Reaction varied after a strange finish to the Berlin Marathon. The two leading runners powered away from the field easily running away from everyone except each other. With $500,000 going to winner, one would expect a massive, all out hey-give-me-that-fat-check--and make-my-season-sprint for the tape.
But no.
Geoffrey Mutai and training partner Dennis Kimetto just kept their gazelle like pace through the tape. As though the race were simply another training session--and nothing more.
There were no tactics of a surprise surge with 1k to go.
No I'll run on your shoulder and then past in the last 400 moves.
Not even a dig-down-grimace-hey-I-don't-care-if-we-train-together-winning-is-winning drag race to the line.
Nothing. Each just ran through the tape and the collect a large water bottle. They shook hands and that was that. Great race between to outstanding runners? Or pre arranged finish between two training partners?
You decide:
But no.
Geoffrey Mutai and training partner Dennis Kimetto just kept their gazelle like pace through the tape. As though the race were simply another training session--and nothing more.
There were no tactics of a surprise surge with 1k to go.
No I'll run on your shoulder and then past in the last 400 moves.
Not even a dig-down-grimace-hey-I-don't-care-if-we-train-together-winning-is-winning drag race to the line.
Nothing. Each just ran through the tape and the collect a large water bottle. They shook hands and that was that. Great race between to outstanding runners? Or pre arranged finish between two training partners?
You decide:
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