The 2023 Boston Marathon Was Crazy || Eliud Kipchoge VS. The World

[@allstarpriscilla]

No one was willing to pace but him! Much respect for him taking that effort and leading others to their success. He will hopefully attempt again.

[@Erik291098]

Kipchoge has to play it safe next year and just stay out of the wind.

[@banksj54]

@@Erik291098 pretty sure it was less than 5 mph winds

[@allstarpriscilla]

I absolutely agree!unfortunately they didn't let him and was forced to be in the front.

[@rachelgooden9981]

Exactly

[@rachelgooden9981]

@@Erik291098 yes

[@jordanross634]

I wish I could run 2:09 on a "bad" day 😂 Fun to see Kipchoge lead the way in the first half and fun seeing Mantz up there.

[@garrysekelli6776]

I'll settle for 3:09.

[@GeoAce777]

my goal is 2:39😏

[@jessesmith-garcia5313]

Me too man, if that's considered a "bad" day, sign me up for that!

[@josiahkatomd6149]

@@garrysekelli6776 me and you my friend. I want 3:09 so bad!

[@gustavogo2915]

I’m on the way to 2:30 by the end of the year

[@lightningkachow895]

Kipchoge is human

[@allenmaudiln]

I’ve had my doubts

[@abhijithcheneri7827]

Kipchoge is getting old ..

[@RedPilled100]

Only watched the first 2 mins or so because I would not witness Kipchoge winning all major marathons

[@dominicbaiocchi6735]

Booooo

[@TheSiameseDreamer]

​@abhijith cheneri that's what everyone said before he hit sub 2 and won the Olympics again. Lol

[@johnwilson5743]

I've seen more than a dozen of Eliud Kipchoge's Marathon races and it was apparent right from the beginning that his running strategy was completely different. He NEVER leads from the beginning! In his Olympic marathon races he did not run for time: he ran to win. Remember, they don't have pacers in Olympic races, just like Boston. In these races, he runs in the middle of the lead pack, getting protection behind runners. Same as when there are pacers: he runs about in 4th or 5th place, again sheltered. But in this 2023 Boston race, it seemed he was running for time (Course record?), not simply to win and no one would lead so he did what he almost never does and led from the start. It was him who pushed the pace, with others getting shelter behind. In most of the races he won, he holds back and "kills" them with around 8 k to go. It was his tactics that failed him this time. Also, he doesn't like running in cold, wet weather. This wasn't as bad as London but had the same result. Cheers

[@brodiesquiza2593]

I ain’t reading all that

[@yalslaus]

@@brodiesquiza2593 paragraphs are non existent

[@XCrunner328]

Running for sub 2 but yea

[@michaelschultz1104]

@@yalslaus damn it took less than 2min to read.

[@DP-sh3nk]

@@brodiesquiza2593 welcome to the new twitterized generation

[@kristoferwong7869]

Eliudkipchoge is still The Greatest Marathon Runner to ever Live

[@Clift0n]

Yes absolutely. A course like Boston is so unpredictable and requires almost a perfect race to win. I feel as tho he should have let the others lead and take the wind. Also doesn’t help he missed a water station.

[@aroora9190]

@@Clift0n yes

[@allstarpriscilla]

@Clifton during the live coverage they made a comment saying that Kipchoge asked others to take lead but weren't willing to.

[@abramdegouw1418]

KRISTOFER WONG I agree with you. And not winning this marathon only proves he is also human.

[@mondo851]

Oh yes. He is the greatest marathoner of all time. Two Olympic gold medals, an amazing record over 10 years, wins in the major marathons, and multiple world records. Also, a great ambassador for the sport. His legacy is incredible.

[@lonlon7031]

An in-depth video about Evans Chebet's training would be awesome, considering that he is a 2x champ in the most unpredictable of the world marathon majors

[@hungryrefrigerator5784]

Yeah shouldn’t more people be talking about Evan chebet? I mean he did win the Boston marathon

[@channelperl2144]

Some people see just horses for courses. Cosmas N’deti won 3x in a row back in the 90s. Clarence Demar won 7 times of course that was back in the horse n buggy days lol.

[@stevelau7694]

The last time he struggled, it was also bad weather conditions. He's also on the skinny side even for a marathon runner which means less strength in comparison to the ones who have more strength to deal with whenever there's uphills

[@athleticsvideos3.26]

Congrats to Hellen Obiri, very good run, I expect great things from her in the future. I'm sorry for Kipchoge, but maybe this was not his day, he will perform better next time.

[@obscurelyvague]

"AthleticsVideos" Anyone who performs at such a high level is bound to go through a day like this.. Reportedly he missed getting his bottle of "energy drink" at one station. It may have ben a really special kind of energy drink.

[@sirclemeni1]

​@@obscurelyvaguelosing your nutrition in endurance sports basicly means you are losing the race if the competition is somewhere near your level.

[@johannsebastianbach1649]

The fact that a bad day for anyone means 6th place and a sub 2:10 performance is impressive on its own. Obiri played out this race perfectly, just staying super patient knowing her abilities on the track would put her in first.

[@qoako9695]

No its not impressive at all please don't lie.

[@THICCTHICCTHICC]

@@qoako9695 you're right, it's terrible. You could've done better.

[@qoako9695]

@@THICCTHICCTHICC You sound hurt. Look Mo Farah's marathon times have not been close to what this guy puts out there on a good day but they are better than 2:09, his marathoning has been a total let down ... unimpressive, be that as it may Kipchoge runs a terrible race far slower than Mo Farah and we are supposed to be impressed and give him a pass foh 😂😂😂😂

[@elijahmortensen9895]

This is definitely going to be a catalyst for Kipchoge to go sub 2:00:00 I personally believe he will be 10x more motivated and disciplined coming into his next race. Also it was still an amazing performance 2:09:00 is an absurd time for a “bad run”

[@esbjornbacklund5999]

More absurd you have 5 guys faster to

[@Rickles]

The man is discipline embodied. But nobody can beat age and he's on the other side of the hill. Still I'd be thrilled to run a marathon in 4:18 let alone half that time so it's not like I'm throwing any shade his way.

[@zojr]

Everything just happened so fast after Kipchoge missed his water bottle. I wonder if that moment played with his mind for a little bit. One thing I won't say though, I don't think his performance had anything to do with age and don't believe he underestimated the Boston course. I just think the course itself is hard to figure out on the first try (or at all). I can see Kipchoge doing well and winning in New York and then hopefully returning to Boston next year. I would love to see him win all 6 majors.

[@EldiabloG33]

Watching him miss that water was so crushing. Can't say that was what decided everything, but it was certainly brutal timing right before the hill surge.

[@Ahonghekiaaksisj]

What km

[@EldiabloG33]

@@Ahonghekiaaksisj 30

[@Ahonghekiaaksisj]

@@EldiabloG33 i wanna watch replay

[@nicksantos7586]

wish we couldve seen what wouldve happened with nothing like that occurring

[@jaysingh05]

Aww man. That sucks

[@runelitecoach]

How did you get this out so fast? lol. I've been on this all day with my video draft going during the race. Much respect for high speed and efficiency.

[@djcastano1180]

Tempo runs

[@Daniel-ng8fi]

ChatGPT

[@davidcmpeterson]

To be fair, your video is twice as long! :-)

[@oscar.esteves]

It was pre done

[@alexdeleon1032]

I’m just glad I got to stand there and see Eliud run up the street I drive on every single day. So surreal

[@meangirlbecca]

Congrats to him! That was still a phenomenal finish! Some of us can only run a half marathon within that time! So many factors are at play with each race. I watched when he fell behind just around mile 20 and I was so anxious... Was rooting for him to catch up but the lead pack was just surging ahead and it didn't look like he was able to close the gap. Still so inspiring to see him finish. Hope he comes back next year and try again!

[@blotzkrog]

Eliud the GOAT 🐐 champion of the people, always 💛 hope you can shine again ✨️

[@qoako9695]

Put some respect on Kenenisa Bekele's name.

[@Schlond_poofa]

I had a gut feeling he wouldn’t win, we all have bad race days and this doesn’t undo the world record, we know what he’s capable of, these days just happen.

[@hagosmesgoun7195]

His a legend Big Congrats too all the runners - thank you runners for inspiring me running my first marathon this past month ❤️🏁

[@cooperosborn3226]

He took 8th in London in 2020 and two years later (last year) set the world record, definitely not worried about kipchoge

[@ibracadabraroot]

I was at mile 7. So exciting just to see him. Even in the rain it was such a cool experience.

[@KipSandbox]

Great breakdown! This was the first race I saw live. Just got into running a few months ago and I did the research coming into this marathon. Amazing turnout and yeah I'm still rooting for Kipchoge in the next one!

[@thomasgaines7988]

Watching both the entire marathon where Eliud ran sub 2 and this marathon provided a great example of how humanizing and humbling this sport is. I had a bad race myself two days ago and seeing the goat fall off a pack like this helps me in a weird way. It’s good to know that one third of your races will always be bad no matter how great you are. Love the sport and love the people pushing it forward everyday.

[@rodjohnson2632]

Maybe just not Kipchoge's day, or possibly he wasn't used to the punishment to the legs given by Boston's downhill last several miles. I ran Boston in 1982 and 1983, and many other marathons in those days. Boston was the only course that left my legs so sore the next day, that I had to walk backwards down stairs! And in the race, I thought the hard part was over after getting through the uphills in pretty good shape, but those last downhill miles just killed me, and I slowed badly.

[@Soap_MC]

I ran this race today. The weather wasn’t ideal, but the temperature was nice. The crowds were insane the ENTIRE way. Such a cool experience.

[@fleet7121]

nice, how did u do?

[@Soap_MC]

@@fleet7121 I broke my foot during training, so I wasn't able to train at all for the race. It was brutal, but I couldn't get a refund for the plane tickets so I did it anyways haha.

[@kevinwargo9734]

Saw this in person!!! So amazing

[@did.it.myself9022]

Wow you caught a glimpse of the beasts?

[@JohnDoe-xk1dv]

Great run from Chebet - hard to know exactly what happened with Kipchoge, hopefully he talks about it at some point in the future. Maybe though the combo of missing his drink right before the hills, feeling like a pacer, and the weather were all downers. And if any illness/injury behind scenes too of course. I don't think it's age per se, given he set the world record again only in autumn last year. Be interesting to see what he does, now - I get the sense he'd still like to get Olympic Gold again if possible, but maybe he will not race in the Majors again, or just at a flat course? Let's wait see.

[@OliveGrummer]

Fingers crossed he comes back and gets it next year!!! I really really hope so.

[@kikio-rq9kx]

He will

[@alecscheerer_run]

Nope. Get used to seeing other athletes win

[@RbpcsFit]

I really hope EK does so too!!!

[@qoako9695]

Let's give other a chance and congratulations Evans for a back to back.

[@jeffdmk6530]

What a race! You can never know what is going to happen during the marathon !

[@MelB868]

Crazy people will run I get out of breath running for 1 minute

[@palillo2006]

These guys are fast. Imagine running a 2:09 and be 6th. Great race overall.

[@martinst8764]

Thanks so much for such a complete debrief - the best as always! Wow, this just amps up Boston's reputation! I'm looking forward to going along to watch the London race next weekend 😉

[@christopherbunker9571]

Great review of the race. You are usually great at giving equal coverage to women's events. I'd love to see your review and hear your perspective on the women's Boston marathon

[@mohit_jangra21]

Allways be a great legend ⛳

[@lowzyyy]

Although i like Kipchoge, i dont like the fact that almost noone speaks about how much Evans destroyed this marathon 2x in a row which is insane

[@Chlo-vd5je]

It was so good that kipchoge kept going while he was obviously having a bad race (for his standards) shows how much mental strength these marathon runners have, but congratulations to the winner I really admire them for being able to run that far!!

[@daviddaniellopezsoto201]

kudos for this great recap!

[@MHWGamer]

first time I've ever seen Eluid without a perfect running form.. that's crazy it took so long

[@jonaslind7085]

Thanks - what a great breakdown.

[@cherylross1]

We can always count on Total Running Productions for same-day coverage!

[@AlanTiongson]

Nice recap. And quick with the upload - nice to watch live this morning and have a recap already available. Lol.

[@chacharoni]

great recap. thank you!

[@darklordlc]

Chebet’s experience with the course helped him tremendously. I am in awe of any of these runners.

[@ellist4000]

I love all your videos, commenting for the algorithm

[@henrydeaza3578]

Good afternoon! Good report! Bless!

[@melomanoviajero]

Thanks for the recap!

[@bnsz8704]

Love to see Mantz up there with the best in the world

[@1866drmills]

It is incredible to me that a bad day for this gentlemen still results in a finish in the top 10. Some runners will never run fast enough to place in the top ten. Much respect to him.

[@RunningNPAdventures]

Thank you for this video. Well done.

[@zurlocker1]

Thank you. Great reporting!

[@jacksonfowler4442]

Great video TRP, i feel like Zouhair Talbi deserves a Shout out for making his marathon debut and finishing in the top 5 of this stacked race.

[@christajooste1533]

Great video and summary!

[@Joz_art]

A very disciplined man. The foundation of success.

[@garyflynn3762]

Great video, very interesting!!!!

[@tedddybear]

I was so excited to see Emma Bates place 5th!! Minnesota represent ❄️

[@Sgtgee]

Even the best of the best have a bad day at the office! Congratulations to all the Boston marathon finalists and finishers! Lucky to ran it 5x out of 20 marathons myself and for each of them I ran and finished, it was a learning experience all over again. Happily still running but retired from the distance.

[@rahadimodern6464]

Great analysis

[@paulinalavayen2578]

I’m so happy for the city of Boston. I watch the netflix marathon of 2013….. I’m soo happy for the people from Boston and it’s proud and compassionate people in the toughest time make Boston an amazing city to visit. Some day I will be there watching that historical marathon

[@NFS305]

It’s a great time! 🙏

[@TechnondiaPty]

I love Eliud becs he doesn't stop once he has a problem.

[@beachrunner428]

He paced the entire group. They all went in together to knock him out and it showed. At 1:03:00 you can see him looking back and signaling for somebody to take over.

[@allstarpriscilla]

10000% I think he knew he wasn't going win at this point. He has character for doing that.

[@paulmulks]

They were all right on him as well, he had no room to do anything

[@Erik291098]

@@allstarpriscilla Now that he lost honorably, he can use better tactics to win next year.

[@MarciOlii]

But this was his tactic: run a sub 2:03 - 2:05 to destry his opponents.

[@qoako9695]

@@MarciOlii and it backfired hard! Boston is a real marathom course not Berlin

[@AllInTheGame01]

The great man will be 39 in November! Combination of the course's elevation, weather & his age were clearly factors! He can't run & win forever at this elite level :( Shouldn't let Kipchoge's bad day overshadow how great Helen Obiri ran in just her 2nd marathon!

[@Clift0n]

It has nothing to do with his age. Only a fool would say that. He literally just ran the world record less than a year ago for crying out loud

[@AllInTheGame01]

@@Clift0n You're right, there's never been an athlete in the history of sports who's had a drop-off in that period of time! That's not saying he'll never win again, just that he couldn't handle Boston as well as he's handled Berlin for example!

[@Clift0n]

@@AllInTheGame01 it was his first time on that course and combined with the awful conditions and the pack forcing him to lead the race for most of it it would’ve taken the perfect race to win. He will be back and he will win.

[@therangersinger]

If you really think he is only 39 years old you are crazy 😂

[@AllInTheGame01]

@@therangersinger Trying to be nice and not upset the likes of Clifton even more :)

[@samuelohland4191]

Great recap! You should make a video for the women's race as well.

[@Allenkcw]

I was at the gym and didnt do a single thing for almost 40 minutes on the second half of the marathon. I went thru so many emotions lol

[@ahjaanhugh]

Fond memories of '77 and '79 back in the days when you had to meet a qualifying standard to enter the race. In '77, Jerome Drayton won the race, proud to be a Canadian. In '79, I ran a 2:50+change, the reality, over 1,700 runners were in front of me. The winner of the race Bill Rodgers. The crowds over the last mile an experience I will never forget.

[@shannonpost2286]

He paced others to their success. Amazing job!

[@roychui6694]

He did his best even on a bad day in office. And 2 hours and 9 mins is just crazy. Off day or not. Respect.

[@Klian159]

With this fail, Kipchoge will learn from the experience and the next thing you know, he will be the new Boston record holder :)!!! Like he said, failure is not the end of the world!

[@qoako9695]

I'd bet on Bekele for that, he has cross country pedigree and Kipchoge's speed.

[@mokhtarmoussa]

The up-and-coming Morrocan Zouhair Talbi deserve a special mention, finished ahead of Kipchopge at number 5th for his first ever marathon.

[@msimelelonkani2379]

My observation, Kipchoge doesn't like running in cold and wet weather. It was cold and raining at London marathon 2021 where he came position 8. It was also cold and raining now at Boston marathon 2023 where he came position 6 Well done Goat🐐 for finishing the race. You will remain the greatest of all time🐐💚😊🙏

[@davidjones5547]

The problem with Kipchoge today was that not once did he train over the course. It is a huge difference riding in a car over the course than running it

[@kenmcdaniel6913]

lol lol lol lol yeah i'm sure that was it. Make sure you let him know that lol lol

[@qoako9695]

​@@kenmcdaniel6913😂😂😂 excuses left right and centre I tell you...who runs a course to familiarize themselves 😂😂😂

[@davidjones5547]

@@qoako9695 Most of the top runners who are not familiar with the course would recon by running at least part of the route. It is the same thing as cyclists reconning the mountain stages in the Grand Tours and other important races.

[@qoako9695]

@@davidjones5547 my friend this was Kipchoge's very first real marathon conditions none of those tailored pancake flat courses with pacers. I've always wondered how these elite's would fare in real world marathon conditions and today we got it served on a silver platter.

[@davidjones5547]

@@qoako9695 You raise a very good point. But come to think of it, aren't his Olympic gold medal done without pacers? In my opinion, while Kipchoge is considered to be the GOAT in the marathon, I believe that Kenenisa Bekele is by far the greatest distance runner.

[@nairbil]

Hopefully this just means we'll get to see Eliud Kipchoge run Boston again in the future!

[@helenikua1790]

Kipchoge himself never makes any excuses for a loss, but London 2020 already showed that he can be vulnerable in bad weather conditions. Still, he's not the only great champion who underperforms in bad weather, the great David Rudisha wasn't particularly fond of rain and chilly conditions either.

[@19Kamau79]

David Rudisha is/was 800m runner also he is more like sprinter type 400/800 not distance runner at all, no sprinter enjoy under the cold weather.

[@helenikua1790]

@@19Kamau79Was an 800m runner, retired now. And my point stands, some runners perform well in all weather conditions and others not so much.

[@19Kamau79]

@Helen Ikua but certainly for different reasons as all marathon runners are marathon runners, in this field there's no mixed type middle distance runner's only, thought rainy and cold weather seem to be weakness for Kipchoge or for his energy system as he can't fight against lower body temperature.

[@GeorgeMariusCracu]

"For more than a decade there hasn't been a single race that Kipchoge could not absolutely dominate". What about 2020 London Marathon?

[@raiderraider84]

He dominated London in 2019, I think he meant overall races

[@GeorgeMariusCracu]

@@raiderraider84 Yes, probably!

[@19Kamau79]

In latest video Sage Canaday actually predicted the results as Chebet and Kipruto running great tactical race, Tanzanian runner just used his horsepower to catch silver.

[@xbox360noob]

Yep saw that video yesterday. I’m like Sage is insane lol. Great race

[@qoako9695]

That's because Sage runs tough races and Boston is probably the only Hollywood race with a semblance of real world racing conditions, all the other majors are ran on pancakes...Kipchoge has experienced a type of race that 99.99 % of us mere mortals have to put up with on a regular each year.

[@lucopodium]

Great performance Kipchoge, Obiri and Chebet

[@qoako9695]

What about the other 7 runners ahead of Kipchoge?

[@JessyKiarie]

Proud of you Kipchoge. still the G.O.A.T

[@hendrikdourie5232]

I agree. He did run very well.

[@mondo851]

Not a surprise to see Hellen Obiri break through in her second marathon. She beat some elite runners, today. The positive surprise of the day might be Emma Bates, finishing a very solid fifth.

[@jon_cielo]

Still impressive race by the Man! I can't even cover 26.2 miles (in a car) in Miami traffic in under 2 hours and 10 minutes.

[@franklyterrence4860]

Incredible gifted and hardworking people

[@qoako9695]

Thank you Boston for such a realistic race, this is the race that was needed, 99.99% of us run undulating courses with steep inclines and sharp descends, the rest of the world majors have built up this Hollywood false image of what actual marathon races are like; flat-pancake like routes, with pacers, guiding lines for optimal course use. Every marathoner will have a sense of appreciation for what has transpired here because it puts a "hollywood movie star" in real world relatable running conditions which make him more human than machine, with Boston time is not the ultimate challenge...the course (uneven), the elements, physiological stress and most importantly no pacers makes this the most relatable and realistic race for anyone who has ran multitudes of marathons. Well done to Evans on his defense and hard luck to Kipchoge specifically, this was clearly different kettle of fish. Now back to Hollywood style marathoning in London this weekend.

[@ababagogynqa8614]

I think kipchoge has some issues dealing with bad weather conditions. This is similar to what happened in the London marathon where he got 7th. To be fair, that’s completely reasonable, but it’s just something that I noticed.

[@marianahthecoach8694]

Incredible lessons learnt

[@savagepro9060]

Kipchoge did Boston in order to avoid having to run London. He knew what was coming for him. Check out this year's performance at London's Marathon 2023 to get my point!

[@ericrwhus9659]

He's just top notch ✌️

[@rifkamariani]

Kipchoge is always awesome!!!

[@Robert_McGarry_Poems]

Classy to finish.

[@DarkPa1adin]

The GOAT will be back!

[@againstdrivingdrunk614]

Great commentary- J

[@dmanthei]

I turned on the race at the 10k mark and saw Conner Mantz at the lead pack. I felt that he was going too fast. Despite his fast start I think he did pretty good. I wasn't happy with his place and time but his time should have been slower due too fast start. He must have been grinding at the end. Still cheering for you Conner .

[@drijarunelson2760]

Kipchoge you have done it several times you are a hero

[@claverpcenglish]

The narration 😍😍😍

[@victormurithi770]

I'm glad Eliud Finished the race

[@gman3245]

Congratulations Tanzania athlete 🇹🇿 very soon he's going to make history, first Tanzanian ever to win a gold medal.

[@IvanMalechko]

How can you do this? I just came back from watching this live at the finish line and the TRP video is already here! Big kudos for Eliud for not dropping the race as lots of people litteraly came just to see the GOAT crossing the line. I was afraid that the weather can play a big role as in 2018. And it seems like the famous Newton "hills" really make this course different.

[@wahoomusic6230]

To have ran this for the past 5 years this is crazy. Just got Tokyo than I have done all the majors for the marathon.

[@NFS305]

Amazing!

[@AnkitAttri-nk3we]

Kipchoge and kinisia bekele my favreat runner ❤❤

[@turnerburger]

Kipchoge is starting to get up there in terms of age now, it's still impressive that someone who is almost 40 years old is still actively putting up world class times. I think he could have hung with the pace a bit longer had he got his bottle at mile 19, but he still held his own.

[@williamgomes6630]

Não dá para ganhar tudo, mesmo se tratando do melhor maratonista do mundo de todos os tempos...

[@rubendarioarevalo5907]

Allways be a great legend

[@merlin3]

Having a "bad" day is the most natural thing

[@_starter]

Hellen Obiri is the top story of the 2023 Boston Marathon