MALMO-what about that Steeple-jumping, not hurdling every barrier

that guy could run a helluva 5k I would imagine, if he can run away from the steeple field, with horrible technique like that. The guy never touched any of the barriers, even the friggin water jump!! I kept waiting for him to trip but he never did.

when a tiny little guy like that can come in with no technique, doesn't even put a foot on the water jump or even hurdle correctly, and blows away from the pack in the last lap, what does that say about the quality of the field or the event?

i do not believe what i just s wrote:

Once you classic steeplers get up off the floor, can you comment on Barnabus Kirui running an 8:20 steeple by jumping every barrier, even the water jump and not even hurdling with a lead leg but jumpinng with both feet tucked up under him. Unbelievable. For you old timers, was this anything similar to Rono's steepling? Was it that unorthodox?

Amos Biwott

No, Henry Rono was a good hurdler.

i'd really like to see a video

8:20!!!!

I think that that is the fastest winning time in many years!!!!

Please don't say the field was week. He did a Great Job!!

Would like to see a video of it though.

Fastest since Svenoy ran 8:21 to win the '95 ncaa title...but he could hurdle!!!

Richard Perry wrote:

i do not believe what i just s wrote:

Once you classic steeplers get up off the floor, can you comment on Barnabus Kirui running an 8:20 steeple by jumping every barrier, even the water jump and not even hurdling with a lead leg but jumpinng with both feet tucked up under him. Unbelievable. For you old timers, was this anything similar to Rono's steepling? Was it that unorthodox?

Amos Biwott

Yes,Biwott(!!); watching him win at Mexico City '68 was unbelievable. The guy had terrible technique, yet he beat, among others, GEORGE YOUNG!! We were getting a foreshadowing of African talent (Keino, Temu, Wolde....)

i watched the race last night, and kirui looked pretty efficient using his own form. it wasn't pretty textbook type stuff, but it didn't appear he was losing time or energy getting over the barriers.

How is 8:20 fastest since a 8:21?

Bob Kitchens wrote:

Fastest since Svenoy ran 8:21 to win the '95 ncaa title...but he could hurdle!!!

26mi235 wrote:

How is 8:20 fastest since a 8:21?

Bob Kitchens wrote:

Fastest since Svenoy ran 8:21 to win the '95 ncaa title...but he could hurdle!!!

Did you really just ask that?

8:21 was the previous fastest winning time in a little over the last decade, now 8:20 is faster. What dont u get dumbass?

usually when you says "fastest since" you say a time that is faster than the recent time. Otherwise you would have to say fastest since last years time and the year befores and the year befores...

did some checking, its the fastest in 22 years -- Peter Koech of WSU ran a tick faster (8:19.84) in 1985...overall, Kirui was the 4th fastest ever at the national meet (behind Rono, Koech, and Farley Gerber).

I would doubt that any NCAA steeple champ has ever won that race, while NEVER touching the water jump barrier?

70s guy too wrote:

I would doubt that any NCAA steeple champ has ever won that race, while NEVER touching the water jump barrier?

Randy Jackson, Wisconsin.

How much faster do you guys think he could be with improved technique?

not a bad race wrote:

How much faster do you guys think he could be with improved technique?

I only ran a pr of 8:54. I will defer that question to 8:21 Malmo.