Kenenisa Bekele: how soon will he totally annihilate the distance WR's?

Mottram said "I’m looking forward now to the 5000m in Crystal Palace (London, UK, 28 July), where Bekele and the Kenyans will be lining up. I’m confident that I can beat them.”

it is his right to wish any thing

In another thread I predicted Bekele would run 3:32 high to 3:33 low; however, I got the placing wrong. What does this say about the top 1500m runners that he easily bested? This is proof Kenenisa Bekele could compete solely as a top 1500m runner if he trained for the event specifically.

DN Galan

M 1500m Int - A-final

WR: 3:26.00 SR: 3:29.30

Hicham El Guerrouj (1998) Hicham El Guerrouj (1997)

Rank Bib Name Nat Born Time

1 454 Kenenisa BEKELE ETH 82 3:33.08

2 402 Isaac SONGOK KEN 84 3:33.25

3 412 Adil KAOUCH MAR 79 3:33.36

4 422 Tarek BOUKENSA ALG 81 3:34.13

5 441 Kamel BOULAHFANE ALG 76 3:34.25

6 432 Abdalaati IGUIDER MAR 3:35.29

7 371 Suleiman SIMOTWO KEN 80 3:35.35

8 437 Kevin SULLIVAN CAN 74 3:35.41

9 397 Nate BRANNEN CAN 82 3:36.43

10 392 Ivan HESHKO UKR 79 3:36.53

11 400 Chris LUKEZIC USA 84 3:38.06

12 420 Bernard KIPTUM KEN 3:39.36

13 457 Elkanah ANGWENYI KEN 83 3:46.46

14 367 Churchill KIPSANG KEN 85 ab

14 373 Osmar DOS SANTOS BRA 68 ab

Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele, the world 5,000 and 10,000 record holder, won the 109th edition of the Dickson Trophy at 1,500, clocking 3:33.08.

"It was my first 1,500 and it was not easy because I was not prepared for this distance," Bekele said.

He wasn't prepared for the distance and won, okay!

Anybody know if he's scheduled to run any more 1500s this season? I'd really like to see him get in a faster race with Ramzi and Komen to get under 3:30.

I don't think he have scheduled anymore 1500m; however, if he drops out of contention for the $500,000 in gold- you could look to see him jump in some more 1500m races.

This race may determine if Kenenisa runs anymore 1500m or not this year.

5000 A

1c KENENISA BEKELE ETH

2c BERNARD LAGAT USA

3c DAN LINCOLN USA

4c RYAN HALL USA

5c ABDI ABDIRAHMAN USA

6c JORGE TORRES USA

7c RYAN KIRKPATRICK USA

8c ADAM GOUCHER USA

9c GALEN RUPP USA

10c FRANCISCO ALVES ESP

11c ELIUD KIPCHOGE KEN

12c AUGUSTINE CHOGE KEN

13c BEN LIMO KEN

14c BONIFACE SONGOK KEN

15c REID COOLSAET CAN

16c CRAIG MOTTRAM AUS

PACE CHARLES BETT KEN

PACE CHURCHILL KIPSANG KEN

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Yesterday kenenisa gave interview about the remaining comp. at the golden league and he confirmed he will win with big margin and his defeat for the recent two comp. was the lack of concentration and doing comp. with in short period of time.

Is this a joke or what he lose by nearly 2 seconds in a slow and kick race but he think he can outrun the World Recordholder in a fast race?

Quote of the Day:

"I know I will beat him (Bekele) soon. This was a tactical race with no pacesetter. Had it been a fast race, the results might have been different,"

-Kenya's 20-year old Mike Kigen after finishing second to Bekele at the African champs. Kigen very much looks like a star in the making and clearly shows that he's not intimidated by the great Bekele.

N*****s belong in a barn not the track!!!

Kenenisa almost beat all kenyan best 5000 mr runners including isac,choge, limo...........,

lost to issac and avenge twice (5000mr and 1500mr)

lagat case is that with out rest, with in 3 day gap it is expected.

one thing is certain, keneinsa is improving from time to time for short distance and it will be much difficult for kenyan to beat him easily.

mike kigen please firt work hard test your self and then you can say any thing.

too much is not good

The quote of the day doesn't make much sense by the young Kenyan. Mike Kigen is talented enough that if he races Bekele enough he may eventually beat him but what would 1 or 2 wins versus numerous loses prove? At the 2006 World X-Country Championships 12km he ran himself to exhaustion trying to get away from Kenenisa and lost over 10 seconds in the last 800m. At the African Championships 5000m Mike Kigen lost nearly 2 seconds to Kenenisa in the kick for home so what makes him think he could outkick him or outlast him in a fast pace race?

Can anybody beat Bekele in a fast paced race? I don't think so.

Kigen was close to Bekele in his Oslo defeat (12:58) to Isaac Songok and once again in Mauritius in a very tactical race. However he was however completely destroyed in Rome (13:05 for 12th).

It must be said that he is young and has recorded enormous personal bests this year (7:35 3k, 12:58 5k), so it remains to be seen if there will be any truth to his bravado.

How about abreham cherkose.. the youngster is running 12:54

which is most impressive:

Abreham Feleke (28 Sept 1989) 12:54.19

-or-

Ibrahim J. Gashu (12 June 1989) 27:15.90

Feleke was pulled to his time as he placed 5th but Gashu sat on the Kenyans and kicked to an easy victory. Will either be the next Bekele or better?

Seem like he needs to curtail his bravado and simply win against lesser opponents before thinking of Kenny B. as Mike Kigen lost in another kicking contest in the African Championship 10000m.

Mike Kigen just another Kenyan with delusions of beating Kenny B. Was outkicked by Kenny B in the 5000m and Moses Kipsiro in the 10000m.

13 August 2006 African Championships

Rank Lane ID

NAME TEAM RESULT

1 18 915 KIPSIRO MOSES

UGA 28:03.46

2 2 232 KIGEN Mike

KEN 28:03.70

3 6 172 NEGERA Abebe Dinkesa

ETH 28:05.07

4 3 239 KORIR John Cheruiyot

KEN 28:10.83

5 1 174 WOLDEGEBREL TADESSE Tola

ETH 28:15.16

6 16 151 TESFAYOHANNES Mesefin Fis

ERI 28:19.88

7 4 243 TARAGON Wilfred

KEN 28:24.57

8 13 149 AMANUEL Mesel Tikue

ERI 28:29.24

9 7 175 WORKU Raji Assefa

ETH 28:36.07

10 15 150 MULUGETA Fishaye T/Yohann

ERI 29:10.58

11 17 673 KIPROP ISAAC

29:50.99

12 14 519 ROGART John

TAN 30:02.65

13 10 37 BIZIMANA Etienne

BDI 30:04.66

14 5 128 CRUZ Nelson

CPV 30:44.16

15 19 119 MANDE Iluga

COD 31:02.78

16 11 400 KOPKUDDI Danjuma

NGR 32:11.88

12 470 DISI Dieudonne

RWA DNS

8 267 RAKOTONDRASOA Fulgence

MAD DNS

9 284 BADAY Ahmed

MAR DNS