Geb's Official Splits in Berlin

O.K. Geb had really, really bad luck with the weather.

Still, he had to have been fighting the wind like a caged wild animal from 29 to 35 k. He had to have been nearly completely drained for the last 7.2K, and amazingly, the last 2 K when he was in a tailwind, he was down to 3:10/K.

The energy expenditure from 29 to 35 must have created a super-defecit. It's too bad he can't get pacers to stay with him/windbreak etc... for most of the race.

Anyway, I see from your data now what just a great performance this was.

Question for MarathonMind: have you actually run a marathon as your sobriquet suggests?

I've run in similar conditions and it feels great -- for 16 miles -- then all hell breaks loose on the body. The marathon is difficult enough on a cool day, but when you throw in the heat (yes, 60 degrees is warm, 70 degrees is "hot") the so-called "wall" gets magnified ten-fold. In a matter of minutes, you can be reduced from being a well-oiled running machine down to the Terminator's arm crawling through a foundry.

I'm pretty sure that pacemakers wouldn't have helped at the end - unless they could've magically cooled Gebrselassie down. The fact that Gebrselassie has such a tiny body is the reason why he was able to stave of the effects of heat buildup for so long. You can't teach small.

Thanks for making me feel bad.

My best 5K is 14:55.

I'm not a bad runner but on my best day I couldn't hang for 3 miles of a marathon with these guys.

Cool stats, thanks.

Yes, twice, and I know how the wall can reduce you from smooth and effortless to next to useless. And also, I know heat exacts a mulitplying bad penalty.

I have not heard that Geb is an especially ideal heat runner, I have read that Shorter was.

I think my initial reaction to Geb's splits, and now seeing the course/wind direction- was that this was not an even effort race, and pacers would have at least helped with that aspect.

Never occurs to you all that Geb problem to break marathon WR are that he runs in finger toes and that it doesnt works in 26 miles ?

boom wrote:

Never occurs to you all that Geb problem to break marathon WR are that he runs in finger toes and that it doesnt works in 26 miles ?

It seems to work for all distances.

Just on the weather, i was there y'day and the temps given are shade temps - it was much warmer in the sun, and the later stages of the course are mainly unshaded. Def agree that in the conditions, and the huge margin over a classy field, it was as good as anyone else has ever managed over 26.2

While we're on this ideal weather thing, for your edification, a repost of weather conditions during the top distance performances.

Date high-mean-low-(9:00pm probable start) temperatures

1500

1 3:26.00 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Roma 14.07.1998 84-73-62 (75)

2 3:26.12 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Bruxelles 24.08.2001 86-76-66 (77)

3 3:26.34 Bernard Lagat KEN 2 Bruxelles 24.08.2001 86-76-66 (77)

4 3:26.45 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Zürich 12.08.1998 93-78-62 (81)

5 3:26.89 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1rA Zürich 16.08.2002 78-64-50 (70)

6 3:26.96 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Rieti 08.09.2002 55-50-46 (52)

7 3:27.21 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1rA Zürich 11.08.2000 86-72-57 (78)

8 3:27.34 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Monaco 19.07.2002 78-72-66 (73)

9 3:27.37 Noureddine Morceli ALG 1 Nice 12.07.1995

10 3:27.40 Bernard Lagat KEN 1rA Zürich 06.08.2004 79-72-64 (71)

11 3:27.52 Noureddine Morceli ALG 1 Monaco 25.07.1995

12 3:27.64 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 2rA Zürich 06.08.2004 79-72-64 (71)

13 3:27.65 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Sevilla 24.08.1999 100-86-73 (91)

14 3:27.91 Bernard Lagat KEN 2 Monaco 19.07.2002 78-72-66 (73)

15 3:28.12 Noah Ngeny KEN 2rA Zürich 11.08.2000 86-72-57 (78)

16 3:28.21+ Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Roma 07.07.1999 80-74-68 (75)

17 3:28.37 Noureddine Morceli ALG 1 Monaco 09.09.1995

17 3:28.37 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Monaco 08.08.1998 86-80-75 (80)

19 3:28.38 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Saint-Denis 06.07.2001 77-70-62 (75)

20 3:28.40 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Bruxelles 05.09.2003 75-62-50 (69)

21 3:28.51 Bernard Lagat KEN 3rA Zürich 11.08.2000 86-72-57 (78)

22 3:28.57 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1r2 Zürich 11.08.1999 69-63-57 (64)

23 3:28.6+ Noah Ngeny KEN 2 Roma 07.07.1999 80-74-68 (75)

24 3:28.73 Noah Ngeny KEN 2 Sevilla 24.08.1999 100-86-73 (91)

25 3:28.84 Noah Ngeny KEN 1 Paris 21.07.1999 71-66-60 (65)

26 3:28.86 Noureddine Morceli ALG 1 Rieti 06.09.1992

27 3:28.91 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1rA Zürich 13.08.1997 86-72-59 (72)

28 3:28.92 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Bruxelles 22.08.1997 71-68-66 (71)

29 3:28.93 Noah Ngeny KEN 1 München 11.09.1999

30 3:28.95 Fermin Cacho ESP 2rA Zürich 13.08.1997 86-72-59 (72)

31 3:28.98 Mehdi Baala FRA 2 Bruxelles 05.09.2003 75-62-50 (69)

32 3:29.05 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Bruxelles 23.08.1996 75-66-57 (62)

33 3:29.06 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1rA Zürich 17.08.2001 73-68-60 (68)

34 3:29.08 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Rieti 02.09.2001 51-45-39 (50)

35 3:29.12 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Oslo 09.07.1998 60-56-53 (60)

36 3:29.13 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Zürich 15.08.2003 78-69-60 (67)

37 3:29.18 Vénuste Niyongabo BDI 2 Bruxelles 22.08.1997 71-68-66 (71)

37 3:29.18 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1rA Heusden-Zolder 31.07.2004 75-66-57 (67)

39 3:29.19 Noah Ngeny KEN 1 Bruxelles 03.09.1999 77-64-50 (68)

40 3:29.20 Noureddine Morceli ALG 1 Narbonne 20.06.1993

41 3:29.21 Bernard Lagat KEN 1 Saint-Denis 23.07.2004 80-72-64 (75)

42 3:29.27 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Paris 14.09.2002 69-60-50 (65)

43 3:29.29 William Chirchir KEN 3 Bruxelles 24.08.2001 86-76-66 (77)

44 3:29.30 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Stockholm 07.07.1997 80-70-59 (76)

44 3:29.30 Bernard Lagat USA 1 Rieti 28.08.2005 60-56-53 (57)

46 3:29.43 Vénuste Niyongabo BDI 3rA Zürich 13.08.1997 86-72-59 (72)

47 3:29.46 Saïd Aouita MAR 1 Berlin 23.08.1985

47 3:29.46 Daniel Komen KEN 1 Monaco 16.08.1997 80-76-73 (78)

49 3:29.50 Noureddine Morceli ALG 1 Paris 28.06.1996

50 3:29.51 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Hengelo 31.05.1997 64-56-48 (61)

50 3:29.51 Ali Saïdi-Sief ALG 1 Lausanne 04.07.2001

52 3:29.57+ Noureddine Morceli ALG 1 Rieti 05.09.1993

53 3:29.59 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Stockholm 08.07.1996 68-58-48 (63)

54 3:29.67 Steve Cram GBR 1 Nice 16.07.1985

54 3:29.67 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Bruxelles 28.08.1998 50-55-50 (55)

56 3:29.7+ Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Nice 16.07.1998 78-72-66 (75)

57 3:29.71 Saïd Aouita MAR 2 Nice 16.07.1985

58 3:29.72+ Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Oslo 04.07.1997 71-64-57 (70)

58 3:29.72 Daniel Kipchirchir Komen KEN 1 Berlin 04.09.2005 75-62-50 (62)

60 3:29.76 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Roma 11.07.2003 87-78-68 (79)

61 3:29.77 Sydney Maree USA 1 Köln 25.08.1985

61 3:29.77 Sebastian Coe GBR 1 Rieti 07.09.1986

63 3:29.79 Noah Ngeny KEN 1 Monaco 04.08.1999 78-74-71 (77)

64 3:29.85+ Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Roma 29.06.2001 84-75-66 (70)

65 3:29.91 Laban Rotich KEN 2 Zürich 12.08.1998 93-78-62 (81)

66 3:29.95 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Bruxelles 30.08.2002 71-64-57 (66)

67 3:29.96 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Saint-Denis 05.07.2002 62-58-55 (57)

68 3:29.99 Noureddine Morceli ALG 1 Rieti 01.09.1996 53-48-44 (53)

68 3:29.99 Noah Ngeny KEN 1 Roma 30.06.2000 82-73-64 (75)

1 mile

1 3:43.13 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Roma 07.07.1999 80-74-68 (75)

2 3:43.40 Noah Ngeny KEN 2 Roma 07.07.1999 80-74-68 (75)

3 3:44.39 Noureddine Morceli ALG 1 Rieti 05.09.1993

4 3:44.60 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Nice 16.07.1998 78-72-66 (75)

5 3:44.90 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Oslo 04.07.1997 71-64-57 (70)

6 3:44.95 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Roma 29.06.2001 84-75-66 (70)

7 3:45.19 Noureddine Morceli ALG 1 Zürich 16.08.1995

8 3:45.64 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Berlin 26.08.1997

9 3:45.96 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 London 05.08.2000 75-65-55 (70)

10 3:46.24 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Oslo 28.07.2000 69-58-48 (69)

11 3:46.32 Steve Cram GBR 1 Oslo 27.07.1985

12 3:46.38 Daniel Komen KEN 2 Berlin 26.08.1997

13 3:46.70 Vénuste Niyongabo BDI 3 Berlin 26.08.1997

14 3:46.76 Saïd Aouita MAR 1 Helsinki 02.07.1987

15 3:46.78 Noureddine Morceli ALG 1 Berlin 27.08.1993

16 3:46.92 Saïd Aouita MAR 1 Zürich 21.08.1985

17 3:47.10 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 London 07.08.1999 75-68-62 (67)

18 3:47.28 Bernard Lagat KEN 2 Roma 29.06.2001 84-75-66 (70)

19 3:47.30 Noureddine Morceli ALG 1 Bruxelles 03.09.1993

20 3:47.33 Sebastian Coe GBR 1 Bruxelles 28.08.1981

21 3:47.65 Laban Rotich KEN 2 Oslo 04.07.1997 71-64-57 (70)

22 3:47.67 Noah Ngeny KEN 2 London 05.08.2000 75-65-55 (70)

23 3:47.69 Steve Scott USA 1 Oslo 07.07.1982

24 3:47.78 Noureddine Morceli ALG 1 Oslo 10.07.1993

25 3:47.79 José Luis González ESP 2 Oslo 27.07.1985

26 3:47.85 Daniel Komen KEN 1 Rieti 03.09.1997 64-60-57 (60)

27 3:47.88 John Kibowen KEN 3 Oslo 04.07.1997 71-64-57 (70)

28 3:47.91 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Bruxelles 25.08.2000

29 3:47.94 William Chirchir KEN 2 Oslo 28.07.2000 69-58-48 (69)

30 3:47.97 Dahame Najem Bashir QAT 1 Oslo 29.07.2005 70-57-44 (67)

31 3:48.15 Noureddine Morceli ALG 1 Oslo 05.07.1996 59-54-50 (55)

32 3:48.17 Paul Korir KEN 1 London 08.08.2003 87-76-66 (80)

33 3:48.23 William Chirchir KEN 2 Bruxelles 25.08.2000

33 3:48.23 Ali Saïdi-Sief ALG 1 Oslo 13.07.2001 59-54-48 (57)

35 3:48.26 Noureddine Morceli ALG 1 Berlin 01.09.1995

35 3:48.26 Vénuste Niyongabo BDI 4 Oslo 04.07.1997 71-64-57 (70)

37 3:48.28 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Roma 12.07.2002 91-80-69 (83)

38 3:48.31 Steve Cram GBR 1 Oslo 05.07.1986

39 3:48.38 Andrés Manuel Diaz ESP 3 Roma 29.06.2001 84-75-66 (70)

39 3:48.38 Bernard Lagat USA 2 Oslo 29.07.2005 70-57-44 (67)

41 3:48.40 Steve Ovett GBR 1 Koblenz 26.08.1981

42 3:48.49 Daniel Kipchirchir Komen KEN 3 Oslo 29.07.2005 70-57-44 (67)

43 3:48.53 Sebastian Coe GBR 1 Zürich 19.08.1981

43 3:48.53 Steve Scott USA 1 Oslo 26.06.1982

45 3:48.57 Bernard Lagat KEN 2 Oslo 13.07.2001 59-54-48 (57)

46 3:48.64 Noureddine Morceli ALG 1 Nice 16.07.1997 84-76-69 (81)

47 3:48.67 Noureddine Morceli ALG 1 St Peterburg 26.07.1994

48 3:48.69 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 2 Zürich 16.08.1995

49 3:48.73 Steve Scott USA 2 Oslo 05.07.1986

50 3:48.8 Steve Ovett GBR 1 Oslo 01.07.1980

50 3:48.80 William Kemei KEN 1 Berlin 21.08.1992

52 3:48.83 Sydney Maree USA 1 Rieti 09.09.1981

53 3:48.85 Sydney Maree USA 2 Oslo 26.06.1982

53 3:48.85 Steve Cram GBR 1 Oslo 02.07.1988

55 3:48.92 Alan Webb USA 4 Oslo 29.07.2005 70-57-44 (67)

56 3:48.94 Vénuste Niyongabo BDI 1 Oslo 22.07.1994

57 3:48.95 Sebastian Coe GBR 1 Oslo 17.07.1979

58 3:48.98 Craig Mottram AUS 5 Oslo 29.07.2005 70-57-44 (67)

3000m steeplechase

1 7:53.63 Saif Saeed Shaheen QAT 1 Bruxelles 03.09.2004 80-68-57 (70)

2 7:55.28 Brahim Boulami MAR 1 Bruxelles 24.08.2001 86-76-66 (77)

3 7:55.51 Saif Saeed Shaheen QAT 1 Bruxelles 26.08.2005 64-58-51 (58)

4 7:55.72 Bernard Barmasai KEN 1 Köln 24.08.1997 87-78-68 (75)

5 7:56.16 Moses Kiptanui KEN 2 Köln 24.08.1997 87-78-68 (75)

6 7:56.34 Saif Saeed Shaheen QAT 1 Roma 08.07.2005 80-74-68 (75)

7 7:56.37 Paul Kipsiele Koech KEN 2 Roma 08.07.2005 80-74-68 (75)

8 7:56.94 Saif Saeed Shaheen QAT 1 Monaco 19.09.2004 76-70-63 (70)

9 7:57.28 Saif Saeed Shaheen QAT 1 Athínai 14.06.2005 80-76-71 (72)

10 7:57.29 Reuben Kosgei KEN 2 Bruxelles 24.08.2001 86-76-66 (77)

11 7:57.38 Saif Saeed Shaheen QAT 1 Monaco 14.09.2003 78-69-60 (75)

12 7:57.42 Paul Kipsiele Koech KEN 2 Monaco 14.09.2003 78-69-60 (75)

13 7:58.09 Brahim Boulami MAR 1 Monaco 19.07.2002 78-72-66 (73)

14 7:58.10 Stephen Cherono KEN 2 Monaco 19.07.2002 78-72-66 (73)

15 7:58.50 Brahim Boulami MAR 1 Zürich 17.08.2001 73-68-60 (68)

16 7:58.66 Stephen Cherono KEN 3 Bruxelles 24.08.2001 86-76-66 (77)

17 7:58.98 Bernard Barmasai KEN 1 Monaco 04.08.1999 78-74-71 (77)

18 7:59.08 Wilson Boit Kipketer KEN 1 Zürich 13.08.1997 86-72-59 (72)

19 7:59.18 Moses Kiptanui KEN 1 Zürich 16.08.1995

20 7:59.52 Moses Kiptanui KEN 1 Bruxelles 25.08.1995

21 7:59.65 Paul Kipsiele Koech KEN 1 Roma 02.07.2004 87-79-71 (79)

22 8:00.06 Saif Saeed Shaheen QAT 1 Bruxelles 05.09.2003 75-62-50 (69)

23 8:00.35 Bernard Barmasai KEN 2 Zürich 13.08.1997 86-72-59 (72)

24 8:00.42 Paul Kipsiele Koech KEN 2 Bruxelles 05.09.2003 75-62-50 (69)

25 8:00.54 Moses Kiptanui KEN 1 Rieti 03.09.1997 87-82-75 (75)

26 8:00.56 Wilson Boit Kipketer KEN 1 Stockholm 16.07.2002 82-71-60 (75)

27 8:00.60 Saif Saeed Shaheen QAT 1 Zürich 06.08.2004 79-72-64 (71)

28 8:00.67 Bernard Barmasai KEN 1 Monaco 08.08.1998 86-80-75 (80)

29 8:00.77 Brahim Boulami MAR 2 Stockholm 16.07.2002 82-71-60 (75)

30 8:00.78 Moses Kiptanui KEN 3 Zürich 13.08.1997 86-72-59 (72)

31 8:01.05 Wilson Boit Kipketer KEN 1 Stuttgart 19.07.1998 84-72-59 (78)

32 8:01.53 Bernard Barmasai KEN 1 Nice 16.07.1998 78-72-66 (75)

33 8:01.65 Stephen Cherono KEN 3 Stockholm 16.07.2002 82-71-60 (75)

34 8:01.69 Kipkirui Misoi KEN 4 Bruxelles 24.08.2001 86-76-66 (77)

35 8:01.73 Wilson Boit Kipketer KEN 1 Monaco 20.07.2001 80-70-60 (74)

36 8:01.80 Moses Kiptanui KEN 1 Stockholm 07.07.1997 80-70-59 (76)

37 8:01.97 Saif Saeed Shaheen QAT 1 Iráklio 04.07.2004 86-78-71 (70)

38 8:01.98 Bernard Barmasai KEN 1 Zurich 12.08.1998 93-78-62 (81)

39 8:02.07 Paul Kipsiele Koech KEN 2 Bruxelles 03.09.2004 80-68-57 (70)

40 8:02.08 Moses Kiptanui KEN 1 Zürich 19.08.1992

41 8:02.45 Moses Kiptanui KEN 1 Monaco 09.09.1995

42 8:02.48 Saif Saeed Shaheen QAT 1 Zürich 15.08.2003 78-69-60 (67)

43 8:02.49 Ezekiel Kemboi KEN 2 Zürich 15.08.2003 78-69-60 (67)

44 8:02.66 Brahim Boulami MAR 3 Bruxelles 03.09.2004 80-68-57 (70)

45 8:02.69 Saif Saeed Shaheen QAT 1 Zürich 19.08.2005 78-68-59 (65)

46 8:02.76 Bernard Barmasai KEN 1 Monaco 18.08.2000

47 8:02.77 Wilson Boit Kipketer KEN 2 Stockholm 07.07.1997 80-70-59 (76)

48 8:02.81 Bernard Barmasai KEN 1 Paris 29.07.1998

49 8:02.85 Moses Kiptanui KEN 1 Monaco 16.08.1997 80-76-73 (78)

50 8:02.90 Brahim Boulami MAR 2 Monaco 18.08.2000

51 8:02.94 Bernard Barmasai KEN 2 Monaco 16.08.1997 80-76-73 (78)

52 8:02.98 Ezekiel Kemboi KEN 2 Monaco 19.09.2004 76-70-63 (70)

53 8:03.08 Bernard Barmasai KEN 1 Bruxelles 03.09.1999 77-64-50 (68)

54 8:03.10 Paul Kipsiele Koech KEN 1 Stockholm 27.07.2004 73-65-57 (61)

55 8:03.21 Paul Kipsiele Koech KEN 3 Monaco 19.09.2004 76-70-63 (70)

56 8:03.22 Reuben Kosgei KEN 2 Zürich 17.08.2001 73-68-60 (68)

57 8:03.30 Bernard Barmasai KEN 1 Roma 07.07.1999 78-74-69 (77)

5000m

1 12:37.35 Kenenisa Bekele ETH 1 Hengelo 31.05.2004 62-58-53 (58)

2 12:39.36 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 Helsinki 13.06.1998 66-62-57 (65)

3 12:39.74 Daniel Komen KEN 1 Bruxelles 22.08.1997 71-68-66 (71)

4 12:40.18 Kenenisa Bekele ETH 1 Saint-Denis 01.07.2005 59-58-57

5 12:41.86 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 Zürich 13.08.1997 86-72-59 (72)

6 12:44.39 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 Zürich 16.08.1995

7 12:44.90 Daniel Komen KEN 2 Zürich 13.08.1997 86-72-59 (72)

8 12:45.09 Daniel Komen KEN 1 Zürich 14.08.1996 68-62-57 (62)

9 12:46.53 Eliud Kipchoge KEN 1 Roma 02.07.2004 86-76-66 (80)

10 12:47.04 Sileshi Sihine ETH 2 Roma 02.07.2004 86-76-66 (80)

11 12:48.81 Stephen Cherono KEN 1 Ostrava 12.06.2003 87-73-59 (80)

12 12:48.98 Daniel Komen KEN 1 Roma 05.06.1997 71-66-62 (65)

13 12:49.28 Brahim Lahlafi MAR 1 Bruxelles 25.08.2000

14 12:49.64 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 Zürich 11.08.1999 69-63-57 (64)

15 12:49.71 Mohammed Mourhit BEL 2 Bruxelles 25.08.2000

16 12:49.87 Paul Tergat KEN 3 Zürich 13.08.1997 86-72-59 (72)

17 12:50.22 Eliud Kipchoge KEN 1 Bruxelles 26.08.2005 64-58-51 (58)

18 12:50.24 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 2 Ostrava 12.06.2003 87-73-59 (80)

19 12:50.25 Abderrahim Goumri MAR 2 Bruxelles 26.08.2005 64-58-51 (58)

20 12:50.80 Salah Hissou MAR 1 Roma 05.06.1996

21 12:50.86 Ali Saïdi-Sief ALG 1 Roma 30.06.2000 82-73-64 (75)

22 12:51.60 Daniel Komen KEN 1 Stockholm 08.07.1996 68-58-48 (63)

23 12:52.26 Kenenisa Bekele ETH 1 Oslo 27.06.2003 77-64-51 (71)

24 12:52.29 Issac Songok KEN 1 Roma 08.07.2005 80-74-68 (75)

25 12:52.33 Sammy Kipketer KEN 2 Oslo 27.06.2003 77-64-51 (71)

26 12:52.38 Daniel Komen KEN 1 Milano 07.09.1996 57-52-46

27 12:52.39 Salah Hissou MAR 2 Roma 05.06.1997 71-66-62 (65)

28 12:52.53 Salah Hissou MAR 1 Milano 09.06.1999 80-68-57 (75)

29 12:52.61 Eliud Kipchoge KEN 3 Oslo 27.06.2003 77-64-51 (71)

30 12:52.70 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 2 Zürich 14.08.1996 68-62-57 (62)

31 12:52.76 Eliud Kipchoge KEN 2 Roma 08.07.2005 80-74-68 (75)

32 12:52.79 Eliud Kipchoge KEN 1 Saint-Denis 31.08.2003 66-57-48 (61)

33 12:52.80 Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam ETH 3 Roma 08.07.2005 80-74-68 (75)

34 12:52.83 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 2 Saint-Denis 31.08.2003 66-57-48 (61)

35 12:52.99 Abraham Chebii KEN 4 Oslo 27.06.2003 77-64-51 (71)

36 12:53.12 Kenenisa Bekele ETH 3 Saint-Denis 31.08.2003 66-57-48 (61)

37 12:53.19 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 Berlin 01.09.1995

38 12:53.37 Abraham Chebii KEN 1 Saint-Denis 04.07.2003 66-62-57 (63)

39 12:53.41 Khalid Boulami MAR 4 Zürich 13.08.1997 86-72-59 (72)

40 12:53.45 Salah Hissou MAR 2 Zürich 11.08.1999 69-63-57 (64)

41 12:53.66 Augustine Choge KEN 4 Roma 08.07.2005 80-74-68 (75)

42 12:53.72 Philip Mosima KEN 2 Roma 05.06.1996

43 12:53.84 Assefa Mezgebu ETH 1 Bruxelles 28.08.1998 50-55-50 (55)

44 12:53.92 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 Oslo 30.06.1999 54-58-51 (60)

45 12:54.07 Sammy Kipketer KEN 2 Roma 30.06.2000 82-73-64 (75)

45 12:54.07 John Kibowen KEN 4 Saint-Denis 31.08.2003 66-57-48 (61)

47 12:54.08 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 Zürich 12.08.1998 93-78-62 (81)

48 12:54.15 Dejene Berhanu ETH 3 Roma 02.07.2004 86-76-66 (80)

49 12:54.36 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 2 Saint-Denis 04.07.2003 66-62-57 (63)

50 12:54.58 James Kwalia KEN 5 Oslo 27.06.2003 77-64-51 (71)

51 12:54.60 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 Nürnberg 13.06.1997 75-64-53 (64)

52 12:54.70 Dieter Baumann GER 5 Zürich 13.08.1997 86-72-59 (72)

53 12:54.72 Paul Tergat KEN 3 Zürich 14.08.1996 68-62-57 (62)

54 12:54.82 Daniel Komen KEN 2 Bruxelles 28.08.1998 50-55-50 (55)

55 12:54.83 Salah Hissou MAR 2 Milano 07.09.1996 57-52-46

56 12:54.85 Moses Kiptanui KEN 3 Roma 05.06.1996

57 12:54.99 Benjamin Limo KEN 3 Saint-Denis 04.07.2003 66-62-57 (63)

58 12:55.03 Sammy Kipketer KEN 1 Oslo 28.07.2000 69-58-48 (69)

add

12:48.09 Kenenisa Bekele ETH 1 Bruxelles 25.08.2006 68-62-55 (60)

12:48.25 Kenenisa Bekele ETH 1 Zürich 18.08.2006 76-66-57 (67)

12:48.66 Isaac Songok KEN 2 Zürich 18.08.2006 76-66-57 (67)

12:51.32 Kenenisa Bekele ETH 1 Paris Saint-Denis 08.07.2006 78-68-60 (73)

12:52.40 Edwin Cheruiyot Soi KEN 2 Paris Saint-Denis 08.07.2006 78-68-60 (73)

12:54.46 Moses Mosop KEN 3 Paris Saint-Denis 08.07.2006 78-68-60 (73)

12:55.69 Tariku Bekele ETH 4 Paris Saint-Denis 08.07.2006 78-68-60 (73)

10000m

1 26:17.53 Kenenisa Bekele ETH 1 Bruxelles 26.08.2005 64-58-51 (58)

2 26:20.31 Kenenisa Bekele ETH 1 Ostrava 08.06.2004 78-64-50 (63)

3 26:22.75 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 Hengelo 01.06.1998 69-60-51 (65)

4 26:27.85 Paul Tergat KEN 1 Bruxelles 22.08.1997 71-68-66 (71)

5 26:28.72 Kenenisa Bekele ETH 1 Hengelo 29.05.2005 66-58-51 (55)

6 26:29.22 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 Bruxelles 05.09.2003 75-62-50 (69)

7 26:30.03 Nicholas Kemboi KEN 2 Bruxelles 05.09.2003 75-62-50 (69)

8 26:30.74 Abebe Dinkesa Negera ETH 2 Hengelo 29.05.2005 66-58-51 (55)

9 26:31.32 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 Oslo 04.07.1997 71-64-57 (70)

10 26:36.26 Paul Koech KEN 2 Bruxelles 22.08.1997 71-68-66 (71)

11 26:38.08 Salah Hissou MAR 1 Bruxelles 23.08.1996 75-66-57 (62)

12 26:38.76 Abdullah Ahmad Hassan QAT 3 Bruxelles 05.09.2003 75-62-50 (69)

13 26:39.69 Sileshi Sihine ETH 1 Hengelo 31.05.2004 75-66-57 (67)

14 26:39.77 Boniface Kiprop UGA 2 Bruxelles 26.08.2005 64-58-51 (58)

15 26:41.58 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 2 Hengelo 31.05.2004 75-66-57 (67)

16 26:41.75 Samuel Wanjiru KEN 3 Bruxelles 26.08.2005 64-58-51 (58)

17 26:43.53 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 Hengelo 05.06.1995

18 26:46.44 Paul Tergat KEN 1 Bruxelles 28.08.1998 50-55-50 (55)

19 26:47.89 Paul Koech KEN 2 Bruxelles 28.08.1998 50-55-50 (55)

20 26:49.38 Sammy Kipketer KEN 1 Bruxelles 30.08.2002 71-64-57 (66)

21 26:49.57 Kenenisa Bekele ETH 1 Saint-Denis 24.08.2003 78-69-60 (71)

22 26:49.90 Assefa Mezgebu ETH 2 Bruxelles 30.08.2002 71-64-57 (66)

23 26:50.20 Richard Limo KEN 3 Bruxelles 30.08.2002 71-64-57 (66)

24 26:50.67 Albert Chepkurui KEN 4 Bruxelles 30.08.2002 71-64-57 (66)

25 26:50.77 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 2 Saint-Denis 24.08.2003 78-69-60 (71)

26 26:51.49 Charles Kamathi KEN 1 Bruxelles 03.09.1999 77-64-50 (68)

27 26:51.87 Nicholas Kemboi KEN 4 Bruxelles 26.08.2005 64-58-51 (58)

28 26:52.23 William Sigei KEN 1 Oslo 22.07.1994

29 26:52.30 Mohammed Mourhit BEL 2 Bruxelles 03.09.1999 77-64-50 (68)

30 26:52.60 Sammy Kipketer KEN 5 Bruxelles 26.08.2005 64-58-51 (58)

31 26:52.87 John Cheruiyot Korir KEN 5 Bruxelles 30.08.2002 71-64-57 (66)

32 26:52.93 Mark Bett KEN 6 Bruxelles 26.08.2005 64-58-51 (58)

33 26:53.70 Kenenisa Bekele ETH 1 Hengelo 01.06.2003 80-68-55 (75)

34 26:53.73 Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam ETH 2 Ostrava 08.06.2004 78-64-50 (63)

35 26:54.41 Paul Tergat KEN 2 Bruxelles 23.08.1996 75-66-57 (62)

36 26:54.58 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 2 Hengelo 01.06.2003 80-68-55 (75)

37 26:56.63 Richard Limo KEN 4 Bruxelles 05.09.2003 75-62-50 (69)

38 26:56.78 Paul Koech KEN 3 Bruxelles 23.08.1996 75-66-57 (62)

39 26:57.27 Sileshi Sihine ETH 1 Praha 27.06.2005 78-68-58 (70)

40 26:58.38 Yobes Ondieki KEN 1 Oslo 10.07.1993

41 26:58.76 Sileshi Sihine ETH 3 Hengelo 01.06.2003 80-68-55 (75)

42 26:59.54 Abdullah Ahmad Hassan QAT 1 Bruxelles 03.09.2004 80-68-57 (70)

43 26:59.93 Charles Kamathi KEN 2 Bruxelles 03.09.2004 80-68-57 (70)

44 27:01.44 Sileshi Sihine ETH 3 Saint-Denis 24.08.2003 78-69-60 (71)

45 27:02.00 Mark Bett KEN 3 Bruxelles 03.09.2004 80-68-57 (70)

46 27:02.62 Abderrahim Goumri MAR 3 Hengelo 29.05.2005 66-58-51 (55)

47 27:03.61 Sammy Kipketer KEN 4 Bruxelles 03.09.2004 80-68-57 (70)

48 27:03.87 Paul Tergat KEN 1 Bruxelles 25.08.2000

49 27:04.00 Boniface Kiprop UGA 5 Bruxelles 03.09.2004 80-68-57 (70)

50 27:04.20 Abraham Chebii KEN 1rA Palo Alto 04.05.2001 80-65-50 (65)

51 27:04.45 Bernard Kiprop Kipyego KEN 4 Hengelo 29.05.2005 66-58-51 (55)

52 27:04.54 Felix Limo KEN 2 Bruxelles 25.08.2000

53 27:04.70 Zersenay Tadesse ERI 7 Bruxelles 26.08.2005 64-58-51 (58)

54 27:05.10 Kenenisa Bekele ETH 1 Athínai 20.08.2004 91-76-62 (80)

55 27:05.14 John Cheruiyot Korir KEN 6 Bruxelles 03.09.2004 80-68-57 (70)

56 27:05.88 Patrick Ivuti KEN 6 Bruxelles 30.08.2002 71-64-57 (66)

57 27:06.17 John Yuda TAN 7 Bruxelles 30.08.2002 71-64-57 (66)

58 27:06.44 Worku Bikila ETH 1 Bruxelles 25.08.1995

MarathonMind,

It could be that his splits weren't exactly the same because the course is a big zig-zag. So, during the slower splits he could have been running into the wind then during the faster splits he could have had it at his back.

Alan

Welcome to this train of thought!

Actually, I was informed of precisely this aspect of the race up thread. The only hitch to this is from 29 to 40k, where the course essentially heads the same direction- east/northeast- and this happened to be right into the wind.

Geb in fact picked it up considerably from 30 to 35 k recording his fastest split- 14:32 INTO the wind! After that he pretty much succumbed to both the wind and the temps. As malmo notes, the wind picked up to as much as 17 MPH at the end of the race, and temps, as we know, make things worse and worse for the runner as time goes on.

Geb obviously made a heroic effort at the record from 30k, picking up the pace considerably as he headed into the wind- and it's really amazing that he came in just over a minute down.

malmo- do you also have humidity in these records?

I would also think 30k would be a good point to "go" if one is going to "go" in a marathon. That would be the start of the last third.

Alan

Hey malmo, thanks for the interesting stats. Where are you getting these from?

Would you be kind enough to post the same stats for the 2005 Berlin Marathon?