Official 2018 World U20s (AKA World Jrs) Thread

...but that’s not fast for him. Two years ago, at age 15, he ran 27:26 (which is a 8:13 split at 3000m at even pace)

rojo wrote:

Kiplimo is a modern day Prefontaine. He's just hammer from the front.

2 Eritreas, 2 Kenyans, 2 Ethiopians, 2 Ugands. Lead pack of 8.

8:25.39 at 3k. (2:44.71 last k)

8:58.62 for 3200. I mean think about it. How many US highschooler can run that in perfect ideal conditions at night with a rabbit. Here he's doing it in a 10,000 in the heat and sun with no rabbits.

At least US high schoolers get faster year over year rather than peak at age "16."

How many U High Schoolers ended up running faster than 27:26 in the history of US track and field?

Hshhdjd wrote:

How many U High Schoolers ended up running faster than 27:26 in the history of US track and field?

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Kipruto has jused a 2:38 1k to destroy the field. Not a surprise. I mean the guy is the US all comers record on the roads for 10k. This baby is over 20 into the race. Kipruto is a BEAST. Lets get him on the DL circuit.

Well I say it's over. If it was a senior race it would be over, but Kiplimo isn't giving up. He's 4 secons back though at 7600.

RHONEX ? ?? New ? Absolutely Sensational! Kenya have found the one.

Kiplimo ? ??

Aregawi ? ??

Results and splits.

POS ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK

1 Rhonex KIPRUTO KEN 27:21.08 CR

2 Jacob KIPLIMO UGA 27:40.4

3 Berihu AREGAWI ETH 27:48.41 PB

4 Solomon Kiplimo BOIT KEN 27:57.44 PB

5 Olika ADUGNA ETH 28:39.67 PB

6 Victor KIPLANGAT UGA 28:42.77 PB

7 Kokob GHEBRU ERI 28:59.3

8 Robel SIBHATU ERI 29:44.6

9 Takuro MIURA JPN 30:12.2

10 Saber ABED ALG 30:14.82 PB

11 Eshetu WORKU ISR 30:28.25 PB

12 Kartik KUMAR IND 30:30.3

13 István PALKOVITS HUN 30:35.87 PB

14 Walter Alfonso MARTÍN LÓPEZ COL 30:46.4

15 Eduardo MENACHO ESP 30:52.3

16 Ali Hissein MAHAMAT CHA 30:55.3

17 Mohamed KADI BOUCHAKOUR ALG 30:59.7

18 Joshua TORLEY AUS 31:09.94 SB

19 Marios ANAGNOSTOU GRE 31:15.4

20 Minho PARK KOR 31:17.8

21 Miguel SORIA PER 31:20.3

22 Max TUREK CAN 31:30.1

23 Bruno RODRIGUEZ URU 31:31.0

24 Christopher DRYDEN NZL 31:36.0

25 Will MERRITT USA 31:58.7

26 Jungwoo PARK KOR 32:02.3

27 Alexandre FIGUEIREDO POR 32:38.0

28 Matías RODRIGUEZ URU 33:06.4

SPLIT MARK ATHLETE COUNTRY

1000m 02:50.5 Jacob UGA KIPLIMO

2000m 05:40.7 Jacob UGA KIPLIMO

3000m 08:25.4 Jacob UGA KIPLIMO

4000m 11:13.5 Rhonex KEN KIPRUTO

5000m 13:57.2 Rhonex KEN KIPRUTO

6000m 16:39.7 Solomon Kiplimo KEN BOIT

7000m 19:18.7 Rhonex KEN KIPRUTO

8000m 22:01.2 Rhonex KEN KIPRUTO

9000m 24:43.4 Rhonex KEN KIPRUTO

https://twitter.com/letsrundotcom/status/1016720712726450177

Rhonex thanks God, Bro Colm and the rest of the Kenyan coaches, in that order. Says he started to move early because he was determined to break junior World XC champ Kiplimo.

Rhonex's splits:

2:50.7

5:40.9

8:25.6

11:13.5

13:57.2

16:40.0

19:18.7

22:01.2

24:43.4

27:21.1

that's a 13:24 final 5k.

So pleased this wasn't a sit n' kick. We'd forgotten how these were, right?

Special wrote:

Mzungu in Iten wrote:

The WL time might fall today. Rhonex Kipruto definitely has what it takes to beat it. However he lacks competition in the U20 world champs.

Umm, ever heard of Jacob Kiplimo?

Jacob who? It wasn’t even close.

lol El Keniano comes off as such a goofball in all these threads. Defending those who cheat.

Kenya's such a weaksauce country they can't even field a group of legit clean juniors for this meet. Sad!

El Keniano wrote:

So pleased this wasn't a sit n' kick. We'd forgotten how these were, right?

Amen. These are better “races” than muck of the senior nonsense.

El Keniano wrote:

Unfair to accuse Kiplimo of being a doper without proof. If I was a Kenyan Coach, rep, official, mentor, dad or whatever. I'd tell these young guys to stay the hell away from you and your group.

Haha, El K still refuses to accept that even the Kenyan running community suspects every Kenyan of doping.

Let's not be so harsh. I never said i thought someone would be doping or doing something illegal. It was simply a misunderstanding. Unless proven, anyone should be considered innocent, as speculations can be made all the time.

I promote true values, clean athletes, discipline, motivation, talent and above all hard work. Congrats Rhonex Kipruto, a star in the making.

rojo wrote:

Who is the female commentator?She seems to have no clue about distances. She seems surprised the field is in two groups. Hello? They went out in 66 in a junior 10k.

Just stop.

reed wrote:

Rhonex's splits:

2:50.7

5:40.9

8:25.6

11:13.5

13:57.2

16:40.0

19:18.7

22:01.2

24:43.4

27:21.1

that's a 13:24 final 5k.

...and 8:02 last 3000m

The great Ritz never ran that fast for 10000m

Norway got two in the final of the 1,500m.

Not bad for a tiny country