We all know he's probably jumped 6.40 in practice (despite that he explicitly denies this) but we have to pretend it's earth-shattering every time he goes for a 1 centimeter world record. And we have to interrupt 75% of the 5000m coverage to show replays of failed attempts.
We all know he's probably jumped 6.40 in practice (despite that he explicitly denies this) but we have to pretend it's earth-shattering every time he goes for a 1 centimeter world record. And we have to interrupt 75% of the 5000m coverage to show replays of failed attempts.
You are witnessing the greatest pole vaulter in history. Don’t complain just to complain
As a former vaulter decades..and decades...ago, I can assure you that Mondo has not vaulted 6.40 in practice. The best I'm reasonably aware of is 6.15 on a very warm, tail-wind day. It takes 100% of your body to vault at your personal best. That doesn't come often.
We all know he's probably jumped 6.40 in practice (despite that he explicitly denies this) but we have to pretend it's earth-shattering every time he goes for a 1 centimeter world record. And we have to interrupt 75% of the 5000m coverage to show replays of failed attempts.
You are witnessing the greatest pole vaulter in history. Don’t complain just to complain
I've already watched him break the world record 2 or 3 times on TV. He'll probably do it like 6 more times this year.
We all know he's probably jumped 6.40 in practice (despite that he explicitly denies this) but we have to pretend it's earth-shattering every time he goes for a 1 centimeter world record. And we have to interrupt 75% of the 5000m coverage to show replays of failed attempts.
You are witnessing the greatest pole vaulter in history. Don’t complain just to complain
As a former vaulter decades..and decades...ago, I can assure you that Mondo has not vaulted 6.40 in practice. The best I'm reasonably aware of is 6.15 on a very warm, tail-wind day. It takes 100% of your body to vault at your personal best. That doesn't come often.
As a former vaulter decades..and decades...ago, I can assure you that Mondo has not vaulted 6.40 in practice. The best I'm reasonably aware of is 6.15 on a very warm, tail-wind day. It takes 100% of your body to vault at your personal best. That doesn't come often.
This is a sincere question... how hard is it to pole vault at your own PB level? The body can only be warmed up so much and then I would think it's mostly technique. If you could write a serious effort post I think it would benefit the Mondo discourse here.
He has to beat it by 1 cm each time to maximize cash. These contracts are written to pay you every time you set a WR. Even if it’s by 1 cm. That’s why Bubka did the same thing. If he sets the WR 10 times this year, he’ll get paid a WR bonus 10 times this year.
And to those who haven't seen a world record in person, it is very cool for the spectators. I saw Mondo set the record two years ago when he jumped 6.23 and it was a totally cool scene. So the more he can share that with people, the better.
Or think of it this way... Would you rather have Kipyegon run five (small) world records in the next five years or just one big PR now and then plateau for the next four years?
We all know he's probably jumped 6.40 in practice (despite that he explicitly denies this) but we have to pretend it's earth-shattering every time he goes for a 1 centimeter world record. And we have to interrupt 75% of the 5000m coverage to show replays of failed attempts.
Something tells me that he doesn't care what you think.