McColgan vs Makau
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Makau wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
McColgan wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Makau leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Broke Haile Gebrselassie's world record with 2:03:38 in Berlin 2011.
Category breakdown
Season form · Major golds per season
Career timeline · Major golds per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Major golds per season| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 McColgan | 0 | 0 | 56 | 116 | 324 | 642 |
| 🇰🇪 Makau | 0 | 0 | 72 | 154 | 338 | 690 |
Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.
| Metric | McColganActive | MakauRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Games golds | 1 | — |
| European Championship golds | 1 | — |
| British records set | 6 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 3 | — |
| British record 10,000 m | 30.19 | — |
| World record marathon | — | 2.034 |
| Berlin Marathon wins | — | 1 |
| Frankfurt Marathon wins | — | 1 |
| Sub 2:05 marathons | — | 4 |
| Half marathon best | — | 58.52 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 74 | 74 |
| Statistics w15% | 76 | 82 |
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