Kengo Suzuki 2:04:56 at Lake Biwa!!! New Japanese record

I had his last lap/400m at 69 seconds, with no one chasing him!

The Finish wrote:

I had his last lap/400m at 69 seconds, with no one chasing him!

Yep, and I timed the first lap in the stadium (at the start of the race) at exactly 70 seconds for the big group. Those guys are machines.

Ghost1 wrote:

The Finish wrote:

I had his last lap/400m at 69 seconds, with no one chasing him!

Yep, and I timed the first lap in the stadium (at the start of the race) at exactly 70 seconds for the big group. Those guys are machines.

That's not fast.

Florida Boy wrote:

Inoue in forth has run 2:06 before I believe. How many Japanese runners have done that more than once? Just Osako?

Correct - he ran 2:06:54 in Tokyo, 2018. His bests - 13:38.44/27:56.27/1:01:39 for 5/10/half. Best year was 2018 at age 25. Japanese runners seem to be at their Best between the ages of 22 to 25. By the time they are 30 most are burnt out although not all. They do so much mileage mostly on hard surfaces which cannot be good for longevity. Also, before the era of the super shoes, a lot of that mileage was done in minimalist flats.

2019 13:50.88 Kitakyushu (JPN) 01 JUN 2019

2018 13:38.44 Nobeoka (JPN) 05 MAY 2018

2017 13:52.85 Nobeoka (JPN) 29 APR 2017

2015 13:45.92 Heusden-Zolder (BEL) 18 JUL 2015

2014 13:42.74 Abashiri (JPN) 06 JUL 2014

2013 14:12.30 Kumamoto (JPN) 06 APR 2013

2012 14:02.51 Kumamoto (JPN) 07 APR 2012

Outdoor

10,000 Metres

Performance Place Date

2020 27:59.40 Nagai Stadium, Osaka (JPN) 04 DEC 2020

2019 28:08.10 Fukagawa (JPN) 09 JUL 2019

2018 27:56.27 Machida (JPN) 24 NOV 2018

2017 28:08.04 Kita-Kyushu (JPN) 20 MAY 2017

2016 28:45.32 Osaka (JPN) 24 SEP 2016

2015 28:12.96 Kitakyushu (JPN) 16 MAY 2015

2014 28:19.28 Yokohama (JPN) 23 NOV 2014

2013 28:39.08 Yokohama (JPN) 28 SEP 2013

2012 29:01.28 Tokyo (JPN) 30 JUN 2012

2011 29:26.63 Yokohama (JPN) 29 OCT 2011

Outdoor

10 Miles Road

Performance Place Date

2019 46:18 Kosa (JPN) 01 DEC 2019

2017 46:12 Kosa (JPN) 03 DEC 2017

2016 46:51 Kosa (JPN) 27 NOV 2016

Outdoor

20 Kilometres

Performance Place Date

2014 59:25 Tokyo (JPN) 18 OCT 2014

2013 59:25 Tachikawa (JPN) 19 OCT 2013

2011 1:01:10 Tachikawa (JPN) 15 OCT 2011

Outdoor

Half Marathon

Performance Place Date

2015 1:02:03 Marugame (JPN) 01 FEB 2015

2014 1:01:39 Marugame (JPN) 02 FEB 2014

2013 1:02:58 Tachikawa (JPN) 03 MAR 2013

2012 1:02:58 Marugame (JPN) 05 FEB 2012

Outdoor

Marathon

Performance Place Date

2021 2:06:47 Otsu (JPN) 28 FEB 2021

2020 2:09:34 Tokyo (JPN) 01 MAR 2020

2019 2:22:10 Tokyo (JPN) 15 SEP 2019

2018 2:06:54 Tokyo (JPN) 25 FEB 2018

2017 2:08:22 Tokyo (JPN) 26 FEB 2017

2016 2:12:56 Otsu (JPN) 06 MAR 2016

Completely insane. Loved the video of the last 7k or so.

Otherworldly depth. Suzuki looks so pumped at the end, and rightly so :)

Is this sarcasm? wrote:

Ghost1 wrote:

Yep, and I timed the first lap in the stadium (at the start of the race) at exactly 70 seconds for the big group. Those guys are machines.

That's not fast.

Compared to Van Niekerk, no.

Compared to his average pace to that point being 78 seconds, yes;

especially when second place was 90 seconds behind him.

Ghost1 wrote:

... They do so much mileage mostly on hard surfaces which cannot be good for longevity.

Interesting to see in 5-10 years if the new shoes extend their careers...or even newer shoes come out that extend the PBs/careers of of next gen runners.

The Finish wrote:

Ghost1 wrote:

... They do so much mileage mostly on hard surfaces which cannot be good for longevity.

Interesting to see in 5-10 years if the new shoes extend their careers...or even newer shoes come out that extend the PBs/careers of of next gen runners.

The issue is they need to make similar training shoes to the racing models and shoes for training which are more durable than the racing models because anecdotally one hears that the racing model super shoes only last for a race or two so have a very short shelf life. Also forking out $250-$500 for a pair of shoes is expensive for athletes no matter where they come from.

Is this sarcasm? wrote:

Ghost1 wrote:

Yep, and I timed the first lap in the stadium (at the start of the race) at exactly 70 seconds for the big group. Those guys are machines.

That's not fast.

No, but it shows the pacers dialed in on exactly the pace required (71s 400s) right from the start. Perfect pacing on a mostly flat course with only one u-turn was a big factor. The smaller front group at 2:06 pace, the second larger group at 2:07-8. Also, when the last pacer for the front group dropped at 30 k, Suzuki had pacing from the African until he made his break for the win.