What a 1500!!! Kiplagat 3:27.64. 5 guys break 3:30. Leo the Lion roars again - Manzano over Centro in 3:30.98!!!

Awesome job for Manzano. And Centro just behind with a new pr a shade over 3:31. These steps took years for these guys and Kwemoi just pops up in his first year with a 3:28.81!

Finale

Pl. Athlète Nat. Naiss. Résultat

1. Silas KIPLAGAT KEN 89 3:27.64 WL

2. Asbel KIPROP KEN 89 3:28.45 SB

3. Ronald KWEMOI KEN 95 3:28.81 PB

4. Ayanleh SOULEIMAN DJI 92 3:29.58 NR

5. Abdelaati IGUIDER MAR 87 3:29.83 PB

6. Aman WOTE ETH 84 3:29.91 NR

7. Nick WILLIS NZL 83 3:29.91 AR

8. Leonel MANZANO USA 84 3:30.98 PB

9. Matthew CENTROWITZ USA 89 3:31.09 PB

10. Henrik INGEBRIGTSEN NOR 91 3:31.46 NR

11. Ilham Tanui ÖZBILEN TUR 90 3:33.10

12. Johan CRONJE RSA 82 3:33.69

13. Florian CARVALHO FRA 89 3:35.68

- Andrew Kiptoo ROTICH KEN 87 DNF

- James Kiplagat MAGUT KEN 90 DNF

Is Manzano the greatest American 1500/miler of all time? He beats Webb on the medals and is close on the time.

There you go

Best ever marks for place for 4th through 10th!

http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/special-articles/740

Kiplagat officially faster than Kiprop?

Didn't see that one coming.

And OP - 7 men total broke 3:30, brojos should fix title.

And that 18 year old just ran sub 3:29

And Nick Willis broke joined the sub 3:30 club

Ryun. 333.1 on cinder while frontrunning. Silver medal. Multiple world records. Burned out and done by 21, never saw his full potential.

Great times for Manzano and Centrowitz. Also Willis ran very well. As good as they were the leaders in that race were incredible. Figure a 3:27 means you are averaging 55 point per lap. That's world class racing.

deutsch wrote:

Kiplagat officially faster than Kiprop?

Didn't see that one coming.

you can fault the pace makers for that. They took it out in 54 with Kiprop right on their heels. He paid for it later on.

but agree with OP - great race with some blazing times.

Congrats to Leo and Matt for putting their mark on history and to John Hayes too for coaching the #5 and #11 guys on this list.

All-time U.S. 1500 list:

1. 3:29.30 Bernard Lagat (Nike) 8/28/05

2. 3:29.77 Sydney Maree (Puma) 8/25/85

3. 3:30.54 Alan Webb (Nike) 7/06/07

4. 3:30.90 Andrew Wheating (Oregon) 7/22/10

5. 3:30.98 Leo MANZANO (Hoka One One) 7/18/14

6. 3:31.01 Jim Spivey (Athletics West) 8/28/88

7. 3:31.09 Matthew CENTROWITZ (Nike) 7/18/14

8. 3:31.52 Steve Holman (Reebok Enclave) 8/22/97

9. 3:31.76 Steve Scott (Tiger TC) 7/16/85

10. 3:31.93 David Krummenacker (adidas) 7/16/02

11. 3:32.20 Lopez Lomong (Nike) 7/22/10

12. 3:33.1 Jim Ryun (Kansas) 7/08/67

crete wrote:

deutsch wrote:

Kiplagat officially faster than Kiprop?

Didn't see that one coming.

you can fault the pace makers for that. They took it out in 54 with Kiprop right on their heels. He paid for it later on.

but agree with OP - great race with some blazing times.

54 is right on considering he was shooting for a world record. Current world record is pace is 54.9 per lap

On cinders, Ryun ran 2:50 his last 1320 (1207m) in his 3:51.1 mile world record, and of course led every step of the race--there were no rabbits in the race, as the announcer says. And no one was close enough to provide any chasing effect.

Today, lead was 2:47.7 through 1200m.

Looks like 7 broke 3:30. Fantastic race.

jjjjjjjjj wrote:

On cinders, Ryun ran 2:50 his last 1320 (1207m) in his 3:51.1 mile world record, and of course led every step of the race--there were no rabbits in the race, as the announcer says. And no one was close enough to provide any chasing effect.

Today, lead was 2:47.7 through 1200m.

Ryuns equivalent 3:46 mile

- 4 seconds for cinders + spikes and equipment

- 1 second for dumb pacing

-0.1 for no rabbit draft effect. The pacing is already accounted for.

Still wouldn't have won this race.

Give it a rest about Ryun already. Let's have a 5 year moratorium on all mentions of the guy's hypothetical potential.

Hoka beats NOPe

Was Leo wearing his Hoka spikes? He was still wearing blacked out Nike spikes in Sacramento.

Ho Hum wrote:

Give it a rest about Ryun already. Let's have a 5 year moratorium on all mentions of the guy's hypothetical potential.

With ventolin I could accept 5 days. Hell, 5 MINUTES would be a start.

Rockets red glare wrote:

Ryuns equivalent 3:46 mile

- 4 seconds for cinders + spikes and equipment

- 1 second for dumb pacing

-0.1 for no rabbit draft effect. The pacing is already accounted for.

Still wouldn't have won this race.

-1 second for pacing?

-0.1 for no rabbits

ummm, what????

Rabbits are worth 1s/lap

Also, running 59-60 seconds for 1320y then dropping a 53.point last lap is worth a hell of a lot more than 1 second if paced better.