2-4 pm ET: Official 2024 Oslo Diamond League Discussion Thread (+ Live Reaction Show Right After)

Cannot wait for the mens 5000

1:44.67 by Norwegian Grønstad which now can order his tickets for Paris. 1:45.xx by Solbu. New Norwegian 800m era incoming?

for the lazy, its on Peacock (as is most/all diamond league in 2024).

recent races that are as fast as the pacing target of 12:41
Yomif Kejelcha, Jacob Kiplimo (2023 Oslo DL)- 12:41.73 (2:34.8, 2:36.1, 2:36.3, 2:30.3, 2:24.2):
time @ 1k: 2:34.8, 2k: 5:10.9, 3k: 7:47.2, 4k: 10:17.5, 5k: 12:41.73
Joshua Cheptegei (2023 Lausanne DL)- 12:41.61 (2:35.7, 2:34.8, 2:36.6, 2:31.9, 2:27.1):
time @ 1k: 2:35.7, 2k: 5:10.5, 3k: 7:42.5, 4k: 10:14.2, 5k: 12:41.61
Berihu Aregawi (2023 Lausanne DL)- 12:40.45 (2:35.0, 2:34.8, 2:31.7, 2:32.2, 2:26.7):
time @ 1k: 2:35.0, 2k: 5:09.8, 3k: 7:41.5, 4k: 10:13.7 5k: 12:40.45
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sub-12:40 club:
Daniel Komen (1997)- 12:39.74 (2:32.7, 2:32.7, 2:31.9, 2:31.21, 2:31.2):
time @ 1k: 2:32.7, 2k: 5:05.4, 3k: 7:37.3, 4k: 10:08.51, 5k: 12:39.74
Haile Gebrselassie (1998)- 12:39.36 (2:34.8, 2:31.6, 2:32.9, 2:32.8, 2:27.3):
time @ 1k: 2:34.8, 2k: 5:06.4, 3k: 7:39.3, 4k: 10:12.1, 5k: 12:39.39
Kenenisa Bekele (2004)- 12:37.35 (2:33.24, 2:32.23, 2:31.87, 2:30.59, 2:29.42):
time @ 1k: 2:33.24, 2k: 5:05.47, 3k: 7:37.34, 4k: 10:07.93, 5k: 12:37.35
Joshua Cheptegei (2021)- 12:35.36 (2:32.3, 2:31.8, 2:31.1, 2:30.3, 2:29.9):
time @ 1k: 2:32.2, 2k: 5:04.1, 3k: 7:35.2, 4k: 10:05.5, 5k: 12:35.36
If the pacing target is 12:41 (maybe to beat the meeting record), then an even pace comes through in 7:36.6(2:32.2 per km). Still this, would likely be the second fastest start to a 5000m ever, and would allow the world record to still be threatened with a fast close.

Do you think that the race will actually go out in ~ 7:37? I could see 12:40 still being broken with a start as slow as 7:43. Still, 7:40 requires a 2k finish sub 5 which is just as dreadfully difficult.

How many break 12:40?

I don’t know that I see anyone besides Kejelcha running this.

12:50?

I think that there could be a few. Would love to see Adrian Wildschut and Grijalva in that type of form.

Weather looks great.

holy 44.07??? MHS isn't messing around this year.

That British 4x400 is gonna be TOUGH

Nailed the top 3 for W400. Impressive Paulino time given the conditions. And ditto Hudson-Smith.

Pity he couldn't put his name the right way up.

well ahead at 300 and noone made anything up that I saw

That 20.39 in March told me everything I needed to know. I PRAYY he stays healthy this year.

All I can think about when seeing that strange Strawberry mascot is how hard Mekhissi-Benabba would punch it.

Why is Nyaga pointing to the track? Is she trying to tell Hull something?

I see this happen with African runners all the time. Why do they think someone is going to adhere to their finger pointing during a competition?

Hull defending her own space. Good for her!

Cmon Jess Hull!!

6 second PB for Tanaka!

Grete Waitz lost her 3000m record from 1979

Wow, 8:24.2 closing in 61 for Georgia Griffith. Completely new level this year.

Griffith! What was her last lap?

hull does not defend her 3k AUS record, Griffith looked really strong