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RACE CONTROL (over radio):
Race Control,
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two hours until race time.
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(suspenseful music)
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Mike, just checking to see if
you can give us an update
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when the athletes
are heading over.
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MAN (over radio): Gonna
head over in a few minutes.
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MAN (over radio):
Lelisa is on his way.
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MAN (over radio):
We're at the Mike.
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Just did a lap.
Course is clear.
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RACE CONTROL (over radio):
Copy that.
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Getting set
and locked for the start.
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WOMAN (over radio):
The athletes are here.
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HAJI: Okay, let's go.
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PHIL (off screen):
Temperature's still dropping.
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11.3.
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RACE CONTROL (over radio):
Ten minutes
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until the start of the race.
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WOMAN (off screen):
The big three are getting
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changed in the start tent.
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We're getting close.
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-MAN (off screen): Yeah.
-WOMAN (off screen): Yes.
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MAN: So when they drop out,
then he's the leader.
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WOMAN (off screen): Yes.
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RACE CONTROL (over radio):
Athletes should be heading
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to the start line at this time.
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MAN (over radio):
They're on their way.
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MAN: Let's go!
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(clock ticking)
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RACE CONTROL (over radio):
One minute.
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WOMAN (off screen): One minute!
One minute to the start!
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RACE CONTROL (over radio):
All three of the elite athletes
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are at the start area.
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MAN (over radio): Copy that.
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Fifteen seconds!
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MAN (off screen):
We gotta clear, clear!
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RACE CONTROL (over radio):
Ten seconds.
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9, 8, 7, 6,
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5, 4, 3, 2, 1, go!
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(air horn blares)
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BRAD (off screen): Can a human
being run a marathon
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in under two hours?
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That's the barrier
that's in front of us.
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(curious music)
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(cheers and applause)
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When you run a marathon,
your body's screaming, "Stop."
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Your head's screaming, "Stop."
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Everything's
telling you to stop.
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You're just doing everything
you can
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to keep one foot
hitting in front of the other.
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ANNOUNCER (off screen):
Dennis Kimetto, zwei null zwei!
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ANDY (off screen): The current
world marathon record
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is 2:02:57 by Dennis Kimetto.
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In order to go sub-two,
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we need to take seven seconds
per mile off the speed
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that the current world record
was run at.
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BRETT (off screen):
We're asking the athletes
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to cover 26.2 miles
in two hours.
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That's 4:34 per mile.
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This is insanely fast.
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PHIL (off screen):
In marathon running,
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runners are known
by their time.
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If you run 2:04,
you're the 2:04 guy.
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If you run 2:03,
you're the 2:03 guy.
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There's only been one
2:02 guy in history,
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and we are looking
to take three guys
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and make them 1:59 guys.
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This is not just difficult;
this is practically impossible.
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(intense music)
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ANDY (off screen): Lelisa's
a two-time Boston Marathon
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champion who's a real
up-and-coming star.
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PHIL (off screen):
In his early 20s,
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he was winning major
marathons before most guys
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had even run a marathon.
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ANNOUNCER (off screen):
Lelisa Desisa is
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the 2013 Boston Marathon
champion.
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LELISA (off screen):
Running is my life.
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If I break 2,
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I will make history.
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PHIL (off screen): Zersenay is
the Rocky Balboa of this group.
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ANDY (off screen):
He's actually one of
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the most accomplished
distance runners of all time,
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and I don't think
he's got the credit
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that he deserves for that.
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Not only is he the world
half marathon record holder;
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he also has the second fastest
half marathon time ever run.
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ANNOUNCER (off screen):
There is absolutely no doubt
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we are watching
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the greatest half marathon
runner in history.
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For the fifth time,
Eritrea's Zersenay Tadese
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is the world half marathon
champion.
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ZERSENAY (off screen):
(speaking Tigrinya)
I believe in myself.
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that I can be the one to do it.
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I will break this barrier.
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ANDY (off screen): Eliud's
the Olympic marathon champion,
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one of the best
marathon runners of all time.
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He's run eight marathons.
He's won seven of them.
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ANNOUNCER (off screen):
Eliud Kipchoge
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loves the big crowd.
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He is the champion.
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ANNOUNCER (off screen): That is
the second fastest marathon
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of all time!
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ELIUD (off screen):
I really want to be
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the first one to run under 2 hours.
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I want to tell the world that
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no human is limited.
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(birds chirping)
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BRETT (off screen)
This is the VO2 data here.
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BRAD (off screen): Yeah.
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BRETT: And then you
have the economy.
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BRAD: So race prediction
for this athlete.
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BRETT: Yeah, that will put him
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under the two-hour mark
for sure.
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BRAD: Yeah, If they can sustain
these economies
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the whole time
without that fatigue here.
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Two years ago,
I put together a team
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to put
the science into practice
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to see if it's possible
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to run a marathon
under two hours.
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Did you get
the liters per minute VO2?
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I didn't feel like we needed
a large team to do this.
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We needed
the right team to do this.
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BRETT: His shoulder, like,
angles are so steep,
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where his is just,
like, stable and compact.
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BRAD (off screen): We needed
the right expertise
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and the right people.
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PHIL (off screen): Once
we start getting the tests,
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we'll be able to give you
a little bit more insight
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about, you know, how, um--
how slowly
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or how quickly
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BRAD (off screen):
We sought out the people
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who believed what we believed.
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ANDY: Those sorts of speeds
simply aren't sustainable,
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and when we go for
the sub-two-hour marathon,
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he has to be reaching
a steady state.
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BRAD (off screen): Our role is
to engage with the athletes...
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I'm going to just draw a little
bit of blood from your arm.
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And to understand how we can
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play a collaborative role
in getting under two hours.
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(upbeat funky music)
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WOMAN: This is going to fit
kind of like a backpack.
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ANDY (off screen): Lelisa
is the young gun
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of the three, really.
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He's achieved some incredible
things at really a young age.
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As far as marathon runners go,
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he's absolutely one
of the best that we've seen.
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BRAD (off screen): For somebody
to be able to do this,
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they need
a very, very high VO2 max.
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What that means is that
their ability to use oxygen
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to produce energy
is really, really high.
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ANDY (off screen):
Beautiful running, well done.
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Keep it going.
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PHIL: Lelisa's VO2 numbers
were extraordinarily high.
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BRAD (off screen):
30 seconds, Lelisa!
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-30 seconds.
-ANDY (off screen): 100 meters.
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ANDY: This is one
of the best tests we've had.
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ALL: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
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(crowd cheering)
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LELISA (off screen):
In elementary school,
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I compete cross country.
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barefoot.
(laughs)
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I don't know any better.
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What is shoes?
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LELISA (off screen): (laughs)
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(man singing
in native language)
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(funky rock music)
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ANDY (off screen):
Traditionally, marathon runners
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have come to the marathon
very late in their career,
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but Lelisa's
completely different.
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You know,
right from the get-go,
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he went straight
into the marathon.
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I start running marathon...2013
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Before that I afraid marathon.
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because I was young.
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(crowd cheering)
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ANNOUNCER (off screen):
Well, the gentleman
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can hear the big cheers
coming from the stands.
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LELISA (off screen):
(speaking Oromo)
Winning the Dubai Marathon.
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changed my life.
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ANNOUNCER (off screen):
That is fantastic running.
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Now I am athlete,
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I control my life.
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I was 22 years old.
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PHIL (off screen): Zersenay
Tadese is extraordinarily fast.
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One of the things we measure
in sports science is lactate,
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and that tells us how much
stress the muscle is under.
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The more lactate, the more
it rises in the muscle,
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the harder you're
pushing the muscle.
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BRETT (off screen):
Nice job, Zersenay.
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Keep on it.
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PHIL: What we know from
Zersenay
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is that even
at world record pace,
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we're barely
torturing the engine.
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He makes very little lactate.
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ANDY (off screen):
Good, Zersenay.
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Settle into that speed.
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That's good, looking good.
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-BRAD (off screen): Nice job, Z!
-MAN: Bravo, bravo.
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(intense music)
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I never wanted to be a runner.
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(upbeat music)
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My dream was to become
a professional cyclist,
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but I could not afford a bicycle.
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My school was 14 km away
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so I used to run all the time.
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The people I would run past
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thought of me as a crazy person
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(laughs)
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(church bell rings)
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(upbeat music)
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♪ ♪
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My teacher encouraged me
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to start training every day.
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Soon after that,
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I started competing internationally.
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♪ ♪
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(crowd cheering)
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No one from Eritrea had ever
run in the Olympics before.
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ANNOUNCER (off screen):
Zersenay of Eritrea
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joining the leaders.
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So I wanted to do something big.
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ANNOUNCER (off screen): Tadese
of, uh, Eritrea
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now moves past
to take over the lead.
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And Zersenay will sprint
for the line,
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and there
he takes the bronze.
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It was the first Olympic medal
my country ever won.
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(upbeat marching band music)
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(man singing
in native language)
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When I returned to Eritrea
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the whole country was very excited
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Suddenly, everyone knew who I was.
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BRETT (off screen): Next steps.
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We will put this pack
around the shoulders,
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and then the oxygen system
sits on the back
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and then the mask
on the front.
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BRAD (off screen):
Eliud is the favorite.
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I think Eliud has
the best chance of doing it.
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BRETT (off screen): Feel okay?
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BRAD (off screen):
He has a very, very good
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running economy,
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so that's basically
how much energy is required
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for you to run a certain speed
for a certain distance.
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BRETT (off screen): Go.
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BRAD (off screen):
The least energy you can waste,
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the better your running economy
score's gonna be.
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BRETT (off screen):
Great work, Eliud!
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PHIL (off screen):
When we see Eliud go,
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you immediately look at him
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and realize there's never been
anybody like him.
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He may be
the greatest of all time.
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(man singing
in native language)
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♪ ♪
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Most people say when you
run under 2 hours
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you might die
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But personally
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in my heart and in my mind
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I believe it is possible.
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(man singing
in native language)
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(upbeat pop music)
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♪ ♪
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(cheers and applause)
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♪ ♪
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MAN (off screen): Harambe!
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When I was young,
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I was molded in a positive way.
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But I was not lucky
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to have two parents.
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When you have both parents
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you have advantage.
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So I was supposed to work
more harder
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than the other children
in the village
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The life was hard the way it was
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but its okay.
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I have never complained
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and I will never complain.
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♪ ♪
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Marathon is life.
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It's not about the legs,
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but it's about the heart and mind.
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I feel that I have a potential
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inside my heart
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that I can go beyond human limitations
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by running under 2 hours.
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MAN (off screen): Go.
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This is the chance.
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(upbeat percussive music)
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BRAD (off screen): They have
a degree of trust in us now,
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but I think that that trust
over the next two months
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is going to be crucial.
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BRETT (off screen):
Nice job, Eliud.
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ANDY (off screen): I was very
impressed with Kipchoge today.
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I think his intelligence
really shone through.
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PHIL (off screen): Oh, yeah.
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ANDY: He's been thinking about
this for quite a while actually.
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PHIL (off screen):
Oh, yeah, and it's great
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that he's so switched on.
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I mean, it makes
our job so much easier.
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But I found it interesting
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that we have
three world-class athletes
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in such different states of
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involvement
in their own training.
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BRETT (off screen):
Zersenay,
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it sounds like
he hasn't been training
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and jumps on the treadmill
and looks great.
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BRAD (off screen): And then
Desisa, during his max tests,
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he would do one more
and then he would do one more,
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and at 22K an hour, he's, like,
giving us a thumbs-up, right?
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PHIL: I have the feeling that
these guys
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are going to pull
out something extraordinary.
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ANDY (off screen):
I'm 100% confident
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that we'll set
a new world record.
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I think 2 hours and 1
is almost certain,
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but it's that extra
30 seconds is the worry.
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Realistically,
I think it's 50/50.
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PHIL: You think that low?
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ANDY: Yeah, I think it's not
by any means guaranteed.
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BRAD (off screen): Yeah.
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If it was easy, it'd be done,
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and it's an extremely
hard thing to do.
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And 50/50 is probably
a little high for me right now.
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I'm probably closer
to 30% or 40%.
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(plucked string music)
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♪ ♪
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(man singing
in native language)
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♪ ♪
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(bus horn honking)
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ANDY (off screen): Lelisa's
best marathon time is 2:04:45,
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and so it's a real big jump
to go to 1:59:59.
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(overlapping chatter)
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BRETT: Nice to see you.
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ANDY: It's good
to see you again. Hi.
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ANDY (off screen): We're going
to ask him to do
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around eight or possibly nine
1,200-meter repetitions.
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-HAJI: Yeah.
-ANDY: So three laps each time.
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The first one is very slow,
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but they'll gradually
build in speed
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until the last two or three
will be quite hard.
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BRAD (off screen):
It doesn't look right.
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ANDY (off screen):
No, I agree with you.
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He looks stiff.
He looks...
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BRETT (off screen):
One of the goals
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was to have Lelisa do
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a test which shows us
his fitness level.
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And we measure lactate out
on the track,
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so blood lactate
from a finger prick system.
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PHIL (off screen): We looked
at his numbers
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and we see
that his lactate turn point,
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the point at
which his muscles start
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coming under
much more strain,
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happens at about
20.5 kilometers an hour.
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ANDY (off screen):
Perfect, well done, good.
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BRETT (off screen): 20.5
is a fantastic lactate value,
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but it's not 21.1,
which is race pace.
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ANDY: Let's see what he looks
like when he's going quicker.
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(tense music)
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♪ ♪
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He's really not at
the level of fitness
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that we would expect
at this stage,
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but on the other hand,
in the past,
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he's shown great resolve
and great fortitude.
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ANNOUNCER (off screen):
And there they go.
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ANNOUNCER (off screen):
On the way to Boston
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and 30,000 behind them.
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The Boston Marathon has a rich history.
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ANNOUNCER (off screen):
Micah Kogo on the left,
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Lelisa Desisa in the middle,
and Gebremariam on the right.
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If you win Boston
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your name is written in the history books
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ANNOUNCER (off screen):
This is the move.
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Desisa has made the move.
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Kogo doesn't look like
he can respond, just stunning.
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ANNOUNCER:
Lelisa Desisa
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is the 2013
Boston Marathon champion.
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Winning Boston was one of the
greatest moments of my life.
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(explosion)
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(eerie music)
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REPORTER (off screen):
We have some breaking news.
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MAN (over radio) It was about
15, 20 minutes ago
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near the finish line
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here in Boston,
but I heard two explosions.
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We finished.
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We was in the hotel.
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REPORTER (off screen):
Two consecutive explosions,
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one right after the other.
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When we saw this,
the finishing line
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immediately my happiness
changed to sadness.
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(sirens blaring)
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After two weeks
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I decide I give my gold
medal to the city,
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to Boston.
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(applause)
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When I prepare myself for
Boston again,
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people say that if you go
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maybe bombs happen on Boston again.
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Maybe you die.
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No.
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I am not afraid.
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ANNOUNCER (off screen):
The man who gave his medal
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back to the city
for the bombing
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that's on permanent display now
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comes back to achieve
greatness again,
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Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia.
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(crowd cheering)
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(gentle acoustic guitar music)
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♪ ♪
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When I compete,
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I am representing my people
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and my country.
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Eritreans eagerly anticipate
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every race that I run.
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I carry a big responsibility.
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(man singing
in native language)
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♪ ♪
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ANDY (off screen): Zersenay's
personal best for the marathon
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is presently 2:10.
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ZERSENAY: (laughs)
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ANDY: Seems almost absurd
to have selected him
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until you become aware of what
he's achieved in the past.
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PHIL (off screen):
He owns the two fastest times
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over the half marathon
distance.
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The question is,
"Why hasn't he been able
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to parlay that
into the marathon distance?"
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We think we know why.
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(curious music)
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ANDY (off screen):
2:10, 2:11, 12, 13, 14, 15.
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Excellent.
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PHIL (off screen):
He's barely making any lactate.
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He's barely breathing hard.
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And it's world record
marathon pace.
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(laughs)
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Guy's a monster.
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(upbeat music)
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I have failed to finish.
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three (of the five) marathons
I've run.
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I'm learning that
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this might be because of hydration.
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ANDY (off screen):
We've discovered that
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in all of
his long distance races,
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he's not taken
a drop of water.
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BRAD (off screen):
I just thought that was crazy.
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How can you run
a 2:10 marathon
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without drinking anything?
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PHIL (off screen): These things
are known to take minutes
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off of marathon times.
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ANDY: Come on, Zersenay,
last lap!
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♪ ♪
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PHIL (off screen):
And so we think that
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even just
by addressing his hydration,
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we can take literally
minutes off of his time.
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ANDY (off screen): Eliud is
the most established marathoner
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of the three,
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and he's run 2:03:05,
which is incredible,
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but how much faster
could he go?
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And I think this challenge
has given him
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a whole new way
of looking at the marathon.
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BRAD (off screen): It's amazing
to see all of what the science
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says he should be doing
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is exactly what Eliud is doing.
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BRETT (off screen): Eliud's
opportunity for improvement's
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not nearly as big as some
of the other individuals.
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He's already top
on his nutrition.
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He's got a great
training program.
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PHIL (off screen):
He already does everything
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almost perfectly.
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When we analyzed him
in terms of his training,
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when we analyzed
the things that he does
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in the mathematical sense,
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I find very few places for us
to intervene,
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and that makes him
a very unique problem
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for the scientists.
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HELENE:
Man, he's just so smooth.
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(gentle music)
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♪ ♪
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This is teamwork.
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I get information from the scientists,
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HELENE: Did you feel like
it held you in here?
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information from the management,
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from the coaching system.
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So it's really a circle.
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♪ ♪
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You cannot train alone.
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and expect to run a fast time.
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There's a formula:
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100% of me is nothing compared to
1% of the whole team.
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And that's teamwork.
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That's what I value.
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(overlapping chatter)
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BRETT (off screen): Eliud's
camp is really incredible,
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has a special feel about it.
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The runners are
elite-of-the-elite,
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top-notch
world-class athletes.
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ELIUD:
(speaking foreign language)
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(laughter)
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ANDY (off screen): Eliud
must be a multi-millionaire.
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He's one of the most successful
distance runners of all time,
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and yet you would not think that
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if you spend any time with him.
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(somber music)
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In life, the idea is
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to be happy.
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So, I believe in calm, simple,
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low-profile life.
508
00:22:53,205 --> 00:22:55,415
You live simple, you train hard
509
00:22:56,166 --> 00:22:57,709
and live an honest life.
510
00:23:00,295 --> 00:23:02,047
Then you are free.
511
00:23:08,887 --> 00:23:10,972
ANDY (off screen): Our search
for the perfect course
512
00:23:11,056 --> 00:23:14,101
led us to the Formula 1
racetrack in Monza, Italy.
513
00:23:14,184 --> 00:23:15,852
It's the bastion of speed.
514
00:23:15,936 --> 00:23:19,856
The fastest Formula 1 lap
ever was recorded at Monza.
515
00:23:19,940 --> 00:23:21,733
(clock ticking)
516
00:23:21,817 --> 00:23:22,776
BRAD (off screen):
We're here today to run
517
00:23:22,859 --> 00:23:24,611
a 60-minute half marathon.
518
00:23:24,694 --> 00:23:26,488
This is a test event,
so if there's any questions
519
00:23:26,571 --> 00:23:28,490
at any time, please ask us.
520
00:23:28,573 --> 00:23:30,534
This is primarily
just to give us information
521
00:23:30,617 --> 00:23:33,078
for the actual event.
522
00:23:33,161 --> 00:23:34,454
-BRETT: This way, no, no.
-ZERSENAY: Ah.
523
00:23:34,538 --> 00:23:35,664
-BRETT: Over there.
-MAN: Ah, okay.
524
00:23:35,747 --> 00:23:37,833
ANDY: If we are expecting them
to run two hours in May,
525
00:23:37,916 --> 00:23:41,002
they ought to be able to run
one hour for the half now.
526
00:23:41,086 --> 00:23:43,255
(dramatic music)
527
00:23:43,338 --> 00:23:47,717
MAN: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, go!
528
00:23:47,801 --> 00:23:48,969
(air horn blares)
529
00:23:49,052 --> 00:23:52,055
(upbeat percussive music)
530
00:23:52,139 --> 00:23:53,723
♪ ♪
531
00:23:53,807 --> 00:23:55,142
RACE CONTROL (over radio):
Okay, they're off, guys.
532
00:23:55,225 --> 00:24:02,232
♪ ♪
533
00:24:02,315 --> 00:24:03,567
ANDY (off screen):
In elite athletes,
534
00:24:03,650 --> 00:24:05,652
the margins for improvement
are much smaller.
535
00:24:05,735 --> 00:24:07,070
There's less room
for maneuver,
536
00:24:07,154 --> 00:24:09,906
so the big question for us is,
"What can we bring them?"
537
00:24:09,990 --> 00:24:11,616
PHIL: We're taking
the latest advances in training,
538
00:24:11,700 --> 00:24:13,493
taking the latest advances
in technology,
539
00:24:13,577 --> 00:24:16,455
the latest advances in shoe
design and what we're saying is,
540
00:24:16,538 --> 00:24:17,497
"Can we add these
things together?
541
00:24:17,581 --> 00:24:19,583
"Can we get a bunch
of marginal gains
542
00:24:19,666 --> 00:24:21,543
that makes
the impossible possible?"
543
00:24:21,626 --> 00:24:23,170
(curious music)
544
00:24:23,253 --> 00:24:24,754
ANDY (off screen):
What the ideal course needs
545
00:24:24,838 --> 00:24:28,425
is to be flat
and to have minimal turns in.
546
00:24:28,508 --> 00:24:31,052
If you have hills and if you
have twists and turns,
547
00:24:31,136 --> 00:24:32,095
that costs energy.
548
00:24:32,179 --> 00:24:33,388
RACE CONTROL (over radio):
This is race control.
549
00:24:33,472 --> 00:24:35,599
Lap one has been complete.
550
00:24:35,682 --> 00:24:37,809
ANDY (off screen): One of
the potential limiting factors
551
00:24:37,893 --> 00:24:40,729
in the marathon is the buildup
of body heat,
552
00:24:40,812 --> 00:24:42,063
so colder temperature
is better
553
00:24:42,147 --> 00:24:44,107
because it enables
a better gradient
554
00:24:44,191 --> 00:24:46,109
from the core of the body
to the environment.
555
00:24:46,193 --> 00:24:47,861
They're still
ahead of schedule.
556
00:24:47,944 --> 00:24:49,696
They look like
they'll break 60 at this pace.
557
00:24:50,614 --> 00:24:51,615
The higher you go,
558
00:24:51,698 --> 00:24:53,283
the amount of oxygen
you can take in
559
00:24:53,366 --> 00:24:55,035
with each breath
goes slightly down.
560
00:24:55,118 --> 00:24:57,787
The lower it is and the closer
you are to sea level,
561
00:24:57,871 --> 00:25:01,041
the more enriched
the atmosphere is with oxygen.
562
00:25:01,124 --> 00:25:03,585
MAN (over radio): Mike to Brad,
54 for the third test.
563
00:25:03,668 --> 00:25:07,297
BRETT (off screen): Any time
we run, we're losing energy.
564
00:25:07,380 --> 00:25:08,632
If I have a good cushion,
565
00:25:08,715 --> 00:25:10,842
then I can capture
and use the energy
566
00:25:10,926 --> 00:25:12,677
that I'm trying to run with.
567
00:25:12,761 --> 00:25:14,596
BRAD (off screen): There
has been technology advances
568
00:25:14,679 --> 00:25:16,681
that allows
significant increase
569
00:25:16,765 --> 00:25:19,184
in the amount of energy you get
back from every foot strike,
570
00:25:19,267 --> 00:25:21,228
so we've developed shoes,
571
00:25:21,311 --> 00:25:23,688
and that allows us to
increase running economy,
572
00:25:23,772 --> 00:25:25,815
so about 3% to 4%
less energy
573
00:25:25,899 --> 00:25:27,943
is required for
you to run every kilometer.
574
00:25:28,944 --> 00:25:33,114
How that translates to running
over the entire marathon
575
00:25:33,198 --> 00:25:34,282
is really still unknown,
576
00:25:34,366 --> 00:25:37,118
but we'll take
anything we can get.
577
00:25:38,703 --> 00:25:40,622
In most major marathons,
578
00:25:40,705 --> 00:25:42,958
they have pacers
to set the pace,
579
00:25:43,041 --> 00:25:47,087
so we're optimizing pacers
in our race for draft.
580
00:25:47,170 --> 00:25:49,965
So they're going to run
in a triangle formation because
581
00:25:50,048 --> 00:25:51,132
the amount of energy required
582
00:25:51,216 --> 00:25:52,968
to run behind this triangle
formation
583
00:25:53,051 --> 00:25:54,678
is going to be
584
00:25:54,761 --> 00:25:58,181
significantly less than if
the runner was by themselves.
585
00:25:59,015 --> 00:26:01,309
Every single lap, three pacers
are going to come off
586
00:26:01,393 --> 00:26:03,228
and three pacers
are going to come back on.
587
00:26:03,311 --> 00:26:05,230
That's going to happen
throughout the entire race.
588
00:26:06,690 --> 00:26:08,066
BRETT (off screen):
This decision was a big deal
589
00:26:08,149 --> 00:26:10,318
because any time an athlete
enters a race
590
00:26:10,402 --> 00:26:11,570
who's
not been on the start line,
591
00:26:11,653 --> 00:26:13,989
you can't be ratified
for a world record.
592
00:26:14,072 --> 00:26:15,031
BRAD (off screen):
We would love this to be
593
00:26:15,115 --> 00:26:16,157
a world record marathon,
594
00:26:16,241 --> 00:26:17,909
but that's not what
we set out to do.
595
00:26:17,993 --> 00:26:19,911
We set out to prove
that it's physically possible
596
00:26:19,995 --> 00:26:22,497
for a human to run a marathon
in under two hours.
597
00:26:24,791 --> 00:26:27,752
BRETT: Guys, we got
Lelisa hurting here.
598
00:26:28,753 --> 00:26:29,963
ANDY:
Dropping off the pace?
599
00:26:30,046 --> 00:26:31,256
BRAD: Yeah, he's not
going to make it.
600
00:26:31,339 --> 00:26:32,382
RACE CONTROL (over radio):
Yeah, I don't think Lelisa's
601
00:26:32,465 --> 00:26:33,425
going to make it.
602
00:26:33,508 --> 00:26:35,051
-MAN: Yeah, Lelisa!
-MAN: Go, Lelisa!
603
00:26:35,135 --> 00:26:36,970
Do you want to stay or get out?
604
00:26:37,053 --> 00:26:37,596
Do you want to stay
605
00:26:37,679 --> 00:26:40,098
or do you want to get out?
606
00:26:40,181 --> 00:26:43,435
(dynamic music)
607
00:26:43,518 --> 00:26:50,400
♪ ♪
608
00:26:59,117 --> 00:27:02,245
BRETT (over radio):
Last K was 2:48.
609
00:27:02,329 --> 00:27:05,707
Yeah, Kipchoge's
leading the pack.
610
00:27:05,790 --> 00:27:08,418
The guys are just exiting
the S turn now.
611
00:27:09,919 --> 00:27:10,879
RACE CONTROL (over radio):
Copy,
612
00:27:10,962 --> 00:27:11,921
taking all pacers off on
this lap.
613
00:27:12,005 --> 00:27:15,342
WOMAN (off screen): Last lap!
One more! One more! One more!
614
00:27:15,425 --> 00:27:18,637
♪ ♪
615
00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:19,846
Good job! Good job!
616
00:27:19,929 --> 00:27:22,432
(crowd cheering)
617
00:27:22,515 --> 00:27:25,852
♪ ♪
618
00:27:25,935 --> 00:27:28,355
MAN (off screen): How much time?
Did you see?
619
00:27:30,982 --> 00:27:33,360
MAN (off screen):
Nice job, buddy! Nice job!
620
00:27:33,443 --> 00:27:35,779
(crowd cheering)
621
00:27:35,862 --> 00:27:37,739
PERSON: Whoo!
622
00:27:38,615 --> 00:27:39,574
MAN: Wonderful job, wonderful.
623
00:27:39,658 --> 00:27:42,118
(clock ticking)
624
00:27:42,202 --> 00:27:43,203
ANDY (off screen):
They went all out.
625
00:27:43,286 --> 00:27:45,455
They actually turned out
to be quite encouraging
626
00:27:45,538 --> 00:27:47,415
for at least two
of the athlete's performances.
627
00:27:47,499 --> 00:27:50,043
BRETT: Eliud did his Eliud
thing, which is,
628
00:27:50,126 --> 00:27:52,003
"I want to make sure
that you all know
629
00:27:52,087 --> 00:27:53,463
that I'm number one."
630
00:27:53,546 --> 00:27:55,548
ANDY (off screen):
Kipchoge's got the psychology.
631
00:27:55,632 --> 00:27:57,008
BRAD (off screen):
Tadese's got the legs, though.
632
00:27:57,092 --> 00:27:58,968
I think if they're both in it
100 meters to go,
633
00:27:59,052 --> 00:28:01,137
I don't--I don't--I don't think
Tadese gets beat.
634
00:28:01,221 --> 00:28:04,224
(crowd cheering)
635
00:28:04,307 --> 00:28:07,310
(clock ticking)
636
00:28:10,814 --> 00:28:14,734
BRAD (off screen):
Lelisa ran a 62:50-ish,
637
00:28:14,818 --> 00:28:16,695
which is obviously
almost three minutes off
638
00:28:16,778 --> 00:28:18,488
the pace we want him to be at.
639
00:28:18,571 --> 00:28:20,699
I'm hoping that his confidence
isn't totally blown up,
640
00:28:20,782 --> 00:28:22,701
and I hope the press
doesn't tear him apart.
641
00:28:22,784 --> 00:28:23,743
ANDY (off screen):
The only thing that he can do
642
00:28:23,827 --> 00:28:24,786
in the next eight weeks
643
00:28:24,869 --> 00:28:26,621
is take a completely
different approach,
644
00:28:26,705 --> 00:28:27,914
'cause he simply
cannot continue
645
00:28:27,997 --> 00:28:31,000
to do what he's been doing
'cause he won't get any better.
646
00:28:31,084 --> 00:28:34,087
(applause)
647
00:28:37,757 --> 00:28:40,760
(ethereal music)
648
00:28:40,844 --> 00:28:45,598
♪ ♪
649
00:28:45,682 --> 00:28:47,600
The half marathon was just a test.
650
00:28:48,601 --> 00:28:51,271
The race will be different.
651
00:28:55,316 --> 00:28:56,776
I know myself.
652
00:28:57,777 --> 00:28:59,487
I am better, better than this, yeah.
653
00:29:02,323 --> 00:29:06,161
BRAD: There's some work that
we need to do with Lelisa.
654
00:29:06,244 --> 00:29:07,996
He definitely
has the endurance,
655
00:29:08,079 --> 00:29:10,081
he has the engine
to be able to do this,
656
00:29:10,165 --> 00:29:12,500
but he needs to run faster.
657
00:29:12,584 --> 00:29:14,377
He needs to do more
intervals at high speeds
658
00:29:14,461 --> 00:29:18,757
to be able to sustain
those speeds for two hours.
659
00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:21,718
So we need to increase
the speed of his workouts.
660
00:29:21,801 --> 00:29:24,804
(dramatic drum music)
661
00:29:24,888 --> 00:29:30,935
♪ ♪
662
00:29:31,019 --> 00:29:32,937
Nobody knows he's nervous or not.
663
00:29:35,356 --> 00:29:37,358
This is his personality.
664
00:29:39,611 --> 00:29:40,945
He's training well.
665
00:29:41,029 --> 00:29:42,530
He's very big improvement
666
00:29:43,072 --> 00:29:44,616
since test in Monza.
667
00:29:47,660 --> 00:29:49,245
He's a fighter, you know?
668
00:29:54,501 --> 00:29:57,504
Yesterday is not today.
669
00:29:59,380 --> 00:30:03,301
This time I will be ready.
670
00:30:16,314 --> 00:30:19,317
(overlapping chatter)
671
00:30:24,072 --> 00:30:25,532
MAN: (speaking native language)
672
00:30:27,075 --> 00:30:28,827
BRETT (off screen): So there's
no surprise Zersenay
673
00:30:28,910 --> 00:30:30,995
can make
a 60-minute half marathon.
674
00:30:31,079 --> 00:30:33,915
He's the world record
half marathon champion.
675
00:30:33,998 --> 00:30:36,334
The key will be how does he
translate that to the marathon.
676
00:30:40,588 --> 00:30:42,257
BRAD (off screen): What we want
to see out of Zersenay
677
00:30:42,340 --> 00:30:45,969
between now and May
is more distance work.
678
00:30:47,053 --> 00:30:49,722
We know he's fast enough.
He can run at these speeds.
679
00:30:49,806 --> 00:30:52,433
He needs to be able
to run at them for longer,
680
00:30:52,517 --> 00:30:56,354
so a little bit more volume,
longer types of runs.
681
00:30:56,437 --> 00:30:59,357
(intense music)
682
00:30:59,440 --> 00:31:02,193
The hydration has been a huge help.
683
00:31:02,944 --> 00:31:04,279
I'd never really considered
684
00:31:04,362 --> 00:31:06,030
how important it was.
685
00:31:09,450 --> 00:31:11,578
BRAD (off screen): Seeing maybe
a light bulb moment go off,
686
00:31:11,661 --> 00:31:13,496
to me, that was
a big moment of like,
687
00:31:13,580 --> 00:31:15,248
this is something we could
really help him with
688
00:31:15,331 --> 00:31:16,875
that could
really drive down his times.
689
00:31:20,420 --> 00:31:23,256
ZERSENAY:
(speaking native language)
690
00:31:25,383 --> 00:31:26,718
(applause)
691
00:31:26,801 --> 00:31:28,386
(laughs)
692
00:31:31,723 --> 00:31:33,600
I feel good.
693
00:31:35,143 --> 00:31:37,562
I've greatly improved my training.
694
00:31:38,313 --> 00:31:40,440
Now I must focus
695
00:31:40,523 --> 00:31:42,191
on achieving this goal.
696
00:31:44,944 --> 00:31:46,696
Knowing that my family
697
00:31:46,779 --> 00:31:48,615
and children will be watching
698
00:31:50,158 --> 00:31:53,786
gives me strength and courage.
699
00:31:54,704 --> 00:31:57,874
(speaking native language)
700
00:32:09,552 --> 00:32:12,597
ELIUD (off screen): (laughs)
701
00:32:12,680 --> 00:32:15,141
(speaking native language)
702
00:32:18,895 --> 00:32:21,439
I am trying all my best at staying calm,
703
00:32:21,522 --> 00:32:22,899
to stay focused.
704
00:32:30,657 --> 00:32:34,160
Performance comes with great pressure
705
00:32:34,243 --> 00:32:37,163
and great responsibility.
706
00:32:39,832 --> 00:32:41,292
People will be asking,
707
00:32:41,376 --> 00:32:44,837
Will you really run under 2 hours?
708
00:32:46,381 --> 00:32:47,924
That's a big pressure.
709
00:32:58,518 --> 00:33:01,521
(crickets chirping)
710
00:33:08,236 --> 00:33:10,113
BRETT (off screen):
The end of the marathon,
711
00:33:10,196 --> 00:33:11,948
the last little bit,
it's so tough
712
00:33:12,031 --> 00:33:14,993
because the body has
undergone pounding
713
00:33:15,076 --> 00:33:16,619
for all those kilometers
714
00:33:16,703 --> 00:33:19,330
one after another
after another.
715
00:33:19,414 --> 00:33:21,791
(ominous music)
716
00:33:21,874 --> 00:33:23,376
In the back of your mind,
you're like,
717
00:33:23,459 --> 00:33:24,961
"I want to stop.
I want to stop."
718
00:33:25,044 --> 00:33:28,172
And then the other side
of your head says, "No."
719
00:33:28,256 --> 00:33:30,967
Body and the mind
are absolutely battling.
720
00:33:31,050 --> 00:33:34,053
(curious music)
721
00:33:34,137 --> 00:33:37,098
♪ ♪
722
00:33:37,181 --> 00:33:39,308
Eliud has the strongest mind.
723
00:33:39,392 --> 00:33:42,478
Never seen anything like it.
724
00:33:42,562 --> 00:33:44,689
I--I had no idea basic--
725
00:33:44,772 --> 00:33:46,190
I don't even know...
(laughs)
726
00:33:46,274 --> 00:33:48,317
How to describe
how he's shown me
727
00:33:48,401 --> 00:33:49,777
how important the mind is.
728
00:33:49,861 --> 00:33:56,117
♪ ♪
729
00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:57,910
I have all
the physiology numbers,
730
00:33:57,994 --> 00:34:00,830
and I have all the numbers
around wind resistance,
731
00:34:00,913 --> 00:34:02,123
air resistance,
shoe quantification,
732
00:34:02,206 --> 00:34:03,916
all that kind of stuff,
733
00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:06,753
but I have a big blank
open box
734
00:34:06,836 --> 00:34:07,837
for, "How do
I quantify the mind?
735
00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:10,798
"How do I quantify a person's
ability to push beyond
736
00:34:10,882 --> 00:34:13,551
what we thought was possible
based on physiology alone?"
737
00:34:13,634 --> 00:34:20,516
♪ ♪
738
00:34:27,607 --> 00:34:29,650
If you don't rule your mind it can rule you.
739
00:34:34,655 --> 00:34:35,907
I tell my mind that
740
00:34:36,365 --> 00:34:38,242
I'm really able to do this thing
741
00:34:40,495 --> 00:34:41,871
and I will do it.
742
00:34:51,631 --> 00:34:53,132
(bird shrieks)
743
00:35:02,517 --> 00:35:03,518
MAN (off screen): Careful.
744
00:35:03,601 --> 00:35:05,103
(machinery beeping)
745
00:35:05,186 --> 00:35:09,649
BRAD (off screen): It is,
I think, Wednesday, May 3rd.
746
00:35:11,984 --> 00:35:13,903
If everything goes to schedule
and the weather holds,
747
00:35:13,986 --> 00:35:17,406
we're about 3 days away
from a Breaking2 attempt.
748
00:35:18,783 --> 00:35:20,660
(birds chirping)
749
00:35:20,743 --> 00:35:24,288
(gentle music)
750
00:35:24,372 --> 00:35:26,415
It's emotional to come
to an end,
751
00:35:26,499 --> 00:35:27,834
even though
it's not the end yet.
752
00:35:27,917 --> 00:35:31,337
♪ ♪
753
00:35:31,420 --> 00:35:34,215
It's in our DNA to explore,
754
00:35:34,298 --> 00:35:36,092
to go places
that we've never gone.
755
00:35:38,302 --> 00:35:40,888
It has to do
with human potential
756
00:35:40,972 --> 00:35:43,724
and pushing the limits
of what that can mean.
757
00:35:47,103 --> 00:35:53,067
We've set out to do what
we want to do, and if we fail,
758
00:35:53,151 --> 00:35:54,318
we've done something amazing.
759
00:35:54,402 --> 00:35:55,903
We had the balls to do it.
760
00:35:58,322 --> 00:36:00,616
You know, we can control
or optimize
761
00:36:00,700 --> 00:36:02,618
all the conditions
in the world,
762
00:36:02,702 --> 00:36:07,498
but these guys have to run 26.2
miles at 13.1 miles an hour.
763
00:36:07,582 --> 00:36:10,334
No matter what we do,
that still has to happen.
764
00:36:10,418 --> 00:36:13,421
(somber music)
765
00:36:13,504 --> 00:36:19,051
♪ ♪
766
00:36:27,185 --> 00:36:30,188
(alarm beeping)
767
00:36:35,526 --> 00:36:38,154
(intriguing music)
768
00:36:38,237 --> 00:36:41,449
♪ ♪
769
00:36:41,532 --> 00:36:42,992
ANNOUNCER 1 (off screen):
We are here at
770
00:36:43,075 --> 00:36:45,119
the Autodromo Nazionale Monza
771
00:36:45,203 --> 00:36:48,915
to see if we can really
break this, this barrier.
772
00:36:48,998 --> 00:36:52,376
This is something that has been
in the making for two years.
773
00:36:52,460 --> 00:36:53,628
BRETT (over radio):
This is Brett.
774
00:36:53,711 --> 00:36:55,546
Is anyone on this radio?
Checking in.
775
00:36:55,630 --> 00:36:56,589
BRAD (over radio):
Brett, this is Brad.
776
00:36:56,672 --> 00:36:57,757
Good to hear your voice.
777
00:36:57,840 --> 00:36:59,425
ANNOUNCER 2 (off screen): This
is the ultimate team effort.
778
00:36:59,508 --> 00:37:01,177
You know, it's the athletes.
It's their coaches.
779
00:37:01,260 --> 00:37:02,970
It's their training partners.
780
00:37:03,054 --> 00:37:04,305
It's also the scientists
781
00:37:04,388 --> 00:37:06,432
who have been behind them
from the start.
782
00:37:06,515 --> 00:37:08,184
PHIL: It's go time.
783
00:37:09,894 --> 00:37:11,187
RACE CONTROL (over radio):
We should, uh, make sure
784
00:37:11,270 --> 00:37:12,730
that we have
an all-clear course.
785
00:37:12,813 --> 00:37:14,774
Everyone should
be off the course.
786
00:37:14,857 --> 00:37:17,944
(suspenseful music)
787
00:37:18,027 --> 00:37:19,695
MAN (over radio):
Primary athlete one,
788
00:37:19,779 --> 00:37:22,156
Eliud Kipchoge, is on track.
789
00:37:22,240 --> 00:37:24,867
RACE CONTROL (over radio):
Two minutes to go.
790
00:37:24,951 --> 00:37:26,410
MAN (over radio):
Lelisa is on his way
791
00:37:26,494 --> 00:37:28,371
to the starting line.
792
00:37:28,454 --> 00:37:29,789
MAN (over radio):
Course is clear.
793
00:37:29,872 --> 00:37:32,750
MAN (over radio): I have
Zersenay at the start line.
794
00:37:32,833 --> 00:37:33,918
RACE CONTROL (over radio):
One minute.
795
00:37:34,001 --> 00:37:36,045
Getting set
and locked for the start.
796
00:37:36,128 --> 00:37:37,421
ANNOUNCER 2 (off screen):
This is incredible
797
00:37:37,505 --> 00:37:39,215
as we stand by for the start.
798
00:37:39,298 --> 00:37:41,217
RACE CONTROL (over radio):
30 seconds.
799
00:37:41,300 --> 00:37:42,635
BRAD (off screen):
Holy (bleep)!
800
00:37:42,718 --> 00:37:43,970
(laughs)
801
00:37:44,053 --> 00:37:48,599
RACE CONTROL (over radio):
9, 8, 7, 6, 5,
802
00:37:48,683 --> 00:37:52,937
4, 3, 2, 1, go!
803
00:37:53,020 --> 00:37:54,480
(air horn blares)
804
00:37:55,314 --> 00:37:56,232
They're off.
805
00:37:56,983 --> 00:37:58,943
Race has started, race has started.
806
00:38:04,031 --> 00:38:06,200
RACE CONTROL: Everything's
clear off the start.
807
00:38:06,284 --> 00:38:08,911
ANNOUNCER (off screen):
Two years in the making,
808
00:38:08,995 --> 00:38:12,039
these athletes have been
working to get to this moment
809
00:38:12,123 --> 00:38:13,541
in which we try to see
810
00:38:13,624 --> 00:38:15,376
what's on the other side
of the human spirit
811
00:38:15,459 --> 00:38:18,212
and possibly make history.
812
00:38:18,296 --> 00:38:20,840
(pulsing music)
813
00:38:20,923 --> 00:38:23,926
(dramatic music)
814
00:38:24,010 --> 00:38:25,845
♪ ♪
815
00:38:25,928 --> 00:38:26,887
ANNOUNCER (off screen):
You can see
816
00:38:26,971 --> 00:38:28,222
that pace car
at the front there
817
00:38:28,306 --> 00:38:30,474
that is being
precision driven.
818
00:38:31,892 --> 00:38:33,728
ANNOUNCER 2 (off screen): You
want to hit 2:50 per kilometer,
819
00:38:33,811 --> 00:38:36,022
around 4:34 per mile.
820
00:38:36,105 --> 00:38:37,273
ANNOUNCER 3 (off screen):
It's probably also worth
821
00:38:37,356 --> 00:38:38,316
pointing out the green line
822
00:38:38,399 --> 00:38:41,902
you can see projected there is
where they need to keep up to.
823
00:38:41,986 --> 00:38:44,613
RACE CONTROL: When you come
around turn three and turn four,
824
00:38:44,697 --> 00:38:46,907
please let me know
how that looks.
825
00:38:46,991 --> 00:38:48,826
ANNOUNCER 1 (off screen):
We're trying to shave off
826
00:38:48,909 --> 00:38:52,121
just under three minutes here
to break this barrier.
827
00:38:52,204 --> 00:38:53,372
ANNOUNCER 3 (off screen):
The world record sits
828
00:38:53,456 --> 00:38:57,668
at 2:02:57, but to go
under the 2 from there,
829
00:38:57,752 --> 00:38:59,879
it's a phenomenal jump.
830
00:38:59,962 --> 00:39:02,673
CONTROL: Vehicle is coming
out of turn number two.
831
00:39:02,757 --> 00:39:04,175
Runners are out of turn two.
832
00:39:04,258 --> 00:39:04,967
Copy that.
833
00:39:06,385 --> 00:39:08,637
VALENTIJN: First changing
zone is coming up.
834
00:39:08,721 --> 00:39:10,514
BRAD (off screen):
With this group in,
835
00:39:10,598 --> 00:39:12,141
just remember to be calm,
do what you do.
836
00:39:17,396 --> 00:39:18,898
ANNOUNCER 2 (off screen): And
here you see that first change
837
00:39:18,981 --> 00:39:20,983
of the pacers coming in.
838
00:39:21,067 --> 00:39:23,235
That will take place
on a regular basis.
839
00:39:23,319 --> 00:39:24,278
ANNOUNCER 1 (off screen):
The manner in which
840
00:39:24,362 --> 00:39:25,988
they switched in and out,
it's perfect.
841
00:39:26,072 --> 00:39:28,574
It's like they're
running as one unit.
842
00:39:28,657 --> 00:39:31,118
BRAD: Really smooth.
They look good.
843
00:39:31,202 --> 00:39:34,205
(crowd cheering)
844
00:39:41,670 --> 00:39:43,464
Brett, this is Dave in the lead car.
845
00:39:43,547 --> 00:39:46,425
We clocked first lap at 6:49.75.
846
00:39:48,719 --> 00:39:49,887
BRAD (off screen):
They're at a 59:51 pace, guys,
847
00:39:49,970 --> 00:39:51,180
exactly where
we want them to be,
848
00:39:51,263 --> 00:39:53,224
You guys are
doing a great job.
849
00:39:56,602 --> 00:39:59,647
VALENTIJN (off screen): Close
as you can on the left side.
850
00:39:59,730 --> 00:40:01,190
BRETT: Haji says drink all.
851
00:40:05,236 --> 00:40:07,238
PHIL: That's it, fellas,
looking strong!
852
00:40:07,321 --> 00:40:08,864
(crowd cheering)
853
00:40:08,948 --> 00:40:10,616
Pace car to Brett, be advised.
854
00:40:10,950 --> 00:40:14,078
3 lap split is 20:24.5
855
00:40:14,495 --> 00:40:17,456
which places us at 59:50 half pace.
856
00:40:18,249 --> 00:40:18,916
Right on.
857
00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:21,085
BRAD: They're killing it.
858
00:40:22,253 --> 00:40:24,380
VALENTIJN (off screen):
22:32, 13K.
859
00:40:24,463 --> 00:40:26,382
Guys, the triangle
is working perfect.
860
00:40:26,465 --> 00:40:27,675
Perfect pace!
861
00:40:27,758 --> 00:40:30,386
ANNOUNCER 2 (off screen):
Around 13 miles an hour.
862
00:40:30,469 --> 00:40:32,763
ANNOUNCER 3 (off screen):
I think we can't, by any means,
863
00:40:32,847 --> 00:40:36,392
underestimate the scale of what
they're trying to do here.
864
00:40:36,475 --> 00:40:39,562
(crowd cheering)
865
00:40:49,238 --> 00:40:51,740
CAP (over radio):
Simon, this is Cap.
866
00:40:52,116 --> 00:40:54,201
Pay attention to Lelisa, okay?
867
00:40:54,285 --> 00:40:55,244
We might have to get a
868
00:40:56,078 --> 00:40:58,205
number two man team going.
869
00:40:59,206 --> 00:40:59,832
Got it.
870
00:41:00,458 --> 00:41:03,544
(cheers and applause)
871
00:41:07,965 --> 00:41:10,009
BRAD: I think Lelisa's
starting to feel it a bit.
872
00:41:10,092 --> 00:41:11,093
Here we go, guys.
873
00:41:12,344 --> 00:41:13,512
VALENTIJN (off screen):
Okay, guys.
874
00:41:13,596 --> 00:41:14,555
ANDY:
Stick with it, Lelisa!
875
00:41:14,638 --> 00:41:16,599
That's good, mate.
Go on!
876
00:41:16,682 --> 00:41:18,017
BRETT:
It's okay, patience.
877
00:41:18,100 --> 00:41:21,979
Patience, Lelisa.
It's okay.
878
00:41:22,062 --> 00:41:24,190
MAN (over radio):
Brad, this is Cap.
879
00:41:24,273 --> 00:41:25,441
He's falling back,
880
00:41:25,524 --> 00:41:27,109
your gap is sizable now.
881
00:41:28,277 --> 00:41:29,737
RACE CONTROL: Come on, guys.
882
00:41:29,820 --> 00:41:32,281
(tense music)
883
00:41:32,364 --> 00:41:34,617
(whispers)
Oh, man, Lelisa.
884
00:41:34,700 --> 00:41:36,577
♪ ♪
885
00:41:36,660 --> 00:41:39,663
LELISA: (breathing heavily)
886
00:41:39,747 --> 00:41:46,629
♪ ♪
887
00:41:53,302 --> 00:41:55,596
(dramatic musical sting)
888
00:42:00,476 --> 00:42:03,437
(ominous music)
889
00:42:03,521 --> 00:42:04,480
BRAD: Here we go.
Go, go, go.
890
00:42:04,563 --> 00:42:05,523
Nice job, guys.
891
00:42:05,606 --> 00:42:06,607
ANDY: Okay, Zers.
892
00:42:06,690 --> 00:42:07,691
Come on, Zers.
893
00:42:07,775 --> 00:42:09,735
BRAD (off screen):
Come on, Zers.
894
00:42:09,818 --> 00:42:10,945
RACE CONTROL (over radio):
Hey, Kirby,
895
00:42:11,028 --> 00:42:12,821
how does pace
feel out there?
896
00:42:12,905 --> 00:42:13,864
Pace appears to be good
897
00:42:13,948 --> 00:42:15,199
if the car is on track.
898
00:42:16,158 --> 00:42:18,035
PHIL (off screen): 3:22 under
world record, I'll take it.
899
00:42:20,120 --> 00:42:21,288
Just letting you know,
900
00:42:21,372 --> 00:42:23,374
Z is doing a little up and down as well.
901
00:42:24,917 --> 00:42:26,001
ANNOUNCER 2 (off screen):
Zersenay has had
902
00:42:26,085 --> 00:42:28,462
a couple of
hard moments in this last lap.
903
00:42:28,546 --> 00:42:31,048
He just seems to be
having trouble holding on.
904
00:42:31,131 --> 00:42:32,216
Wilkins, checking in,
905
00:42:32,591 --> 00:42:34,927
will Z receive pacers this lap?
906
00:42:35,886 --> 00:42:37,221
BRAD: Cap, we need
a fresh group to go with Z,
907
00:42:37,304 --> 00:42:39,098
and he's six seconds
behind the leaders.
908
00:42:39,181 --> 00:42:40,224
ANDY (off screen): Come on,
just hold it, Zersenay.
909
00:42:40,307 --> 00:42:41,517
You're on
for a fantastic time!
910
00:42:41,600 --> 00:42:42,726
BRAD: You're there.
You're there!
911
00:42:42,810 --> 00:42:45,813
(crowd cheering)
912
00:42:45,896 --> 00:42:47,982
(ethereal music)
913
00:42:48,065 --> 00:42:51,318
(crowd noise fades)
914
00:42:51,402 --> 00:42:55,447
♪ ♪
915
00:42:55,531 --> 00:42:56,615
PHIL (off screen): So right
now, it looks like Eliud
916
00:42:56,699 --> 00:42:58,534
is still under two-hour pace
by a couple of seconds.
917
00:42:58,617 --> 00:42:59,702
WOMAN (off screen):
Right, mm-hmm.
918
00:42:59,785 --> 00:43:01,078
PHIL (off screen):
But Zersenay lost about
919
00:43:01,161 --> 00:43:02,246
30 seconds in the last lap.
920
00:43:02,329 --> 00:43:03,747
He's about
one minute behind now.
921
00:43:03,831 --> 00:43:08,544
And then Lelisa's about
three minutes behind Zersenay.
922
00:43:08,627 --> 00:43:09,962
Eliud still looks very good.
923
00:43:13,424 --> 00:43:15,426
ANNOUNCER 2 (off screen):
You see Kipchoge.
924
00:43:15,509 --> 00:43:18,053
He is looking strong,
925
00:43:18,137 --> 00:43:20,097
the lone of the three.
926
00:43:20,180 --> 00:43:21,765
ANDY: Down to the business end
of the race now.
927
00:43:21,849 --> 00:43:23,100
BRAD: Here we go.
This is it.
928
00:43:25,311 --> 00:43:26,270
ANDY (off screen):
This is historic, guys.
929
00:43:26,353 --> 00:43:27,563
He's still on course here.
930
00:43:27,646 --> 00:43:29,315
Well done, Eliud!
Settle in, mate!
931
00:43:29,398 --> 00:43:30,858
BRAD: He's cruising it.
932
00:43:30,941 --> 00:43:33,944
(intense music)
933
00:43:34,028 --> 00:43:40,784
♪ ♪
934
00:43:40,868 --> 00:43:42,494
(crowd cheering)
935
00:43:42,578 --> 00:43:47,625
♪ ♪
936
00:43:47,708 --> 00:43:49,126
Be advised that at this pace
937
00:43:49,209 --> 00:43:51,587
we will be several seconds over the
938
00:43:51,670 --> 00:43:53,005
time needed.
939
00:43:53,589 --> 00:43:54,548
ANDY: Do we actually have
940
00:43:54,632 --> 00:43:55,924
a projected finish time
at the moment?
941
00:43:56,008 --> 00:43:58,802
Is it still just sub-two or are
we bang on two or just over?
942
00:43:58,886 --> 00:44:00,012
I mean, anybody know?
943
00:44:00,095 --> 00:44:02,181
BRAD: Dave, could you confirm
what projected is right now?
944
00:44:04,058 --> 00:44:04,892
Current trajectory
945
00:44:04,975 --> 00:44:06,935
likely takes us over 2 hours.
946
00:44:07,811 --> 00:44:09,271
Probably one second, two seconds,
947
00:44:09,355 --> 00:44:10,397
in that range.
948
00:44:10,481 --> 00:44:11,023
ANDY (off screen):
I can see him
949
00:44:11,106 --> 00:44:12,066
speeding up a lot
in the last mile.
950
00:44:12,149 --> 00:44:13,108
MAN (off screen):
Yeah, that's what they think.
951
00:44:13,192 --> 00:44:14,234
ANDY (off screen):
Yeah, I agree.
952
00:44:14,318 --> 00:44:15,569
MAN (off screen): He says
he can cover 15 seconds,
953
00:44:15,653 --> 00:44:16,862
if we need to.
954
00:44:18,530 --> 00:44:20,282
VALENTIJN (off screen):
Stay on that green line!
955
00:44:20,366 --> 00:44:22,034
That is your target line!
956
00:44:22,117 --> 00:44:25,162
2:00:04 prediction.
957
00:44:25,245 --> 00:44:27,331
Those four seconds,
you will make; don't worry.
958
00:44:29,333 --> 00:44:31,377
Can you educate me a little bit?
959
00:44:31,460 --> 00:44:33,295
Valentijn is trying to
960
00:44:33,379 --> 00:44:35,339
coordinate how and when we should pick up pace.
961
00:44:35,798 --> 00:44:36,882
PACER:
We need to bring him home
962
00:44:36,965 --> 00:44:38,550
slowly by negative splitting,
963
00:44:38,634 --> 00:44:41,303
you know, every second, getting
faster and faster and faster
964
00:44:41,387 --> 00:44:42,429
all the way to the finish.
965
00:44:42,513 --> 00:44:44,556
PATRICK:
Bring him--bring him home.
966
00:44:44,640 --> 00:44:46,934
ANDY (off screen): 15 minutes
to go till the end of the race.
967
00:44:48,185 --> 00:44:50,312
VALENTIJN:
Come on, 5K to go, Eliud!
968
00:44:50,396 --> 00:44:51,855
5K to go!
969
00:44:52,690 --> 00:44:53,691
The pacers are ready.
970
00:44:54,066 --> 00:44:55,275
Eliud is going to try to push the pace
971
00:44:55,609 --> 00:44:56,193
in the last lap.
972
00:44:56,652 --> 00:44:57,444
They're going to be ready.
973
00:44:57,528 --> 00:44:58,862
VALENTIJN (off screen):
It is on!
974
00:44:58,946 --> 00:45:00,614
(crowd cheering)
975
00:45:00,698 --> 00:45:01,782
VALENTIJN (off screen):
Two laps, Eliud!
976
00:45:01,865 --> 00:45:03,575
Two laps, come on!
977
00:45:05,661 --> 00:45:06,912
ANDY (off screen):
He still looks like
978
00:45:06,995 --> 00:45:08,288
he's got stuff
in the tank left.
979
00:45:08,372 --> 00:45:11,375
(exciting music)
980
00:45:11,458 --> 00:45:17,297
♪ ♪
981
00:45:17,381 --> 00:45:20,092
ANNOUNCER 2 (off screen):
He's currently projected
982
00:45:20,175 --> 00:45:22,010
to run just over two hours,
983
00:45:22,094 --> 00:45:24,263
2 hours and 10 seconds
at the moment.
984
00:45:24,346 --> 00:45:27,057
PACER: No matter what
happens, the man is amazing.
985
00:45:28,267 --> 00:45:29,059
Be advised,
986
00:45:29,143 --> 00:45:30,018
Kipchoge,
987
00:45:30,394 --> 00:45:31,729
at least 50 meters behind.
988
00:45:32,271 --> 00:45:34,106
MAN (over radio): Copy that.
989
00:45:36,066 --> 00:45:37,025
BRAD: He's going
with the pacers.
990
00:45:37,109 --> 00:45:38,235
We're just going
to keep the car in front,
991
00:45:38,318 --> 00:45:40,070
and he's going
with the pacers.
992
00:45:40,154 --> 00:45:42,614
So now it's basically on him.
993
00:45:42,698 --> 00:45:44,450
VALENTIJN (off screen):
Use arms, and the legs follow!
994
00:45:44,533 --> 00:45:46,410
Relaxation, come on. Eliud!
995
00:45:46,493 --> 00:45:48,454
Rhythm, rhythm and light!
996
00:45:49,788 --> 00:45:51,707
PHIL: He can get 10 seconds.
997
00:45:51,790 --> 00:45:55,002
(tense music)
998
00:45:55,085 --> 00:45:57,212
ANNOUNCER 2 (off screen):
Here it comes, coming up now
999
00:45:57,296 --> 00:45:58,672
to one lap to go,
1000
00:45:58,756 --> 00:46:00,299
and this is where
it's really important
1001
00:46:00,382 --> 00:46:01,467
to talk about the fact
1002
00:46:01,550 --> 00:46:04,928
that in the London Marathon,
he's run sub 4:40 miles
1003
00:46:05,012 --> 00:46:06,096
in the last two miles.
1004
00:46:06,180 --> 00:46:09,057
That's what he's facing now as
he comes up to this last lap.
1005
00:46:09,141 --> 00:46:10,142
(crowd cheering)
1006
00:46:10,225 --> 00:46:13,020
VALENTIJN: Eliud, you can do it!
You can do it!
1007
00:46:13,103 --> 00:46:15,063
MAN: Go, go, go, go, go!
1008
00:46:19,610 --> 00:46:22,446
ANNOUNCER 1 (off screen):
We are knocking on the door
1009
00:46:22,529 --> 00:46:26,617
of history here
in our last lap.
1010
00:46:30,996 --> 00:46:33,999
ELIUD: (breathing heavily)
1011
00:46:42,549 --> 00:46:44,176
Be advised, Brett, splits
1012
00:46:44,760 --> 00:46:46,428
show we'd still need an increase.
1013
00:46:46,512 --> 00:46:48,138
Roger, I think this is
1014
00:46:48,222 --> 00:46:49,306
all he can do.
1015
00:46:51,975 --> 00:46:52,976
BRETT (off screen):
Patience, boys.
1016
00:46:53,060 --> 00:46:55,771
Eliud's doing his thing.
Patience.
1017
00:46:55,854 --> 00:46:58,857
(somber music)
1018
00:46:58,941 --> 00:47:05,823
♪ ♪
1019
00:47:10,494 --> 00:47:12,079
BRETT: 1K, Eliud, 1K!
1020
00:47:12,162 --> 00:47:13,747
-VALENTIJN: Come on, Eliud!
-BRETT: 1K!
1021
00:47:14,331 --> 00:47:15,749
Whatever he's got left
1022
00:47:15,833 --> 00:47:16,834
he's got to use it now.
1023
00:47:17,793 --> 00:47:20,003
(crowd cheering)
1024
00:47:21,797 --> 00:47:23,423
BRAD: If he doesn't get it,
it's going to be close.
1025
00:47:23,507 --> 00:47:30,389
♪ ♪
1026
00:47:34,059 --> 00:47:37,062
(crowd cheering)
1027
00:47:42,401 --> 00:47:43,694
PACER (off screen):
Stay in it, buddy!
1028
00:47:43,777 --> 00:47:44,820
Stay in it!
1029
00:47:44,903 --> 00:47:47,906
(intense music)
1030
00:47:47,990 --> 00:47:54,872
♪ ♪
1031
00:48:17,561 --> 00:48:20,564
(cheers and applause)
1032
00:48:30,908 --> 00:48:33,911
(gentle music)
1033
00:48:35,495 --> 00:48:37,956
(crowd noise fades)
1034
00:48:38,040 --> 00:48:44,922
♪ ♪
1035
00:48:47,299 --> 00:48:49,134
BRAD: Just that much less.
1036
00:48:49,217 --> 00:48:50,385
ANDY: Obviously,
1037
00:48:50,469 --> 00:48:52,846
it's an extraordinary
performance, even if.
1038
00:48:52,930 --> 00:48:54,014
PATRICK: It's something small.
1039
00:48:54,097 --> 00:48:55,223
ANDY: I know.
1040
00:48:56,767 --> 00:48:59,770
(crowd cheering faintly)
1041
00:49:01,855 --> 00:49:05,442
(tender music)
1042
00:49:06,109 --> 00:49:07,778
Three laps to go I felt
1043
00:49:07,861 --> 00:49:12,074
a little bit tired in my legs
1044
00:49:12,574 --> 00:49:15,035
and I tried to pick it
1045
00:49:15,619 --> 00:49:17,663
but it was too late.
1046
00:49:20,332 --> 00:49:23,335
♪ ♪
1047
00:49:23,418 --> 00:49:25,754
You can aim for something
1048
00:49:25,837 --> 00:49:29,007
and then it slips out of your hands.
1049
00:49:37,307 --> 00:49:40,310
(crowd cheering)
1050
00:49:49,444 --> 00:49:51,655
MAN (off screen): (laughs)
1051
00:49:52,823 --> 00:49:53,907
PHIL (off screen):
Eliud Kipchoge literally
1052
00:49:53,991 --> 00:49:56,576
had nothing left in the tank
at the end of that race.
1053
00:49:56,660 --> 00:49:58,370
Like, he knew today
was the day
1054
00:49:58,453 --> 00:49:59,788
to give it everything
he had, you know,
1055
00:49:59,871 --> 00:50:01,623
and that's what he did.
1056
00:50:01,707 --> 00:50:03,709
ANDY (off screen):
Sub-two is tantalizingly close.
1057
00:50:03,792 --> 00:50:08,714
It's another one second per mile
only to take us to 1:59:59.
1058
00:50:09,423 --> 00:50:10,799
You know,
how can you ultimately
1059
00:50:10,882 --> 00:50:13,593
be disappointed with 2:00:25?
1060
00:50:13,677 --> 00:50:16,513
I mean, I think it was
an astounding achievement.
1061
00:50:17,889 --> 00:50:19,558
BRAD (off screen): All three
of them committed from the gun,
1062
00:50:19,641 --> 00:50:22,394
and that's why
the other two fell off.
1063
00:50:22,477 --> 00:50:23,895
PHIL: Here comes Zersenay.
1064
00:50:24,604 --> 00:50:25,897
ANDY: Here comes Z.
1065
00:50:25,981 --> 00:50:28,984
(crowd cheering)
1066
00:50:40,579 --> 00:50:41,538
PHIL (off screen):
Let's not take away
1067
00:50:41,621 --> 00:50:42,622
from Zersenay, either.
1068
00:50:42,706 --> 00:50:45,042
I mean, he set
a four-minute personal best,
1069
00:50:45,125 --> 00:50:47,669
and he--and he ran out
there almost by himself.
1070
00:50:49,755 --> 00:50:51,631
ANDY: Well done, okay?
Personal best.
1071
00:50:51,715 --> 00:50:53,467
The time I achieved was
1072
00:50:53,550 --> 00:50:56,136
my personal best.
1073
00:50:56,219 --> 00:50:58,055
ZERSENAY: Thank you.
Thank you.
1074
00:50:59,014 --> 00:51:01,600
I can say it was a win.
1075
00:51:02,768 --> 00:51:03,894
Kipchoge's success is
1076
00:51:03,977 --> 00:51:05,771
everyone's happiness.
1077
00:51:05,854 --> 00:51:07,481
(applause)
1078
00:51:07,564 --> 00:51:09,066
ANDY (off screen) :
I'm excited about what he'll do
1079
00:51:09,149 --> 00:51:10,734
now that he's a bona fide
marathon runner.
1080
00:51:10,817 --> 00:51:12,819
(crowd cheering)
1081
00:51:12,903 --> 00:51:15,989
I have learned so much.
1082
00:51:17,240 --> 00:51:22,162
The future is wide open for me.
1083
00:51:27,584 --> 00:51:30,587
(applause)
1084
00:51:36,551 --> 00:51:38,804
PHIL (off screen):
Here comes Lelisa.
1085
00:51:38,887 --> 00:51:40,263
ANDY (off screen):
He's done well to finish.
1086
00:51:40,347 --> 00:51:43,642
(cheers and applause)
1087
00:51:53,777 --> 00:51:56,780
(gentle piano music)
1088
00:51:56,863 --> 00:51:59,324
♪ ♪
1089
00:51:59,407 --> 00:52:03,328
The pain today was incredible,
1090
00:52:04,121 --> 00:52:07,374
but I never once thought about quitting.
1091
00:52:12,671 --> 00:52:14,047
BRAD (off screen):
Lelisa committed to the pace
1092
00:52:14,131 --> 00:52:15,924
at the beginning
and was right there.
1093
00:52:16,007 --> 00:52:17,008
He did what
we asked him to do,
1094
00:52:17,092 --> 00:52:19,719
and that was take himself
to the limit, and he did.
1095
00:52:19,803 --> 00:52:23,098
(applause)
1096
00:52:23,181 --> 00:52:24,432
ANDY (off screen):
You've gotta throw caution
1097
00:52:24,516 --> 00:52:25,559
to the wind sometimes.
1098
00:52:25,642 --> 00:52:27,102
You've gotta go what might
appear to be
1099
00:52:27,185 --> 00:52:30,021
suicidally fast
and see if you can hang on.
1100
00:52:30,480 --> 00:52:33,275
I've learned a lot from this.
1101
00:52:34,442 --> 00:52:36,194
I hope it will make me
1102
00:52:36,278 --> 00:52:38,071
strong in the future.
1103
00:52:39,364 --> 00:52:42,075
VALENTIJN: Big, big, big,
amazing what you did.
1104
00:52:42,159 --> 00:52:44,703
But we missed it.
1105
00:52:45,787 --> 00:52:48,206
It's called 2 hours.
1106
00:52:48,290 --> 00:52:50,208
VALENTIJN: (laughs)
1107
00:52:51,293 --> 00:52:53,461
I know.
I know.
1108
00:52:55,255 --> 00:52:56,715
Does this mean
1109
00:52:56,798 --> 00:52:58,216
that human beings have limits?
1110
00:52:58,884 --> 00:53:01,178
I don't agree with that.
1111
00:53:02,888 --> 00:53:04,139
The goal actually was
1112
00:53:04,222 --> 00:53:05,724
to break the 2 hour barrier
1113
00:53:09,269 --> 00:53:11,313
I didn't manage to do that.
1114
00:53:14,566 --> 00:53:17,569
The world now is just 25 seconds away.
1115
00:53:17,652 --> 00:53:20,655
(cheers and applause)
1116
00:53:22,616 --> 00:53:23,700
I think many people were worried that
1117
00:53:23,783 --> 00:53:25,243
if a human being ran two hours,
1118
00:53:25,327 --> 00:53:26,244
he might die.
1119
00:53:26,328 --> 00:53:29,331
(gentle music)
1120
00:53:29,414 --> 00:53:32,042
♪ ♪
1121
00:53:32,125 --> 00:53:33,251
I'm still alive.
1122
00:53:33,335 --> 00:53:37,047
(crowd cheering)
1123
00:53:40,133 --> 00:53:41,551
It's only 25 seconds.
1124
00:53:43,303 --> 00:53:45,722
It was hard for me to
1125
00:53:45,805 --> 00:53:47,307
shed all those minutes,
1126
00:53:47,766 --> 00:53:48,642
but I think it will be easy
1127
00:53:48,725 --> 00:53:50,060
for another human being
1128
00:53:50,143 --> 00:53:51,436
to shed 25 seconds.
1129
00:53:52,979 --> 00:53:55,982
(crowd cheering)
1130
00:53:56,066 --> 00:53:59,069
(triumphant music)
1131
00:53:59,152 --> 00:54:06,034
♪ ♪
1132
00:54:16,962 --> 00:54:19,464
No human is limited.
1133
00:54:20,507 --> 00:54:22,676
That's my message.
1134
00:54:29,099 --> 00:54:32,102
(upbeat funky music)
1135
00:54:32,185 --> 00:54:37,399
♪ ♪
1136
00:54:37,482 --> 00:54:40,485
(man singing
in native language)
1137
00:54:40,568 --> 00:54:47,450
♪ ♪
1138
00:54:58,545 --> 00:55:00,547
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