Ventolin your getting incredibly creeping man stop hounding me and find some other threads or running site to pollute. Your on my other thread with using this-The Ohio... and your Ventolin username spitting the same stupidity. No need to ask do you read all my threads because your posts prove you do but why the rude attitude?
I would bet the world will see Isiah running a 26:45 10000m before he would run 3:30 not to mention 3:28. You and your silly calculator, just gonna force him to be a 1500m runner because you like how he looks LOL.
VIPAM wrote:Ventolin your getting incredibly creeping man stop hounding me and find some other threads or running site to pollute. Your on my other thread with using this-The Ohio... and your Ventolin username spitting the same stupidity. No need to ask do you read all my threads because your posts prove you do but why the rude attitude?
moron
what the f*** are you drivelling about ???
He placed 4th at World Jr Cross Country Championships and after Isiah first two race ever indoors he has to be the heavy favorite for gold at World X. It's safe to say he is a biggest X country favorite than anyone in any category in the past.
No1500mRunner wrote:I would bet the world will see Isiah running a 26:45 10000m before he would run 3:30 not to mention 3:28. You and your silly calculator, just gonna force him to be a 1500m runner because you like how he looks LOL.
i'm sure your ascerbic observation was spot on when choge ran 12'56 as a kid to whup buster & didn't run 26'45 but ended up running
3'29
???
Where... did he run this 3k exactly?
The 2nd pacemaker picked up the pace enough were a shot at 12:49i WR was possible but the pace dropped after 2nd rabbit Vincent Rono stopped pacing. Guess who chased Isiah all the way to the line in his 7:37 3000m win? Vincent Rono. So the 1st 1000m may have cost him a real shot at the WR since they had to pick up the pace so much with the 2nd rabbit.
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excerpt from online article:
Kipchoge helps push Koech
It was the second pacemaker Vincent Rono, who increased the pace during the 5000m in a way that even Kenenisa Bekele’s World record (12:49.60) suddenly was within reach. Rono dropped out of the race at the 3000m mark, which he had reached in 7:43.52. After that a duel developed between Kenyans Eliud Kipchoge and Isaiah Koech. It was another Koech, who was expected to challenge Kipchoge. But Paul Kipsiele Koech, who had broken the Düsseldorf meeting record a year ago with a time of 13:02.95, had lost contact before the 3km mark and later had to settle for third in 13:15.64.
Meanwhile at the front Koech and Kipchoge pushed each other. First it was Koech leading for a couple of laps. Then Kipchoge went to the front after around 3700 m. With 500 metres to go Koech tried to get past Kipchoge, but Kipchoge reacted and kept the lead. Not for long though. With one lap to go it was Koech who had taken the lead and stormed to an amazing time.
Only three of the most prominent long distance runners in history have run faster indoors: Besides the current World record holder Kenenisa Bekele these are Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia/12:50.38) and Daniel Komen (Kenya/12:51.48). Isaiah Koech clocked the fourth fastest time ever.
Kipchoge in second place, set a great personal best of 12:55.72, which now makes him the fifth fastest runner indoors.
Koech, who quickly disappeared into the warm-up area after the race and was not available for an interview, has most probably run his first ever indoor race on Friday. In 2009 he had won the 3000m gold medal at the World Youth Championships with 7:51.51. In 2010 he then placed fourth in the junior race of the World Cross Country Championships.
A 17 year old running indoors at 12:49 WR pace in his first ever indoor race is insane!
VIPAM wrote:
A World Championship year is already exciting but add Alamirew Yenew, Chris Solinsky, and Isiah Koech along with veterans Eliud Kipchoge, Bernard Lagat, Tariku Bekle etc and the 5000m could become the marquee event of the Championships.
Sorry, but Usain Bolt's shadow is so large that you won't notice all of those guys under it.
What the track world wants to see is a healthy Bolt vs a healthy Gay, vs a healthy Powell (vs Lemaitre?). A doubling Allyson Felix vs Sanya Richards, Jeremy Wariner vs Jermaine Gonzalez, and USA vs Jamaica generally will be intersting.
5000? 10000? You must be joking. The reason IAAF is phasing distance events out is that the European public is not thrilled about paying to see a bunch of Africans they've never heard of. Not even on the same planet as Usain Bolt.
^Clearly they've heard of these guys because there is a 1 1/2 page thread about one athlete in particular, who is Koech. and Bernard Lagat is obviously heard about by a lot of people
coach d wrote:What the track world wants to see is a healthy Bolt vs a healthy Gay, vs a healthy Powell (vs Lemaitre?)
eh?
the frenchie is a mid-9.9 guy
who on earth expects him to challenge 9.5/9.6 guys ???
Jeremy Wariner vs Jermaine Gonzalez
is this a joke ???
According to the Brojos he will turn 18 this December which means he is not eligible for a Youth Best. (At least if the rules are the same as the Junior rules, where age as of Dec. 31 is determinative for status the whole year). He would still be eligible for Junior bests.
Sorry Sir but you are mistaken. You say the world but the masses that watches the World Track & Field Championships are mostly runners or diehard fans. There are way more casual distance runners out there then sprinters so I don't see how you came to your conclusion. Since the general public mostly tune in for track and field only during the Olympics.
Honestly when Bolt is healthy he is unbeatable. As much as I admire Tyson Gay he would have to improve almost a full .10 second in the 100m to beat a healthy Bolt (given Bolt doesn't improve anymore at the same time).
So yes majority of the people who will be watching the 2011 World Championships Alamirew Yenew, Isiah Koech, Chris Solinsky, Tariku Bekele, Eliud Kipchoge, Moses Kipsiro, Bernard Lagat etc in the 5000m is more of a marquee event then the 100m.
No, Youth best are not determined by your age at the end of the calendar year. The IAAF rule conerning Youth Bests= that the individual most be 17 at the time of the performance. World Junior Best do require you still be under 20 at the end of the calendar year. Why do they have two different standards concerning Youth and World Junior best is beyond me. So Isiah Koech is still eligible for any Youth Best til he turns 18 on Dec 19 2011.
Image Merga (Eth)
ISIAH KOECH (Ken)
Tariku Bekele (Eth)
Vincent Chepkok (Ken)
Moses Kipsiro (Uga)
Chris Solinsky (USA)
Kenenisa Bekele (Eth)
Eliud Kipchoge (Ken)
Mo Farrah (GB)
Sergio Sanchez (Spa)
Dejene Gebremeskel (Eth)
Matt Tegankamp (USA)
Alamayeh Bezabeh (Spa)
Bernard Lagat (USA)
meeting in champioship 5000m would be far more exciting then a Usain Bolt 100m runaway. Not even close I'll take the 5000m race.
I left Alamairew Yenew off on purpose he's great at 3000m but which of the above 4 Ethiopians would he beat to replace them on the team?
Augustine Choge beat Eliud Kipchoge in 3000m this year in which Alamirew, Augustine, and Eliud ran the 3rd, 4th, and 5th fastest 3000m ever indoors all running sub 7:30. So I don't see how you could leave Augustine off the Kenyan 5000m squad and put Vincent Chepkok on the team. Alamirew would beat both Tariku and Dejene to make the Ethiopian squad; however, other then those two errors I like your 5000m line-up.
The most exciting aspect of the fantasy 5000m World clash would be Alamirew Yenew, teenage Isiah Koech, veteran Bernard Lagat, Imane Merga, and Chris Solinsky.
7:37's not worth close to 12:53, but the latter was tremendous. from here where does he go?
coach d wrote:
VIPAM wrote:A World Championship year is already exciting but add Alamirew Yenew, Chris Solinsky, and Isiah Koech along with veterans Eliud Kipchoge, Bernard Lagat, Tariku Bekle etc and the 5000m could become the marquee event of the Championships.
Sorry, but Usain Bolt's shadow is so large that you won't notice all of those guys under it.
What the track world wants to see is a healthy Bolt vs a healthy Gay, vs a healthy Powell (vs Lemaitre?). A doubling Allyson Felix vs Sanya Richards, Jeremy Wariner vs Jermaine Gonzalez, and USA vs Jamaica generally will be intersting.
5000? 10000? You must be joking. The reason IAAF is phasing distance events out is that the European public is not thrilled about paying to see a bunch of Africans they've never heard of. Not even on the same planet as Usain Bolt.
Last time, the 5000m and 10000m events were won by Kenenisa Bekele, who has dominated the European circuit for six straight years. Hard not to have "never heard" of such an athlete...
Are you high the IAAF isn't phasing out the 5000m...you may say that about the 10000m last year; however, this year you will find some overseas fast 10000m. The 5000m hasn't and isn't going anywhere. I mean it's early indoors and there have been several 5000m indoors so what make you think they will be eliminated outdoors. The 5000m is a popular event on the circuit!
With emerging stars like Chris Solinsky, Sergio Sanchez, Isiah Koech, Alamirew Yenew the 3000m/5000m will continue to be a fixture on the GP circuit.