Rhonex Kipruto destroys 10k WR - not in vaporflys!

8k split is wrong in the IAAF. It probably should be 21:11.

jamin wrote:

His cadence looks like he's running a 1500m race

I did a 30 second count on his arms, got 49, so 98 cadence/196 spm. Quick, but not that unusual. Have seen marathoners with quicker cadence. (mine too, though I don't see it as a positive, and have been working to slow it down)

Mencken1976 wrote:

If he can run this fast on the roads why is the track so much more difficult for him? Makes no sense.

Track is perfect 10k, road run (besides measurement issues) has inclines and the runner doesn't follow a perfect course either.

That's true.

That's why only the track record really matter.

The road records are pointless since there are much faster circuit than other while the track is a pefectly controlled and neutral area.

Obviously a great run by Rhonex but had Cheptegei been in this race he would have beat him. He is better than Rhonex.

do you guys seriously think on a track they run exactly 10k? they ALWAYS will run a bit MORE than that.

masaletti wrote:

do you guys seriously think on a track they run exactly 10k? they ALWAYS will run a bit MORE than that.

Agreed, but there is also the chance that a road course is slightly under 10,000m. There is probably a reason they refer to the distance as 10km and not 10,000m.

If measured and set up correctly the course should be at least 10k. A properly measured World Athletics /USATF Certified 10km course would be 10,010m: 10k + 10 meters (short course prevention factor)

valencia is well known for short courses (from 10k to marathon)

i guess they call it 10k mainly to indicate it's a road race.

but i wonder how they measure a 10k road race?

i found out about the „Jones-Counter“ and stuff, but still not about "ideal line". how about a corner? a slow runner will do less distance than a fast runner... unless the fast runner slows down. :)

If anything, I was expecting Rhonex to run this fast more than Cheptegei! This kid is coached by brother Colm. Very few scandals have came from kids who went to St Patrick high school.

In 2018, Rhonex dominated on cross country scene in Kenya, everybody was saying he was better than Geoffrey K.

I remember him running in Prague a fast 10km in 26:46 and remember Kenyans like to race in the morning, Prague was in evening and it was hot!

To run a 26:24 world record in 2020 doesn't seem outreached for his caliber. The splits are very even! I except a very bright future for this kid.

Not the "ideal Line" but the shortest possible route (SPR). Measured correctly, the measured line is taking all of the tangents and measuring within 30 cm of curbs, cones, barricades, etc(kerb for my friends on the other side of the "Pond")

reagan_ wrote:

valencia is well known for short courses (from 10k to marathon)

Do you have any links to affirm this statement?

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The Ugandan has a name.

Loving big dave22, trollism and Armstronglivs so butthurt.

Well done Rhonex!

Hi Cleo.

Don't come crying to me when he's busted like all your other heroes.

lol brojos, show this idiot I am not El K.

AT THESWOOSH wrote:

Rhonex's stride is so compact, strong, and efficient. Phenomenal talent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntZrc7--vfs&t=907s

look at the hips and core, plus feet and ankles as opposed to westerners, who are consticted relatively speaking,

that is where you want to improve .

I like Wanders' stride. Was he tought this or was he coached into a stride like that?

Why do most of you think that the Vaporfly is a 5k and 10k shoe ? It was created focusing on the 2 hour Marathon barrier . For short races I doubt it offers a noticeable advantage .

even better wrote:

I like Wanders' stride. Was he tought this or was he coached into a stride like that?

It seems that he's always run like that. I've never heard that he was working on this.

As I wrote a while back after Peachtree, Rhonex Kipruto had shown this ability. He can break the world record on the track but he's not going to be able to win medals on the track until he can either run away from the field early, as he did here, or somehow develop a kick, because he lacks the basic speed to do so.

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Rhonex Kipruto ran 27:01 at Peachtree, a tough course, in insanely difficult conditions. That suggests to me that he can run under 26:30 on the track in good conditions. In fact, a world record would not surprise me from him. And he will go on his own without pacers. He has already run around 26:44-46 on the roads in good conditions but he has got to be in low 26:20s shape at least right now. However, he may not really be cut out or trained for the 5000m pace as much as the 10000m. But he might just be the perfect guy to follow the pacers and bring this field to the bell at around 11:55 to 12:00, perfect for a number of guys to go sub 13, and GWet to break 12.