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i think if you ask ross tucker, there's no way he could do it in an actual race. he wasn't all that close when he broke the WR in berlin last year: 3% is a yawning gulf at that level. the breaking2 thing really does require perfect conditions, the pace car allowing him to draft, the track. at least for now.

agree with the perfect conditions part - in terms of weather.

i think if Berlin has perfect conditions, he could actually do it there. but that's a pretty big gamble. With breaking2, they had a window, much better way to do it.

i think he could do it in Berlin tho. His 2:02:37 in London is pure insanity. I imagine that puts him low 2:00's in Berlin, under good weather conditions. Geremew ran the race of his life to get under 2:03. Kipchoge ran smart and turned it up at the end. He's just on a completely different level. IMHO, he only needs pacers for the first half - or a little longer. After that, this guy can get it done running by himself - well, not by himself, he needs the fans cheering at least. As long as he has energy from the crowd, he can do it. He doesn't need other runners. I think he definitely feeds off the crowds though, it keeps him focused/happy.

As for the fitness, it looks like he has it to me. Going 2:00:23? (breaking2) 2:01:37 (berlin) then 2:02:37? (london, holding back) is unreal. This guy doesn't "burn out" / "get content" running at his peak, instead he gets motivated to run faster the next year. Superior mental fitness, his biggest strength IMHO.

Find a clip of Kipchoge running, fresh in a race, good form and strength. Then loop that clip for 2 hours. that's Kipchoge.

But ya sub2 is crazy.. I can't bet against Kipchoge tho, he's an alien.

I'm disappointed with my man Ben Simmons this playoffs. I guess it turns out that having absolutely no jumpshot is not so good in today's NBA. I read this stat somewhere on RealGM about his jumpshot this season vs his rookie season:

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Jump shots outside of 10ft:
Rookie season: 31% on 187 attempts
This season: 20% on 87 attempts

I've never seen a player regressing so badly on such a glaring weakness from rookie to sophomore season. Bizarre given how crucial it is to unlocking his offensive game.

(Having said all that, the Sixers drive me crazy and I'm hoping they get squashed by the Raps, hehe).

damn that's nuts.

i wouldn't mind it as much, if somehow his freethrow percentage wasn't so awful.

if he was determined to get to the rim, and either score, dish, or get fouled (and shoot a high percentage), it'd be fine.

but the fact that his FT % is so awful, means you can basically hack-a-shaq him.



he played great tonight. attacked the rim like a madman. even without the J, he's a threat. that's skills. if he had a J, man o man.. but, if his free throw percentage was decent, even that would open up his offense without shooting J's. just no confidence shooting i guess.

felt ok today. calves been achy since a few days ago. lacrosse ball wrecked them. i'm such an idiot.

hip/glute/hamstring felt fine all day.

anyway.. FIRST TRACK SESSION OF 2019. lol.

05/08/2019:

07:00 PM : mod/hard speed: 57min @ {no-watch 0.65 mi @ 3:17 (5:03) / 1km split = 3:07 (5:01)} + {200m progression @ 36, 35, 34, 32, 31} ::: (track, spikes) /// injured for 3 months and can still go sub30 for 200m - kewl. healing up - i think.
- https://www.strava.com/activities/2352802417
- https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/3631242381
- https://www.endomondo.com/users/26420622/workouts/1315731014

broke in some new mamba's: BOWERMAN TRACK CLUB edition 8|

first track session of 2019 too.. that's crazy.









a few hours later, *lots* of stretching.

incredible defense by HOU at the end.. can't believe they didn't come up with that ball.

wow.

GSW +5 w/ 4s left. game pretty much over.

GSW goes on a run, +7 with 2:30 left.

man o man. this is the "old GSW" at the moment. just can't miss.

DRAYMOND is such a shithead. dirty knee on CP3.

Curry heating up!!!

Curry reminding us he was 2-time MVP etc, in case we forgot.

Durant hurt, Curry immediately steps up, and has taken over.

oh man.. Durant hurt. looks bad.

not good. :/

like the commentators said, looked like Durant thought someone threw something at his calf, the way he turned back. then he realized he was hurt.

damn.

 

looked like minor achilles "origin" tear, or soleus strain.

the rebounding situation in this game is insane. HOU looks so small.

pretty crazy.

the way the game has gone so far, can't believe it's still fairly close.