Bonus shoutout to Mohamed Mohumed for going for the win! Don't think I've heard of him before, but he really made it a race to the line ...
He is a German of Somalian descent (but born and raised in Germany) and the 2020 and 2021 German 5000m champion. Previous PB 13:17. As a German, I do of course hope that he will emulate a certain other Mohamed of Somalian ethnicity ;)
This kind of reminds me of the Ingebrigtsens a little where they used Filip and Henry as the base model for Jakob. I agree L&L are definitely showing a lot more potential but like my previous comment. Potential is speculative. We will see by next year if Rupp's record falls. Based off this race, it seems like the record will get broken.
How much of that is having each other and Colin to push themselves in daily workouts and races? All 3 of them wouldn't be where they are without each other. Amazing nonetheless that they have reached Nico's level!
Yeah, German Fernandez had an 11:00 teammate to push him. Running interval workouts at near all out effort does not help anyone run faster times and it increases the possibility of burnout.
Hold, on? A record broken from 1978 and y'all excited like it's the end of the world?
I didn't say world record did I now? I saw Collegiate record. FYI most posters here are from the US so yes, it's a big deal for the US running scene. Any record standing that long is something to be worth mentioning.
Hold, on? A record broken from 1978 and y'all excited like it's the end of the world?
I didn't say world record did I now? I saw Collegiate record. FYI most posters here are from the US so yes, it's a big deal for the US running scene. Any record standing that long is something to be worth mentioning.
It's only a matter of time before we see the first collegiate athlete to go sub 13 5k and sub 3:30 1500. If we get another Cole Hocker-equ type runner who doesn't go pro and sticks like Yared did, then I can for sure seeing both go down within the next 10 years.
Based on the title thought this thread was about the overabundance of fun runs, spandex and post races snacks. Too few serious runners out there. Good to hear about these athletes.
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It’s a good year. Better than most. In the early 201X we had:
Lagat 12:53
Solinsky 12:55
Ritz 12:56
Teg 12:58
Rupp 12:58
Jager 13:02
True 13:02
Mead 13:02
Hill 13:05
Lomong 13:07
Derrick 13:08
Not all in the same year, but they were all actively competing on the track at the same time. I do wonder how those times would be different with the new shoe tech. Maybe a couple of seconds, making it similar to the current era, but I still think the current crop of guys are a bit better.
I didn't say world record did I now? I saw Collegiate record. FYI most posters here are from the US so yes, it's a big deal for the US running scene. Any record standing that long is something to be worth mentioning.
It's only a matter of time before we see the first collegiate athlete to go sub 13 5k and sub 3:30 1500. If we get another Cole Hocker-equ type runner who doesn't go pro and sticks like Yared did, then I can for sure seeing both go down within the next 10 years.
10 years, Nur could go sub 13 this year. Is he a US citizen? I saw in his interview he mentioned going to USA's, so I expect we will see him and Nico at the 5k the night before Pre?
American top 25+1, according to World Athletics. To my knowledge, 19 are still competing at a high level, though several have declined. This list is going to look very different in two years, because a lot of guys are going to be moving up and new guys entering the list.
1 Bernard Lagat 12:53.60 12 DEC 1974 2 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 22 JUL 2011 1233
2 Grant Fisher 12:53.73i 22 APR 1997 1f1 Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) 12 FEB 2022 1287 3 Chris Solinsky 05 DEC 1984 5 Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) 06 AUG 2010 1226 4 Dathan Ritzenhein 12:56.27 30 DEC 1982 3 Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 28 AUG 2009 1223 5 Paul Chelimo 12:57.55 27 OCT 1990 6 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 31 AUG 2018 1219 6 William Kincaid 12:58.10 21 SEP 1992 1 Michael Jordan Track, Nike Campus, Beaverton, OR (USA) 10 SEP 2019 1217 7 Bob Kennedy 12:58.21 18 AUG 1970 5 Zürich (SUI) 14 AUG 1996 1216 8 Matt Tegenkamp 12:58.56 19 JAN 1982 7 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 04 SEP 2009 1215 9 Lopez Lomong 12:58.78 01 JAN 1985 2 Jesuit High School Track, Portland, OR (USA) 10 JUL 2020 1214 10 Galen Rupp 12:58.90 08 MAY 1986 3 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 02 JUN 2012 1214 11 Matthew Centrowitz 13:00.39 18 OCT 1989 3 Michael Jordan Track, Nike Campus, Beaverton, OR (USA) 10 SEP 2019 1208
12 Emmanuel Bor 13:00.48i 14 APR 1988 4f1 Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) 12 FEB 2022 1261 13 Sydney Maree 13:01.15 09 SEP 1956 2 Oslo (NOR) 27 JUL 1985 1205 14 Evan Jager 13:02.40 08 MAR 1989 8 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 06 SEP 2013 1201 15 Ben True 13:02.74 29 DEC 1985 USA 1f1 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 04 MAY 2014 1200 16 Hassan Mead 13:02.80 28 AUG 1989 2f1 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 04 MAY 2014 1199 17 Joe Klecker 13:04.42 16 NOV 1996 3f1 JSerra Catholic HS, San Juan Capistrano, CA (USA) 06 MAY 2022 1193 18 Ryan Hill 13:05.69 31 JAN 1990 8 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 11 SEP 2015 1189 19 Eric Jenkins 13:05.85i 24 NOV 1991 2f1 Boston, MA (USA) 26 FEB 2017 1240
20 Abdihamid Nur 13:06.32 4f1 JSerra Catholic HS, San Juan Capistrano, CA (USA) 06 MAY 2022 1187 21 Sean McGorty 13:06.45 08 MAR 1995 3 JSerra Catholic HS, San Juan Capistrano, CA (USA) 06 MAR 2021 1186 21 Cooper Teare 13:06.73 18 AUG 1999 1 Cobb Track and Angell Field, Stanford, CA (USA) 19 MAR 2022 1185 22 Chris Derrick 13:08.04 17 OCT 1990 11 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 06 SEP 2013 1180 23 Cole Hocker 13:08.55 06 JUN 2001 2 Cobb Track and Angell Field, Stanford, CA (USA) 19 MAR 2022 1178 24 Adam Goucher 13:10.00 18 FEB 1975 8 Heusden-Zolder (BEL) 22 JUL 2006 1173 25 Alan Webb 13 JAN 1983 8 Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) 04 SEP 2005 1170 26 Nico Young 13:11.30 27 JUL 2002 5f1 JSerra Catholic HS, San Juan Capistrano, CA (USA) 06 MAY 2022 1169
It’s a good year. Better than most. In the early 201X we had:
Lagat 12:53
Solinsky 12:55
Ritz 12:56
Teg 12:58
Rupp 12:58
Jager 13:02
True 13:02
Mead 13:02
Hill 13:05
Lomong 13:07
Derrick 13:08
Not all in the same year, but they were all actively competing on the track at the same time. I do wonder how those times would be different with the new shoe tech. Maybe a couple of seconds, making it similar to the current era, but I still think the current crop of guys are a bit better.
Ah yes, that's right after coach Salazar came out with his "if you ain't cheating you ain't winning " white paper. I guess he really was the best motivator.
And the top 4 on paper and from last year weren’t in the race. Hopefully all this depth results in 3 guys mixing it up at Worlds for the medals.
Makes it even more insane just how deep American running is. Kenya still has most of the sub 13 guys but US and North American running are catching up. 2 BTC men and woman both have faster times than tonight. Both sub 13 men and 2 sub 15 women.
Kenya has only had two sub 13 performances in the last 3 years. Surely you mean Ethiopia? Or do you mean that most of the existing American sub 13 guys were Kenyan born?
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