Thanks for being part of my journey, I hope you get to learn a thing or two about 3000m-5000m training and in general endurance running.The main goal of this...
Made me think of this 12x400m session shared by a LetsRunner from Jacob Krop. Slightly higher altitude (6,900') and faster avg. 57 instead of 58-59 though he started in the 60-61 range per the report. Krop got more rest 1:30 -> 2'+ as the session went on. This bodes well for Chelimo as Krop ran his 12:46 nine days after the session. Slightly different sessions but both basically hitting mile goal pace with short rest and shocking the system at altitude.
Not a Paul Chelimo fan, especially after his performance last year at USA 5k where he ran Woody and Grant out to lane 5 in the final 75m.
Not a Paul Chelimo fan, given he hasn’t raced this year in the US due to living and training in Kenya and recently dropped out of the 5k at Pre for no publicized reason. Did his contractual commitment and bailed.
Not a Paul Chelimo fan, due to being part of the US Army team that is exclusively African men and women that gained US citizenship by being part of this team structure at tax payer expense. Granted he and others are not the ones at fault; the apparatus is there to take advantage of and not have to do anything more than basic training.
Not a Paul Chelimo fan, especially after his performance last year at USA 5k where he ran Woody and Grant out to lane 5 in the final 75m.
Not a Paul Chelimo fan, given he hasn’t raced this year in the US due to living and training in Kenya and recently dropped out of the 5k at Pre for no publicized reason. Did his contractual commitment and bailed.
Not a Paul Chelimo fan, due to being part of the US Army team that is exclusively African men and women that gained US citizenship by being part of this team structure at tax payer expense. Granted he and others are not the ones at fault; the apparatus is there to take advantage of and not have to do anything more than basic training.
And these kind of snowflakes make me an even bigger Paul Chelimo fan.
I think Chelimo is great, though I didn't like his Olympics race where he seemed to be intentionally sabotaging Nicholas Kimeli and probably could've/should've been DQ'ed. The pushing out Bowerman stuff at USA was kinda funny and they could've made him pay by zigzagging him. That being said, he's entertaining, shares good videos and hopefully is ready to roll in the US Final.
I'm no Paul Chelimo fan, but this is how you do it, kids. Were I Joe, I'd scratch from the 5K, too.
I can't remember anyone ever getting criticized before for choosing not to race a 5000 qualifier after making the World Championships 10,000 team. Kinda weird.
Hey Kiler, you probably have more experience on tracks than I ever will. I have access to a rubberized track; it’s basically a couple of layers of red rubbery material overlaid on a concrete base. It’s bubbling up in a couple of places.
I don’t know where it sits amongst various track surfaces (but at least it’s not as hard as an asphalt track.) Is it typical? In your opinion, how hard is the track Chelimo is running on in comparison?
I think it would be cool just to walk and run a bit on an ‘elite’ track surface (like the London Olympic Stadium track surface.)
The best I ever had was ground-up-tires repurposed on a Midwestern high school many decades ago, though Potts for a time was pretty fun. I'm a believer in dirt tracks now, though, and "flats" only on the fastest days and for racing.
How is this a 5,000m specific workout? The reps are at his 1500m race pace.
Because if you can cruise at 58-59, then 62 in a race feels relaxed
Yes, but there is only a need of running/ cruise them in training at 60-61 sec to get enough maxVO2 speed to break the world record at 5000m and be the first man sub 12:30 .