1 00:00:10,611 --> 00:00:11,821 RACE CONTROL (over radio): Race Control. 2 00:00:11,845 --> 00:00:14,048 Two hours until race time. 3 00:00:20,154 --> 00:00:24,024 Mike, checking to see if you can give us an update when the athletes are heading over. 4 00:00:27,795 --> 00:00:29,835 MAN (over radio): Gonna head over in a few minutes. 5 00:00:36,404 --> 00:00:38,639 Lelisa's on his way. 6 00:00:39,807 --> 00:00:41,242 We're at the Mike. 7 00:00:41,275 --> 00:00:43,377 Just did a lap, course is clear. 8 00:00:44,345 --> 00:00:45,589 RACE CONTROL (over radio): Copy that. 9 00:00:45,613 --> 00:00:47,148 Getting set and locked for the start. 10 00:00:57,791 --> 00:00:59,793 WOMAN (over radio): The athletes are here. 11 00:00:59,827 --> 00:01:01,395 HAJI: Okay, let's go. 12 00:01:02,530 --> 00:01:04,432 -Temperature's still dropping. 13 00:01:04,465 --> 00:01:06,534 11.3. 14 00:01:06,567 --> 00:01:08,512 RACE CONTROL (over radio): 10 minutes until the start of the race. 15 00:01:08,536 --> 00:01:11,805 - The big three are getting changed in the start tent. 16 00:01:11,839 --> 00:01:13,541 We're getting close. 17 00:01:13,574 --> 00:01:16,177 - So when they drop out, then. - Yes. 18 00:01:16,210 --> 00:01:19,223 RACE CONTROL (over radio): Athletes should be heading to the start line at this time. 19 00:01:19,247 --> 00:01:20,324 MAN (over radio): They're on their way. 20 00:01:20,348 --> 00:01:21,715 -Let's go! 21 00:01:24,385 --> 00:01:25,253 RACE CONTROL (over radio): One minute. 22 00:01:25,286 --> 00:01:26,454 -One minute! 23 00:01:26,487 --> 00:01:28,789 One minute to the start! 24 00:01:28,822 --> 00:01:31,735 RACE CONTROL (over radio): All three of the elite athletes are at the start area. 25 00:01:31,759 --> 00:01:33,261 MAN (over radio): Copy that. 26 00:01:33,294 --> 00:01:35,329 15 seconds! 27 00:01:35,363 --> 00:01:37,431 -We gotta clear, clear! 28 00:01:37,865 --> 00:01:39,400 RACE CONTROL (over radio): 10 seconds. 29 00:01:39,433 --> 00:01:43,704 9, 8, 7, 6, 30 00:01:44,738 --> 00:01:48,642 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, go! 31 00:01:50,444 --> 00:01:52,112 (horn). 32 00:01:53,881 --> 00:01:56,517 BRAD: Can a human being run a marathon in under 2 hours? 33 00:01:57,485 --> 00:02:00,120 That's the barrier that's in front of us. 34 00:02:03,491 --> 00:02:06,627 When you run a marathon, your body's screaming, "Stop." 35 00:02:06,660 --> 00:02:08,496 Your head's screaming, "Stop." 36 00:02:08,529 --> 00:02:11,299 Everything's telling you to stop. 37 00:02:11,332 --> 00:02:14,511 You're just doing everything you can to keep one foot hitting in front of the other. 38 00:02:14,535 --> 00:02:16,504 -Dennis Kimetto! 39 00:02:17,671 --> 00:02:20,874 ANDY: The current world marathon record is 2:02:57 by Dennis Kimetto. 40 00:02:22,276 --> 00:02:26,614 In order to go sub-2, we need to take seven seconds per mile off the speed that the current 41 00:02:26,647 --> 00:02:28,549 world record was run at. 42 00:02:28,582 --> 00:02:31,652 - We're asking the athletes to cover 26.2 miles in 2 hours. 43 00:02:31,985 --> 00:02:35,489 That's 4:34 per mile. 44 00:02:35,523 --> 00:02:37,858 This is insanely fast. 45 00:02:39,527 --> 00:02:42,396 - In marathon running, runners are known by their time. 46 00:02:42,430 --> 00:02:47,468 If you run 2:04 you're the 2:04 guy, if you run 2:03 you're the 2:03 guy. 47 00:02:47,501 --> 00:02:52,306 There's only been one 2:02 guy in history, and we are looking to take three guys 48 00:02:52,340 --> 00:02:54,908 and make them 1:59 guys. 49 00:02:54,942 --> 00:02:57,245 This is not just difficult; this is practically impossible. 50 00:03:00,348 --> 00:03:03,417 -Lelisa's a two-time Boston Marathon champion who's a real up and coming star. 51 00:03:04,385 --> 00:03:07,388 -In his early twenties, he was winning major marathons before most guys 52 00:03:07,421 --> 00:03:08,989 had even run a marathon. 53 00:03:09,022 --> 00:03:12,793 ANNOUNCER: Lelisa Desisa is the 2013 Boston Marathon champion. 54 00:03:19,733 --> 00:03:22,470 - Zersenay is the "Rocky Balboa" of this group. 55 00:03:22,503 --> 00:03:25,382 -He's actually one of the most accomplished distance runners of all time and I don't think 56 00:03:25,406 --> 00:03:27,608 he's got the credit that he deserves for that. 57 00:03:27,641 --> 00:03:30,820 Not only is he the world half-marathon record holder, he also has the second fastest 58 00:03:30,844 --> 00:03:32,846 half-marathon time ever run. 59 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:36,484 ANNOUNCER: There is absolutely no doubt, we are watching the greatest 60 00:03:36,517 --> 00:03:38,852 half-marathon runner in history. 61 00:03:39,687 --> 00:03:44,425 For the fifth time, Eritrea's Zersenay Tadese is the world half-marathon champion. 62 00:03:55,669 --> 00:03:57,805 - Eliud's the Olympic marathon champion. 63 00:03:57,838 --> 00:03:59,673 One of the best marathon runners of all time. 64 00:03:59,707 --> 00:04:01,842 He's run eight marathons; he's won seven of them. 65 00:04:03,311 --> 00:04:05,713 ANNOUNCER: Eliud Kipchoge loves the big crowd. 66 00:04:06,614 --> 00:04:08,716 He is the champion. 67 00:04:08,749 --> 00:04:11,952 That is the second fastest marathon of all time. 68 00:04:32,773 --> 00:04:35,042 - This is the VO2 data here. - Yeah. 69 00:04:35,075 --> 00:04:36,810 - And then you have the economy. 70 00:04:36,844 --> 00:04:39,347 - So, race prediction for this athlete. 71 00:04:39,380 --> 00:04:42,416 - Yeah, that will put him under the 2-hour mark for sure. - Yeah. 72 00:04:42,450 --> 00:04:46,053 If they can sustain these economies the whole time without that fatigue, here. 73 00:04:46,086 --> 00:04:50,591 Two years ago, I put together a team to put the science into practice, 74 00:04:51,392 --> 00:04:53,592 to see if it's possible to run a marathon under 2 hours. 75 00:04:53,994 --> 00:04:55,863 Did you get the liters per minute VO2? 76 00:04:55,896 --> 00:04:58,566 I didn't feel like we needed a large team to do this; 77 00:04:58,599 --> 00:05:00,167 we needed the right team to do this. 78 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:05,305 -His shoulder angles are so steep, whereas his are just like stable and compact. 79 00:05:05,939 --> 00:05:08,084 BRAD: We needed the right expertise and the right people. 80 00:05:08,108 --> 00:05:09,553 PHIL: Once we start getting the tests we'll be able to give you a little 81 00:05:09,577 --> 00:05:10,878 bit more insight about, 82 00:05:10,911 --> 00:05:14,982 you know, how um, how slowly or how quickly to push the mileage. 83 00:05:15,015 --> 00:05:17,551 - We sought out the people who believed what we believed. 84 00:05:18,586 --> 00:05:21,565 -Those sorts of speeds simply aren't sustainable, and when we go for the sub-2-hour 85 00:05:21,589 --> 00:05:23,757 marathon he has to be reaching a steady state. 86 00:05:23,791 --> 00:05:25,726 BRAD: Our role is to engage with the athletes. 87 00:05:25,759 --> 00:05:27,404 I'm going to just draw a little bit of blood from your arm. 88 00:05:27,428 --> 00:05:32,966 And to understand how we can play a collaborative role in getting under two hours. 89 00:05:44,645 --> 00:05:46,155 - This is going to fit kind of like a backpack. 90 00:05:46,179 --> 00:05:48,682 - Lelisa is the young gun of the three really. 91 00:05:48,716 --> 00:05:50,997 He's achieved some incredible things at really a young age. 92 00:05:51,819 --> 00:05:54,859 As far as marathon runners go he's absolutely one of the best that we've seen. 93 00:05:55,823 --> 00:05:58,623 -For somebody to be able to do this they need a very, very high VO2 max. 94 00:05:59,893 --> 00:06:03,464 What that means is that their ability to use oxygen to produce energy 95 00:06:03,497 --> 00:06:04,632 is really, really high. 96 00:06:04,665 --> 00:06:05,842 - Beautiful running, well done. 97 00:06:05,866 --> 00:06:07,167 Keep it going. 98 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:09,470 - Lelisa's VO2 numbers were extraordinarily high. 99 00:06:09,503 --> 00:06:13,641 - 30 seconds! - 30 seconds Lelisa! 100 00:06:13,674 --> 00:06:15,443 - This is one of the best tests we've had 101 00:06:15,476 --> 00:06:19,580 EVERYONE: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. 102 00:06:19,613 --> 00:06:22,516 (cheering). 103 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:44,104 (singing in native language) 104 00:06:53,714 --> 00:06:59,620 * 105 00:07:00,253 --> 00:07:02,666 ANDY: Traditionally, marathon runners have come to the marathon very late 106 00:07:02,690 --> 00:07:03,924 in their career. 107 00:07:03,957 --> 00:07:05,793 But Lelisa's completely different. 108 00:07:05,826 --> 00:07:08,426 You know, right from the get-go he went straight into the marathon. 109 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:21,709 (cheering) 110 00:07:27,615 --> 00:07:29,182 ANNOUNCER: That is fantastic running. 111 00:07:50,037 --> 00:07:52,806 PHIL: Zersenay Tadese is extraordinarily fast. 112 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:56,910 One of the things we measure in sports science is lactate. 113 00:07:56,944 --> 00:07:59,513 And that tells us how much stress the muscle is under. 114 00:07:59,547 --> 00:08:01,290 The more lactate, the more it rises in the muscle, 115 00:08:01,314 --> 00:08:02,950 the harder you're pushing the muscle. 116 00:08:02,983 --> 00:08:04,117 -Nice job Zersenay. 117 00:08:04,151 --> 00:08:05,485 Keep on it. 118 00:08:05,519 --> 00:08:07,955 -What we know from Zersenay is that even at world record pace, 119 00:08:07,988 --> 00:08:09,523 we're barely torturing the engine. 120 00:08:09,557 --> 00:08:10,958 He makes very little lactate. 121 00:08:10,991 --> 00:08:12,560 -Go Zersenay. 122 00:08:12,593 --> 00:08:13,827 Settle into that speed. 123 00:08:13,861 --> 00:08:16,597 That's good, looking good. 124 00:08:16,630 --> 00:08:18,832 - Nice job, Z! - Bravo, bravo. 125 00:09:16,289 --> 00:09:18,592 ANNOUNCER: Zersenay of Eritrea joining the leaders. 126 00:09:23,363 --> 00:09:26,867 ANNOUNCER: Tadese of uh, Eritrea now moves past to take over the lead. 127 00:09:27,701 --> 00:09:30,638 And Zersenay will sprint for the line and there he takes the bronze. 128 00:09:39,112 --> 00:09:42,015 * 129 00:10:09,209 --> 00:10:10,410 -Next steps. 130 00:10:10,443 --> 00:10:12,646 We will put this pack around the shoulders. 131 00:10:12,680 --> 00:10:15,248 And then the oxygen system sits on the back. 132 00:10:15,282 --> 00:10:16,817 And then the mask on the front. 133 00:10:16,850 --> 00:10:18,318 -Eliud is the favorite. 134 00:10:18,351 --> 00:10:20,420 I think Eliud has the best chance of doing it. 135 00:10:20,453 --> 00:10:22,956 - Feel okay? - He has a very, very good running economy. 136 00:10:23,857 --> 00:10:26,836 So that's basically how much energy is required for you to run a certain speed 137 00:10:26,860 --> 00:10:28,095 for a certain distance. 138 00:10:28,128 --> 00:10:30,163 -Go. 139 00:10:30,197 --> 00:10:32,375 -The least energy you can waste, the better your running economy score's gonna be. 140 00:10:32,399 --> 00:10:34,802 -Great work, Eliud. 141 00:10:34,835 --> 00:10:38,171 -When we see Eliud go, you immediately look at him and realize there's never been 142 00:10:38,205 --> 00:10:39,306 anybody like him. 143 00:10:39,339 --> 00:10:41,641 He may be the greatest of all time. 144 00:10:48,782 --> 00:10:51,218 (man singing in native language) 145 00:11:14,507 --> 00:11:18,846 * 146 00:11:18,879 --> 00:11:23,350 (applause). 147 00:12:05,125 --> 00:12:09,462 * 148 00:12:36,356 --> 00:12:38,058 -Go. 149 00:12:49,369 --> 00:12:52,873 -They have a degree of trust in us now, but I think that that trust over the next two 150 00:12:52,906 --> 00:12:54,341 months is going to be crucial. 151 00:12:54,374 --> 00:12:56,276 -Nice job Eliud. 152 00:12:56,309 --> 00:12:57,987 -I was very impressed with Kipchoge today, I think his intelligence 153 00:12:58,011 --> 00:12:59,412 really shined through. 154 00:12:59,446 --> 00:13:01,224 - Oh yeah. - He's been thinking about this for quite a while actually. 155 00:13:01,248 --> 00:13:05,285 -And that's, it's great that he's so switched on, I mean it makes our job so much easier. 156 00:13:05,318 --> 00:13:08,558 But I found it interesting that we have three orld-class athletes in such different 157 00:13:08,588 --> 00:13:11,291 states of involvement in their own training. 158 00:13:11,324 --> 00:13:14,862 -Zersenay sounds like he hasn't been training and jumps on the treadmill 159 00:13:15,162 --> 00:13:17,831 and looks great. 160 00:13:17,865 --> 00:13:21,501 BRAD: And then Desisa, during his max test, he would do one more and then he would do one 161 00:13:21,534 --> 00:13:26,073 more and 22K an hour, he's like giving us a thumbs-up, right? 162 00:13:26,106 --> 00:13:28,885 -I have the feeling that these guys are going to pull out something extraordinary. 163 00:13:28,909 --> 00:13:31,478 - I'm 100% confident that we'll set a new world record. 164 00:13:31,511 --> 00:13:34,915 I think 2 hours and 1 is almost certain. 165 00:13:34,948 --> 00:13:37,450 But it's that extra 30 seconds is the worry. 166 00:13:37,484 --> 00:13:39,853 Realistically, I think it's 50/50. 167 00:13:39,887 --> 00:13:43,023 - You think that low? - Yeah, I think it's not by any means guaranteed. 168 00:13:43,056 --> 00:13:44,457 -Yeah. 169 00:13:44,491 --> 00:13:47,494 If it was easy it'd be done, and it's an extremely hard thing to do. 170 00:13:48,428 --> 00:13:50,830 And 50/50 is probably a little high for me right now. 171 00:13:51,498 --> 00:13:54,067 I, probably closer to 30 or 40%. 172 00:14:03,410 --> 00:14:08,148 * 173 00:14:09,116 --> 00:14:14,621 (singing in native language) 174 00:14:23,931 --> 00:14:29,970 * 175 00:14:32,705 --> 00:14:36,443 - Lelisa's best marathon time is 2:04:45. 176 00:14:36,476 --> 00:14:39,612 And so it's a real big jump to go to 1:59:59. 177 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:42,049 (overlapping greetings). 178 00:14:42,082 --> 00:14:43,559 - Ah, nice to see you. - It's good to see you again. 179 00:14:43,583 --> 00:14:45,152 Hi. 180 00:14:45,185 --> 00:14:47,554 -Hello. 181 00:14:47,587 --> 00:14:49,198 -We're going to ask him to do around eight or possibly nine, 1200-meter repetitions. 182 00:14:49,222 --> 00:14:52,392 - Yeah. - So three laps each time. 183 00:14:52,425 --> 00:14:56,629 -The first one is very slow but they'll gradually build in speed until the last two or 184 00:14:56,663 --> 00:14:59,132 three will be quite hard. 185 00:15:04,404 --> 00:15:06,282 - It doesn't look right. - No, I agree with you. 186 00:15:06,306 --> 00:15:08,641 He looks stiff, he looks. 187 00:15:08,675 --> 00:15:13,013 -One of the goals was to have Lelisa do, uh, a test which shows us his fitness level. 188 00:15:13,046 --> 00:15:17,250 And we measure lactate out on the track, so blood lactate from a finger prick system. 189 00:15:18,285 --> 00:15:20,729 PHIL: We looked at his numbers and we see that his lactate turn point, 190 00:15:20,753 --> 00:15:22,999 the point at which his muscles start coming under much more strain, 191 00:15:23,023 --> 00:15:25,425 happens at about 20.5 kilometers an hour. 192 00:15:25,458 --> 00:15:27,127 -Perfect, well done, good. 193 00:15:29,129 --> 00:15:33,666 -20.5 is a fantastic lactate value, but it's not 21.1, which is race pace. 194 00:15:34,634 --> 00:15:36,994 - Well let's see what he looks like when he's going quicker. 195 00:15:44,011 --> 00:15:47,147 He's really not at the level of fitness that we would expect at this stage, 196 00:15:48,648 --> 00:15:51,728 but on the other hand in the past he's shown great resolve and great fortitude. 197 00:15:53,653 --> 00:15:55,255 ANNOUNCER: And there they go. 198 00:15:57,224 --> 00:15:59,692 ANNOUNCER 2: On the way to Boston and 30,000 behind them. 199 00:16:04,531 --> 00:16:08,635 Micah Kogo on the left, Lelisa Desisa in the middle, and Gebremariam on the right. 200 00:16:15,275 --> 00:16:16,476 ANNOUNCER: This is the move. 201 00:16:18,311 --> 00:16:19,488 Desisa has made the move, Kogo doesn't look like he can respond. 202 00:16:19,512 --> 00:16:20,980 This is stunning. 203 00:16:22,582 --> 00:16:25,085 ANNOUNCER 2: Lelisa Desisa is the 2013 Boston Marathon champion. 204 00:16:31,424 --> 00:16:34,227 (explosion) 205 00:16:37,064 --> 00:16:38,198 -We have some breaking news. 206 00:16:39,599 --> 00:16:41,799 - It was about 15, 20 minutes ago, near the finish line. 207 00:16:41,834 --> 00:16:43,634 I'm here in Boston but I heard two explosions. 208 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:50,177 REPORTER: Two consecutive explosions, one right after the other. 209 00:16:58,218 --> 00:17:00,253 (sirens). 210 00:17:08,361 --> 00:17:10,363 (applause). 211 00:17:38,258 --> 00:17:42,229 ANNOUNCER: The man who gave his medal back to the city for the bombing that's on 212 00:17:42,262 --> 00:17:46,333 permanent display now comes back to achieve greatness again. 213 00:17:46,633 --> 00:17:49,602 Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia. 214 00:18:00,347 --> 00:18:06,119 * 215 00:18:37,817 --> 00:18:43,756 (man singing in native language) 216 00:18:57,337 --> 00:18:59,872 -Zersenay's personal best for the marathon is presently 2:10. 217 00:19:04,877 --> 00:19:08,215 Seems almost absurd to have selected him until you become aware of what he's 218 00:19:08,248 --> 00:19:09,682 achieved in the past. 219 00:19:11,584 --> 00:19:14,224 PHIL: He owns the two fastest times over the half marathon distance. 220 00:19:15,855 --> 00:19:19,175 The question is, "Why hasn't he been able to parlay that into the marathon distance?" 221 00:19:20,360 --> 00:19:21,794 -We think we know why. 222 00:19:25,232 --> 00:19:29,636 -2:10, 2:11, 12, 13, 14, 15. 223 00:19:30,337 --> 00:19:31,371 Excellent. 224 00:19:33,406 --> 00:19:34,741 - He's barely making any lactate. 225 00:19:34,774 --> 00:19:35,875 He's barely breathing hard. 226 00:19:35,908 --> 00:19:40,780 And it's world record marathon pace, guy's a monster. 227 00:19:54,527 --> 00:19:57,397 -We've discovered that in all of his long distance races, 228 00:19:57,430 --> 00:19:59,299 he's not taken a drop of water. 229 00:19:59,866 --> 00:20:01,368 - I just thought that was crazy. 230 00:20:02,869 --> 00:20:05,109 How can you run a 2:10 marathon without drinking anything? 231 00:20:05,838 --> 00:20:07,783 -These things are known to take minutes off of marathon times. 232 00:20:07,807 --> 00:20:09,342 -Come on Zersenay, last lap! 233 00:20:17,950 --> 00:20:20,353 -And so we think that even just by addressing his hydration, 234 00:20:20,753 --> 00:20:22,553 we can take literally minutes off of his time. 235 00:20:37,370 --> 00:20:43,310 -Eliud is the most established marathoner of the three, and he's run 2:03:05, 236 00:20:43,776 --> 00:20:46,479 which is incredible, but how much faster could he go? 237 00:20:46,513 --> 00:20:49,782 And I think that this challenge has given him a whole new way of looking at 238 00:20:49,816 --> 00:20:50,883 the marathon. 239 00:20:53,620 --> 00:20:56,956 -It's amazing to see all of what the science says he should be doing, 240 00:20:56,989 --> 00:20:59,926 is exactly what Eliud is doing. 241 00:20:59,959 --> 00:21:02,338 BRETT: Eliud's opportunity for improvement's not nearly as big as some 242 00:21:02,362 --> 00:21:04,364 of the other individuals. 243 00:21:04,397 --> 00:21:07,077 He's already top on his nutrition, he's got a great training program. 244 00:21:07,434 --> 00:21:10,379 -He already does everything almost perfectly, when we analyzed him in terms of his 245 00:21:10,403 --> 00:21:13,906 training, when we analyzed the things that he does in a mathematical sense, 246 00:21:13,940 --> 00:21:18,778 I find very few places for us to intervene and that makes him a very unique problem for 247 00:21:18,811 --> 00:21:20,279 the scientists. 248 00:21:20,847 --> 00:21:22,649 -Man, he's just so smooth. 249 00:21:31,090 --> 00:21:32,892 Did you feel like it held you in here? 250 00:22:21,441 --> 00:22:25,512 -Eliud's camp is really incredible, has a special feel about it. 251 00:22:27,179 --> 00:22:30,550 The runners are elite of the elite, top-notch, world-class athletes. 252 00:22:30,583 --> 00:22:31,984 (speaking foreign language). 253 00:22:32,652 --> 00:22:33,886 (laughing). 254 00:22:35,988 --> 00:22:38,501 ANDY: Eliud must be a multi-millionaire, he's one of the most successful distance 255 00:22:38,525 --> 00:22:42,695 runners of all time, and yet you would not think that if you spend any time with him. 256 00:23:18,097 --> 00:23:21,968 Our search for the perfect course led us to the Formula 1 racetrack in Monza, Italy. 257 00:23:22,835 --> 00:23:24,804 It's the bastion of speed. 258 00:23:24,837 --> 00:23:27,740 The fastest Formula 1 lap ever was recorded at Monza. 259 00:23:30,142 --> 00:23:32,512 - We're here today to run a 60-minute half-marathon. 260 00:23:32,779 --> 00:23:33,846 This is a test event. 261 00:23:35,482 --> 00:23:37,642 So if there's any questions at any time, please ask us. 262 00:23:38,518 --> 00:23:41,063 This is primarily just to give us information for the actual event. 263 00:23:41,087 --> 00:23:43,222 -This way, no, no. -Ah. -Over there. 264 00:23:43,255 --> 00:23:44,657 -Ah, okay. 265 00:23:46,793 --> 00:23:47,903 -If we are expecting them to run two hours in May, they ought to be able to run one 266 00:23:47,927 --> 00:23:49,762 hour for the half now. 267 00:23:51,831 --> 00:23:55,902 -5, 4, 3, 2, 1, go! 268 00:23:55,935 --> 00:23:57,436 (horn) 269 00:24:02,509 --> 00:24:04,509 RACE CONTROL (over radio): Okay, they're off guys. 270 00:24:11,017 --> 00:24:13,853 -With elite athletes, the margins for improvement are much smaller. 271 00:24:13,886 --> 00:24:15,755 There's less room for maneuver. 272 00:24:15,788 --> 00:24:18,057 So the big question for us is: "What can we bring them?" 273 00:24:19,025 --> 00:24:20,435 PHIL: We're taking the latest advances in training, taking the latest advances in 274 00:24:20,459 --> 00:24:24,664 technology, the latest advances in shoe design, um, and we're saying is, 275 00:24:24,697 --> 00:24:26,198 "Can we add these things together? 276 00:24:28,167 --> 00:24:31,047 Can we get a bunch of marginal gains, that makes the impossible possible?" 277 00:24:31,938 --> 00:24:36,709 -What the ideal course needs is to be flat, and to have minimal turns in. 278 00:24:36,743 --> 00:24:40,079 If you have hills, and if you have twists and turns that costs energy. 279 00:24:41,047 --> 00:24:44,047 RACE CONTROL (over radio): This is race control, lap one has been complete. 280 00:24:44,784 --> 00:24:46,829 ANDY: One of the potential, limiting factors in the marathon, 281 00:24:46,853 --> 00:24:49,589 is the buildup of body heat. 282 00:24:49,622 --> 00:24:53,092 So colder temperature is better because it enables a better gradient from the core 283 00:24:53,125 --> 00:24:55,094 of the body to the environment. 284 00:24:55,127 --> 00:24:56,763 They're still ahead of schedule. 285 00:24:56,796 --> 00:24:58,665 They look like their break 60 at this stage. 286 00:24:59,298 --> 00:25:01,834 The higher you go, the amount of oxygen you can take in with each 287 00:25:01,868 --> 00:25:03,603 breath goes slightly down. 288 00:25:05,271 --> 00:25:06,238 The lower it is and the closer you are to sea level, the more enriched 289 00:25:06,272 --> 00:25:07,940 the atmosphere is with oxygen. 290 00:25:09,776 --> 00:25:12,011 (inaudible radio). 291 00:25:12,044 --> 00:25:15,014 BRETT: Any time we run, we're losing energy. 292 00:25:15,915 --> 00:25:19,686 If I have a good cushion, then I can capture and use the energy that I'm 293 00:25:19,719 --> 00:25:21,520 trying to run with. 294 00:25:23,322 --> 00:25:25,133 -There has been technology advances that allows significant increase in the 295 00:25:25,157 --> 00:25:27,727 amount of energy you get back from every foot strike. 296 00:25:28,227 --> 00:25:32,264 So we've developed shoes that have allowed us to increase running economy. 297 00:25:32,298 --> 00:25:35,902 So about 3 to 4% less energy is required for you to run every kilometer. 298 00:25:37,937 --> 00:25:42,609 How that translates to running over the entire marathon, is really still unknown. 299 00:25:42,642 --> 00:25:44,677 But we'll take anything we can get. 300 00:25:47,279 --> 00:25:50,650 In most major marathons, they have pacers to set the pace. 301 00:25:51,684 --> 00:25:55,254 So we're optimizing pacers in our race for draft. 302 00:25:56,055 --> 00:25:59,592 So they're going to run in a triangle formation, because the amount of energy required 303 00:25:59,626 --> 00:26:03,663 to run behind this triangle formation is going to be significantly less, 304 00:26:03,696 --> 00:26:05,732 than if the runner was by themselves. 305 00:26:07,767 --> 00:26:10,278 Every single lap, three pacers are going to come off, and three pacers are 306 00:26:10,302 --> 00:26:12,038 going to come back on. 307 00:26:12,071 --> 00:26:14,031 That's going to happen throughout the entire race. 308 00:26:16,175 --> 00:26:18,987 -This decision was a big deal, because any time an athlete enters a race who's not been 309 00:26:19,011 --> 00:26:21,814 on the start line, you can't be ratified for a world record. 310 00:26:22,915 --> 00:26:24,760 -We would love this to be a world record marathon, but that's not what 311 00:26:24,784 --> 00:26:26,786 we set out to do. 312 00:26:26,819 --> 00:26:29,397 We set out to prove that it's physically possible for a human to run a 313 00:26:29,421 --> 00:26:30,857 marathon in under 2 hours. 314 00:26:33,359 --> 00:26:38,064 - Guys, we got Lelisa hurting here. - Dropping off the pace? 315 00:26:38,765 --> 00:26:40,633 - Yeah, he's not going to make it. 316 00:26:42,869 --> 00:26:43,535 RACE CONTROL (over radio): Yeah I don't think Lelisa's going to make it. 317 00:26:43,569 --> 00:26:45,037 - Yeah Lelisa! - Go Lelisa! 318 00:26:58,017 --> 00:27:01,721 * 319 00:27:08,127 --> 00:27:09,996 RACE CONTROL (over radio): Last K was 2:48. 320 00:27:11,097 --> 00:27:12,932 Yeah, Kipchoge's leading the pack. 321 00:27:14,366 --> 00:27:16,726 MAN (over radio): The guys are just exiting the S turn now. 322 00:27:19,005 --> 00:27:20,382 RACE CONTROL (over radio): (Unintelligible) we're taking all pacers off on this lap. 323 00:27:20,406 --> 00:27:21,406 -Last lap. 324 00:27:21,808 --> 00:27:23,375 One more, one more, one more! 325 00:27:29,949 --> 00:27:32,184 (cheering). 326 00:27:39,191 --> 00:27:43,162 Nice job buddy, nice job. 327 00:27:43,896 --> 00:27:45,097 (cheering). 328 00:27:45,131 --> 00:27:48,901 - Whoo! - Wonderful job, wonderful. 329 00:27:50,870 --> 00:27:51,871 -They went all out. 330 00:27:53,439 --> 00:27:54,482 They actually turned out to be quite encouraging for at least two 331 00:27:54,506 --> 00:27:56,375 of the athlete's performances. 332 00:27:56,408 --> 00:27:59,311 -Eliud did his Eliud thing, which is, "I want to make sure, 333 00:27:59,345 --> 00:28:02,048 that you all know that I'm number one." 334 00:28:02,815 --> 00:28:05,295 - Kipchoge's got the psychology. - Tadese's got the legs though. 335 00:28:05,451 --> 00:28:08,096 I think if they're both in it, 100 meters to go, I don't th-I don't, 336 00:28:08,120 --> 00:28:09,989 I don't think Tadese gets beat. 337 00:28:11,423 --> 00:28:14,961 (cheering). 338 00:28:20,066 --> 00:28:25,271 Lelisa ran a 62:50-ish, which is obviously almost three minutes off the 339 00:28:25,304 --> 00:28:27,740 pace we want him to be at. 340 00:28:27,774 --> 00:28:29,852 I'm hoping that his confidence isn't totally blown up and I, and I hope 341 00:28:29,876 --> 00:28:31,710 the press doesn't tear him apart. 342 00:28:33,913 --> 00:28:35,490 -The only thing that he can do in the next eight weeks is take a completely different 343 00:28:35,514 --> 00:28:37,292 approach, 'cause he simply cannot continue to do what he's been doing 'cause he 344 00:28:37,316 --> 00:28:38,985 won't get any better. 345 00:29:11,183 --> 00:29:14,420 BRAD: There's some work that we need to do with Lelisa. 346 00:29:15,187 --> 00:29:18,000 He definitely has the endurance, he has the engine to be able to do this, 347 00:29:18,024 --> 00:29:20,059 but he needs to run faster. 348 00:29:21,193 --> 00:29:24,196 He needs to do more intervals at high speeds to be able to sustain 349 00:29:24,230 --> 00:29:26,765 those speeds for 2 hours. 350 00:29:27,433 --> 00:29:29,902 So we need to increase the speed of his workouts. 351 00:30:36,335 --> 00:30:39,205 -So there's no surprise Zersenay can make a 60-minute half-marathon. 352 00:30:39,638 --> 00:30:42,308 He's the world record half-marathon champion. 353 00:30:42,341 --> 00:30:44,622 The key will be how does he translate that to the marathon. 354 00:30:49,448 --> 00:30:53,219 BRAD: What we want to see out of Zersenay between now and May is more distance work. 355 00:30:55,687 --> 00:30:59,058 We know he's fast enough, he can run at these speeds; he needs to be able to run at 356 00:30:59,091 --> 00:31:00,592 them for longer. 357 00:31:01,193 --> 00:31:04,263 So a little bit more volume, longer types of runs. 358 00:31:18,144 --> 00:31:22,014 Seeing maybe a light bulb moment go off, to me that was a big moment of like, 359 00:31:22,048 --> 00:31:24,126 this is something we could really help him with that could really 360 00:31:24,150 --> 00:31:26,485 drive down his times. 361 00:31:34,193 --> 00:31:37,563 (applause). 362 00:32:19,571 --> 00:32:23,675 (speaking native language) 363 00:33:16,795 --> 00:33:20,266 BRETT: The end of the marathon, the last little bit, it's so tough, 364 00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:24,770 because the body has undergone pounding for all those kilometers. 365 00:33:25,271 --> 00:33:28,507 One after another, after another. 366 00:33:31,077 --> 00:33:33,555 In the back of your mind, you're like, "I want to stop, I want to stop." 367 00:33:33,579 --> 00:33:36,682 And then the other side of your head says, "No." 368 00:33:36,715 --> 00:33:40,119 Body and the mind are absolutely battling. 369 00:33:45,724 --> 00:33:47,826 Eliud has the strongest mind. 370 00:33:47,859 --> 00:33:51,397 Never seen anything like it. 371 00:33:51,430 --> 00:33:56,235 I, I had no idea basic, I don't even know how to describe how he's shown me how 372 00:33:56,268 --> 00:33:58,170 important the mind is. 373 00:34:04,810 --> 00:34:08,747 I have all the physiology numbers and I have all the numbers around wind 374 00:34:08,780 --> 00:34:12,718 resistance, air resistance, shoe quantification, all that kind of stuff, 375 00:34:12,751 --> 00:34:16,855 but I have a big blank open box for, "How do I quantify the mind? 376 00:34:16,888 --> 00:34:20,326 How do I quantify a person's ability to push beyond what we thought was possible 377 00:34:20,359 --> 00:34:22,828 based on physiology alone?" 378 00:34:33,472 --> 00:34:35,641 * 379 00:35:11,310 --> 00:35:13,145 -Careful. 380 00:35:13,612 --> 00:35:17,349 BRAD: It is, I think, a Wednesday, May 3rd. 381 00:35:20,652 --> 00:35:23,331 If everything goes to schedule and the weather holds we are about 3 days 382 00:35:23,355 --> 00:35:25,657 away from a "Breaking 2" attempt. 383 00:35:33,232 --> 00:35:37,236 It's emotional to come to an end, even though it's not the end yet. 384 00:35:39,838 --> 00:35:42,708 It's in our DNA to explore. 385 00:35:42,741 --> 00:35:45,477 To go places that we've never gone. 386 00:35:47,279 --> 00:35:51,483 It has to do with human potential and pushing the limits of what that can mean. 387 00:35:55,787 --> 00:36:01,493 We've set out to do what we want to do and if we fail, we've done something amazing, 388 00:36:02,828 --> 00:36:05,931 we had the balls to do it. 389 00:36:06,998 --> 00:36:11,670 You know, we can control or optimize all the conditions in the world but these guys have 390 00:36:11,703 --> 00:36:16,375 to run 26.2 miles at 13.1 miles an hour. 391 00:36:16,408 --> 00:36:19,611 No matter what we do, that still has to happen. 392 00:36:36,262 --> 00:36:39,865 (alarm). 393 00:36:50,709 --> 00:36:55,247 ANNOUNCER: We are here at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza to see if we can really break 394 00:36:55,281 --> 00:36:57,383 this, this barrier. 395 00:36:57,883 --> 00:37:00,719 This is something that has been in the making for 2 years. 396 00:37:01,019 --> 00:37:02,264 BRETT (over radio): This is Brett. 397 00:37:02,288 --> 00:37:03,422 Is anyone on this radio? 398 00:37:03,455 --> 00:37:04,723 Checking in. 399 00:37:04,756 --> 00:37:05,833 BRAD (over radio): Brett, this is Brad. 400 00:37:05,857 --> 00:37:07,293 Good to hear your voice. 401 00:37:07,326 --> 00:37:08,970 ANNOUNCER 2: This is the ultimate team effort, you know, it's the athletes, 402 00:37:08,994 --> 00:37:12,864 their coaches, it's their training partners, it's also the scientists who have been 403 00:37:12,898 --> 00:37:14,833 behind them from the start. 404 00:37:14,866 --> 00:37:17,235 -It's go time. 405 00:37:19,671 --> 00:37:21,549 RACE CONTROL (over radio): We should, uh, make sure that we have an all-clear course, 406 00:37:21,573 --> 00:37:24,710 everyone should be off the course. 407 00:37:26,678 --> 00:37:29,448 MAN (over radio): Primary athlete one, Eliud Kipchoge is on track. 408 00:37:30,782 --> 00:37:32,684 RACE CONTROL (over radio): 2 minutes to go. 409 00:37:34,753 --> 00:37:36,998 MAN 2 (over radio): Lelisa is on his way to the starting line. 410 00:37:37,022 --> 00:37:38,757 MAN (over radio): Course is clear. 411 00:37:38,790 --> 00:37:41,627 MAN 3 (over radio): I have Zersenay at the start line. 412 00:37:41,960 --> 00:37:43,405 RACE CONTROL (over radio): One minute. 413 00:37:43,429 --> 00:37:44,606 Getting set and locked for the start. 414 00:37:44,630 --> 00:37:45,997 ANNOUNCER: This is incredible. 415 00:37:46,031 --> 00:37:47,766 As we stand by for the start. 416 00:37:47,799 --> 00:37:49,668 RACE CONTROL (over radio): 30 seconds. 417 00:37:49,701 --> 00:37:51,437 -Holy (bleep)! 418 00:37:52,671 --> 00:37:56,808 RACE CONTROL (over radio): 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 419 00:37:56,842 --> 00:38:01,012 4, 3, 2, 1, go! 420 00:38:01,046 --> 00:38:02,414 (horn). 421 00:38:12,624 --> 00:38:14,460 CONTROL: Everything's clear off the start. 422 00:38:16,628 --> 00:38:19,807 ANNOUNCER: Two years in the making, these athletes have been working to get to this 423 00:38:19,831 --> 00:38:22,751 moment in which we try to see what's on the other side of the human spirit, 424 00:38:23,869 --> 00:38:26,472 and possibly make history. 425 00:38:34,646 --> 00:38:36,791 ANNOUNCER: You can see that pace car at the front there, 426 00:38:36,815 --> 00:38:39,918 that is being precision driven. 427 00:38:40,619 --> 00:38:45,457 ANNOUNCER 2: You want to hit 2:50 per kilometer, uh around 4:34 per mile. 428 00:38:45,491 --> 00:38:47,569 ANNOUNCER 3: It's probably also worth pointing out the green line you can see 429 00:38:47,593 --> 00:38:50,996 projected there is where they need to keep up to. 430 00:38:51,029 --> 00:38:55,000 CONTROL: When you come around turn 3 and turn 4, please let me know how that looks. 431 00:38:55,734 --> 00:38:58,637 ANNOUNCER: We're trying to, to shave off just under three minutes here to 432 00:38:58,670 --> 00:39:01,072 break this barrier. 433 00:39:01,106 --> 00:39:06,077 ANNOUNCER 3: The world record sits at 2:02:57, but to go under the 2 from there, 434 00:39:06,111 --> 00:39:08,480 it's a phenomenal jump. 435 00:39:08,514 --> 00:39:10,394 CONTROL: Vehicle is coming out of turn number 2. 436 00:39:14,920 --> 00:39:17,423 VALENTIJN: First changing zone is coming up. 437 00:39:17,456 --> 00:39:21,793 -We'll get our first group in, just remember to be calm, do what you do. 438 00:39:25,997 --> 00:39:29,801 ANNOUNCER 2: And here you see that first change of the pacers coming in. 439 00:39:29,835 --> 00:39:31,903 That will take place on a regular basis. 440 00:39:31,937 --> 00:39:34,616 ANNOUNCER: The manner in which they switched in and out, it's perfect. 441 00:39:34,640 --> 00:39:37,042 It's like they're running as one unit. 442 00:39:37,075 --> 00:39:38,944 -Really smooth, they look good. 443 00:39:39,678 --> 00:39:43,549 (cheering) 444 00:39:56,795 --> 00:39:59,765 -They're at a 59:51 pace guys exactly where we want them to be, 445 00:39:59,798 --> 00:40:01,132 you guys are doing a great job. 446 00:40:04,770 --> 00:40:06,872 - Close as you can on the left side. 447 00:40:08,139 --> 00:40:09,875 -Haji says drink all. 448 00:40:13,779 --> 00:40:15,714 - That's it fellas, looking strong! 449 00:40:28,727 --> 00:40:32,564 - They're killing it. - 32 13K. 450 00:40:32,964 --> 00:40:34,833 Guys, the triangle is working perfect. 451 00:40:34,866 --> 00:40:36,167 Perfect pace! 452 00:40:36,201 --> 00:40:39,070 ANNOUNCER: Around 13 miles an hour. 453 00:40:39,104 --> 00:40:42,641 ANNOUNCER 3: I think we can't, by any means, underestimate the scale of 454 00:40:42,674 --> 00:40:45,176 what they're trying to do here. 455 00:40:45,210 --> 00:40:49,581 (cheers). 456 00:40:57,823 --> 00:40:59,891 STEPH (over radio): Hymen, this is Steph. 457 00:41:16,575 --> 00:41:18,610 - Lelisa's starting to feel it a bit. 458 00:41:18,644 --> 00:41:20,646 Here we go guys. 459 00:41:21,246 --> 00:41:25,116 - Okay guys. - Stick with it Lelisa, that's good mate, go on! 460 00:41:25,150 --> 00:41:26,685 -It's okay, patience. 461 00:41:26,718 --> 00:41:30,021 Patience Lelisa, it's okay. 462 00:41:30,055 --> 00:41:31,857 MAN (over radio): Brad this is Cap. 463 00:41:36,795 --> 00:41:38,730 RACE CONTROL: Come on guys. 464 00:41:40,799 --> 00:41:43,501 Oh man, Lelisa. 465 00:41:53,979 --> 00:41:58,516 (heavy breathing) 466 00:42:11,697 --> 00:42:12,598 -Here we go. 467 00:42:12,631 --> 00:42:14,132 Go, go, go, nice job guys. 468 00:42:14,165 --> 00:42:16,835 - Here we go Zers, come on Zers. - Come on Zers. 469 00:42:18,737 --> 00:42:21,417 RACE CONTROL (over radio): Hey, Kirby how does pace feel out there? 470 00:42:24,743 --> 00:42:26,912 - 3:22 under world record, I'll take it. 471 00:42:33,652 --> 00:42:36,354 ANNOUNCER 2: Zersenay has had a couple hard moments in this last lap. 472 00:42:36,387 --> 00:42:39,024 He just seems to be having trouble holding on. 473 00:42:44,395 --> 00:42:47,833 -Cap, we need a fresh group to go with Z and he's 6 seconds behind the leaders. 474 00:42:47,866 --> 00:42:49,866 - Come on Zersenay, you're on for a fantastic time! 475 00:42:50,068 --> 00:42:51,302 -You're there, you're there! 476 00:42:51,336 --> 00:42:55,240 (cheering). 477 00:43:04,650 --> 00:43:07,294 -So right now, it looks like Eliud is still under 2-hour pace by a couple of seconds, 478 00:43:07,318 --> 00:43:10,889 but Zersenay lost about 30 seconds in the last lap so he's 479 00:43:10,922 --> 00:43:12,724 about 1 minute behind now. 480 00:43:12,758 --> 00:43:17,062 And then Lelisa is about 3 minutes behind Zersenay. 481 00:43:17,095 --> 00:43:19,264 Eliud still looks very good. 482 00:43:21,967 --> 00:43:23,935 ANNOUNCER 2: You see Kipchoge. 483 00:43:23,969 --> 00:43:26,237 He is looking strong. 484 00:43:26,705 --> 00:43:28,740 The lone of the three. 485 00:43:28,774 --> 00:43:30,217 - We're down to the business end of the race now. 486 00:43:30,241 --> 00:43:32,744 -Here we go, this is it. 487 00:43:33,912 --> 00:43:36,047 - This is historic guys; he's still on course here. 488 00:43:36,081 --> 00:43:38,884 Well done Eliud settle in mate. 489 00:43:38,917 --> 00:43:40,886 -He's cruising it. 490 00:43:49,360 --> 00:43:51,396 (cheering). 491 00:44:02,273 --> 00:44:04,676 -Do we actually have a projected finish time at the moment? 492 00:44:04,710 --> 00:44:07,245 Is it still just sub-2 or are we bang on 2 or just over? 493 00:44:07,278 --> 00:44:08,780 I mean, anybody know? 494 00:44:08,814 --> 00:44:10,814 - Dave can you confirm what projected is right now? 495 00:44:19,190 --> 00:44:22,369 - I could see him speeding up a lot in the last mile. - Yeah, that's what they think. 496 00:44:22,393 --> 00:44:24,873 - Yeah I agree. - He says he can cover 15 seconds if we need to. 497 00:44:27,032 --> 00:44:28,834 -Stay on the green line. 498 00:44:28,867 --> 00:44:30,435 That is your target line. 499 00:44:30,468 --> 00:44:32,971 2:00:04 prediction. 500 00:44:33,872 --> 00:44:35,707 Those 4 seconds you will make, don't worry. 501 00:44:44,415 --> 00:44:47,118 PACER: We need to bring him home slowly by negative splitting. 502 00:44:47,152 --> 00:44:49,420 You know, every second, getting faster, and faster, 503 00:44:50,021 --> 00:44:51,032 and faster all the way to the finish. 504 00:44:51,056 --> 00:44:53,158 - Bring him, bring him home. 505 00:44:53,792 --> 00:44:58,163 - 15 minutes until the end of the race. - Come on 5K to go, Eliud! 506 00:44:58,797 --> 00:45:00,732 5K to go! 507 00:45:09,140 --> 00:45:10,441 Two laps, Eliud! 508 00:45:10,475 --> 00:45:12,978 Two laps, go on! 509 00:45:14,245 --> 00:45:17,715 - He still looks like he's got stuff in the tank. 510 00:45:26,424 --> 00:45:30,228 ANNOUNCER 2: He's currently projected to run just over 2 hours. 511 00:45:30,528 --> 00:45:32,931 2 hours and ten seconds at the moment. 512 00:45:32,964 --> 00:45:34,924 PACER: No matter what happens, the man is amazing. 513 00:45:40,371 --> 00:45:41,840 MAN (over radio): Copy that. 514 00:45:44,542 --> 00:45:46,553 -He's going with the pacers, we're just going to keep the car in front 515 00:45:46,577 --> 00:45:48,479 and he's going with the pacers. 516 00:45:48,513 --> 00:45:51,216 So now it's basically on him. 517 00:45:51,249 --> 00:45:52,951 - Use arms and the legs follow. 518 00:45:52,984 --> 00:45:54,953 Relaxation, come on Eliud. 519 00:45:54,986 --> 00:45:55,887 Rhythm. 520 00:45:55,921 --> 00:45:58,289 Rhythm and light. 521 00:45:58,323 --> 00:46:01,192 - He can get 10 seconds. - Yeah. 522 00:46:04,062 --> 00:46:08,399 ANNOUNCER 2: Here it comes, coming up now to 1 lap to go, and this is where it's really 523 00:46:08,433 --> 00:46:12,370 important to talk about the fact that in the London Marathon he's run sub 4:40 524 00:46:12,403 --> 00:46:14,840 miles in the last two miles. 525 00:46:14,873 --> 00:46:17,242 That's what he's facing now as he comes up to this last lap. 526 00:46:18,409 --> 00:46:21,947 (cheering). 527 00:46:28,153 --> 00:46:33,859 ANNOUNCER: We are knocking on the door of history here in our last lap. 528 00:46:42,968 --> 00:46:44,535 (heavy breathing) 529 00:47:00,485 --> 00:47:03,154 - Patience boys, Eliud's doing his thing. 530 00:47:03,521 --> 00:47:05,056 Patience. 531 00:47:15,333 --> 00:47:18,169 * 532 00:47:19,004 --> 00:47:21,372 1 K Eliud, 1 K! 533 00:47:27,045 --> 00:47:29,180 (cheering). 534 00:47:30,448 --> 00:47:32,483 - If he doesn't get it, it's going to be close. 535 00:47:42,027 --> 00:47:47,165 (cheering) 536 00:47:51,002 --> 00:47:53,204 RUNNER: Stay in it buddy, stay in it! 537 00:47:58,944 --> 00:48:04,049 (cheering). 538 00:48:14,159 --> 00:48:20,165 * 539 00:48:32,243 --> 00:48:36,347 (cheering). 540 00:48:46,257 --> 00:48:52,630 * 541 00:48:56,334 --> 00:49:00,471 - Just that much less. - It's an extraordinary performance even if. 542 00:49:01,639 --> 00:49:04,009 - It's something small. - I know. 543 00:49:05,243 --> 00:49:08,980 (cheering). 544 00:49:49,287 --> 00:49:55,626 (cheering). 545 00:50:01,532 --> 00:50:05,370 -Eliud Kipchoge literally had nothing left in the tank at the end of that race. 546 00:50:05,403 --> 00:50:08,506 He knew today was the day to give it everything he had, and that's what he did. 547 00:50:10,741 --> 00:50:16,214 -Sub-2 is tantalizingly close, it's another 1 second per mile only to take us to 1:59:59. 548 00:50:18,116 --> 00:50:21,686 How can you ultimately be disappointed with 2:00:25? 549 00:50:22,287 --> 00:50:25,690 I mean, I think it was an outstanding achievement. 550 00:50:26,757 --> 00:50:30,528 -All 3 of them committed from the gun and that's why the other 2 fell off. 551 00:50:31,096 --> 00:50:33,364 - Here comes Zersenay. - Here comes Z. 552 00:50:34,465 --> 00:50:38,569 (cheering). 553 00:50:49,414 --> 00:50:50,857 - Let's not take away from Zersenay either. 554 00:50:50,881 --> 00:50:53,518 He set a 4-minute personal best. 555 00:50:53,551 --> 00:50:55,753 And he, and he ran out there almost by himself. 556 00:50:56,387 --> 00:50:57,555 -Well done. 557 00:50:57,588 --> 00:50:58,723 Okay? 558 00:50:58,756 --> 00:50:59,756 Personal best. 559 00:51:04,829 --> 00:51:06,331 -Thank you, thank you. 560 00:51:14,139 --> 00:51:16,274 (applause). 561 00:51:16,307 --> 00:51:19,147 I'm excited about what he'll do now that he's a bonafide marathon runner. 562 00:51:19,577 --> 00:51:21,746 (cheering). 563 00:51:36,861 --> 00:51:42,267 (cheering) 564 00:51:44,669 --> 00:51:47,572 - Here comes Lelisa. - He's done well to finish. 565 00:51:49,340 --> 00:51:54,445 (applause). 566 00:52:21,672 --> 00:52:24,685 -You know Lelisa, he committed to the pace at the beginning and was right there. 567 00:52:24,709 --> 00:52:27,949 He did what we asked him to do, and that was take himself to the limit, and he did. 568 00:52:28,879 --> 00:52:31,549 (applause). 569 00:52:32,550 --> 00:52:34,228 - You've gotta throw caution to the wind sometimes. 570 00:52:34,252 --> 00:52:37,655 You've gotta go what might appear to be suicidaly fast and see if you can hang on. 571 00:52:47,732 --> 00:52:50,535 -Big, big, big race you did man amazing performance what you did. 572 00:52:56,574 --> 00:52:58,543 (laughs). 573 00:52:59,710 --> 00:53:01,746 I know, I know. 574 00:53:26,871 --> 00:53:30,741 (cheers and applause). 575 00:53:44,722 --> 00:53:48,526 (cheering). 576 00:54:02,573 --> 00:54:08,413 (cheering). 577 00:54:17,955 --> 00:54:23,661 (cheering). 578 00:54:39,510 --> 00:54:44,349 (music plays through credits) 579 00:54:46,384 --> 00:54:52,990 (singing in native language) 580 00:55:35,132 --> 00:55:38,192 Subtitles Diego Moraes(oakislandtk) www.opensubtitles.org