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Josephat Menjo runs a solo 12:55.95, winning by almost 47 seconds in a meet in Finland on August 18. No rabbits? Just guts... |
| finskapojke |
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Results: http://live.time4results.com/yu/2010/turku/5-1-r.html 1 1 Josephat Menjo KEN 12.55,95 2 2 Geoffrey Kipsang KEN 13.42,56 3 3 Lewis Korir KEN 13.53,38 4 6 Tuomas Jokinen TurWei 14.16,62 5 4 Henri Manninen JyväskKU 14.17,47 6 10 Joonas Harjamäki SeinäjsU 14.20,24 7 5 Jarkko Hamberg SjundeåIF 14.28,18 8 18 Mårten Boström SjundeåIF 14.29,27 9 8 Pekka Toivola JoensKa 14.31,92 10 7 Jarkko Järvenpää TampPy 14.41,35 11 14 Joonatan Oporta OulNMKY 14.54,52 12 15 Juha Hellsten TurWei 14.57,81 13 9 Aki Nummela HKV 15.11,31 14 13 Mikko Virta TurWei 15.26,11 15 12 Väinö Klemola KuopSV 15.51,42 Pretty crazy run indeed! |
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OK. This guy needs to pick a better race to join. Hard to complain that you didn't run fast because you were not in a fast heat when someone does something like this. |
| douglas burke |
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why was menjo doing this low key 5k yesterday, when there is a much more prestigious track 5k in zurich today? |
| Gattys |
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He may not have gotten an invite. His PR before this race was "only" 13:00 and, if you're a Kenyan, that might not be enough nowadays. |
| just another guy |
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This is a good post and one to which I have the following thought out response, "SUCK IT Menjo!!!!" Need I say more? |
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This is strange. This guy should either be able to run 12:40low or will end up with a lifetime best of 12:5X. Kenyans are strange with PB's. |
| Menjo is da TROOF |
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Running 12:55 to win by 47 seconds? Dude's a legend, he's on some Jason Rexing shit. I've never seen the guy race before but I'm a fan now. |
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Menjo's fan's don't appear to be making excuses regarding having NO rabbits. Menjo knows how to grab a race by the balls. Josephat, you appear to be a man among menjos... |
| music is exctasy |
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His greatest race ever, or just the beginning? |
| Furious D |
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only 5s faster than moorcroft 30 years ago. So what? |
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Well the guy turns 31 tomorrow- maybe he moves up to the 10,000. |
| ventolin^3 |
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all depends on - weather : moorcroft had great conditions, we don't know about the kenyan - the relative pacing : i remember moorcroft split 7'50, which was good as it implied 13'03, we don't know kenyan's split anyhows, a wabbit to 3k for either can offer 1s/lap, so this kenyan is theoretically a 12'47 guy currently without taking into account above 2 caveats |
| douglas burke |
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he has one of the top 10k road times ever 27:04, only 2-3 seconds off the world record. interestingly his track and road 10k personal best are the same 27:04 |
| douglas burke |
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tilastopaja.org has his 3k split yesterday at 7:42.6 |
| boastbuster |
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2 seconds quicker than at 3k in Zurich |
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2 of the runners in the race were lapped twice...during a 5km. Sounds fun. |
| Irun |
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Who coaches this guy? Agent? Training locale? |
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Iaaf article (bit old but pretty nice): http://www.iaaf.org/news/athletes/newsid=46167.html |
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How is this not bigger news? A guy soloing 12:55 like that is absolutely ridiculous. |