I'm in the middle of reading the excellent Emil Zatopek biography Today We Die A Little by Richard Askwith. Along with the incredible well-documented exploits of the exemplary Mr. Zatopek was a little chestnut that I had never heard. Emil had been chasing the 5000 meters world record for years (Gunder Hagg's 13:58 from 1942) when he finally got it in Paris, running 13:57.2 on May 30, 1954. He then proceeded to lower his own 10,000 meters world record to 28:54.2 (becoming the first man under 29:00) in Brussles THE NEXT DAY (6/1/54). Has to be one of the greatest two-day distance running results of all time. Just thought I'd share.