Farah - 3:28.81/7:32/8:03/12:53/26:46/59:32/2:05:11
Choge - 1:44.8/3:29.6/7:28/12:53/28:22/59:26
Aouita - 1:43.8/3:29.5/3:46/7:29/12:58/27:26
Kejelcha - 3:31.6/3:47/7:28/12:46/26:49/59:05
At age 23 he already rivals the above men in terms of great PRs. I’m guessing 3:29 mid at Monaco is well within his wheel house and would further push him into the Range GOAT convo
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Can’t think of any other candidates, and it seems like Kejelcha already has better PRs in most events. I think he’ll drop a 26mid 10k one day as well
Bekele?
Completely slipped my mind
Bekele - 3:32.35/4:49.9/7:25/8:04/12:37/26:17/2:01:41
The strong 2000m performance boosts him on the low end
Geb - 3:31.76/4:52/7:25/12:39/26:22/58:55/2:03:59
Gebs indoor PRs are quite fast down low as well
Kipchoge - 3:33.2/7:27/8:07/12:46/26:49/59:25/2:01:39
Kipchoge ran solid mid d times way back in 04 as well
i know Farah's time at the Great North Run doesn't count for record purposes, but he did hit a 59:07 last year. And I think most would say it's a fair course, even if not record eligible.
I think it well could be Kejelcha. I think he'll break 3:30 today and that might put the issue to bed somewhat.
We talk a lot about Ingebrigtsen and Barega, but I think Kejelcha is the true contender for future WRs and distance dominance on the track. Cheptegei may be more talented, but I think his future is on the roads.
I fully agree, Kejelcha has incredible speed and strength. In retrospect Farahs 3:28 (twice) becomes more and more impressive as well. Top ten all time in the event and never ran it ever at a major championship. I think Tim RowBerry and YK will work to not only win medals like Sal/Mo, but lay down proper fast times across every distance. I think he’ll retire with 3:28.x/12:40/26:30/sub59 PRs, with maybe a 2:03 or faster marathon for good measure.
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