Complete list of spikes worn during world records

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5 years ago 07/17/2018 2:43pm EDT

I was wondering if I could put together a list of all the shoes that broke world records in the main running events. Here is what I came up with.

100m - Usain Bolt - 9.58 - 2009 - Puma Theseus Pro

200m - Usain Bolt - 19.19 - 2009 - Puma Theseus Pro

400m - Wayde Van Niekerk - 43.03 - 2016 - Adidas Adizero Prime SP

800m - David Rudisha - 1:40.91 - 2012 - Adidas Adizero MD II

1500m - Hicham El Guerrouj - 3:26.00 - 1998 - Nike Zoom Eldoret (1996 Original)

1 Mile - Hicham El Guerrouj - 3:43.13 - 1999 - Nike Zoom Eldoret (1996 Original)

3000m - Daniel Komen - 7:20.97 - 1996 - Nike Zoom Jasari

5000m - Kenenisa Bekele - 12:37.35 - 2004 - Nike Zoom Miler

10000m - Kenenisa Bekele - 26:17.53 - 2005 - Nike Zoom Miler

3000m Steeplechase - Saif Saaeed Shaheen - 7:53.63 - 2004 - Puma Harambee

Some interesting things to note:

1. Komen appears to be running in a Jasari in a black and white colorway a lot of 1996. Oddly on Nike's own website they mark the release of the Jasari in 1998 although there are videos of Komen, Bob Kennedy, and others wearing the shoes in races in 1996. Kennedy is wearing the well known Red/Volt colorway. There are also some pictures of Komen wearing the well known colorway around the same time, but it looks like he had custom ones during his record performance similar to the ones pictured below:

https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/jun-1997-daniel-komen-of-kenya-celebrates-his-win-in-the-5000-metres-picture-id1623127

2. Bekele wore the Zoom Miler upper for years, even extending into the 2012 London Olympics as shown below - although it looks like he switched to the original Victory plate once it came out. Both of his records look to be run in standard Milers though.

London 2012 10k:

http://www.sporting-heroes.net/content/thumbnails/00304/30316-zoom.jpg

5 years ago 07/17/2018 3:20pm EDT

re: SpikeFiend

cool list. Thanks. Now the marathon wr is in adidas adioses(not sure what version), but not sure about the hm.

5 years ago 07/17/2018 3:26pm EDT

re: SpikeFiend

be interesting to see the brand records

file would be well up there from the paul tergat group?

5 years ago 07/17/2018 10:07pm EDT

re: SpikeFiend

I raced in two of those spikes: the original Eldoret and the Harambee. The Nikes were the worst spike I ever owned. The Pumas were the best spike I ever wore. Ever.

5 years ago 07/18/2018 6:52am EDT

re: Coffee Grind

Coffee Grind wrote:
I raced in two of those spikes: the original Eldoret and the Harambee. The Nikes were the worst spike I ever owned. The Pumas were the best spike I ever wore. Ever.

Which is funny because the Pumas were modeled exactly off the Eldoret plate. If I remember correctly the Harambee was lighter, the plate was thinner and had a much better upper.

5 years ago 07/18/2018 7:21am EDT

re: SpikeFiend

SpikeFiend wrote:
I was wondering if I could put together a list of all the shoes that broke world records in the main running events. Here is what I came up with.
100m - Usain Bolt - 9.58 - 2009 - Puma Theseus Pro
200m - Usain Bolt - 19.19 - 2009 - Puma Theseus Pro
400m - Wayde Van Niekerk - 43.03 - 2016 - Adidas Adizero Prime SP
800m - David Rudisha - 1:40.91 - 2012 - Adidas Adizero MD II
1500m - Hicham El Guerrouj - 3:26.00 - 1998 - Nike Zoom Eldoret (1996 Original)
1 Mile - Hicham El Guerrouj - 3:43.13 - 1999 - Nike Zoom Eldoret (1996 Original)
3000m - Daniel Komen - 7:20.97 - 1996 - Nike Zoom Jasari
5000m - Kenenisa Bekele - 12:37.35 - 2004 - Nike Zoom Miler
10000m - Kenenisa Bekele - 26:17.53 - 2005 - Nike Zoom Miler
3000m Steeplechase - Saif Saaeed Shaheen - 7:53.63 - 2004 - Puma Harambee
Some interesting things to note:
1. Komen appears to be running in a Jasari in a black and white colorway a lot of 1996. Oddly on Nike's own website they mark the release of the Jasari in 1998 although there are videos of Komen, Bob Kennedy, and others wearing the shoes in races in 1996. Kennedy is wearing the well known Red/Volt colorway. There are also some pictures of Komen wearing the well known colorway around the same time, but it looks like he had custom ones during his record performance similar to the ones pictured below:
https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/jun-1997-daniel-komen-of-kenya-celebrates-his-win-in-the-5000-metres-picture-id1623127
2. Bekele wore the Zoom Miler upper for years, even extending into the 2012 London Olympics as shown below - although it looks like he switched to the original Victory plate once it came out. Both of his records look to be run in standard Milers though.
London 2012 10k:
http://www.sporting-heroes.net/content/thumbnails/00304/30316-zoom.jpg

Komen's WR Jasaris were a Jasari upper with Lanang plate. Though, he did wear smu Jasaris as highlighted in the photo with a stock Jasaris plate the next year.

El G had an og eldoret upper with cut miler plate.

5 years ago 07/18/2018 11:10am EDT

re: roblox oof sound

roblox oof sound wrote:
cool list. Thanks. Now the marathon wr is in adidas adioses(not sure what version), but not sure about the hm.

the wr was run in the Adidas Adizero Boost 2.

#2 all time 2:03:03 was run in the Nike Zoom Streak 6

of course 2:00:25 was run in the nike vaporfly 4%

Tadese's shoes in Lisbon? My internet is being crappy today, so I can't tell:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5tcgpHIaw0

It would be interesting to include discussion of the shoes worn by the winners of world xc as well, especially in the years Bekele was racing it.

5 years ago 07/18/2018 11:17am EDT

re: SpikeFiend

I would pay hundreds of dollars for Bekele’s Miler/Vic combo.

5 years ago 07/18/2018 12:11pm EDT

re: SpikeFiend

SpikeFiend wrote:
I was wondering if I could put together a list of all the shoes that broke world records in the main running events. Here is what I came up with.
1 Mile - Hicham El Guerrouj - 3:43.13 - 1999 - Nike Zoom Eldoret (1996 Original)
5000m - Kenenisa Bekele - 12:37.35 - 2004 - Nike Zoom Miler
10000m - Kenenisa Bekele - 26:17.53 - 2005 - Nike Zoom Miler

El G wore the Kennedys for his WR:

https://assets.runnersworld.co.uk/i/11979/28151.jpg

Bekele wore a modified plate. Instead of being a 3/4 length plate like the retail milers, it was 1/2 length.

5 years ago 07/18/2018 3:47pm EDT

re: falsehoods

You're right! It looks like he did wear stock Kennedy's for the mile record! 1500m looks like Eldorets:

https://www.insidethegames.biz/images/2013/10/hicham1998rome.jpg

5 years ago 07/18/2018 3:57pm EDT

re: SpikeFiend

SpikeFiend wrote:
You're right! It looks like he did wear stock Kennedy's for the mile record! 1500m looks like Eldorets:
https://www.insidethegames.biz/images/2013/10/hicham1998rome.jpg

I wonder how much Bekele's spikes would be on auction from his wr's. They must be worth so much as collector items like a Lamborghini Muira or something.

Another thing, is it literally me or does Hicham look like a white person in one of them photos.

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