Kolkata 25k - Kenenisa Bekele

[@JayB2]

Eliud Kipchoge may be the greatest Marathon runner of all time. But to me Kenenisa Bekele is the greatest runner of all time. If you combine what he did in the 5k &10k, & add the cross country stuff, plus the road races, plus the 6 world records. Its hard not to rank Kenenisa Bekele as the greatest runner who ever lived.

[@bentravels390]

In shorter races, Kipchoge would lose. Bekele is a sprinter type

[@waterproof4403]

Kenensia the best!

[@SurajSingh-vt4dx]

Should not have held the elite race on the same track as the amateur run.... Really bad organization for elite race. If you are advertising this run as the first international race of India then you should also have planned it that way. But really happy to see that there are people making an effort to take long distance running in India to the next level

[@sumitadas29]

It took me 4 hrs 23 mins to complete 25K Marathon; first from last.. My first ever Marathon with almost no preparation.. I respect these runners so much now after going through the pain and endurance...

[@zoltanhriagyel6683]

25k is not a Marathon. It is 42.6k

[@sumitadas29]

@@zoltanhriagyel6683 It was half Marathon..

[@vicfefer]

@@zoltanhriagyel6683 A marathon is 42.195km

[@vicfefer]

@@sumitadas29 A half marathon is 21.0975km

[@sumitadas29]

😒 Guys, I ran 25K.. And I know how much is Full & half Marathon's distance.. 😏 Still.. Thanks.. 🙂🙏

[@Eric-wo8cz]

I love how some of the hobby joggers try to keep up at 4:40 mile pace for about 5 seconds when they get passed.

[@GeorgeRon]

Kudos to Avinash Sable for running neck and neck with the greatest mid distance runner. Also in the mix is Kalidas Hirave.

[@brianlam257]

7500 for the champion...that's like an insult for the hardwork these athletes have put in

[@MrSupernova111]

It barely covers the travel expenses for international athletes.

[@yongliangtee9860]

@@MrSupernova111 It's a 25k run, not a full marathon, and chances are high to win first spot comparing to the likes of London, Chicago marathon. Sometimes they rather go for a smaller runs with higher chance of winning.

[@Alex.1739]

He will get at least 30k appearance fee id imagine

[@waterproof4403]

@@Alex.1739 exactly he should

[@WiseGuyFTW]

This is so cool to see. I hope these sport events will also encourage people to work harder at solving the pollution problem in both India and Pakistan. This problem impact all of us, especially the up coming generations.

[@sahumullasaud4837]

The dude at 54:37 was like "I'm gonna keep up with Bekele for a while". 2 seconds later: "Nope... nope..."

[@samuelgauthier7355]

So true hahaha ! I can imagine the guy thinking "I bet he's not that fast" xD

[@darthwalshus2876]

What a douche.

[@Nebukadnezzer]

Even better is the guy at 54:14. "No one gets to pass me!" 1 second later "It's not that important.."

[@iRunfastXC]

One of the funnier things i've seen in a while ;D

[@Tom-bu8uj]

@@iRunfastXC me2 boy

[@collystudio74]

cycling steward crashes 41.33, very entertaining race and commentary, chaotic and a bit hilarious near the end with the amateur runners getting in the way. I love India!

[@MesfinG]

Kolkata has a long way to go organizing a world-class race. It comes with experience if they are ready to improve however.

[@noponisiga]

Am speechless with Bekele, woooow ❤❤❤ South Africa 🇿🇦

[@drrsc]

what a race, despite how poorly organized this was (lack of liquid stations, having to share water bottles, having to dodge all those joggers, inept camera people who kept slowing him down and that pittance of prize money) Bekele still persevered.

[@blaakcoffee]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@pukulu]

Bekele would have run a bit faster if he had more competition. He does have a heck of a long stride for a relatively short runner. 35 years old is not too old for distance running. If everything goes well for him he can make another run at the world record in the marathon. I wonder why he has not tried to set a world record in the half marathon.

[@andrewtowle7626]

True shit. Look at him now!

[@airplanegirl01]

Great to see India is starting to put on some world class races. Don't worry about how amateurish it looked when it comes to organisation. Everyone goes through a learning curve when first starting something new. They will improve how they organise thing. The one thing is that they should never put two different distances on the same course. I'm sure they will change that for next year. Either two separate courses, or better, change the 10K starting time so that there is no conflict with the Elite runners.

[@adamdooley2097]

Only win in 2017, very tough year for him.I still think he will brake the world record tho

[@Tesfahunbinyam]

The king kenenissa..proud of you.

[@Kipchoge475]

35, and still destroying those "professional" athletes in their prime.the Ethiopian king.

[@pratapchalwadi2385]

The great marathon and track and field runner ever I love bekele

[@avishekrai9148]

He also beast runner in cross country race also❤️❤️

[@addis11100]

very tough win for the two Ethiopians in men and women with the great Kenenisa. But very distractors runners along the way to run. $7500 is low pay for first place.

[@stevestarr9769]

If Bekele ran Boston, he'd kill it with those quads. I don't think he's quite mastered the marathon, but Boston seems made for him.

[@abdullahmohamed365]

Injuries suck man, Bekele's a beast still tho

[@natesilvers2166]

He has the 2nd fastest Marathon time ever I think he has mastered it lol just needs to break WR

[@Sudipto17Kolkata]

It is hilarious to say the second sentence about a man who is 7 seconds slower than the WR :-)

[@stevestarr9769]

I say he hasn't mastered the marathon only in terms of wins/losses/DNF's. Bekele’s marathon stat line - 8 starts, 2 wins, 3 DNFs......compared to Eliud Kipchoge: 9 wins and 1 loss. I'm not calling him a 2:14 marathoner, but in direct comparison to the absolute best--Kipchoge--his record of win/loses and DNF's does indeed show that there is something not quite right.

[@Sudipto17Kolkata]

I get what you are saying now. Yes compared to Kipchoge he is not consistent enough in marathons. He is more injury prone now due to an imbalance in his two calves and his lack of seriousness to come out of that with specific exercises. His Dutch agent thinks he is not serious enough about running and must decide whether he wants to be a marathoner or a hotelier. I think he is keen to break the world record and take it easy after that.

[@bentravels390]

Running 5min/mile yet looking like he is jogging. This is a dangerous man lol

[@somerandomperson8135]

he's running much faster than that my guy

[@7thewitness]

@@somerandomperson8135 yeah, more like 4:40 average each mile

[@heyyyjay5155]

to put to perspective of how fast he was running. At the finish line, the finishers on the far left were running at a sub 45min(4:30min/km) 10k pace.

[@j.m.1187]

Carrera espectacular, de las mejores que he visto en muchísimo tiempo aunque la organización deja "algo" que desear. Muchas cosas que decir pero me quedo con lo primero.

[@Ahd6000]

Strong performance from the champion

[@tausilifts]

1:10:17 she could have lost the race in the last moment there haven't she had a good lead.

[@dogdaybreak3157]

jesus, he's got to navigate by the amateur hobby joggers.......not exactly well set up.

[@adarqui]

has to be awesome for those "hobby joggers" tho.. lmfao.

[@evanbutz1465]

he probably went by so fast they didn't even notice him

[@doh247]

thats india style

[@dusyantkumar4838]

🔥🔥🔥 bekele runer firster🔥🔥🔥🏃🏃🏃🏃 and Avinash sable from Indian runer first 🔥 God runer big fan😊😊

[@AdamBrussGoGo]

Around 3:55 she says Bekele from UTopia lol

[@raymundogonzalez4963]

lmao

[@Nemius2]

last km@2.45 min. Not bad. Wish I could do it myself ;)

[@InFeSs]

I wish I had like 1km full rest with that pace ;O

[@donizetifernando6879]

💪👽kenia bekele não brinca no trabalho 👏👏👏

[@thubrahalliwhitefieldbf1916]

i am rayanna and akshya is big fan kenenisa bekele

[@reaganthai9529]

Who’s here after he almost broke the world record 2:01:41 second fastest marathon of all time

[@cjenkinsjazz]

Frolic around a stadium with a ball on display and make millions. Run 25k at 4:45 pace and collect your $7500. LOL

[@munishyadav456]

The world is not fair.

[@Sarbet888]

I was wondering where this was and someone said Kolkata, I hope you do better next time.

[@henrymiller8859]

Cannot believe how badly this race is managed

[@jackbauer7244]

Most beautiful running

[@satyampandita6286]

Major Management mistakes 1. 9:31 2. 1:10:18 3. 1:13:02 Bike walo ko thodi training toh dedo ek dum chipak ke chalaye pade hai, aur woh last mai kya pagalpan tha zabardasti 'V' banwana hai tumko. Kya kar rhe ho yaar agli baar sudar karo, event national ho ya international yeh sab theek se karna padega.

[@felipemancera3981]

Muy bien ! Por esa hermosa corredora de color

[@amolkumarjangere1810]

Kolkata government should clean road before organise this race

[@hermes3430]

He looks so heavy--he never recovered the top form he had from when he was running x.c.

[@oscarmaidana9294]

Hermes3 Bekele in berlin 2016 and Dubai = last times Bekele was in proper form.

[@vladd19]

@@oscarmaidana9294 say it again please

[@oscarmaidana9294]

@@vladd19 Well, things do change.

[@gustavopaulette3496]

He’s even better now

[@waterproof4403]

His unbelievably amazing form 2004-2009 The absolute greatest

[@ጠቅላላ_እውቀት_Knowledge]

Prize $7,500 for the winner is like giving a candy for a child.

[@lalithrockz]

Depends on where you live i guess.

[@j.m.1187]

Tenía que verse más en paralelo para percibir mejor la velocidad y la intro se hizo cortísima. Eso no quiere decir que Kenenisa Bekele tenga que escribir sus memorias sino que molaría ver sus entrenos, sus farleks, etc. Kenenisa Bekele, the Best

[@jmpelver]

es mi idolo este man...

[@simon89889]

14:03 this blue guy: WTF?? Where the water is??? So embarrassed....

[@j.m.1187]

In the minute 48'35" matemathics o phisics ? ............ Ups, hmmmmm, me wrong ?:-/

[@jampi5722]

bekele is a god

[@munishyadav456]

Bekele the legend 🙏

[@kedr77]

He deserved this victory so bad! The road was not nice with him in 2017!

[@bikeanddogtripsvirtualcycling]

1:13:03 the indian female gives the 3 female winners the 2 finger salute. wtf! why?

[@pratyaydatta4678]

Its called 'victory' sign. The two fingers together looks like a 'V'

[@bikeanddogtripsvirtualcycling]

@@pratyaydatta4678 the woman in the striped sweater. The first time is the victory sign, however the second time she shows the back of the fingers which is not the victory sign.

[@Olledaddy]

Thank you for uploading 😀

[@SaziSwana]

He is my rally model one day I want to be as fast as him

[@Will-xx4qs]

58:56 this dude is barefoot

[@werslting]

Kinenisa bakele is best marathon runner

[@Tompsf1]

Horrible horrible start. No starting gun? People just starting when they feel like it? A bit of a disgrace from the host city.

[@iceberg789]

they are all having timer ships on their number tags. computer monitors when they cross the start and finish line. so, it's of if they start a little late......

[@devprasad4804]

Look how they running and how Indian runners running

[@sonupatelpatel3919]

Mairathon ki jaankari mujhe bhi do mai bhi tayari karta hu bhai

[@Sudipto17Kolkata]

I cannot understand what a "guruji" is doing here.

[@ich_lauriano]

Who is this reporter

[@wicket4969]

Bekeles pretty fast for a tiny man

[@amolkumarjangere1810]

That potholes on road are so irritating

[@raphaeltewodros]

King Kenenisa 👍👍👌

[@NebaMussie]

Born to win

[@RVV36]

Go, Kenenisa !!!

[@demisaget5669]

you can get once in a century like kenenisa

[@lovestoryccc]

I think Bekele should wearing a mask to follow behind the noisy motorcycle. So annoying.

[@changdevsportsclub9741]

Avinash Sable 👍👌💗

[@amethystiummamethystiumm6212]

degitu azimeraw is cute😀

[@oratile1977]

25:56 The two runners in blue vests were obviously showing amateurism ...pushing Mazibuko whilst they’re hardly on pace

[@MrSupernova111]

They seriously need to eliminate these amateur runners from the race in the future. Towards the end it looked like the leading women were going to crash into one of the amateur runners. Terrible idea by the organizers.

[@JGembre]

commentator is saying $ 7.5 k will change someone's life in Addis Ababa. Can't be farther from the truth.

[@pratyaydatta4678]

$7.5k is a lot.

[@bipulray9411]

I want to become bikele I m vipul...

[@aroundandround]

Quintessential India with even some bearded guru included on the agenda. Bet the Maurtens at the stands were mango lassi flavored. 😂

[@rayannamundashi1758]

World of king

[@Sarbet888]

for the second highest populated nation in the world to see the street of Kolkata relatively this empty is not a good sign for Indian sport. What is it Indian people and sport?

[@runningontheroad9593]

Bekele👍👍👍

[@abdullahmohamed365]

When was this race??

[@j.m.1187]

Cuántas veces se ha visto ? Por ahora 27K aquí pero tiene otros enlaces. O sea que no fue hace mucho. Quizás este mes ? El día 17 de diciembre de 2017 ? Y si no fue ese día estuvo cerca.

[@devdevil84]

$7500 for 1st Place!!!!??? That's it!!???

[@adriensinclair8902]

The pollution is so bad

[@FarahAbdul]

Are you kidding me is this India, India and Running something isn't right i think the world is changing.

[@rahmamohamed8889]

Wooooow yehagera gegna

[@j.m.1187]

La gente piensa que el planeta es suyo y que las carreteras las hicieron para ellos solos y únicamente para ellos. No entiendo por qué tiene que estar el ejército protegiendo una carrera de 25 kilómetros. INAUDITO !!!

[@banchirgaboda6957]

Qeeroo nama

[@franciscogayosso2678]

This is the only man that can break 2 hours in the marathon if he doesnt do it than no one can

[@niapriyanti6021]

kipchoge just did

[@gustavopaulette3496]

nia priyanti not officially so it doesn’t count. But Bekele will break it and in a real race not since fake shit like kipchoge

[@niapriyanti6021]

@@gustavopaulette3496 fuck off, whats the time of bekele doing big half london in march? thats nowhere near kipchoge 1.59

[@kochuspeaks4870]

Super star

[@mutteppagk7981]

King of world

[@igordragoslav9672]

Kenenisa is flaying

[@berhampuriaroast4214]

Is me to beklee he bhai jo mo Farah ko takkar deta he

[@LifeLongRunner]

47:37 😨

[@جميلالكبسي-د9ت]

هذا قطار مشاء الله عليه

[@golfdoc1950]

Hope the race organization gets better at keeping the joggers off the elite course. The finish was fubar.

[@sahildhanker5227]

Mst

[@ronaldomunhoz3850]

BRASIL SÃO PAULO

[@johy2007]

Sloppy start. typical of kolkata.

[@mikekonjo8497]

woow Ethiopia

[@joshinito]

👏👏

[@iRunfastXC]

And then he didn't race well for another two years.

[@melkin_g]

And then he is 2nd all time best marathoner

[@Alex.1739]

Ran great at london 2017

[@pinakapogi6806]

Lodi kenenissa

[@jagpalgurjarjagpalgurjar7527]

Lansmine BOLT

[@kemboicoreh7184]

poorly organized

[@fareedahmad9968]

💪

[@wandikila1058]

Di menit 28:00 si cebol bikin ngakak wkwkwkwkwkkwwk