1 HESHKO, Ivan UKR EL 3:31.08
2 KIPCHIRCHIR, Alex KEN SB 3:31.36
3 LAGAT, Bernard usa SB 3:31.48
4 SIMOTWO, Suleiman KEN PB 3:31.67
5 SONGOK, Isaac KEN 3:31.85
6 BAALA, Mehdi FRA SB 3:32.06
7 WILLIS, Nick NZL NR 3:32.17
8 KORIR, Shadrack KEN PB 3:32.58
9 SULLIVAN, Kevin CAN SB 3:33.30
10 LUKEZIC, Chris USA PB 3:34.46
11 BRANNEN, Nate CAN 3:36.11
12 YEMMOUNI, Mounir FRA 3:36.77
KENNOUCHE, Abdeslam ALG abd.
KIPCHOGE, Gilbert KEN abd.
What scares me is that Songok ran a 3:31
That's about 3:48 mile speed for a 5K specialist and let's not even mention his age
billyd wrote:
What scares me is that Songok ran a 3:31
That's about 3:48 mile speed for a 5K specialist and let's not even mention his age
Well i guess that would be because you don't know anything about him or even what you're even talking about. He ran faster then that 2 years ago, and last year ran a pr of 3:30.99.
And how about sullivan running his fastest time in 6 years, only has ran faster 3 times all during the 2000 season. He looks like he's back for real, and he could definately re-write the canadian 5k record book if he ever actually moves up for real.
And willis being only a second behind is a great sign. Running faster then last week, with a much smaller gap between him and first.
Heshko is really tearing it up this year.
excellent run WIllIS!!
billyd wrote:
What scares me is that Songok ran a 3:31
That's about 3:48 mile speed for a 5K specialist and let's not even mention his age
songok was world junior champ in the 1500...
billyd wrote:
What scares me is that Songok ran a 3:31
That's about 3:48 mile speed for a 5K specialist and let's not even mention his age
HUH? Songok is a 1500 specialist.
Look at the six people ahead of Willis.
Heshko, Lagat and Baala all have Championship medals. Kipchirchir may threaten to be #1 in the world. Songok has been a Kenyan national champion which makes him an automatic world title contender. I don't much about Simotwo other than he just ran 3:31.
I am really impressed that with a race as fast as that, only 3.38 seconds separated places 1 through 10.
That's rollin'!
i agree, great race from sullivan. how old is he now? it seems like brannen will never beat him.
Chuck B wrote:
i agree, great race from sullivan. how old is he now? it seems like brannen will never beat him.
Sully is 32 this year. I think Nate did beat Sully once or twice?
number 7 wrote:
1 HESHKO, Ivan UKR EL 3:31.08
2 KIPCHIRCHIR, Alex KEN SB 3:31.36
3 LAGAT, Bernard usa SB 3:31.48
4 SIMOTWO, Suleiman KEN PB 3:31.67
5 SONGOK, Isaac KEN 3:31.85
6 BAALA, Mehdi FRA SB 3:32.06
7 WILLIS, Nick NZL NR 3:32.17
8 KORIR, Shadrack KEN PB 3:32.58
9 SULLIVAN, Kevin CAN SB 3:33.30
10 LUKEZIC, Chris USA PB 3:34.46
11 BRANNEN, Nate CAN 3:36.11
12 YEMMOUNI, Mounir FRA 3:36.77
KENNOUCHE, Abdeslam ALG abd.
KIPCHOGE, Gilbert KEN abd.
Great race for Willis....Good job!!
Chuck B wrote:
i agree, great race from sullivan. how old is he now? it seems like brannen will never beat him.
Check 2006 Commonwealth Games results.
Sullivan is having a last stance. Right now Sullivan, Lagat, and Lukezic are North America's best 1500 meter runners.
Lukezic is not afraid of running with the big boys. Hopefully, he will be rewarded with a 3:32 someday.
GOOD SHOW!
And now Willis's PR is faster than Webb's
However, unlike Willis, Webb is ranked in the IAAF top ten, made a World Championship final, and has a faster PR is all other distance event with the exception of the 800.
Willis probably shows more sense in training and racing. You can be sure he would never run a grueling 10k in the late spring. Webb is more talented but he could self destruct.
another great run by Nick, he's really nailed his consistency this year apart from this field chuck in maybe Komen, Ramzi, Kaouch and maybe a couple a spaniards and it'd be close to the top in the world, so he's gettin close to top 10 region for real.
And unlike Webb, Willis doesnt race the 5000m or 10,000m (and subsequently isn't injured). That one off NCAA 5000m Willis ran wasn't anything (he literally didn't put a single extra workout in for that one), it was a run in the middle of his build-up while he was focusing on more important races later that season.
What championship golds has webb got? Who made it further at the olympics. In comparing the two as middle distance runners (which is what they are) look at it this way, who is faster over 1500m? Willis. Who is faster over 800m? Willis. Who is faster over a Mile? Webb. Who is more consistant? Willis. Who can win championship races? Willis. Who is running better right now? Willis.
Wyco Loco wrote:
Heshko is really tearing it up this year.
Hesko is a dirty drug cheat.
Webb is definately not more talented than Willis!!
Willis has far more speed and a more explosive change of pace to kick.
Talent is represented by both physical and mental traits. Willis is clearly more sensible and diciplined and in my opinion also more physically superior.