Sub-4:00 for last mile in a 5000 meter?

Geb did it in his 12:39 WR

Are you sure that was for the full mile, or just the last 1600? Just making sure. If the track had a mile start line it would be fairly easy to time it off a video.

The last 5000m WR (12:37) was run with a 4:59.9 last 2000m, which is more impressive than a sub 4 mile. Of course the first 3k was a "dawdling" 7:36.

No, to my knowledge, nobody has ever run the last mile of a 5K under 4:00.

Thanks.

Wouldn't it be interesting to see the top ten last mile splits in the 5000? I suppose that's just too ridiculously anal for the usatf and other organizations to keep track of, *sigh*. But then again, look at all the crazy stats people keep track of for baseball...

Whether it be true or not, in Fire on the Track, Briton Ian Stewart (who we all know by now as being legendary for kicking past Pre for bronze in '72), acknowledged that he was surprised that Pre thought he was the only one who could run the last mile in under 4. Stewart said that he could do it, and knew several others in the race that could it as well. However, I cannot for sure say that this was proven at any point, as they obviously did not do it in Munich.

I imagine that after going through 8 1/2 laps in 9:00 that Bekele and others could drop a sub 4 mile no problem.

Fastnbulbous wrote:

Craig Mottram didn't even do it in his 8:03 2 mile at the Prefontaine meet, yet he logged the 6th fasted 2 mile ever.

Not a very example. Races that could close in sub 4 would be slow & tactical, such as in a champtionship, not the rabitted variety such as Mottrams 2 mile race.

Didn't Solinsky close in 4 flat at NCAA's last year?

Sammy Kipketer ran the first mile of a road 5K under 4:00.

Somebody (John Ngugi?) has run mile 2 of a track 5K under 4:00.

But to my knowledge, no one has run the last mile of a 5K under 4:00.

If you think otherwise, Mtn Dew, provide splits and a link.

highschool runner wrote:

Geb did it in his 12:39 WR

No he didn't.

Geb was 7:39.3 at 3000. His next km was 2:32.8, which puts him at 8:40.5 with 1600 to go, making the last 4 laps in 3:59.86 or 4:01.3 for the mile.

Bekele was 7:37.3 at 3000.

Next km was 2:30.59

Puts him 8:37.54 at 3400 (4 to go)

3:59.81 for the last 1600, or 4:01.3 for the last mile.

Case closed.

Your plane is now boarding, Mtn Dew. Later.

Where did I say it's been done before?

Wasn't the last 400m of the 2004 olympic 5k run 52? The last mile of that race had to be sub 4.

It has never happened. All the coulda, shoulda, wouldas in the world does not mean squat.

I don't know, if Chris Solinsky ran the last 1600m of his 5k in 4:00 at NCAAs last year, I can't believe there haven't been a few tactical 5ks that closed in under 4:00.

Northpaw? wrote:

I don't know, if Chris Solinsky ran the last 1600m of his 5k in 4:00 at NCAAs last year, I can't believe there haven't been a few tactical 5ks that closed in under 4:00.

Then do some research and prove it. I've already researched it and I can tell you it has never been done. By anyone.

I know Komen ran something like 3:55 for the middle 1600 at the World Champs. Perhaps he broke 4 at some point for the last mile.

Sammy Kipketer ran 4:12 for his first mile at the Crescent City Classic the year he ran low 27s there. Get you facts right

Perhaps not.