Chef Gordon Ramzi wrote:
Something needs to be done here. Certain nations are just being allowed to dope with impunity. Remember the absurd Chinese records we used to mock a scant decade ago? Now women are closing their 10ks with sub-14:20 5ks. Just so obscenely fraudulent.
I mean, the record is right about where it should be IMO. The women’s WR in the 5k is 14:06 so I time of 29:10ish seems to be where it should be. Of course the fact that it’s clear both Hassan and Gidey can still smash this yet again, yeah…
I was truly impressed when Ayana took down that Chinese record. Now Gidey is just running a 14:18 (12 seconds off the WR, imagine a man running a 12:47 closing split in a 10k).
Off course I’m not quick to jump to the doping conclusion just yet (to explain the leap in times, I am very skeptical of East African dominance), the wave light technology makes sticking with the pace a bit easier mentally, and we still don’t quite know the full impact of the super shoes.
Amazingly that 3k Chinese record still remains completely untouched. At this rate though I wouldn’t be shocked if that happens soon. Komen’s legendary indoor 3k nearly feel so…