8. 139 TEGENKAMP Matt 82 USA 3:34.25 PB

I think he can run 12.55, IF the winning time is a couple of secs faster. According to one formula for 5k type of runners:

1500m: 3.34 - 57 sec per 400m

3k: Add 3 sec to 1500 pace (7.30)

5k: Add 2 sec to 3000 pace (12.55)

what the f***? why isn't this on the front page or even the first message board page? i didn't even know this shit went down!

It was on the front page yesterday.

It's still on the front page.

Teg just keeps being consistent and having good race after good race!!! His chance of breaking 13:00 this season is only limited by his racing schedule. He has stated that he is running Lausanne 5k on July 10th and then Madrid 1500, Heusden 1500 and the Stockholm 3K before Worlds and then Zurich and Brussels after Worlds (both 3k's) This will limit his opportunities to get sub 13 this season!!!

I saw him run in hs on numerous occasions and never dreamed that he was this good. He is a stud!!!!!!!!

waspy wrote:

Teg just keeps being consistent and having good race after good race!!! His chance of breaking 13:00 this season is only limited by his racing schedule. He has stated that he is running Lausanne 5k on July 10th and then Madrid 1500, Heusden 1500 and the Stockholm 3K before Worlds and then Zurich and Brussels after Worlds (both 3k's) This will limit his opportunities to get sub 13 this season!!!

I saw him run in hs on numerous occasions and never dreamed that he was this good. He is a stud!!!!!!!!

This is a good summary of why Teg may well not have much of a shot at sub-13 5000m. In Lausanne the record 5000 is only 13:01 and in Osaka there are three factors that mitigate against it: 1) Rounds; 2) Heat and Humidity; 3) Championship Racing, which is for position, not time.

I think that his preparation is to try to be fast enough to make the Final, and then to have something in the tank for the last 1500m. Given the heat, I suspect that the race will go out at a modest pace and then pick up in the last couple kilometers.

Depending on how the 3000s go (does he get the AR, go sub-7:30?), one of those races might be switched over to a 5000.

well i think he has a good shot at breaking the record in lausanne. the field is good but not overwhelming by any means. its not like the race will go out in world record time so he should be in the mix for a top 5 and a possible AR. below is the start list and the website if you want to look at other stuff (another gay vs spearmon 200m matchup).

5000 m

MASAI Moses KEN

SONGOK Boniface KEN

ALI ABOOSH Mohamed ETH

BETT(PACE) Charles KEN

BETT(PACE) Mark KEN

CHEBII Abraham KEN

GEBREMARIAM Gebre-egziabher ETH

KOGO Micah KEN

KOSGEI Shadrack KEN

MAATAOUI Ali MAR

MENJO Kiprono KEN

RITZENHEIN Dathan USA

SAÏDI-SIEF Ali ALG

SILVA Rui POR

SOI Edwin KEN

TEGENKAMP Matthew USA

WEIDLINGER Gunther AUT

ZWEDIE Maregu ETH

If I remember correctly in reading the "teg talks" columns on kimbia.net, last year when he set his 3000 pr, he followed Abraham Chebii right to the finish.

Maybe it's his goal to get that 3000 AR first, then the 5000. could that be the reason for the two 3ks after osaka? After the 8:07 2M AR, he very well could go get that 3000 AR too. Maybe that's the kind of shape he's in...which atually might make perfect sense for 5000 championship racing. As mentioned, it is for place, not time, and they usually go out modestly and finish FAST.

Can anyone put a video up of this race???