Paul Chelimo is Cementing His Place as an All Time GREAT in U.S. Distance Running

I totally agree and his last-ditch effort (took a dive) to get the Bronze medal, demonstrated the competitive "instinct" what is all about, give your best till the very end.

Very True

Paul MF Chelimo

American Record coming up next

Toilet Poster wrote:

Very True

Paul MF Chelimo

American Record coming up next

Yes, right behind the Canadian Ahmed.

Great performance for Chelimo

Only the 2nd American to run under 13 Minutes in Different Years, Lagat has 6, Chelimo 2

Solinsky ran under 13 Minutes 3 times in the Same year, Kennedy did it 2 times in 1 year, every other American who did it, did it only 1 time.

douglas burke wrote:

Only the 2nd American to run under 13 Minutes in Different Years, Lagat has 6, Chelimo 2

Solinsky ran under 13 Minutes 3 times in the Same year, Kennedy did it 2 times in 1 year, every other American who did it, did it only 1 time.

need to get him in a diamond league time trial. See if he can pop in the 12:40s.

douglas burke wrote:

Only the 2nd American to run under 13 Minutes in Different Years, Lagat has 6, Chelimo 2

Solinsky ran under 13 Minutes 3 times in the Same year, Kennedy did it 2 times in 1 year, every other American who did it, did it only 1 time.

Mmm I like these stats these are good stats.

I agree with having him ranked in the top 15 American distance runners of all time, probably top 5 this century

He's definitely building a great resume! Clutch runner in the big moments!

high school xc coach wrote:

need to get him in a diamond league time trial. See if he can pop in the 12:40s.

Get him to Monaco.

And now Paul has run 12:57, 27:12 and the Olympic Silver and Olympic Bronze @ 5000m and the World Championship Bronze @ 5000m. If he gets another medal he would further cement his status as one of the great track distance runners in US history.

Just wait until he moves up to marathon and breaks 2:06

All-Time Great status without a single AR?

So glad that he is not with Nike anymore.

Did you read the opening post? All time great meaning one of the greats, like top 15 all time among distance runners and top 3 among 5000m runners. His medals speak for themselves. Why would he need an American record? Records get broken. Are you aware of this? Medals are not won easily. Have you not noticed this?

He cost himself the standard by doing his usual routine of looking around and waiting for someone else to do the work.

It was good to see him actually snap out of it at half way and have a crack, but you could tell that he was in two minds as he fought his natural instincts to ease off, rather than keep redlining.

In a race that's set up as a time-trial to get the standard, an all-time great wouldn't do this - they'd go, and go hard all the way to the finish.

At the end of his interview with Citius Mag, Chelimo says he has to go back home to get in more training.

He was refering to Eldorot, Kenya. The greatest american runner of our time considers his home in another country but yet we are claiming him.

Come to mention it, Lagat mentioned above is also Kenyan.

And what are you? Where are you from? Your ancestors? Go back where you can from. We don’t want you here.

He’s no National Treasure though. Literally he’s not.

More training or see more special doctors?