tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post5174130534861357249..comments2024-03-12T06:26:20.751+09:00Comments on japan running news: Fast Times Depend on Pacemakers - Inside the Strangeness at the Fukuoka International MarathonBrett Larnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416317533206849280noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-71293394202163132192010-12-13T14:46:04.739+09:002010-12-13T14:46:04.739+09:00If he was an official entrant then he should be el...If he was an official entrant then he should be eligible for prize money but forfe any money regards pacing duties.Obviously his agent and him were not on the same page.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-37913273308363109802010-12-13T01:49:54.308+09:002010-12-13T01:49:54.308+09:00According to that German article Kiptanui afterwar...According to that German article Kiptanui afterwards claimed that it had never been his intention to finish the race...<br /><br />JoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-23353998941529626182010-12-12T21:20:46.401+09:002010-12-12T21:20:46.401+09:00To answer 666: It's a bit more complicated tha...To answer 666: It's a bit more complicated than that. He was obviously doing something wrong: he was not running the pace that he was contracted to run. and he did not stop when he was contracted to stop. The real question is, was he an "official entrant," or was he merely a "guest runner"? Mu guess is that he was not an official entrant, and therefore was not eligible to TokyoRacerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293712044402763377noreply@blogger.com