Settle an Argument. Who wins in a 5k? Me or Usain Bolt

With Bolt's present training focus, not a clue. I could see him running anywhere between 15:20 and 20:15. However, if he were to take up recreational jogging, even just a couple times a week, after he hangs up the spikes, I'd bet loads that he'd run well under 18 very easily. I know a few former college sprinters (100/200 types) who now jog for their health and easily jog/run well under 18 in their local Turkey Trots and similar races with no distance-oriented training.

Dam it where is that guy who comes into every thread about Bolt to say he is too lazy and shiftless to run more than 600 feet at a time? Letting me down, man. What do you think I come here for?

400 m: 45.28 (Kingston 2007)[1]

calcs indicate 15.87 possible for track 5000m

Jeremy Wariner ran a 5k a few years back and posted on twitter that he ran 20:20

Mush wrote:

I decided to look it up. Not as impressive as I remembered, but still kinda cool.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDkbLO8fJvo

Beats the alternative:

plwnnd wrote:

How do you know he is a quality athlete? Has he demonstrated anything other than forward sprinting ability? Or, more relevant, has he demonstrated anything that would indicate 5k ability?

Has OP?

18:08 does not require ability.

Flo Jo trained for 5 km and ran only 20:30.

Swag Lord wrote:

Has OP?

18:08 does not require ability.

Why do you post garbage like this?

People on this thread are so f*****g stupid.

Why not ask him for his 5k time? He's on twitter and would probably answer, right?

Youre a dumba$$ wrote:

He can't sprint the entire 5k full speed dumba$$

Embarrassing

Doclove wrote:

Youre a dumba$$ wrote:

He can't sprint the entire 5k full speed dumba$$

Embarrassing

No. High class trolling.

plwnnd wrote:

How do you know he is a quality athlete? Has he demonstrated anything other than forward sprinting ability? Or, more relevant, has he demonstrated anything that would indicate 5k ability?

He's said he was a "decent" soccer player and cricketer.

When the GOAT in one thing says he was "decent" at something, it means better than you could ever dream of.

I would bet on Bolt being able to get past three letsrunners with a soccer ball, or anything else he wanted.