Rumour - Cheptegei to attempt the 10,000m WR in September!

under the impression wrote:

How many drug test will he get between now and then?

More than Jakob, not to mention the not so great Brits. Ugandans are probably the most tested in the world.

I doubt that, the Ingebrigtsen bros are tested 70-80 times a year between them according to Norwegian newspapers last year.

Norway does a ton more testing than the interational agencies, which is why our athletes still got tested even when the country was shut down. They got a TV to enable continued out of competition testing.

Its too hard for the internationals to visit people in Kenya/Uganda etc often.

Two from Kenya were not allowed to competes in Worlds because of lack of testing out of competition. But obly rhree are required. The Ingebrigtsen bros are not from a country where this is demanded, but I am sure a lot of the tests mentioned are out of competition. Jakob probably gets tested like 30+ times every year now.

Jakob began getting tested at age 15.

Is there any update about this 10,000m WR attempt? It would be way more exciting in a true meeting like Berlin or Rome than in Hengelo.

Cheptegei also said that he would like to improve his WR on 5,000m. Barega is announced in Ostrava to run a "fast time". It would've been a great opportunity for Cheptegei though in my opinion Barega's kick in ths last round is a bit better.

Barega announced he would like to get the meeting record of Stephen Cherono. I doubt he is that fit now to challenge his personal best, let alone the world record...

Rome will add a 3000m on it's schedule, many ethiopians will be there, it will be a very very fast time.

As for Joshua it remains to be seen, they should announce in a few days.. Berlin is during the day so it can be hot, maybe Rome will add a 10000m too, or they added a 3000m because the 10000m deal fell?

Maybe Joshua needs a controlled environment to go for a really outstanding time(maybe targeting 26:00) will see..

Thank you for the answer! It doesn't look good for Rome if a 3,000m is added on the program... and Berlin is almost in two weeks, might be short... Hopefully we'll have official news before next week.

Adri wrote:

Thank you for the answer! It doesn't look good for Rome if a 3,000m is added on the program... and Berlin is almost in two weeks, might be short... Hopefully we'll have official news before next week.

The 10,000m attempt is 100% on now. Everything is set and confirmed. It will take place very soon.

Tomorrow the big announcement.

outsider69 wrote:

chllin369^2 wrote:

The light assistance is so dumb. Whos idea was it to add that in... just makes it stupid.

Why would it be stupid to maximize the pacing? If it's a world record attempt, wouldn't you want to see the REAL limit of the human body?

pacing is a skill set though that the wavelight somewhat eliminates if followed properly

Mzungu in Iten wrote:

Adri wrote:

Thank you for the answer! It doesn't look good for Rome if a 3,000m is added on the program... and Berlin is almost in two weeks, might be short... Hopefully we'll have official news before next week.

The 10,000m attempt is 100% on now. Everything is set and confirmed. It will take place very soon.

Tomorrow the big announcement.

guessing its a NN running event

Tron wrote:

Mzungu in Iten wrote:

The 10,000m attempt is 100% on now. Everything is set and confirmed. It will take place very soon.

Tomorrow the big announcement.

guessing its a NN running event

Either a meet in 12-17 September or their own event in Hengelo. Hengelo is equipped with wavelight technology...

Mzungu in Iten wrote:

Tron wrote:

guessing its a NN running event

Either a meet in 12-17 September or their own event in Hengelo. Hengelo is equipped with wavelight technology...

Who will he race? There have to be some competitors finishing the race for the record to count!

Mzungu in Iten wrote:

Tron wrote:

guessing its a NN running event

Either a meet in 12-17 September or their own event in Hengelo. Hengelo is equipped with wavelight technology...

It's official guys!

7th October 2020 - Valencia - NN Running Team Event - 10,000m WR Attempt

Bring it on!!

10 days later, he'll line-up in Gdynia, Poland for his debut Half Marathon at the World Half Champs! Exciting days.

The weather is usually gentle in early October. It should be around 68-70F in the evening, with 60F in the early morning.