facts are facts wrote:
OK, let's look at the 1500 next. You don't see the same effect there?
I only looked at no. 1 for simplicity. Let's go deeper. The top 10 are from, in that order:
Kenyan 1500: 2001 – 2015 – 2014 – 2025 – 2000 – 2021 – 2017 – 2024 – 2014 – 2006
Meaning: their top superspikes/AIU runner is only number 4, 1.4 s slower than their number 1;
1 of the top 5 and 3 of the top 10 are from the superspikes era.
Let's compare that to say, the UK that you brought up earlier, and the US because it's an American forum.
UK 1500:
2024 – 2025 – 2013 – 2022 – 1985 – 1986 – 2023 – 2019 – 1983 – 2023Top superspikes/AIU runners are number 1+2 (no. 3 is Farah from NOP...), despite their legendary heroes from the 80s;
3 of the top 5 and 6 of the top 10 are from the superspikes era.
US 1500:
2024 – 2024 – 2005 – 2024 – 2025 – 1985 – 2025 – 2025 – 2015 – 2007
Top superspikes/AIU runners are number 1+2 (no. 3 is Lagat...),
4 of the top 5 and 6 of the top 10 are from the superspikes era.Do you know see a tendency?
I looked at it and 6 of the top 19 Kenyan all time marks are from the superspikes era. 8 of the top 20 UK marks are. Not altogether too different especially when you remove Kiprop/Lagat as we talked about. The US especially is in a boom period, the UK was until a rash of injuries (Stonier, Heyward). Not every generation will be equal in talent.
Also I went to Kenya’s all time marathon list, and it’s 1 banned athlete (Cherono) in the top 10 and all marks in the last 6 years?