I've always wondered how many people with the same last name as me would beat me in a race. My last name isn't that unique, as there are 72,768 people in the US alone with the same last name (according to
). My PRs are 4:20, 16:07, and 1:20:44, so there's no way I'm the fastest ever. In fact, there are probably a few dozen people with my last name who are/were faster than me. However, I know some fast people with really uncommon last names who may in fact be the fastest person in history with their last name.
Anyways, it would be pretty cool knowing you're the fastest person ever with your last name, not just in your bloodline either. On the other hand, it would suck being someone like Tariku Bekele who's not even the fastest in his family despite ridiculous PRs. So that brings me to my question --- do you think you're the fastest person in history with your last name?