close to halfway through he says that he feels like 13:00 is within his reach soon, and after that its 12:57. Also says that his goal will be to win the Olympic trials. I say good for him. I'm glad too see that he thinks he's gonna be able to do that, it should make for an interesting outdoor season, and I for one hope he gets close to accomplishing those goals.
I wonder if he realizes he has to beat the #2 and #5 (including Kenny B.) 5,000 runners in the world to do that?
yea, because kenny b, and the others run at the american olympic trials every 4 years as well.
Did you even listen to the interview....I'm pretty sure he goes over that situation
Kenny B. is an American now?! Wow, this definitely helps our medal count at Beijing.
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Kenny B. is an American now?! Wow, this definitely helps our medal count at Beijing.
No, what the guy was saying was that if you put Bekele into the 5000 at the Osaka world champs then Lagat would now be the #2 guy in the world, and Teg the #5 guy because Bekele would have won. I'm don't necessarily agree with that, I'm just clarifying.
yea , I dont agree with that either. Lagat has proven he can beat Bekele at 5,000 meters with that 51 second last lap of a 12:59 (2006?). Especially if Bekele had been in the race and the pace was still as slow as it was, Lagat would have won. (though KB would have probly picked it up earlier.
Bekele wouldn't have picked up the pace any sooner. He proved twice (previous world champs and olympics) that he will alway lose to a miler moving up. Hence, Bekele or not.....Lagat would have won.
well fine, if lagat beats bekele than solinsky just has to beat the #1 and #5 5000 guys in the world because i am pretty sure teg would not have taken down bekele.
Well, he might've - only in the 10K, though.
i thought teg doesn't run the 10k....but apparently he runs the half marathon...but that's a whole 'nuther thread.
We were talking before about Webb being realistic and than talking like a smart athlete. But we also need athletes who want to make a difference on the world scene. Solinsky is 22-23 years old and is runnign 737 and 1312, the guy SHOULD have goals like these. No doubt about that!
Best of luck to him this year!
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well fine, if lagat beats bekele than solinsky just has to beat the #1 and #5 5000 guys in the world because i am pretty sure teg would not have taken down bekele.
He took down one Bekele, but the other one IS tougher.
As for Bekele always being beaten by a top miler type, I think that is an overly strong conclusion. It makes no allowance for changing tactics after observing a result. Of course, the weather situation will also affect how a race plays out, which is relevant to Beijing.
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