17-yr old runs 7:40 3k to win Karlsruhe

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1 year ago 01/27/2023 10:28pm EST

World, meet Ethiopia's Abdisa Fayisa (yes, I know some of you already knew him as he was briefly talked about on the forums last year).

The crazy thing is that's not even a PB for him. He ran 7:39.63 outdoors last year in September. Also has a 13:22 road 5k pb.

Race video:

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Men's 3k Abdisa Fayisa Runs 7:40 WORLD LEAD | World Athletics Indoor Tour

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Abdisa FAYISA 24 APR 2005 ETH 7:40.35
Robin HENDRIX 14 JAN 1995 BEL 7:40.53
Adisu GIRMA 10 DEC 1999 ETH 7:41.53
Mohamed ABDILAAHI 24 MAR 1999 GER 7:41.88
Elzan BIBIĆ 08 JAN 1999 SRB 7:42.03
Ossama MESLEK 08 JAN 1997 ITA 7:45.15
Bram ANDERIESSEN 01 AUG 1999 NED 8:04.74
Lukas ABELE 11 SEP 1997 GER DNF
Andreas LINDGREEN 18 FEB 1998 DEN DNF
Eduardo MENACHO 25 NOV 1999 ESP DNF
Youssef TAOUSSI 08 DEC 1994 ESP DNF

1 year ago 01/27/2023 10:31pm EST

re: rojo

I was impressed by this race. Would’ve been nice to see what he would’ve done if he was dropped into the BU race. We should learn more especially if Barega/Wale/Girma are in future races.

1 year ago 01/27/2023 10:32pm EST

re: rojo

1 year ago 01/27/2023 10:34pm EST

re: rojo

Just looked up a picture of him and he looks 30.

ethiopianmonitor.com

Abdisa, Lemlem win 3000m Indoor Races in Germany

Ethiopian Monitor

Link:ethiopianmonitor.com/2023/01/28/abdisa...

1 year ago 01/27/2023 10:42pm EST

re: Seb Coe

It’s not as bad as Edris or the all-time legend Isaiah Koech

1 year ago 01/27/2023 10:44pm EST

re: rojo

Lol. 17 for the last 22 years, yes

1 year ago 01/28/2023 1:41am EST

re: Seb Coe

Seb Coe wrote:
Just looked up a picture of him and he looks 30.
Link:ethiopianmonitor.com/2023/01/28/abdisa...

Hey buddy. How old does Kipchoge look here? Because this photo is from 2003 - 20 years ago.

Image:assets.aws.worldathletics.org/large/73...

1 year ago 01/28/2023 1:43am EST

re: Seb Coe

Here's Haile G at 20.

sporting-heroes.net

Link:http://www.sporting-heroes.net/content...

And i"m sure people thought they were massive age cheats then but look how long Kipchoge and Geb kept running. So is Kipchoge 45 now?

1 year ago 01/28/2023 3:30am EST

re: rojo

rojo wrote:
Here's Haile G at 20.
Link:http://www.sporting-heroes.net/content...
And i"m sure people thought they were massive age cheats then but look how long Kipchoge and Geb kept running. So is Kipchoge 45 now?

Kiochoge could well be 45. There is nothing much surprising about a 45 year old who has almost certainly been taking EPO for at least 20 years, many of those years full throttle, continuing to dominate the marathon. Apart from its power to knock 7 or 8 minutes off marathon times, several peer reviewd studies have shown it has general anti-aging effects.

Personally, I think Kipchoge did look 17-20 in his '17 yo' photo.

1 year ago 01/28/2023 3:47am EST

re: rojo

He's a fraction off Kip Keino's former 3k wr. Two things: he won't be clean and he won't be 17.

1 year ago 01/28/2023 8:38am EST

re: Armstronglivs

Gotta love these nights like last night, all these guys thinking Keino, Keyans, on drugs and we have dozens of white kids from the States running faster. Ha. Welcome to reality.

1 year ago 01/28/2023 8:44am EST

re: Wolten

The HS record is 7:57 lol

1 year ago 01/28/2023 10:02am EST

re: rojo

hes well into his 20s.no way is he a teenager.

1 year ago 01/28/2023 10:31am EST

re: rojo

I Googled his picture. This guy doesn't look anything like 17 year old. At least 20 plus.

1 year ago 01/28/2023 10:50am EST

re: old man here I come

old man here I come wrote:
Lol. 17 for the last 22 years, yes

Dude would be a byu freshman from 2029 to 2040.

1 year ago 01/28/2023 1:21pm EST

re: rojo

Kipchoge at the 2003 Worlds? - at least 25. That would put him at 43-44 right now - zero doubts.

1 year ago 01/28/2023 3:37pm EST

re: Salvitore Stitchmo

Salvitore Stitchmo wrote:
Kipchoge at the 2003 Worlds? - at least 25. That would put him at 43-44 right now - zero doubts.

Are you a professional Mathematician?

1 year ago 01/28/2023 7:58pm EST

re: Coevett

Coevett wrote:
Kiochoge could well be 45. There is nothing much surprising about a 45 year old who has almost certainly been taking EPO for at least 20 years, many of those years full throttle, continuing to dominate the marathon. Apart from its power to knock 7 or 8 minutes off marathon times, several peer reviewd studies have shown it has general anti-aging effects.

So why aren't we all on it?

1 year ago 01/28/2023 10:48pm EST

re: rojo

"Germany’s Mohamed Abdilaahi"

1 year ago 01/29/2023 3:28am EST

re: rojo

Serious Q. There is clearly a strong incentive to understate your age to remain youth-eligible (e.g. sub-18, sub-20, sub-23 year old) longer. Is this a "real thing" in Ethiopia currently? Kenya? Any other country?

I think Rojo makes a good point that people said the same about e.g. Kipchoge. And it is difficult to judge the age of men in their late teens/early 20s. But the incentive to lie about one's age is strong. Can mean the difference between a good living and a very harsh existence.

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