We Were All Wrong...

[@BugattianVeyronian]

Videos for long distance running are rare nowadays. Appreciate the upload.

[@papaflores3084]

you must be new around here

[@BugattianVeyronian]

@@papaflores3084 You seem new. I'm sure the owner of the channel and regular viewers know what I mean. :)

[@Acura1NSX]

Not on this channel they're not... He has a lot of lovely long distance pieces here.

[@Losentetre]

I run chasing my PBs and SBs for almost 20 years and I am a smoker. I am 45 years old now. After watching this video I am going to do my best to stop this bad habit. Thank you TRP! You are a real inspiration!

[@jasonaltham7013]

Give it hell. You got this

[@DMalek]

Gl bro, stay strong 👊🏻

[@hunterpruett5640]

Love the motivation. If you haven't checked them out, I recommend the book Atomic Habits and the KZbin video, Everything You Know About Addiction is Wrong

[@spencerkeanini9626]

I'm a smoker runner too. Only marijuana though. Not going to lie it somehow helps me tap into this zone where I can have better breath control and a clearer mind. I feel like running high also helps me with endurance because it kinda numbs the pain in my legs as well. But thats just me. Its not for everyone

[@lindamorrisson2999]

Please give this awful habit - I don’t want to read about man dying during afternoon run !

[@robertfurman9751]

I am a simple man, I see Eliud Kipchoge, I click.

[@powellkiptoo9669]

Just his face on the screen .. i click

[@blotzkrog]

he is my (and i am sure many more) inspiration to become a habitual runner. absolute ICON.

[@PLFMM]

I love this channel…it renewed my love for track and field but most importantly the objectivity and passion in it makes it a joy to follow. So many channels are biased to one nation and many commentators have no respect for African and global athletes…you always take time to pronounce names correctly and give equal attention to athletic success regardless of where the person is from. Keep up the good work!

[@thedailystride5407]

Facts

[@josephroach]

Endorsed‼️

[@ryu-ken]

Fax

[@jeffryhammel3035]

This channel is also one of my favs.

[@tatskamaster]

I agree. Wish there was a channel like this for field events.

[@orlando9510]

Wow! This makes me feel so proud to have 8% Kenian in my DNA 😊

[@johnday3623]

Dude I love this channel so much lol the dudes voice and it’s just entertaining bro

[@mgmentertainment7789]

Love your videos bro...they are superb

[@willsessions2474]

I still say I'd love to see him turn 40 and walk away from the road marathons and start training for mountain ultras. It would be a trip to see him in the Westerns States 100.

[@bigisma-il5927]

Kipchoge's endurance is built different.

[@CryogenicFire]

Kipchoge is just pure joy to watch. Such an amazing man and talent.

[@robertyula2669]

Look up Birgit Fischer. She won gold medals in 6 different Olympic Games. That's a span of 24 years. She competed in the sport of Sprint Kayaking. Hard to compare kayakers with runners, nevertheless, I think you'd be hard-pressed to find another athlete who won gold medals in the Olympics over a longer time span. It's impressive.

[@Normandy1944]

G O A T ...🐐🐐...what else can you call him until the next one comes along.

[@LivinginDurangoColorado]

Great video! Very well done! Thank you!

[@victordali2404]

Eliud Kipchoge the GOAT has nothing more to prove. He can only keep running coz he is passionate about it and loves the challenge to push his body to the furthest it can go thus "no human is limited"... he is "pushing the bounderies"... I'm proud of my country man.

[@baljka17]

He broke it again. Congrats Kipchoge!

[@Honkiavelli]

Kipchoge is so good that he is on my short list for greatest athletes in history.

[@TheSolarGuyJK]

Kipchoge is the long-distance GOAT. No one is even close to what he is right now. Joshua Cheptegei plans to follow the same path, but it's crazy that he believes he can take him down.

[@sneakerprofiler]

I don’t think anyone was wrong not to competitively compare Hammer Throw to Hurdle to Long Jump to Marathon to Sprint, etc. They are completely different disciplines. It’s fine to have a GOAT in each sport. ✌🏽💙🏃🏽‍♂️

[@mindshelfpro]

Such an inspiring man!

[@htmonaro1969]

Another great video, although it's probably time to now address your earlier "interesting" ranking of Kipchoge, is it not?

[@HeWhoShams]

Eliud was never doubted by me.. Don't ever put me in a category of thinking less of him. When people were saying he would never win another marathon, I disagreed

[@TGfoever]

I’m interested to see how his body holds up when he retires. Some engines actually have less issues when run hard consistently, but fall apart when you stop pushing them. I wonder if his body will be the same way. I hope not, but something to follow up with.

[@kc2mibwill]

He's not a damn machine!......Well, when I really think about it, he is. You've got a point. Well said, Sir. Have a good day.

[@Appaddict01]

Some athletes are blessed to go nearly injury free their entire careers.

[@HkFinn83]

Yeh his hips and knees will cause him some grief later in life but it’s probably worth it for riches and fame. Normal people overtraining for a hobby on the other hand makes no sense.

[@jonnyrg7489]

He’ll likely be fine for a very long time. I mean he loves running. He’s gonna retire from competing eventually no doubt, but he’s more than likely going to continue running after until the day he physically cannot like a lot of other normal people do

[@patheddles4004]

Yeah look, I'd bet gold against copper that Kipchoge won't stop running when he retires from competition. I suspect he'll still maintain a training schedule that would destroy most athletes, and that he'll remain heavily involved in training the next few generations of Kenyan distance runners.

[@cedriksandell3800]

Great video, actually made me emotional

[@YoNickSoko]

I believe Eliud can continue winning into his 40s. He’s as perfect of a marathon runner as you can get. Plus he’s the epitome of what being a humble athlete means. Truly inspiring even to non-runners

[@shawnlittle73]

You definitely needs to be the Face & Voice for #NBC #OLYMPICS

[@balasridhar8055]

Goat for a reason 🔥🔥🔥

[@UTubeSL]

the man is absolutely incredible.

[@And-rc9yy]

I live and train just a few km's from Kipchoge's training camp. Ask anyone around Kaptagat and they will ALL tell you Kipchoge is considerably older than is quoted on Wikipedia. It's common for Kenyan athletes to fake their age so they can compete longer as juniors.

[@terranceparris4169]

Chosing his races carefully is key he runs 3 or 4 top races for the most every year giving his body time to recover the key to be injury free for decades

[@finnwilde]

Wouldn't Anthony Ervin (sprint swimmer) have a longer span between global titles, (2000 olympics - 2016 olympics (16 yrs)) both in the 50m freestyle, despite not competing in many of the yrs between?

[@am.perronace]

Not technically athletics, but Kilian Jornet has been consistently winning races and setting records for 17 years...and still going strong!! 2022 has been a great season for him. IMO he's up there with the greatest runners ever, just because of such a wide range of race distances that he dominates. From Vertical Kilometers up to 100 milers he can win it all...

[@am.perronace]

You should really do a video about Kilian...getting deep into his carreer, he really deserves to be better known amongst the runners' community

[@m.x.]

Not related to athletics, but Rafael Nadal has also been on the top for around 17 or 18 years.

[@robertadair9756]

Now, this was good now. Now, the information is excellent, now. Now, keep up the videos. Now, that’s all-for now

[@joseeliasreyesguzman4506]

Great video and agree about Kipchoge? Please comment about Allyson Felix.

[@lockbert99]

3:52 Almost forces the other runner off he track in moving very into him.

[@muhammadputera6593]

Kenenisa Bekele was compared unfairly, because you stuck to one type of race for him but took all races for Kipchoge. Here's the fair comparison of first and most recent world titles - Bekele: 1st world title 2002 in Dublin, most recent world title 2020 in London (18 years) - Kipchoge: 1st world title 2003 in Paris, most recent world title 2021 in Tokyo (18 years) What's uncontroversial is that Kipchoge is the greatest marathoner of all time. But Bekele is right there with him once you broaden the scope to greatest long-distance runner ever

[@darrendickson1872]

Phenomonal video!! keep it up!! A little overkill on the title tho.

[@mikedaley2078]

Excellent channel. Keep up the good work!

[@garrysekelli6776]

The main broblem with this hypoth3sis isJoshua Cheptegai baby.

[@JohnSmith-rx2uv]

What a champion

[@johnpsmith19]

indeed

[@danf8047]

I tried Kipchoge's pace for about 2 km and almost had a heartattack... this dude ran that for 42km? I suspect he's part cyborg

[@WKLNETWORK]

He still can run sub 2.30 Marathon at age 60

[@alexanderSydneyOz]

EK is great, his longevity at the top level in his sport is outstanding, but the hyperbole in this video is out of control. eg when I think of "the greatest quotes in history", I tend to not think of anything EK has said.

[@realAndresilver]

What is going on dude you're deleting alot of your recent vids?

[@ricardo_valadez]

How do you stay hungry for that

[@vsportsguy]

Does anybody know the background music in the intro?

[@pablosanchez2631]

Did you forget bolt existed?

[@blengi]

if chucking things is sufficient to be athletically classified then is hard to deny the athleticness of golf ball bashing and J Nicklaus's 24-year span of major victories against all comers lol

[@caseysmith544]

One thing is that throwing takes actual major muscle strength while the other does not as much for golf as the equipment can be the reason golfer is doing more.

[@blengi]

@@caseysmith544 athleticism as per various dictionaries: lexico - the physical qualities that are characteristic of athletes, such as strength, *fitness* , and *agility* Collins - physical prowess consisting variously of *coordination* , *dexterity* , vigor, stamina, etc..

[@suhaasvemuri7980]

I don't think we were all wrong.

[@aarondavidson907]

As much I love Kipchoge and will always root for him as the greatest marathoner ever, I have to view his 2016 Olympic victory with a big fat asterisk. Nike equipped him and the other two medalist with secret Vaporfly prototypes that almost no one else in the field had. I’m sure Kipchoge would’ve still won if everyone had the same shoes, but nonetheless I don’t view that race as very fair at all.

[@scarlettpinder8855]

You cannot be serious

[@billytanner1868]

Too bad Ultramarathon is not yet a worldwide attention grabber event, otherwise Killian Jornet would have been mentioned in the discussion.

[@AWildBard]

Great video, but never is a long time.

[@payrysdoscs4903]

Let's go EK

[@abcD-wf9yr]

No runner but check alejandro valverde (cyclist) on wikipedia or procyclingstats. He s pretty similar to kp in the long term stuff

[@danielherron7560]

All I have to say is “Floyd mayweather”

[@rickwilson5611]

You are 100% wrong dude John Brzenk has been at the top for almost 40 years in his weight class wtf are you talking about he holds records all around the world and titles. He Won his first title in 1982 and he's still on top of his weightclass in 2022 in North American and close to the top in the world at both his weight class and even heavy weights.

[@beeschamelsoose476]

Some people who will compete in the Paris Olymics were not even Born when Kipchoge got his first title. THAT is crazy.

[@benjaminpedersen9548]

That was actually already true last year. Erriyon Knighton for example.

[@GoSlowToGoFastOG]

Man this guy is persistent with his scams 👆🏾

[@wilhelmw3455]

It’s amazing how he has remained relatively injury free over such a long period hopefully more greatness awaits him.

[@tomm487]

...the secret is in the training. No treadmills, no tarmac and as little on prepared surfaces. It's all dirt roads, tracks and grass fields helping to keep the stress on joints and feet at a minimum.

[@RobManser77]

@@tomm487 Yes, those things help, but many elite runners do everything you list and still get injured. In terms of his favourable injury history, Eliud is just blessed with good genetics and luck in how his body has grown and developed. Don't forget Eliud trains exactly the same as everyone else at his Kaptagat training camp.

[@RobManser77]

@Anna Meredith Very true, and I think this applies to most elites in general - many runners have the motivation and drive for success, and many do all the right things to avoid injury, but the set of runners we see at the top are generally the ones who could handle the training and not get injured.

[@Mike-oz4cv]

@Anna Meredith Staying injury free is the best talent you can have.

[@craigwheeler4760]

He just runs too fast for the injuries to catch up with him. 😁😆

[@tembaniphiri5485]

EK is gifted no doubt! I opine that what sets him apart is his laser-like focus ( I saw from the Ineos 159 Doccie, that he stays in camp during training season and has delegated management of the family business to his able wife) & work ethic-a potent mix. Hoping he will grace the Paris Olympics for yet another splendid performance.

[@MasterBettyy]

@F Swimmblader lol

[@Rog5446]

To say someone is gifted, is an insult. It assumes that they have natural ability not gifted to others, and that they have no need to dedicate their lives to a hard rigorous training regime.

[@Rog5446]

@F Swimmblader If it was nonsense, please amplify.

[@techyb8614]

@F Swimmblader As if being gifted doesn't contribute to such feats and the repetition of them over an extended period of time. Plus a cocktail of clever doping regimes being the icing on the cake.

[@tembaniphiri5485]

@F Swimmblader And you know this how? What conclusive evidence do you have?

[@johannsebastianbach1649]

Edna Kiplangat achieved a 4th place time at Boston this year. At the time, she was 42. I have no doubt that Kipchoge has Atleast a couple more years to go

[@buttsniffa7469]

I have noticed that elite women can run well into their 40's, but it is rarely the case with men. Hopefully Eliud proves me wrong

[@Ekzotika-g8w]

I mean Bekele did run the 2:01:41 marathon and has been challenging the world’s best times for a few years now despite inconsistencies. These don’t technically count as global titles but I still feel it shouldn’t go without saying. In a way, he’s still also competing at the top of the world in the marathon, even if he hasn’t happened to lift any official global titles.

[@TotalRunningProductions]

Very true. I considered adding world marathon majors to this list but for the record books kept it at Olympic or world championship victories.

[@greatleapforwards]

came here to say the exact same thing. he has been on the pointy end of marathons ever since he retired. had a lot of troubles with injuries though

[@19Kamau79]

We shouldn't forget Haile, how many years between his first and last world record? and how many of them he actually broke?

[@_H1R0_]

The woman’s diving gold medalist last Olympics was 14 I think making her born in 2006, 3 years after Kipchoges 5000m world championship win.

[@pratyakshkumar8940]

kenenisa bekele still could have challenged him if he was at his best. injuries and health issues made him go down. at his best he was invincible.

[@TotalRunningProductions]

I'm still convinced Bekele had a chance to run well at the 2021 Olympics but for one reason or another he wasn't selected for the Games by the Ethiopian team. At his best, Bekele was practically unbeatable like you said (at least on the track), and with a 2:01:41 marathon PB in 2019, I'd say he still has a few world class marathons in his legs.

[@lotty4006]

But he wasn’t, that’s the whole point

[@Whale15]

@@lotty4006 agreed

[@nickatnite16]

@@lotty4006 exactly!

[@BillyBob-wh4sq]

@@lotty4006 exactly. This only makes what Kipchoge has accomplished even more impressive.

[@ChristianRunsNY]

I absolutely love everything about Kipchoge and who he is. He's an amazing athlete and person.

[@podawe8051]

Kipchoge is without a doubt the GOAT of running. He's accomplished everything you could possibly accomplish in this sport and still continues to impress and improve. When he eventually retires, we will look back and tell our children about his greatness because I doubt it will ever be replicated. The duration and consistency is just jaw dropping

[@random-zb7fp]

You heard of Haile Gebreselassie

[@RunForPeace-hk1cu]

@@random-zb7fp and? Doesn’t make Kipchoge any less of a runner. Dominating Marathoning for so long at this level is unheard of. We’ve heard of track athletes dominating their events … but not Marathoning. That’s why he’s so incredible

[@random-zb7fp]

@@RunForPeace-hk1cu Gebreselassie dominated everything...

[@BlackSpiderPro]

I think Usain Bolt would've been up there too without injuries.

[@pliubumas]

​@@BlackSpiderPro Bolt is still absolutely the GOAT in short-distance, 2008 olympics performances and 9:58 seal the deal completely. Kipchoge is absolutely the GOAT in long-distance. It's useless to try to compare and find out the best runner of all time overall, as short distance and long distance are just too different and there never was an event where they could reasonably be compared.

[@thedailystride5407]

Been a minute since a Kipchoge vid. Always appreciate the marathon content.

[@f2f923]

Kipchoge vs Bekele is the greatest marathon race that never happened in 2020.

[@nickatnite16]

It happened,on more than one occasion and Bekele lost

[@f2f923]

@@nickatnite16 I should edit, I was referring to the 2020 Berlin race that was cancelled due to covid. They were both at their peak in the marathon distance.

[@jakovbrizic]

@@f2f923 I was waiting for that race for weeks when they announced they both entered. You are right, that was, or should I say, should've been both of their peaks. I was so mad when fucking covid canceled the race....

[@Zen.Nicola]

@@nickatnite16 On track who won? and on cross country race?

[@aarondavidson907]

@@nickatnite16 there’s a little more to it than that. Bekele has been more injury prone than Kipchoge, and in the marathon they’ve only raced each other at their best on one occasion. It was the 2016 London marathon, and Kipchoge was wearing secret Vaporfly prototypes while Bekele was wearing old Streak 5’s. Bekele finished a little over two minutes behind Kipchoge, which is a difference easily accounted for by the shoe tech. Give Bekele a pair of Vaporfly’s that day and there’s no doubt in my mind it would’ve come down to a sprint finish between the two.

[@cortlundhaney5701]

This videos are amazing

[@craigwheeler4760]

6:00 -- When a Gold medalist comes into the final stretch, and you can't even see his competition in the screen....that's domination on a whole other level. You know how rare that is? To finish so far ahead , even in a marathon, that nobody else is even in view?

[@greenpenguin3154]

Kipchoge won his first title at 18 and is still winning them 18 years later. He’s been winning global titles for half his life!

[@random-zb7fp]

And how many Bekele won

[@kipropyano5787]

@@random-zb7fp Bekele has achieved only a third of what EK has achieved

[@random-zb7fp]

@@kipropyano5787 when did you start watching the sport?

[@random-zb7fp]

@@kipropyano5787 Kipchoge literally has one world record and it was almost broken just after one year it was set. Daniel Komen has more world records than kipchoge right? Since 1997 by the way

[@TheProchargedmopar]

👍💪

[@Sough]

Your clickbait titles are a bit much

[@Jos2901]

Noti gang!

[@cozmic_baller]

All I can say is this guy is a legend

[@atg851]

Keeping in mind that this was posted before Berlin 2022 - I think you are spot on, he still has a lot more to prove! Hope we see him go under 2 hours before he retires!

[@temba92]

Wait hes only 37? My man looks like 62.

[@isaactaylorcummings]

eliud the type of guy to be 70 and still running sub thirty 10Ks fr

[@robertocarlos2406]

I like all the content in your channel, but lately I’ve really missed your long distance videos.

[@uprightape100]

As a frequent punter, I won't bet against him. I like to win my wagers.

[@carlkinglewis]

Carl Lewis should be 17 in 79 YEAR was the 3 San Juan Pam America Games, PLUS 3 at the Moskva Spartakiade, and in 80 the USA boycotted the Olympic Games where Lewis had a chance to win a medal. Or Lewis should be 15 because in 81 he was the Best Long Jump in the World and 100m according to Track and Fields News Magazine and he won Baton Rouge NCAA Ch., 100m and Long Jump and Sacramento TAC Ch., also 100m and Long Jump in 81 there was no Championship Rank event, so Lewis should be at least 15 years old and not 13 GREETING

[@bmylesderek7363]

He's certainly gonna do it again, Health life till then is the priority!

[@robinbauer1975]

well eliud is the greates marathoner but by far not the best long distance runner this title either belongs to kenenisa or to haile gebrsalassie. Yes eliud won the 2003 WC Gold but Kenenisa won Gold in 2003 WC and bronze Gold in 2004 olympics and a silver gold in 2005 WC Gold in 2007 WC the DOUBLE GOLD at the olympics in 2008 ( a feat eliud has never accomplished doubleing two events or even winning them and then again a golden double at 2009) WC. plus kenenisa has better PB´s (WR`s ) then eliud in everything but the marathon were kenenisa was just 2 seconds off eliud´s PB don´t missunderstand me because eliud is great but he was never on par with kenenisa who was plagued by injury his entrie life from 2011 till now Kenny destroyed everything including eliud in track races and XC where btw Kenenisa WON 11 WC GOLD MEDALS

[@random-zb7fp]

This comment should be pinned

[@qarenlee254]

Eliud stayed injury free.... That is an achievement

[@random-zb7fp]

@@qarenlee254 bekele pushed himself too far

[@andrescarrasco2384]

Good video. I would also mention Javelin - to me the greatest of all GOATs - JS - check out his record. thanks

[@hidemytracks]

Great Champion and Great Record, but what we are wrong about as your Clickbait Title says? Comparing apples to oranges? Does it makes any sense comparing two different categories, sure they are part of Track and Field Events, but still ! If you really want to compare apples to oranges then the Greatest Athlete of all time is Michael Plelps with 23 Gold(total 28) Medals in Olympics alone over 4 Olympics (2000-2016), but does it makes sense to compare swimming with track & fields? Mid to long distance running requires different skill sets. You simply cannot compare an athelete who competes in 100/200/relay race with someone who runs 5000/10000 meter race !

[@essie_danielss]

He's soo humble and dedicated to his course Eliud the greatest of all time

[@MrUltrabyte]

Nice Video 👍

[@dexterbidot]

I could CARE LESS about running...... But Damn do u make good videos and make it interesting!

[@Dannyner6]

almost didnt click because the thumbnail is in miles but that was great! :D

[@billybud9557]

To think that this man raced against a prime time El G, and is still racing, is amazing. Considering El G retired 17 years ago. FWIW...and this is tangential....Al Oerter won Olympic Gold in 56, 60, 64 and 68. His bid to come back in 1980 yielded only a 4th place in the Trials.....but in an exhibition that year, he threw a World best throw, that still beats the current World Record. 24 years. But I agree.....Kipchoge is the most enduring champion, and I think he will win in Paris..............great vid as always.

[@patheddles4004]

And that he /beat/ a prime time El G, no less.

[@runningfast68]

Thank you so much for this beautiful emotional video 🤗

[@johnwilson5743]

TRP. An amazing, truly fantastic, video. Well researched, top quality and very well presented. This video could go as a "filler" video for any of the main networks, Sports programs. Many thanks. Cheers.

[@mlhm5]

The Tom Brady of Running

[@1.4142]

We should all start running to and from school

[@maxjahns9063]

What a legend!!!

[@rbrown210]

He's built for running, even his head is aerodynamic

[@zq8h208]

The only other athlete that comes to mind is LeBron James in terms of consistency

[@Artemis-v8i]

Is no one going to mention that he’s defentily on steroids? He’s was 34 when he did it.

[@kzrlgo]

"We will never see anything like this ever again"... dislike.

[@Dennis-tf5jx]

Yooooo

[@Michaelkaydee]

The undisputed G.O.A.T