WHAT IF KIPCHOGE MOVED TO ULTRAMARATHONS?! SUB 10 HOUR 100-MILES POSSIBLE? UTMB OR COMRADES WIN?
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He did say in a recent interview that he was willing to transition to trailrunning/ultras after his marathon career because he actually likes it more than road racing.
I would love to read this interview. Do you have a link?
@@willsessions2474 I think it was on the extramilest show, with floris gierman
@@TirnanHealy thanks bro. I'll look for it. It would bring a new level of intrigue to the ultra community, for sure.
I've always thought ultra distance running should replace the olympic walking event. Really anything would be better than watching competitive walking.
You could probably say the same about most Olympic disciplines - that they aren’t that interesting to watch for the masses. And I suppose that’s the reason why I haven’t watched the past few Olympics, apart from the marathon and some other running events. But then again, the idea of the Olympics is that these are meant to be primarily amateur athletes, and so you need to keep lots of sports with limited appeal, otherwise it will be just pros competing. So removing speed walking and other traditional Olympic categories might result in Olympic Games not really being about the Olympic spirit anymore, but a massive commercial event (which they are becoming more and more each time).
@@feezee82 curling too. Or as I like to call it competitive mopping.
@@feezee82 Seriously, though you made some good points, but the Olympics recently dropped wrestling as an event which was literally one of the events of the ancient Olympic games, so I don't hold out much hope for the spirit of the Olympics winning out over commercial forces.
Just a heads up... next year breakdancing will be an Olympic sport!
@@ctam79 oh damn, I didn’t know that.
Aside from watching them run a marathon or a trail run side by side, I’d LOVE to watch a Kipchoge/Jornet fireside chat. That would be so insightful and so cool to experience
And it would be easy to set up in a way. They're both Coros and Maurten athletes, so sponsors could have them together if schedules were to match.
Congrats on 1000 videos!
I think Kipchoge has 2 great strengths. His ability to stay relatively healthy throughout his career and his mental strength. He could definitely win a road race like comrades but I don’t see him beating Killian at UTMB. At least not on his first try.
Agreed. There's a huge difference between running on a 0m elevation course on a flat surface vs 20hrs on technical trails
Couldn't see him entertaining a hundred miler but theres no doubt Kipchoge could knock 15 minutes off the 50k WR tomorrow.
@@mathieudube6907 not tomorrow 😊 he has Berlin in his legs, just one training block and he would be first ever 50K runner to go sub2.30, before that he will try to keep smart and win his 3rd Olympic gold in Paris 2024.
he's not going to beat him ever, the time to make the transition after Paris olympic he will be to old, look at Jim he's better than kilian on the road and he still didn't make a podium on UTMB.
@@r1goldrush yes, Kilian is fearless downhill runner and he's been growing up on the trails, road ultra could fine for Kipchoge but hard to believe he could beat Sorokin at 24hour race.
Congrats with your 1000 videos! I ran the belin marathon in 2018 when he set the WR. It is astonishing to think that he is able to run that in 2hr. Ultramarathons would change forever if African runners would join them. Basically the will crush anyone.
Great queations Sage. I think Kipchoge would smash all the flat ultras. In the mountains im sure he would do well, although he would need a massive adjustment, may take a few years. But he has a champions mindset, huge engine, discipled life, the best trainers....i would say if he took up mountain ultras he would be dominating fairly quickly.
Congratulations on the 1000th video, amazing channel!
As soon as real money starts being handed out at Ultras, the African's are going to come mop the floor of all the hipsters in Boulder lol.
Its a good thing then it will never happen. Ultra running does not have a sustainable business model as a professional sport. Thats why 99% of participants in the worlds biggest races have day jobs
Just fantastic to see Kipchoge setting the new world record. What a legend. And in the same year Kilian sets UTMB record time. I must say they are equally legendary and GOAT in their sports. This is a very good and interesting video. I agree with your arguments. When Kilian raced a top 10 K road race here in Norway with almost all Norwegian elite runners in 2020 he placed 18th place. At the same time he has the world record for Everest, is the best mountain runner and ultra runner of all time, and is a world class randonee skier. Are Norwegian elite runners therefore at the chance of competing with Killian in a 10 K mountain race, or a half marathon mountain race? Of course not. In UTMB the best runners use poles uphill and keep a relative slow pace and climbing 10.000 meters plus. There's just so much specificity when it comes to mountain races like UTMB that I dont think Kipchoge would do or succeed in a race like this. I am not even shure he has the build for it. But it for shure would be exciting to watch. But the main difference is, Killian is also one of the best mountain climbers in the world, not just an endurance athlete.
Wooohooo, thx guys.🇨🇦 congrats to both of you. 🥂🎂
Great question! I think he could set a 100k or 100 mile world record. He’s got it in him.
Huge congrats on the 1K videos!! Another great video, love to listen to you riff on this stuff. Mountain talent like Killian has seems like a life achievement - hard to picture Kipchoge ever getting to that level. Who's to say though? I hope he tries!
Purely speculation but I believe that if Kipchoge would focus 100% on trails for a couple years, he could become one of the best (expecially on courses like Western States). But if he would jump now in ultra trails, I think he would have a hard time on the downhills and on technical trails!
As a South African who has recently ran their 1st Comrades and a Kipchoge fan, I’ve always wonderec about that Sage! Gteat Talk mate 👊🏾
It took 20 something years for the likes of Kilian, Francios and etc to develop their skills in the mountains and adapt their bodies for the races like UTMB. In the same fashion it took over 30 years for Eliud to develop the skills and body adaptaitons for flat world record-setting road marathons like Berlin. So, NO I dont think he can beat Kilian time in UTMB or win UTMB for that matter, given his age once he quits road marathon racing (probably after paris 2024). For the same reason we normally don't see ultra runners with road running background win rugged 100 milers like UTMB (like Jim for instance). It just takes a lifetime of patience, learning and dedication to become the absolute BEST in the world in a single field . But, as you said... all fun and games and very interesting topic.
On the other hand Kipchoge can totally smash 50K, 50 miles, 100K and even 100miles world records imo.
Kipchoge all the way!!! He’s the man!!🏃🏻♂️
Congrats on 1000 videos!
Your shirt was well-earned, too💪
Congrats on your 1000th video, that's incredible!
Congrats on 1K vids!
BTW Sage, thanks for making this. It really is a logical question and makes for an interesting conversation.
I think Kipchoge vs Sorokin over 100 miles or at a 12hr track event might be a more interesting contest 🤔
1000 videos - well done! Keep up the inspiration in your work/sport!
Kilian and Kipchoge have a very similar spirit. Love them both!
Love to see him run Comrades! But he has Few majors to finish up!
Congrats on reaching 1000 videos!
It would be entertaining to see him try mountain running. I love the speculation!
Super vid. Thanks, Sage! I'd expect Kipchoge to be the out-and-out favourite if he ran Comrades.
Congratz on the Milestone! 1000 vlogs is amazing!!
This vlog makes me wonder if you can analyse what is happening right now with Nienke Brinkman! World class flat marathons and wins in prestigious trail races. New to both and top in both and doing a lot in a year. Experience and rest not so important as we think?
The speed of a marathon runner has great importance on the Ultra. For example, Comrades' record (Up)- 5:24.47 belongs to a Russian ex-marathon runner who ran M for 2:09.16 (Prague). But mountain trails are a totally different story.
Great video and interesting topic on Kipchoge going into trail races. Congratulations on 1000 videos!!
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Kipchoge in an ultramarathon would be exciting to watch!
Always an interesting debate with what where and how athletes would do at other events away from their norm. Be fair to say Kipchoge is the GOAT of road distance running and he is in his sweet spot of athletic ability. However, besides the massive aerobic engine on the guy, the mindset and skill set he has and incredible efficiency for steady state economic running, the further anyone gets away from their sweet-spot distance or sport the worse they do, relatively speaking. This comes down to energy system development or potential and muscle fibre types too. There are limitations on trainability. Usain bolt would run a pretty good 800m due to speed reserve and anaerobic lactic tolerance, but id say the next jump to the mile would be a different beast altogether.
Id say he (kipchoge) would still be the one to beat anything on the road up to 100k's (but imagine a Killian, Jim and Kipchoge race at 100k's...phew), but longer than that things might change a lot for kipchoge.
With respect to trail, well that's a different animal altogether and he may or may not go well there. That being said, lets bare in mind, the African running training groups do all their work on dirt trials or off road, and in the mountains on lumpy tracks, they are not pure road trainers. The technical co-ordination is the big factor, walk/run style movement and self management would be the challenges to learn and adapt to. But he does have an un-limitable mind that really, no one else quite matches.
I think the reason the Kipchoge's of the world have not made the switch to ultra is simply because the money isn't there yet. When the money gets there (and we all know it's coming) oh baby.....the world of Ultra running is going to change, and very fast!
I'm actually not sure if there is "big money" coming to ultras anytime in the near or distance future.
Fun speculation. I definitely think Kipchoge could win Comrades. If he chooses to try ultras in, say, his 40s after Paris. He could also put up records at the 50k and 50 mile distances. But the more mountainous a trail race the more it becomes a sport that's quite different from road running.
Issue is as he ages his endurance, speed, etc will slowly decrease. Doesn't mean he can't win but he may only have 5 years left or so to be the absolute dominant beast he currently is.
Bekele injury free could have done anything. He was a great cross country runner. He trained in mountains too
Comrades has, as you said, a very long history, with a huge data set. Lindsey Parry, the official Comrades coach, suggests you multiple your marathon time by 2.5, which gives you a good estimate (+/- 10min). So a 2:10 marathoner could potentially run around 5:15 to 5:35. For Kipchoge, that would be 5:03, so 4:53 to 5:13. There are 2 men's course records, obviously, the down run is 5:18:19, while the up run is 5:24:49. The other little know interesting issue is that the course is not always exactly the same for each down run or each up run. This year, for example, the down run was around 900m longer than the last down run. That aside, Kipchoge could well be the first to break 5hr, for a down run. The up run, although around 3km shorter, is such a brute of a course, all the way to Polly Shortts, that it's anyone's guess what he could run. The 2022 winner ran in Alphaflys (he is actually a full-time security guard at a local university), which would suit Kipchoge, I think. You've done it, so you know how tough the course is.
Interesting to think about. I agree that he would probably do very well on the road Ultras. The transition time might be similar to his transition time from shorter distances to marathons. He would be pretty fast pretty quickly there.
Mountain ultras would take a bit more time, especially the technical ones. He could do it, and be good, but the technicality may limit his competitiveness. It would be like taking a downhiller or slalom skier and putting them in a mogul skiing competition. They could do it, but it may not be pretty and they likely wouldn't be that competitive, especially off the start.
Wouldn’t be competitive at the start?!?
At the start of ANY ULTRA- the fact he could nose-breathe 4:37/mile. …
He could literally be out of sight of second place. In any race. within 10-20 minutes of the start.
And then match their pace easily
Congrats on the 1000 videos Sage! Amazing!
Pretty confident for Kipchoge to perform on any road ultras but not confident at all on trail ultras especially technical and mountainous ones like Hardrock.
I had this exact thought…I would love to see Kipchoge at the Comrades or Two Oceans Ultras…I think he would be unstoppable at the road ultra distance!
Congratulations on video 1000! Always interesting content, thank you. Love this discussion/speculation as well, the more serious undertone being the trail road transfer or combination. I started running seriously just over three years ago and got the road running ‘right’ pretty consistently relatively fast. The longer trail efforts: totally different story…
I think Kipchoge has the potential to be the best in a completely different sport like mounting runnig. He is used to the high altitude, he is doing uphill repeats for decades, he has the power, the speed and the endurance. But he definitely will need some time spent offroad to get used to non so runnable sections, big climbings, technical downhills etc. But here, in my opinion, is the big question. How long potentially this transition is going to last, one year? Two? Or even more ? And does Kipchoge has the time. Officialy he is near 38 but for a lot of people he is much older and they have solid arguments. Let's say he is at his early forties. Does he has two or three years for traing and racing in mountain ultras ? In age of 45 to be the best in the sport ? I don't believe it. So does Kipchoge have the potential to win UTMB for exmple, I think so. But does Kipchoge have the time to do it? Probably not.
Thank you for your regular input of very nice and useful content, also whishing the best of luck with your long term recovery and future endavours. One question I'd like to ask is around the area of the cardiac rate zones during high intensity training. I'm a 51 YO male who has been running in the last 5 years, I completed my first marathon late this spring and typically I go for HMs. During my youth I was doing extremely intense road cycling for ~15 years, then for 2 decades I did much less sport due to family and work commitments. I've always been bordeline bradicardic so my HR normally is very low. So, the question is how do I keep the HR into a specific zone during the high intensity sessions? Knowngly that the measurement can be all over the places, still there are so many spikes during the activity that is hard for me to really focus on one specific zone. Is that normal or requires some special attention to make sure I don't mess up the specific session?
Thanks in advance
1000 videos, and good content, well done Sage ! I don't think we will see Kipchoge in the mountain ultra races, but who knows. I still think there are road marathon goals he wants to and should finish with first. By then maybe there's no time to transition to the mountains, but it's a nice thought. All the majors won, the sub2, and yeah as you said maybe a road 100k or road 100mile world record too. Getting Kilian to the roads might be easier, maybe not. I think both of them are great and obviously in there comfort arenas.
I'd love to see Kipchoge go after something like Tunnel Hill. Not technical at all and he's used to running on softer surfaces like dirt back at home. Doing really well at a flat fast ultra seems to suit his strengths a lot better than trying to adopt the biomechanics of a mountain runner.
Was wondering the same thing earlier after hearing about his new wr
Since you asked...I was just having this discussion with my girlfriend. I feel like Kipchoge is one of the most calculated runners this planet has produced and when he gets ready to transition, he will take the same drive and approach to learn all the nuances of mountain ultra running. My hope is that when he hits 40 he walks away from the road and graces us with his presence on the trail. If for nothing else than getting the experience of watching him try. Which do you think is the more difficult transition? Going from fast mountain to fast road or vice versa?
Aleksander Sorokin is the current world record holder for many of the ultra distances.
Suggestion: follow up talk comparing Sorokin to Kipchoge 😀. At first glance they appear completely different. Kipchoge world class runner for his whole life progressing from track to the Marathon, Sorokin started running late in life to lose weight. Kipchoge 5'6 115lbs, Sorokin 5'11 159lbs (if internet is to be believed). I wonder how fast Sorokin would've been over the Marathon distance if he focused on it.
Internet is not to be believed (especially with people's weights). Height doesn't matter so much in distance running though. What I find interesting is that I can't find a PB for Sorokin over a official marathon race? Even guys like Kouros had run low 2:20s in standard marathons.
Congratulations on your 1000th TH-cam video! When is the nipple guard remaster?
It just seems the sports of mountain trail running vs road marathons are different. I do think the endurance, strength, etc absolutely translates to both but as you said there's just too many variables that take a lot of time and training to get good at. Kipchoge I'm sure would smoke a huge number of people and maybe be the best in the world if he was very specific in his training for years in mountain trail running but it just takes a long time for the body and mind to make all the needed changes.
His body and mind has gone places unimaginable
Congrats on the 1000. I went from running on Utmb course to Iten a couple of years back. I think he’d kill the less technical bits and crawl the tech stuff and still do really well BUT-seeing as his longest race is just over 2 hours the fuelling would be a mystery to him. I recollect his team member saying they day a 50 km day about a month before Berlin in ‘18 and they didn’t feel that good with energy levels.
Is this a new camera, Sage? The quality of the picture on these talks is amazing. Or maybe it's the lighting, idk. Great work as always.
Before speculating about Kipchoge’s potential performance at an ultra, I think we need to see him on hillier and more challenging marathon courses like New York or Boston.
Love the enthusiasm, great video. I think Kipchoge could win/CR at Comrades, but would likely come short of top 5 at something like UTMB.
I think he would do well in Comrades. Likely not the UTMB but possibly do very well at Western States
I think Kipchoge at Western States would be very cool. Would probably be a good initial trail race for him given it's so runnable.
Hes made his fortune, and has provided for his family, so whats next for Kipchoge arfer his retirement.
A man with his racing pedigree, should become an athletics coach, and after dinner speaker.
His world wide fame would always guarantee people wanting to listen to his story, from humble farmer to athletics icon.
He can do anything, as there will always be a captive audience willing to listen and learn from his advice as an athletics coach.
I see him having lots of nutritional issues in anything longer than Comrades/ 100km distance.
It's one thing to fuel for a marathon, another thing to fuel for a 10hrs run or 24hrs run.
Totally different beast altogether.
It doesn't always translate to longer distances. Moreover, you'll get mental fatigue running around a track for 24hrs etc ...
You have to take in more calories/hr than marathon distance. If you don't have a strong stomach, it'll be hard.
As for UTMB ... forget about it. There's no money, and he's not about to learn how to power hike, run tech downhills, in 40+yrs of age against world-class elites who have trained in the mountains all their lives. No one rich enough can incentivize him to do that ... UTMB doesn't even offer prize money! LOL
Fact Check: UTMB actually does offer open prize money now (but it is not very much relative to road marathons)
Goat 2:52 pace I can’t even keep that up for 1K
A 50k ultra is only 8 more kms, he would smash everyone. Even add a few hills etc he would still smash everyone. I’d like to see Kilian run a road marathon to compare times but I reckon he’d be about 2h20 - 2h30 tbh 🤷🏻♂️
So my question is, which speciality translates best to the other? Meaning, Is the greatest Marathon runner of all time more equipped to run a competitive UTMB, or is the greatest UTMB runner more equipped to run a competitive marathon?
I want those cookies in the beginning of the video
Yeah, I tend to think with all the running and amazing victories and world records ....Don't think he will be on the ultra scene
I wonder what Kipchoge could do at Badwater
A fast marathoner would probably not have too much trouble running up a technical trail but running down takes years of practice.
I think both could be world class in the opposite disciplines. I don't think Kilian would be breaking any okympic distances track or road world records. Could kipchoge do it in the mountains? I'm not sure but maybe because of his proven speed but also because I don't think anyone has run the perfect UTMB yet. However I think he wants to go sub 2 so if he chases that his peak might be over before switching up
I think he'll struggle to beat Killian ok utmb because of the technical terrain. but I do think he'll smoke the comrades record.
For sure he has the best engine, now, altitude will completely change the game. Also, he will need to learn how to run slower. It will take time to transition, but for sure he could do it.
100 miles is 160 kilometers, right. I think Kipchoge can do it. Here in the Philippines there is a record held by a Kenyan who finished 82 kilometers in 5 hour 36 minutes in Albay and he's not on the same level as Kipchoge, So, yes I think Kipchoge can do sub 10 160k.
What if micheal norman transitioned to marathons? Or Can we extrapolate his time to see if he could kill it on road 5k. J😆 jk youre awsome congrats on 1k episodes. You should do another doughnut challenge but with sandy and maybe that serious runner .
10:45 otherworldly glitch? XD
Tbh, I don't think he's built for at least 100km. A world record 50k on the road is definitely without question, but not at the 50 miler and beyond.
Why? During training the guy would run up to the equivalent of 4 or 5 marathons a week. He has already proven that he could switch from running track at Olympic level to running marathons world class. I think he could switch from marathons to ultra marathons if he wanted to.
@@aprilsummers6447 I second the "why"? He's already logging 200km or more per week on hilly, high-altitude dirt roads in Kenya. He's shown his unwavering focus and mental toughness on countess occasions. If he wanted to, we'd see the records tumble.
One sub 5 minute mile is quite good...
I don't think he could be a real threat on any technical mountain course. I think he'd roll an ankle on the first rocky decent or would just be too slow.
But on a flat road surface, even with some climb, he'd do great. World records up to 100km: easy.
Doubt he would. Most of his record breaking are on the flat terrains & nearby the sea level. If he ever do it then he'll probably running in Vienna 150 times back and forth.
I BET KIPCHOGE COULD SMASH ULTRA, I BET HIS VO2 MAX IS PROBABLY LIKE 90s lol,
hes a kenyan, im sure he can run on mountain trails and climb
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I personally think even if he moved to ultras he would have to go on road, no dirt/gravel, not trail, not even track to break WR
Kipchoge was part of the Kenyan team that won gold at the 2002 world cross country championship. Furthermore, most of his training is done on dirt. So I tend to think Kipchoge (and most Kenyans) would go well on dirt, gravel, and your less mountainous trails.
@@vladschess8964 completely agree I forgot he trains on dirt
This years’ comrades prize money was $16000.
Pandemic-related cutbacks
still maybe the most of any ultra (Run Rabbit Run 100 here in CO might be close to that though)? Depends what club you run for....many offer bonuses that total much, much more
You need to read The Rise of the Ultra Runner by Adharanand Finn. He tests out that theory. Not going to happen
Not only have I read that book....I'm actually interviewed in that book (I sat down with the author Adharanand Finn in a Boulder coffee shop and we also went on a run together). I'd say the sample size is just too small now. Top ultra runners (even mountain ultra guys) pretty much all have the fitness to run sub 2:30 marathons (and many sub 2:20) already. It's still a pretty niche sport though compared to major road marathon running in terms of numbers (especially at the elite/sponsored level)
There’s no decent money in trail races, not worth him bothering
Why are there very few African athletes do ultra marathons? I think the reason is that ultras are less profitable.
Yeah, less money. First place at UTMB wins $2000. First place at the London Marathon wins $199,500.
Maybe part of the reason. I also think a lot of them haven't heard of UTMB (I certainly hadn't...even when I was first sponsored as a road marathon runner in the US!). But yeah, many would go for a way to make an actual Olympic Team and win Boston/NYC or London/Berlin/Rotterdam etc. It's also hard to pass a lot of barriers to entry into races like UTMB too for example.....you need all the gear, all the "stones" and it's confusing on how to get into with a valid ITRA or UTMB index etc. Then the cost of traveling to Chamonix in the mountains? It's not something even most top American road marathoners would know about or even want to do.
Kipchoge has physiological gifts. (It was once said that in order to become Olympic champion, one has to pick their parents very carefully.) He was tested in a lab and found to have a high but not atypical VO2 for an elite athlete. However, the study found that he uses a greater percentage of the oxygen he takes in than those other elite athletes. Add to this the other finding that Kipchoge accumulates lactic acid more slowly (or something like that) than other elite athletes, meaning he doesn't get fatigued as quickly, and you can bet that he would be able to hold a fast pace for a long way.
lactic acid should not the a limiting factor for anyone in a marathon or ultra
El guerrouj goat of 1500-5000. Bekele goat of 5000-10000 kipchoge goat of road Marathons not track. Kipchoge got his ass kicked in track before switching to marathons just remember so it’s dumb to assume he’ll just come in and dominate ultras lol
No, he is a marathon legend but he will be destroyed by the best pro ultrarunners.
if he ran a sub 6 minute 100k, i'm pretty sure his legs would break
Funny, that was exactly what I was thinking yesterday ;).
I think Kipchoge could do the UTMB in under 15 hours if he chose ultras after his career.
If he did that, he would definitely win and completely destroy everything for another 10-15 years ;).
Maybe he does :D That would be unbelievable.
No way.
Climbing, power hiking, technical downhills - that’s something you have to do for many years to be at the top level.
But less technical and flatter courses he could smash I think
@@philipeick-vocalmusic I think it's not sooooo hard to learn that for someone who did run his whole life on a professionell level. But maybe (hopefully) we will see him one time on the UTMB. That would be great.
I think Kipchoge is on a different level to Kilian. Ultramarathons are still such a niche sport. UTMB winner gets $2,000. Boston winner gets $150,000. The europeans wouldn't stand a chance on trails if the elite Africans came to play.
I think a couple of years back Kilian ran a competitive road 10k. He finished in 29.59. Yesterday Kipchoge ran a 10k in 28.20 DURING A MARATHON. Jim Walmsley is the worlds greatest flat trail ultra runner. He cant crack 2:15 in the marathon. Yesterday, by the time 2:15 had elapsed Kipchoge had already completed his lap on honor, given his interviews and was already looking at the parcels of land the Kenyan government were awarding him. Yes. He's on a different level.
@@mathieudube6907 Or to put it another way, most winning ultra-runners are failed caucasian marathoners. Imagine if the real elite African marathoners gave it a go!!
93 Kenyans and 55 Ethiopians ran sub-2:10 marathons last year. Only 1 American managed the same. To think trail running is a different enough sport that Africans wouldn't dominate is western hubris.
Kipchoge eats meat. Just saying.
You’ve officially gone too far sage. Even god has limits
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Would love to see this happen! Congrats on 1k videos, that's a lot of time and a lot of work so thank you putting in the hours and giving us great content 🙏
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