Pre Classic Announces Loaded Men's 5K Field Separate from Cheptegei WR Attempt

I guess I’m not an average runner.

I would like to have them banned because so many people believe they taint records, but are there studies that indicate avoiding a fraction of a second variance in lap times makes any difference? For sure, no one can draft off of them.

I agree with you, I'm just saying I don't think Cheptegei will be overly missed from the 5K field if it's not paced for a world record. It's definitely lame for them to stage two races. By top form, I meant in terms of being sharp and ready to shift gears and kick hard. If it turned into a 12:55-13:05 race with a huge kick, even if he's in great shape overall I would be less confident that he'd be sharp speed-wise. We'll see, I definitely think it's dumb.

Can’t have all those slow pros getting lapped and slowing him down.

what

Perhaps put less financial incentives on records and more on winning races in a DL meet.

Why does it say "not April Fools" on thread title on front page? No sh*t its not an April Fool's joke. Its May.

Those pace lights are the worst thing to happen to the sport.

Be absolutely hilarious if 3 runners went under KB‘s previous WR.

Cheptegei is the only guy that can do it. What other runner do you believe can hang with him through 2 miles in 8:05 without later imploding?

I love watching the Pre Classic, but this "solo" event has no draw for me whatsoever. Should I be excited about this "race?"

lol at you guys with your panties in a wad.

This is just a track meet that is damn entertaining. If you don't like it then put on your own world class track meet.

This is Tiger Woods at his best golfing the Masters alone one day, then the field golfing the same course the next day.

This is why I enjoy pro cycling and XC skiing more and more. No problem me cares what your time was for Paris-Roubaix.

Imagine Wout Van Aert doing a time trial the day before instead of the main race.

Wow I need to keep a check on auto correct. Rojo level laziness on my part.

Not exactly. Masters is a major golf championship. Pre meet is just an early season world class track meet.

A record is not going to be in the cards Friday night. Rain, wind and possible thunder storms. I wouldn't be surprised if Cheptegei ends up running the Saturday race.

I think I'm more excited for the Bowerman mile lineup. With Cheryiot and McSweyn pushing the tempo, no way Hocker, Teare, and Sahlman don't run fast times

What is the dividing line between a TT and a “race”? No one else broke 8:50 the year Virgin ran 8:41. His record attempt was 100% against the clock and winning was a given. Was Rono’s 13:08 in a dual meet a TT or a race? If the races were combined at Pre, and Cheptegei is in WR fitness, it will be a TT for him and a race for everyone else.

Any runners out there in sub 12:47 shape in shoes from 5 years ago? Remember, Cheptagei was a 12:50 runner in 2019.