Jacob Kiplimo runs 56:42 for Half!!!!! DESTROYS half marathon world record in Barcelona

It was a great week for distance running world records until the non-white showed up.

Wrong. 3:45 and 7:22 are just infinitely more believable than 56:42. If Ingy and Fisher ran 3:41 and 7:14 out of the blue, everyone would call out the BS as well.

Jakob's fans must livid to see Kiplimo set a world record that Mr Time Trial won't be able to get near.

I find it hard to believe that Jakob broke the 3000 meter record on a warm breezy day.

"It isn't doping. If it was, records would have been broken on a weekly basis for years. They haven't - till now."

"Pretending is all you've got."

Again this lame joke? Laaame.

That's what they said about the sub 4 minute mile.

A slightly shortened course plus PED‘s produce this time, there is no way in hell that that amount of improvement is legitimate over the distance. I believe nothing anymore because the whole thing has become farcical absurd in all about the money as athletic talent has improved so has the talent for cheating.

They are just as doped.

So you think you can compare a 4 minute mile (now run by 15 year olds) with a 56+ minute HM.

It's all the same thing now.

Obviously that was not what I was comparing. "Obviously", for someone with a brain. That excludes you.

I think someone official needs to actually take the time out of their day and spend some money and go and remeasure the course exactly as it was run and be allowed to take a blood sample before and after that race from the man and run it through the tests because the whole thing is making a mockery of the sport. It’s no longer an honest endeavor to set up these races or to believe anything that comes out of the results When the pressure to produce a world record or a course record is more important than the honesty and integrity of the athletes that participate. They’re all part of the conspiracy. They’re all part of the money making machine. It’s all blatant dishonesty now.

The Great Pretender himself speaks. The shoes have been around for years. The records - at all levels - are now going in a matter of weeks. It ain't the shoes.

That's exactly what you are comparing or your analogy is irrelevant. It is.

The Great Pretender himself speaks. Drugs have been around for decades. The records - at all levels - are now going in a matter of weeks. It ain't doping.

Kiplimo is such a best.

He is the greatest half-marathoner in the world.

He is the greatest cross-country runner in the world.

He is one of the greatest 10000m and 5000m runners in the world. As well as one of the best 3000m runners in the world.

I would love to see another Jacob vs Jakob face-off soon.

They've only faced off twice, and the score is 1-1

(Tampere 2018, Jakob finished 3rd in 13:20.78, Jacob finished 6th in 13:23.35

Rome 2020, Jacob finished 1st in 7:26.64, Jakob finished 2nd in 7:27.05)

Maybe. but nor is Kiplimo getting near 3:26, 3:43, 7:17, 7:54 either.

Anyone have Jacob Kiplimo's training plan? Would be a nice read!! And how much was actually done vs plan.

A lot has been said about the ban of phones, screens in his camp which obviously supports optimal results.

However this is nothing new as in general east African culture supports this... Kipchoge's camp had him stay in a 5x8 room with a bed, desk, bookshelf.