ISIAH KOECH does it AGAIN: how many youth & world junior records will he destroy

I'm not a huge indoor fan so I can't wait to see what teenager Isiah Koech and Alamirew Yenew do in cross country. The real question and fireworks will be if those two red hot newcomers can continue and improve upon their indoors performances in July and August?

Unless those two are capable of running under 12:45 they won't be far enough ahead of Kenny B to win any championship. A. Yenew and I. Koech both have decent kicks but don't think they can match Kenny B final 400m unless they break him since he will be returning from injury.

some idiot wrote:

t the European public is not thrilled about paying to see a bunch of Africans they've never heard of.

But they love to pay to watch a bunch of Caribbeans they've never heard of?

Koech does not look that young to me, so I'm not going to say that he has more potential than Yenew, who ran that 3000mi with a bounce in his stride and a tremendous kick that strikes me as championship quality. I think that Yenew will challenge for the 5000m gold this year, and Bekele will have to be on his game to beat him. This year may bring the changing of the guard.

VIPAM wrote:

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.

I did not know there were different rules for Youth Bests and junior Bests. That doesn't make sense to me.

Does that also apply to Youth Games (i.e. can you run in the games if you are younger than 18 the day the event is held?)

they should bring the junior qualifications in line with the youth ones. ridiculous that the u.s. junior record in the 5k remained 13:44 after ritz ran 13:27 at 19, but had the 12/30 birthday keeping it from counting.

I agree the World Junior rules needs to change like the Youth and be at the time of the performance so that every junior have the same time to attack records. Having to remain 19 at the end of the year is so unfair and doesn't make sense. If an athlete breaks a WJR at the age of 19 years 11 months and 363 days he should be awarded the record regardless of his age at the end of the year.

Komen ran 3:29 the same summer he ran 12:39 and won the WC 5000.

ELUID KIPCHOGE cost teenager Isiah Koech the 5000mi WR!

After the first rabbit stepped off the track 2nd rabbit Vincent Rono assumed pacing duties and keep the pace at 30.2-30.6.

Vincent increased the pace from first rabbit 2:37.01 to 2:34.87. With 6:19 on the clock Paul Koech who was running behind Vincent waves for Eliud and Isiah to go around as Paul apparently felt the pace to quick.

Shortly Isiah assumes the lead and runs two laps both under 30.6 and another under 30.9

Eliud goes around him at 3600m to 4600 and slows the pace to 31.69, 32.29, 31.99, 32.20, 32.20 for a kilometer of 2:39.39 the slowest of the race.

At 4600m Isiah retakes the lead runs 30.69 before kicking in with a 28.11.

Isiah was reeling off sub 30.9 before Eliud took the lead and being inexperienced Isiah let his more established countrymen take the lead and then slow the pace thus denying the teenager a chance at the World Record late in the race.

>>Eliud saw that Isiah was running constant under 30.9 per 200m so why take the lead to slow the pace and prevent a chance at a WR?

Isiah admitted in another interview he looks up to Eluid as he is monumental in Kenya. That admiration cost Isiah Koech the world record.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYqM8Qa2ZFQ

VIPAM, you might be the dumbest poster to ever grace these boards. You are too stupid to understand that the potential drafting benefit, however meager, and also the slight slowing of the pace, actually may have helped Koech's finish as much or more than it hurt him...Koech was NOT going to get that record with or without Kipchoge, and your moronic tendencies are again surfacing...try to see if you can think next time.

spilts

2:37.01

2:34.87/5:11.88

2:34.49/7:46.37

2:34.49/10:18.01

2:35.28/12:53.29

from 3600 to 4600 took the lead from Isiah and slowed the pace down and that kilometer with Eliud leading was late in the race was 2:39.39 which cost Isiah the indoor 5000m world record.

Eliud no doubt feeling the effects of his earlier 7:29.27 third place finish in the Stuggart 3000m on 5th Feb.

Omg you need to think before posting and you trying to call VIPAM the dumbest poster. Drafting only helps outdoors and more so if there is wind present. What help did Isiah recieve when he wasn\'t slowing until Eliud took the lead, moron? If stupidity was a crime you would be next on death row LOL.

Drafting does help indoors...IF you are not cognizant of this, then I guess you're as dumb as VIPAM. In fact, I hope for the world's sake, you are VIPAM, as stupidity is so ubiquitous that it makes the world utterly unpalatable.

How in the world do you see Eliud taking the pace from Isiah and slowing it down as helping Isiah? You as stupid as they come and the dullest tool in the toolbox. Isiah was reeling off steedy 200m required for the WR before Eliud took the lead and slowed the pace down. He had no answer for Isiah's kick which showed he slowed the pace down because it was too quick for him and I also can see that may have cost him the world record.

MAPIV

Thanks for your comments! I don't see how there was a need for name calling because you disagree with me.

VIPAM,I agree...there was no need for name calling. I should be above that. I should just stay out of these threads, or at least attempt to point out what I see as erroneous judgment without the ad hominem attacks. I disagree with you over many things, but in this case perhaps you're right. Not in the subject of Kipchoge impeding Koech's chances for the record, however..

2011Worlds wrote:

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.

Do you think some runners from Qatar and Bahrain would make the final over some of those Spanish/Americans?

Yes some Kenyan runners who now represent Qatar and Bahrain could make the final over the Spainards. The odds of them replacing the Americans Bernard Lagat and Chris Solinsky who was world rank at 5000m isn't very good. How many runners from Qatar and Bahrain was ranked ahead of Chris and Bernard last year? Zero. How many ran within 5 seconds of either American in the 5000m? Zero. So it would be more likely the runners you speak of replacing the Spainards but not those two Americans.

Chris Solinsky will be a medal threat in either the 5000m or 10000m. It will definitely be entertaining to see him and Bernard go against Isiah, Kenenisa, and Alamirew. If it's not on television I'll be paying to watch that race.