What do you want to ask Lagat and Bekele?

ask them specific questions about their training like what type of workouts they do and how fast they run on a normal day, mileage etc

Ditto.

Ask Bekele about his training. What does he do? How many MPW? What type of training is he doing for the mile?

ask them what they're on. seriously.

ask Bekele if he would consider running in more US outdoor events, such as Pre, to help promote the sport here.

Also, maybe ask him (Bekele) what he thinks about the 4k at world cross going away.

I agree with grover - ask Bekele to race more over here; The Pre would be great.

I'd be interested in how Bekele's training has evolved from his early days as he progressed quite rapidly to a world-beater. How has his mileage increased through the years? How have his workouts changed through the years? And finally, what planet is he from? Is everyone fast there? Like Superman?

See if Bekele is interested in running the mile at the Prefontaine Classic. Or the 3000 even.

Also ask about the speedwork done in training required to run a 26 200 at the end of a 5000/10000.

Also (half joking) get him a registered name on here so he can post, even if it's through a translator.

Bekele:

1) Do you think you could run 14 flat in trainers?

2) How do you pronounce your last name?

3) Are you going after Komen's 3000m record this year?

4) What is your high mileage? racing mileage? ie. how much are you running this week?

5)

note: IMHO Bekele racing at Pre over 5000m would not be good unless its a competitive race.

I mean you cannot obviously flat out say what kind of drugs are you on but I think I a question about drugs in sport would be good.

A question about where he feels his legacy will line up alongside that of Geb both at home in Ethiopia and around the world would be a good one

I would like to see what a typical training week is for him, 10-12 weeks out from an important 5000 or 10000 meter race. Also what type of surface is he running on for the workouts.

Ask him to run the Stanford Meet, the 10000 meter race is always very good competition.

Thanks..........

who would win in a fight?

Ask them if they think Dathan can beat them and run with the africans? haha...

What's your favorite Microsoft Office product?

Is it Excel?

Or is it PowerPoint?

How they periodize their training or break it into phases.

EPO or no EPO? Come on now, seriously, 'fess up.

Questions to Bekele:

1. Is it true that you hate us for our freedom?

2. If you're so great, how come most Americans, including most American sports journalists, have never even heard of you?

3. Is it true that, in your country, you are almost as well known as Brett Favre?

4. Next to the United States, where would you most like to live?

grover wrote:

ask Bekele if he would consider running in more US outdoor events, such as Pre, to help promote the sport here.

I like this one.