Is Abraham Chebii the only man to have beaten Bekele and Haile in the same race?

-_-

Geb cost KB a chance in this. Geb didn't have it and KB was deferring. It only became clear at 200m to go when Geb stepped out and let him go by.

I was a huge Chebii fan growing up... he had amazing speed. Everyone feared his kick, but he was so inconsistent. I remember him closing in 23" for the last 200m and being blown away.

What an incredible stride.

That was the golden era of track and field

At that time, running sub 13 was nothing special...

Gjgjhhjhgjhgj wrote:

What an incredible stride.

That was the golden era of track and field

At that time, running sub 13 was nothing special...

True, true and true.

kjgl wrote:

I was a huge Chebii fan growing up... he had amazing speed. Everyone feared his kick, but he was so inconsistent. I remember him closing in 23" for the last 200m and being blown away.

Ultimate 2000s hipster runner. What a dream of a kick.

Same year...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W80K0xSTikQ

See if either of these guys faced each other and neither won...

TrackBot! Haile Gebrselassie vs. Kenenisa Bekele

huohinkjbk wrote:

Same year...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W80K0xSTikQ

And a 19 year old Kipchoge. :)

ask trackbot wrote:

See if either of these guys faced each other and neither won...

TrackBot! Haile Gebrselassie vs. Kenenisa Bekele

TrackBot! Compare Haile Gebrselassie vs Kenenisa Bekele

Head-to-head record between Haile Gebrselassie (left) and Kenenisa Bekele (right):

FBKG Hengelo 2003-06-01: 10000 m: 26:54.58 (2) VS 26:53.70 (1)

GGala Roma 2003-07-11: 5000 m: 13:00.32 (3) VS 12:57.34 (2)

GGala Roma 2003-07-11: 3000 m: 7:45.8h (3) VS 7:45.7h (2)

WC Saint-Denis 2003-08-24: 10000 m: 26:50.77 (2) VS 26:49.57 (1)

OG Athína 2004-08-20: 10000 m: 27:27.70 (5) VS 27:05.10 (1)

OG Beijing 2008-08-17: 10000 m: 27:06.68 (6) VS 27:01.17 (1)

Great North South Shields 2013-09-15: Half Marathon: 60:41 (3) VS 60:09 (1)

Haile "DEVASTATED" Gebrselassie total wins: 0

Kenenisa "MF" Bekele total wins: 7

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ask trackbot wrote:

See if either of these guys faced each other and neither won...

TrackBot! Haile Gebrselassie vs. Kenenisa Bekele

Apparently only in the race from the OP.

The fact ESPN was covering a race

Best announcer line in the race:

"Well, he's (Gebrselassie) trying to shake people; I think he learned something in Paris last week that was interesting where he just tried to spurt on everybody."

beavis and butthead humor wrote:

Best announcer line in the race:

"Well, he's (Gebrselassie) trying to shake people; I think he learned something in Paris last week that was interesting where he just tried to spurt on everybody."

lol

Sammy Kipketer gets between Bekele and Kipchoge. There is a guy who flashed in the pan somewhat. I remember him setting the road 5K WR of 12:59 at Carlsbad (supposed age 18), then not a lot else.

tssss wrote:

huohinkjbk wrote:

Same year...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W80K0xSTikQ

And a 19 year old Kipchoge. :)

Does this list look suspect to anyone else? Surely, Geb and Bekele have raced more than this? What about Olympics, etc.?

TrackBot wrote:

Head-to-head record between Haile Gebrselassie (left) and Kenenisa Bekele (right):

FBKG Hengelo 2003-06-01: 10000 m: 26:54.58 (2) VS 26:53.70 (1)

GGala Roma 2003-07-11: 5000 m: 13:00.32 (3) VS 12:57.34 (2)

GGala Roma 2003-07-11: 3000 m: 7:45.8h (3) VS 7:45.7h (2)

WC Saint-Denis 2003-08-24: 10000 m: 26:50.77 (2) VS 26:49.57 (1)

OG Athína 2004-08-20: 10000 m: 27:27.70 (5) VS 27:05.10 (1)

OG Beijing 2008-08-17: 10000 m: 27:06.68 (6) VS 27:01.17 (1)

Great North South Shields 2013-09-15: Half Marathon: 60:41 (3) VS 60:09 (1)

Haile "DEVASTATED" Gebrselassie total wins: 0

Kenenisa "MF" Bekele total wins: 7

I am a bot. Info: habs.sdf.org/trackbot

What do you think "OG" means, Dummy?

16 minutes of hell wrote:

sleeeper wrote:

Does this list look suspect to anyone else? Surely, Geb and Bekele have raced more than this? What about Olympics, etc.?

What do you think "OG" means, Dummy?

Hahahaha...no wonder the name's "Sleeper"