What will his 40th year bring?
Age 9 - older sister wins 1984 African Championships at 3000m
Age 19 - graduated HS, started official training
Age 21 - goes to WSU, runs 3:37
Age 22-24 wins NCAA titles at indoor mile, 3000m, and outdoor 5000m, but never does as well as his brother
Age 24 - runs 3:30 summer after senior year. Calls his coach in Kenya, who is completely unsurprised.
Age 25 - 3:28 PR, Olympic bronze medal behind Ngeny, El G
Age 26 - 3:26 behind El G, still Kenyan NR and second-fastest performer all-time
Age 26 - is seen at shopping mall in Edmonton, wins silver medal later in the afternoon in WC 1500m
Age 27 - wins IAAF world cup 1500
Age 28 - World indoor champion 3000m, silver 1500m
Age 29 - becomes US citizen just before Olympics, competes for Kenya anyways, nearly upsets ElG again for gold. 1:46 final 800m for El G, Lagat, and Silva. SB 3:27
Age 30 - Sets American NR 1500 in 3:29, no WC due to allegiance change
Age 31 - runs 12:59 again, this time out-kicking Bekele with a 51 last lap!
Age 32 - WC 1500 / 5000m double gold
Age 33 - Beijing Olympics - knocked out in 1500 semis, Bekele easily gaps him in 5000m, says he's been hurt and sick but clearly starting to slow down to age, right?
Age 34 - 1500 bronze at WC
Age 35 - Sets American NR at 12:53 with ~53 final lap, beating Solinsky and losing to Farah
Age 36 - WC 5000m silver - possibly missed gold due to losing balance in final 100m
Age 37 - World Indoor championships 3000m gold - beats Farah. Olympic 5000m, makes a charge for Farah but nearly gets tripped at the end which probably cost a medal. 12:59 SB, loses to Rupp at USA's
Age 38 - Half marathon debut 62:33. WC 5000m 6th place, 12:58 SB and beats Rupp again!
Age 39????