Profile of top 12 - 5k runners of all time

Stephen Cherono aka Saif Saaeed Shaheen training was posted on this forum years ago. I know Renato Conova trained him, hope that helps.

fastuntil25 wrote:

Can you help me complete this top 5k runner profile page?

Name (Nationality) (Age) (Time) (Documented training miles per week during peak volume phase)

Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Age 21 12:37.35 - 110 miles per week

Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Age 25 12:39.36 110-140 mpw

Daniel Komen (KEN) Age 21 12:39.74 120 mpw

Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) Age 19 12:46.53 110 mpw

Dejen Gebremeskel (ETH) Age 22 12:46.81

Sileshi Sihine (ETH) Age 21 12:47.04

Hagos Gebriwhet (ETH) Age 18 12:47.53

Isaiah Koech (KEN) Age 18 12:48.64

Isaac Songok (KEN) Age 22 12:48.66

Yenew Alamirew (ETH) Age 22 12:48.77

Stephen Cherono (KEN) Age 20 12:48.81

Thomas Longosiwa (KEN) Age 20 12:49.04

Too bad Eliud Kipchoge was a has-been by age 20 ;)

While we are doing this we should add height,weight and bmi.

Kenenisa - 5 3 and 123 ibs

Haile - 5 5 and 119 ibs

Women - 5 7 and 121 ibs

Eliud - 5 7 and 124 ibs

Dejen Geb - 5 10 and 126 ibs

Sileshi sihine -5 6 and 128 ibs

Hagos Geb- 5 7 and 124 ibs

Isaiah Koech - 5 8 and 143 ibs

Isaac Songok- 5 6.5 and 119 ibs

Yenew Alamirew- 5 10 and 126 ibs

Stephen Cherono 5 9 and 132 ibs

Thomas longosiwa - 5 7 and 126 ibs

Average height and weight of the 12 from my calculations is 5 7.125 and 125 ibs

I meant komen not women autocorrect changed it .

Libertarian vegan wrote:

While we are doing this we should add height,weight and bmi.

Kenenisa - 5 3 and 123 ibs

Haile - 5 5 and 119 ibs

Women - 5 7 and 121 ibs

Eliud - 5 7 and 124 ibs

Dejen Geb - 5 10 and 126 ibs

Sileshi sihine -5 6 and 128 ibs

Hagos Geb- 5 7 and 124 ibs

Isaiah Koech - 5 8 and 143 ibs

Isaac Songok- 5 6.5 and 119 ibs

Yenew Alamirew- 5 10 and 126 ibs

Stephen Cherono 5 9 and 132 ibs

Thomas longosiwa - 5 7 and 126 ibs

Is Bekele only 5'3? for some reason, i always thought he was taller than Haile and in the 5'5 range

^^^Comment standing the test of time haha

2 of the runners on there are listed at 5'10, 126 pounds. Thats insane

Tron wrote:

Libertarian vegan wrote:

While we are doing this we should add height,weight and bmi.

Kenenisa - 5 3 and 123 ibs

Haile - 5 5 and 119 ibs

Women - 5 7 and 121 ibs

Eliud - 5 7 and 124 ibs

Dejen Geb - 5 10 and 126 ibs

Sileshi sihine -5 6 and 128 ibs

Hagos Geb- 5 7 and 124 ibs

Isaiah Koech - 5 8 and 143 ibs

Isaac Songok- 5 6.5 and 119 ibs

Yenew Alamirew- 5 10 and 126 ibs

Stephen Cherono 5 9 and 132 ibs

Thomas longosiwa - 5 7 and 126 ibs

Is Bekele only 5'3? for some reason, i always thought he was taller than Haile and in the 5'5 range

I've always wondered this too. I hear 5'3" a lot for him, but I've also heard 5'5", and he looks much more like 5'5" relative to everyone else.

Anyone know this for sure? Or know where the different values came from?