Faith Kipyegon breaking-4 official discussion thread (+watch party/reaction show at 1:55 pm ET)

She should have listened to LetsRun

What a joke this was

ROJO GOES HOME ELATED, AS ALWAYS, HE IS THE KING OF TAKES.

Kenyan pharmaceutical lose, bye Felicia. They’re going drug testing at the stadium right?

Sheila Reid can maintain her stance on sub 4

That last lap had to hurt like hell.

that was really exciting. props to Faith for being willing to try.

I wonder how close the pacing/formation was to their recommendations. It looked like there was no one directly ahead of her for a bunch of it, was that intentional?

(I still doubt that perfect execution would result in sub-4, just saying this might not have been it.)

Given how much Nike threw into this I was honestly expecting her to get a little closer to 4 flat. Went exactly how everyone called it.

The women weren’t there to pace , just to support Faith .

I nailed it.

If she ignored the posted, intended pace and just used the pacers, she could be just under her personal best.

She did the smart thing and ignored the sub 4:00 attempt (that was NEVER going to happen) and she avoided the big, embarrassing blow up by NOT running that crazy 1200 time they posted.

Good for her. I didn't want to see her blow up spectacularly.

As for female empowerment... having the men clearly jogging along and waving her in was a TERRIBLE look.

all the tech and advantages is definitely more than a second if the pacing isn’t for sub 4

On the Moon

Probably could've got 4:05 by just running her own normal race without all the paraphernalia!

Whose idea was his?? Last 200 was ugly .

They are framing this as a huge success but come on she bonked the last lap.

Why on earth is everyone so negative? 4:06 for a woman is amazing. Unlike anything we have ever seen before. What’s wrong with bringing attention to the sport for once?

Don't worry, Jane Hedengren will get it within the next decade.

Faith "Kip-joggin"