[@ajwpdx]

Seriously though, the fact that Eliud sticks to the training without overthinking things is part of what makes him so good. This comes out also when he says "injuries are a part of training". It seems he keeps his head down, follows his coaching, and doesn't seem to get caught up in the things that he doesn't need to obsess about.

[@gregphillips8785]

That was the best wasn’t it? So confident, so calm. Go get it 👍

[@j.d.thompson3505]

What an attitude. So gracious and fearless.

[@vincehan]

“I will run my race. If all of them want to run my race, they are welcome”

[@marlinweekley51]

Its a tee shirt for sure! Gold 😀🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

[@terrycarrington737]

Eliud is the best. He is so focused and driven. Had the journalist struggling for questions. 😂😂

[@Iletyoulive]

😂😂😂

[@bettapackalunch548]

Anyone who tries to run his race will crumble

[@Kafment001]

Some questions I think angered kipchoge but he tried to stay composed,like you ask someone about age,when will you stop running,why Boston now seriously

[@videos-gl2qq]

he is the Chess Master. Gives nothing away.

[@melchiorvalentine769]

These questions are so tired, he is the greatest of all time and deserved more

[@reallymysterious4520]

Yes - quite insulting

[@EdwinChenLoo]

The interviewer seems like a negative person. He concentrated on injuries, retirement, hills, failures, etc. He had a unique chance to get some insightful, inspirational, wise messages to fellow runners from one of the greatest runners of all time but wasted his time on silly stuff. Kipchoge handled it gracefully but his short answers showed he was annoyed. He could have asked how confident or energetic he felt, his support crew, how many miles he has run per week, his diet, plans for the weekend, shoes, pacing strategy, breaking 2h someday, upcoming races and plans. Regarding why running Boston now: it is not the easiest course. So running other marathons was obviously a priority for him if he was to break 2h. It looks like it is going to rain that morning so let's see what he is able to accomplish.

[@jordanross634]

Super fun to hear Kipchoge's thoughts before the race. He's got such a calm confidence. I can't wait to see how he does.

[@karansingh-yy5iy]

Yeah right. He does seem calm, but we all know how he must be feeling from the inside as the clock ticks, despite being the GOAT in running. Good luck to him and his team!

[@qigong1001]

Despite the highly irritating nature of the questioner, I love how composed Eliud is. I admire his focus. Lets go!!!!

[@graniterunner5129]

Same thoughts!!!

[@VirtualTrailRunning]

Hahaha seriously!

[@zojr]

Much respect to Kipchoge. He’s very good at setting boundaries when he answers questions. The interviewer’s questions were kind of annoying. Almost like he was addressing a narrative that doesn’t exist.

[@willmcgonigal7464]

I agree also seems like the interviewer doesn’t understand running. Like kipchoge been running for a minute and he’s asking him if anything has changed the man is disciplined and has been doing the same shit for the past 10 years. Kipchoge be very composed which I loved but could tell he was a tad annoyed

[@willmcgonigal7464]

Also he said that age is egocentric which is facts man is very well spoken and wducsteed

[@Kafment001]

Agreed with you 💯

[@leanwithmac7388]

Terrible terrible questions to the 🐐.

[@josephgonzalez_]

Perfectly reasonable questions. The goat is giving nothing away though

[@briansleepylee]

Answers to all questions: I'm just going to run. I don't care about anything else, please leave me alone now.

[@judevanderdussen4258]

Eliud is king of not answering questions 😂

[@marlinweekley51]

This guy is simply an amazing man in every respect.

[@reallymysterious4520]

That's why he is easily my favorite athlete of all time

[@MrBeast-1]

I love how he doesn't even think about age - like it generally doesn't matter to him.

[@wesleytwiggs7687]

*genuinely

[@jasoncisney6366]

What a wholesome guy. I feel like he embodies what it means to be honest and genuine, but optimistic and humble/kind at the same time. I have no doubt that it reflects his inner dialogue, which is probably why he's able to be so mentally strong. In a world of people that tend to be hyper critical of themselves and others, full of judgement, criticism and limiting beliefs, he manages to stay true to himself and the attitude that helps him be able to accomplish greatness.

[@erickb2025]

So soft spoken. So respected.

[@gadaboss]

Interviewer kept trying to paint him as old and injurable but Kipchoge’s mindset is unbreakable 😤

[@mbaihaule7885]

All the best. Keep our Kenyan flag high 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪

[@VirtualTrailRunning]

Love his attitude! ❤

[@peterw9721]

Eliud is a pure GENIUS to this sport. The person interviewing him did a TERRIBLE JOB. His questions were extremely rude 'are you injured' .. 'when are you retiring' ... 'do you run hills when you train' -- that was actually hilarious ... damn

[@marksummers6903]

Jonathan Gault is no Larry King or Tyra banks haha. Kipchoge sure keeps his cards close to his chest… he didn’t say anything interesting or insightful that whole conversation. “The future will tell” “training is the same” “I trust my coach”

[@alecscheerer_run]

Rude? How? I agree he's a terrible interviewer, but he didn't say anything insulting. It's good to know what the definition of being rude is.

[@whitestuff10]

Completely agree. Terrible, terrible interview questions.

[@JohnSmith-rx2uv]

I agree. What a terribly rude interviewer. He needs a Stone Cold Steve Austin Slap

[@johnmatelski6413]

@@marksummers6903 In a way what he says is both interesting and insightful. it is revealing that he doesn't dwell on many of the topics that the interviewer focuses on, such as how the future will play out. When someone is a true great in their field, everything they say and do is steeped in mastery. cheers.

[@jameschaves5723]

He got $250,000 for showing up. He already won in his eyes!!!

[@Zimruns]

Really must be nice

[@vuksgitau]

​@@Zimruns I bet it is.

[@joewillburn]

That's a stupid statement.

[@i64stupid]

Imagine asking the greatest marathoner of all time if he’s nervous about some hills ☠️

[@coachjoeenglish]

I had the same thought.

[@wesleytwiggs7687]

Welcome to letsrun lol

[@jimh8080]

The look on Kipchoge’s face when that question was asked said everything.

[@kigen6400]

I mean yeah, question was kinda odd but given that Kipchoge has run his fastest time on the flatest courses (I.e. even his "Two Hour" Marathon) I don't think it's too out there.

[@mathieudube6907]

​​@@kigen6400 Im sure he remembered that Kipchoge ran cross country at the highest level for a decade.

[@robnott6622]

Eluid will be running forever and setting age group records that will never be touched.

[@lcbtcethada3957]

Is the person doing the interview working for another runner?? Geez…

[@jones192]

This man is so incredibly disciplined and humble. It is mind boggling.

[@Deadbuck73]

I’m very excited to see his performance! Have a great run champ! You are a wonderful example of a great man!

[@Jazzper79]

It is funny these interviewers wants to sound so intelligent. Beautiful the way Kipchoge handles these stupid questions.

[@upwindsailor]

Ah man Gault this isn’t how you interview Kipchoge! He wants to talk philosophy and mind training, and he was really looking forward to seeing Harvard - THEN you might get somewhere with the training questions!

[@samdean580]

Imagine getting 5 mins with the greatest marathoner of all time before one of his biggest races of all time and spending 3 mins fishing for him to say he is old. Kipchoge is 38 which isn't super uncommon for endurance athletes. Glad Eliud handled it like the champ he is. Sub 2 Boston?!?!

[@leoburns5810]

Bro no chance he runs sub 2. Not even a small chance

[@christopherrutherford690]

If he got a nice tail wind he is more than capable

[@alecscheerer_run]

Sub 2 is impossible in Boston even with a tailwind

[@alecscheerer_run]

​@@christopherrutherford690 Not in Boston. That's not realistic

[@mathieudube6907]

​​@@alecscheerer_run why do you say its impossible? Comparing Mutai to Kipchoge over marathons both have ran well at Kipchoge is clearly a 3 minute better runner than Mutai ever was. Thats puts him right at 2 hrs.

[@andresquintero7968]

The only thing that shows this video is how prepare is Eliud and how respectful he was about the silly questions and unpreparedness of the interviewer. A terrible waste of opportunity to chat with a great athlete like Eliud.

[@hendrikdourie5232]

Calm and collected.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wonderful....I love you, my brother.

[@gabornyers7091]

Just have to love this Guy! Brilliantly calm...

[@freedomm]

Eliud is very direct. Very matter of fact.

[@michaelbarton4570]

6 minutes to talk with the greatest marathoner of all time and you spent most of it telling him that he is old, needs to retire and will suck on a course that isn't flat and fast. Kipchoge showed grace and poise.

[@mohdito4]

Basically, Eliud said no information to share. Common man, the guy is not just going to run the race but he wants to win it and hopefully break the course record so you don’t expect him to share strategy, weaknesses or even strength and confidence, do you?

[@Klian159]

Bro this feels like an Interrogation lol😂

[@globe8949]

I remember this was the guy who made the rude pointless interveiw with Gidey.

[@alecscheerer_run]

Rude lol? How? They were direct questions, but nothing insulting. I don't think you understand what the definition of being rude is. The questions were dumb and meaningless, but they weren't disrespectful.

[@aj565]

Would've been cool if the interviewer prepared for the interview

[@jhuffman52]

He is a legend!!

[@paxtonebright2951]

Bro, Boston is not that hilly of a course. Chill with the stupid questions. Unless it's a monsoon of rain, he'll be fine with a couple of hills. You can tell Eliud doesn't care about the course or competition. He only focuses on his own fitness and training as he should.

[@alecscheerer_run]

That's let's run for you, always asking stupid questions

[@patriciayvette6768]

Why does he keep asking him about quitting, injuries, being old, hills? You have a chance to interview this awesome man and ask such mundane, not well thought out questions. “Nerves about running a hilly marathon for the first time?” WTF! He called him by his first name! After Mr. Kipchoge sat through these questions, he should definitely have given him Mr. Have a great race!!

[@whitestuff10]

Sitting in front of one of the greatest athletes of all time, and the interviewer gives us this. Basically asking him if he feels old. Painful watch.

[@maureenanzemo99]

Our hero

[@stapes2178]

"My plan is to run my race. If they want to run my race, they are welcome" 🥶

[@rajivmalhotra7812]

Super human love the confidence.

[@hendrikdourie5232]

Nice way of answering. You smart, guy.!!!!! I likes you.

[@kalifraven]

Thanks for posting this interview. The interviewer appears too fast to keep asking questions like he is already trying to hurry up and roll the next one off even before the current question is answered. Take a few moments to pause which might give Kipchoge more time to add in a few more details about his plans or training. Even Kipchoge,s answeres seemed too short and to the point because the questions were fired out fast.The audio sounds like the interviewer was on a microphone which might be because of a press conference but the interview would seem more relaxed up closer without the microphone maybe outside providing that it wasn't in a crowded area with traffic and the conditions permitted it in a tranquil way. Kalif🏃‍♀️🌄

[@michaelwellner6292]

calm cool and ready. ♥

[@markphilpottultra]

When an interviewer sits down and talks to the GOAT at marathon running and has no idea what to say in response to the GOATS answers. The Zenmaster meets the apprentice. This was somewhat painful to watch because of it....

[@Prinniev]

Hello! I really appreciate your enthusiasm in the interview, though we didn't get too much out of him since most of the questions are part of his plan. Would've been better if you asked our man to sign some pair of VF3s then resell it. 🤣🤑

[@minidv7596]

He is the person who live in the moment and gave his best....

[@johnskinner3108]

This race should have a fast first half, because it has so much down hill. Most marathons are won in k's 30-38, but with this Great Man, it is often up to him to make his own pace in the second half of the race.

[@StudioSooner]

Interviewer: "What do you think of my questions?" Kipchoge: "They are not good"

[@tusharbhave8620]

Questions are so stale. Basically talk about age, retirement, etc. Man he is greatest runner show some respect

[@brianmcewen3082]

if it's possible, I think I know less about Kipchoge, less about the Boston Marathon, and less about distance running in general than I did ten minutes ago.

[@patrickcheptoek2171]

I don’t see anything wrong with the questions but just the intensity, you aren’t interviewing a politician Calm down Mr.

[@infinitegaming1015]

This interviewer is Garbo 🤣

[@stapes2178]

Lets go Eliud!

[@funbukit5366]

I appreciate Kipchoge, but he evaded about 90% of the questions here. That in and of itself is quite impressive. What’s the point of sitting for an interview if you aren’t willing to answer questions directly?

[@reallymysterious4520]

Greatest runner of all time and yet so modest and humble

[@jbsnyder3477]

The GOAT!

[@computerScienceCV]

I have the utmost respect for this guy, he is my favourite, but he doesn’t give much away in these interviews.

[@toringepi2755]

Any link to watch the boston marathon or track runners

[@martinlee6694]

Good audio ,very precise talk.😏😏😏😏 Lee1

[@jozbellnoa8733]

The goat you will see Monday race wait

[@jonathanjones6828]

It is a privilege to watch him run. I can’t say the same about watching his interviews. He is not interested in showing his cards and that makes sense. I am excited to watch the race on Monday.

[@YourSmilingWhen]

A lot of non-answers 😂

[@musclelessfitness2045]

lol Kipchoge has had the same answers to the same questions journalists have been asking him for many years. They never learn.

[@hecfewiki]

He's THE Boss!

[@seer1623]

Watching this interview in its entirety, Eliud ran a master class in how to deal with idiotic journalists. His answers were spot on and exactly as evasive as they should have been. Checkmmate.

[@JoeBlair1]

everyone seems to be getting on the interviewer for his questions, but I am always interested to listen to other runners answer these same questions in detail. Eliud is the GOAT and can answer anything however he wants to, but I also don't think these are shit questions. What question would you ask? I am genuinely curious

[@ThomasYebei]

He could have asked how confident or energetic he felt, his support crew, how many miles he has run per week, his diet, plans for the weekend, shoes, pacing strategy, breaking 2h someday, upcoming races and plans. Regarding why running Boston now: it is not the easiest course. So running other marathons was obviously a priority for him if he was to break 2h....courtesy of Edwin Chen

[@ronrunsworld]

Humble answers by Eliud. I did not like some of the questions.

[@hanys85]

This is kind of fascinating. Kipchoge seemed like he just wanted to get tf out of there. Must have been a very long day but I wonder if all the promotion he has to do will take it's toll on Monday

[@Zimruns]

He probably said I have to just do this interview for FS

[@MemphisApplegate]

The interviewer had a chance to interview the great, even historic, Eliud Kipchoge, but his questions were trite. But wait, how many of us wouldn't be star struck, reduced to asking obvious questions, or even silly questions, at such a chance? My favorite was asking Eliud about hills, or injuries. Eliud hardly understood the question, as hills and injuries are two things that come with the territory, a territory Eliud has ruled for years.

[@michealsizemore1]

The Man, The Myth, The Legend.

[@lucaantony3452]

What a horrible interviewer. I saw his interview with Des Linden, I didn’t think of it much but felt he was rude, this interview confirmed it. Have some respect for such legends

[@cookingsection568]

The hills are there

[@thru_and_thru]

Interviewer making me wonder how do some people get away with being so awful at their jobs. This guy shouldn't be allowed near somebody like Kipchoge, it's insulting.

[@1519Spring]

Jon, you are a very professional interviewer and Eliud was his usual philosophical self. Gonna wear my Letsrun Supporters Club 🐐 shirt on Monday! We are privileged to get to see Eliud Kipchoge run.

[@ananthnayak]

Was this an interview or an interrogation?

[@j.d.thompson3505]

The hills are good.

[@robertfarris7375]

The GOAT. Crank up the Kelly Clarkston and lets run!

[@VirtualTrailRunning]

The hat cracked me up!

[@nichokituku4799]

He will show everyone that he can race up hills too.. and people who are saying he runs better on flat surfaces will have nothing to say

[@Kvnwkr7]

Something about the interviewer’s style is so bothersome. His questions feel like they’re for a TMZ or PageSix piece that has to nag to EK for.

[@sederskierpodcast]

Gault actually had really good questions and Kipchoge LITERALLY did NOT answer them. Stoic, mysterious, composed....Kipchoge is all of those things...but let's not mess around - he did not respond to the actual questions being asked.... "Have you ever had an injury?" ....totally no answer..."what would tell you it's the right time?"....doesn't answer the question....those are two really good, unique-to-Kipchoge questions....also, the people on here saying Gault is rude and painting a narrative are just ridiculous...

[@hanys85]

This interview now very interesting. The goat must have been sitting on something...

[@kof1877]

What kind of questions was the guy asking…

[@jamesromano3288]

Is this announcer for real ?

[@TenGwaS]

💁🏾‍♂️: I’m not interested in answering you questions. I’m just being civil 😂

[@Barry_L]

Very unprepared Questions. Asking about age for 7minutes. Pretty sure there were more questions to ask 😂😂

[@estebanmendoza6657]

Some of the questions you asked were annoying😂. Come on bro.!!! The man is more than ready for this. He will smoke any human 🐏 he will break the record. All the non believers will be 😮

[@patrickcheptoek2171]

“The hills are there” thats the African way of saying, what do you want me to say? 😂

[@durianriders]

These guys who think these beasts are natty hehe. Kip and co would just laugh at how naive they all are.

[@mikedemott7403]

I don’t understand all the hill questions. The greatest marathon runner ever can run a hilly course. It’s like asking Michael Jordan if he’s nervous about free throws.

[@banksj54]

This interview is cringe. Asked the same questions three different ways. You’re old when are you retiring, what did you do differently on your training. Same answers

[@joewillburn]

Stop pestering him about retirement. That's absolutely inappropriate.

[@youngadultsuis]

Who that heck conducted this interview? What a terrible job!!! Imagine having the GOAT of running and being able to ask him anything and come up with such stupid questions!

[@josephgonzalez_]

This interviewer is having to work hard to get any non answers out of him. Kipchoge keeping his cards close to his chest.

[@dr.mohamedaitnouh4501]

This thing is a setup for Kipchoge to win. Why they do not invite the 2h01 guy and Ethiopians. Not excited!

[@MachukiStrong]

Eliud KingChoge

[@porschephilosopher4543]

What a negative set of questions...I would be really annoyed if I were Kipchoge.