Lobablu was a 3:39/27:58/1:01 half marathon guy until today. Then he drops a 7:29.
Not sure if he can run Worlds or not but they usually let the African Refugee Athletes run with easier qualifying standards.
Get him in the 5k ASAP!
Major Props: Domnic Lobalu of Athlete Refugee Team outkicks Jacob Kiplimo to win 3k in 7:29
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Link detailing his split with his training base in Kenya and his current situation with On hitting another home run supporting him in Switzerland. Yes it would be awesome to see him race the 5,000 at Worlds:100
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Incredible run. His best marks all came this year too -- in fact, within the last 45 days! 1000 points clear of his marks at other distances.
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Here is his IG: https://www.instagram.com/lokinyomo/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D
And here are his post-race comments:
https://twitter.com/RunEmilyERun/status/154258750738423808020 -
Been thinking for a while that if/when south sudan ever stabilizes and decides they want to focus on running, the record books for 800 and up will be reset. Think about the number of athletes in the top of their respective event, with the small sample of people who's families have had to move to other countries and probably are focusing more on surviving than becoming runners. Athing mu, peter bol, marco arop, lopez lomong, joseph deng, now this guy. The talent pool there is probably unmatched, and maybe we will see more as refugee's kids start to participate in sport as youth. Move over kenya/ethiopia
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wester wrote:
Been thinking for a while that if/when south sudan ever stabilizes and decides they want to focus on running, the record books for 800 and up will be reset. Think about the number of athletes in the top of their respective event, with the small sample of people who's families have had to move to other countries and probably are focusing more on surviving than becoming runners. Athing mu, peter bol, marco arop, lopez lomong, joseph deng, now this guy. The talent pool there is probably unmatched, and maybe we will see more as refugee's kids start to participate in sport as youth. Move over kenya/ethiopia
Don't forget Barshim (high jump)
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wester wrote:
Been thinking for a while that if/when south sudan ever stabilizes and decides they want to focus on running, the record books for 800 and up will be reset. Think about the number of athletes in the top of their respective event, with the small sample of people who's families have had to move to other countries and probably are focusing more on surviving than becoming runners. Athing mu, peter bol, marco arop, lopez lomong, joseph deng, now this guy. The talent pool there is probably unmatched, and maybe we will see more as refugee's kids start to participate in sport as youth. Move over kenya/ethiopia
Not that impressed. Most of these have b class times. More stunning is how super hyped Kiplimo ain't all that anymore
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As far as I know, Barshim is of Sudanese heritage, not South Sudan. Now whether the genes described are shared/identical, that's another question.
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Jabba jabba.. wrote:
Not that impressed. Most of these have b class times.
More stunning is how super hyped Kiplimo ain't all that anymore
Name Time points
Mu 1:55. 0 - 1253 (still young)
P Bol 1:44.0 - 1204 (still young)
M Arop 1:43.2 - 1227 (still young)
L Lomong - 12:58/27:04 - 1219
J Deng - 1:44.2 1198 (still young)
D Lobalu - 7:29 - 1242 (still young)
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jiggymeister wrote:
As far as I know, Barshim is of Sudanese heritage, not South Sudan. Now whether the genes described are shared/identical, that's another question.
That would be correct. Barshim is from Sudan proper where the genetics are quite different. Sudan is mostly an Arab/black mix. Sudan spent decades fighting the southern Sudanese who they hated and looked down upon.
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Somewhat interesting recalling that Abukaker Kaki was a Sudanese 800m runner
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Darfur conflict wrote:
jiggymeister wrote:
As far as I know, Barshim is of Sudanese heritage, not South Sudan. Now whether the genes described are shared/identical, that's another question.
That would be correct. Barshim is from Sudan proper where the genetics are quite different. Sudan is mostly an Arab/black mix. Sudan spent decades fighting the southern Sudanese who they hated and looked down upon.
Good point...
Charles Jock is another from South Sudan though
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Hardloper wrote:
wester wrote:
Been thinking for a while that if/when south sudan ever stabilizes and decides they want to focus on running, the record books for 800 and up will be reset. Think about the number of athletes in the top of their respective event, with the small sample of people who's families have had to move to other countries and probably are focusing more on surviving than becoming runners. Athing mu, peter bol, marco arop, lopez lomong, joseph deng, now this guy. The talent pool there is probably unmatched, and maybe we will see more as refugee's kids start to participate in sport as youth. Move over kenya/ethiopia
Don't forget Barshim (high jump)
Drawing conclusions based on such a small sample is a bit excessive.
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