UNBELIEVABLE! MARATHON PACER ENDS UP WINNING THE RACE

In this video we take a closer look into the Abu Dhabi Marathon 2019 where Rueben the pacer ended up beating the entire elite field and winning in a time of 2:04:40.

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[OmahaTonyG]

That was hilarious. I imagine he looked back at some point and realized that no one was anywhere near him and he just said to himself "Screw it, I might as well go ahead and win this one."

[gordieranger]

"This could never happen at the Berlin Marathon" - this HAS happened at the Berlin Marathon! Pacer won in 2000, and the pacer finished 2nd in 2003. LA Marathon was won by a pacer too some years back. A pacer is a legit entrant in the race and is entitled to win if he can. A runner who does not take a pacer seriously deserves what they get.

[RayFliesAway]

He felt that he "failed" at his job and he didnt celebrate his "victory".Not many people on earth have experienced this kind of feelings.

[timmytheinventor]

Just an update on how his marathon running is going now: he doesn't get many pacing jobs because he's so good. Last year he improved upon his PB by placing fifth in the Valencia marathon with a time of 2:04:12. And now this year in Milan, he came second in a race with another personal best, this time a 2:03:55. That time would win most marathons, but the winner of the race, Titus Ekiru, ran the sixth fastest marathon ever recorded. Rueben Kiprop Kipyego is now the 20th fastest marathoner in history.

[simiyuwasilwavictor]

I was always wondering when this would happen

[elitedavidhorne]

"We want you to pace a two hour five minute marathon Ruben."
"OK boss"

Seems the rest of the field didn't get the message.

[abigrunner]

This happens fairly often...My running mate won the Houston Marathon in the 80’s. Got paid for pacing as well as the prizes... it’s totally legal.

[justins]

The whole goal of a pacer is to pace to a win at their best ability he didn’t run out of gas so he wins that’s fair

[CleanClaspCollector]

And he was running in front the whole time so it’s even more impressive as he was the one taking the wind all the time

[miketomkins]

This is literally the most literal race commentary ever.... Literally

[scrubnub]

You can't even say he's a bad pacer because he finished the race at world class pace. Everyone else just wasn't fast enough.

[shawnj]

Totally fair. He as the pacer for the world class competitors needed to run in a way that will lead and push the best to a fast but reasonable pace to finish the race with a world class time. Had he bailed out in the middle because he pushed too hard would be a different story. The fact that he won the race only shows that he did a perfect job but the others couldn't keep up.

[raphaelgracia]

- Reuben, please pace a 2 hours 5 marathon. Is that ok for you?
- Yup, just follow me... Till the end.

[bestwriters]

Reuben just came in second in the Milano Marathon 2021 with a time of 2:03:55. I think they may have underestimated his abilities.

[PedroJohnston]

Final exam in marathon theory:

Question 1:
Yes?
Answer:
Impressive.

Examiner: :O

[adamlax]

3:40
The question is yes.
The answer is impressive.

..ok

[whatsupdanger]

If your a marathon runner, and your last name starts with “Kip” you’re going to win.

[cycglplg]

Some people do not know how to use the word "literally" in a sentence.
Some people literally abuse the word literally in any literal way they can, literally LOL

[akalion]

3:45 "The question is yes and the answer will surprise a lot of you" yeah that makes sense

[RipleySawzen]

"Hey, slow down, those guys are like a minute behind you"
"It's free prize money"