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As long as we're sharing anecdotes, here are the results from the Beijing Marathon last October, which is, you know, an actual athletic competition in Beijing. On the men's side at least, that makes Beijing faster than any American marathon last year. Men - 1. Nephat Kinyanjui, KEN 2:08:09 2. Ren Longyun, CHN 2:08:15 3. Han Gang, CHN 2:08:56 4. David Kipkorir Mandago, KEN 2:09:59 5. Luka Chelimo, KEN 2:10:47 6. Kataoka Yusuke, JPN 2:12:28 7. Kiprotich Kenei, KEN 2:14:30 8. Chen Guoqiang, CHN 2:14:39 9. John Maluni, KEN 2:14:51 10. Su Wei, CHN 2:14:53 Women - 1. Chen Rong, CHN 2:27:05 2. Zhang Yingying, CHN 2:27:20 3. Bai Xue, CHN 2:27:46 4. Zhu Yingying, CHN 2:28:47 5. Jo Pun Hui, PRK 2:29:16 6. Zhang Xin, CHN 2:31:29 7. Jong Yong Ok, PRK 2:32:28 8. Yang Fengxia, CHN 2:33:11 9. An Un Suk, PRK 2:33:12 10. Kim Kum Ok, PRK 2:33:58 China also held the World Junior Championships in August 2006. The times were slow, but no slower than they would be in any other hot, humid location.
I saw these results and posted them last year on Cool Running because I couln't hardly believe, not so much how fast a marathon run in Beijing was, but how fast the Chinese runners were! China will pull a medal(s) from the upcoming Olympic marathon. The 'Home Team' will take the overall medal count, Team USA will be #2.
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Ryan Hall is very impressive but he's a 2:08 and change guy - "nothing special"?
Ricky —our ability to perform up to our physiological potential in a race is determined by whether or not we truly psychologically believe that what we are attempting is realistic. Anton Krupicka