UltraSmartRunner69 wrote:
who cares tbh. i've gave up on pro running years ago. why is he now the new 5000 WR holder?
a) because of his new spikes
b) because of lack of drug tesitng due to covid 19
c) because he has better genetics than bekele
none of them have anything to do with hard work, dedication, or a test of will. running is rigged and unfair. end of story.
Bitter much?
How many posts in this thread are by Coevett under fake usernames?
We've merged to threads praising Joshua into one.
Congrats to Cheptegei!
Shame Bekele was never able to hold the 5000m, 10000m, marathon records at once. If he wasn't able to do it, I can't see it ever being done, certainly not in my lifetime.
Impala31 wrote:
George213 wrote:
I think he can take any WRs from 3K-HM (excluding steeperchase obviously) easily. Not sure about the marathon, as it's a different beast.
LOL 3k easily?
Bekele El Gerrouj and others have tried but no one got even close to Komen.
Cheptegei does not have the speed for 3K WR.
10000, 10k and HM should be easy now for him however.
on Bekele's "attempts" at 3,000m, the pacing was extremely bad (at least one km in both his fastest times were in the 2:30s).
With the wavelight technology, I think he'll get closer than Bekele
Any real or imaginary benefits of the shoes, laser, or track were fully offset by the warmer than forecasted conditions. In 60 degree weather, he certainly would have gone a little faster.
Cheptegei was totally in control on this run. Impressive no matter how you look at it.
As far drugs, Bekele’s records were in a far more drug rampant era than today. Does Lance Armstrong ring any bells? At that time it was estimated that 90% if the peloton were doping.
Honestly, I know there's a lot of people that love Bekele, but as a personality I just think Cheptegei is so much better of a story. Uganda holds him in such high regard, and he seems like a kind humble soul.
And with this whole business of Jos Hermens basically saying Bekele is too lazy to get the WR, I just like the idea of the record in Joshua's hands.
LOL. That is what a full throttle epo run looks like. It is not even the same sport.
Checks his watch, smiles, barely breathing. Definitely a performance not limited oxygen uptake.
I couldn't have been more wrong, I didn't think he would get close. Crazy impressive performance.
I don't mind new shoe technology, but I'm not a fan of the wavelight technology. Shoes have always been evolving, but wavelight is like a pacer on the track at all times. I'm not taking away from Cheptegei, that was a mind blowing run, just not a fan of wavelight.
Who is to say that Cheptegei cannot hold the 5000, 10,000m, and Marathon World Records at the same time before his career is over?
I predict he will run closer to 12:32, will obliterate the 10,000m WR with Rhonex Kipruto (KEN) in a 26:06 barn-burner, and then move to the roads after Tokyo with a 2:00:21.
Front page article has an error.
"Remember, eight days after Bekele ran his 12:37.35 5000 WR, he ran his 26:17.53 10,000 WR."
Actually he ran 12:37 and 26:20 in 2004, then improved to 26:17 in 2005.
Renato Canova wrote:
Joshua is more resistant than Kenenisa, at the time Kenenisa ran his WRs. Already two years ago, Cheptegei bettered the WR of 15 km on road (41'05"), something Kenenisa couldn't do in 2004.
Cheptegei always was able to run with the max mental concentration when was alone, and this is one of the most important qualities when we speak about WRs, because athletes with this goal needs, always, run a big part of the race alone.
It's not a risk to see Joshua as new WR holder in 10000m (Kenenisa NEVER really prepared that event, running the 25 laps with the preparation for 5000m), with some possibility to be the first athletes running under 26', and, in 3 years time, as new king of HM well under 58'.
If he will move to Marathon after 2025, he can be the athlete running well under 2 hr in official competition. He's really the new king of long distances, congrats to him, his management (Global) and his coach.
.. and his doctor.
rojo wrote:
We've merged to threads praising Joshua into one.
Do you know him personally?
Put some respect on his name!
Mr. Cheptegei to you!
George213 wrote:
not for me ! wrote:
Great run but the brand new mondo track and carbon plated Nike spikes for me anyway takes away from the greatness of the record!
Watched it live and took the race from the start and just reeled of consistent 60 second laps.
Records are made to be broken - goodbye King Kenny!
A new King has just emerged, and the only thing you people are babbling about is the Shoes? People run the race, not the shoes, damn it.
Riiiiight, the “shoes.”
No one cares I'm afraid. It's all about Barca 2 Bayern 8.
Cheptegei’s response to Bekele’s post really shows his admiration to Bekele. Great stuff
oldmanbythesea wrote:
The track is new but not Mondo
+1
PIK wrote:
Congrats to Cheptegei!
Shame Bekele was never able to hold the 5000m, 10000m, marathon records at once. If he wasn't able to do it, I can't see it ever being done, certainly not in my lifetime.
I think Bekele could have done it (he was two seconds away from having the marathon WR) but unfortunately he’ll never be able to now. Cheptegei has a good shot at doing it, the only question is if he is able to be a good marathoner.
Nike.com lists the foam, but just says "a plate". I don't think we've ever seen solid evidence that this is a carbon fiber shoe.
yayayayybabbay wrote:
Just curious are there new nike track shoes that incorporate the foam or carbon plate?
Post above was in response to this.