Fastest 1200m ever

If i remember correctly, the 400/800 splits weren't too outrageous in the 2002 Rieti race ... about 54.XX, 1:49low for the pacesetter; I really wish El-guerrouj would have tried a faster pace a couple more times, to see if he could learn to handle it (I was really excited to see him split 2:44).

Speaking of splits, that same season El-G was in a 1500, were the race splits were 51.X, 58.X, 59.X, 52.X for about a 3:26.8ish (and he wasn't too far back at 400) ... I think that's quite indicative of his 2002 fitness.

Big Stick wrote:

El G. 2:46.79 in Sevilla 1999 World Champs

Ahem..

2:46.34 Hicham El Guerrouj (Mor) Rome 14 Jul 98 3:26.00 WR

2:46.22 El Guerrouj Zürich 11 Aug 00 3:27.21

2:46.10 El Guerrouj Bruxelles 24 Aug 01 3:26.12

2:45.78 El Guerrouj Zürich 16 Aug 02 3:26.79

2:44.75 El Guerouj Rieti 8 Sep 02 3:26.96

Johnny Gray ran 2:48 in a workout/time trial in 1984. (I ran 3:05 in the same TT). I know it's not the same as a race, but it was damn fast.

I was just thinking about Bayi. I think there was one 1500 he took out in 51 at 400m.

malmo wrote:

2:53.4 Stanislav Jungwirth (Cze) Stará Boleslav 12 Jul 57 3:38.1 WR

2:53.4 Kichoge Keino (Ken) Mexico City 20 Oct 68 3:34.91

2:52.5 Jean Wadoux (Fra) Colombes 23 Jul 70 3:34.0

2:52.5 Filbert Bayi (Tan) Aarhus 24 Jul 73 3:35.6

2:52.2 Bayi Helsinki 28 Jul 73 3:34.6

2:52.0* Bayi Stockholm 2 Jul 73 3:52.86 y

2:50.3 Bayi Christchurch 2 Feb 74 3:32.16 WR

2:49.5 Sebastian Coe (GBR) Zürich 15 Aug 79 3:32.03 WR

2:48.3 Coe Stockholm 7 Jul 81 3:31.95

2:47.3 Noureddine Morceli (Alg) Rieti 6 Sep 92 3:28.86 WR

2:47.1 Morceli Nice 12 Jul 95 3:27.73 WR

2:46.34 Hicham El Guerrouj (Mor) Rome 14 Jul 98 3:26.00 WR

2:46.22 El Guerrouj Zürich 11 Aug 00 3:27.21

2:46.10 El Guerrouj Bruxelles 24 Aug 01 3:26.12

2:45.78 El Guerrouj Zürich 16 Aug 02 3:26.79

2:44.75 El Guerouj Rieti 8 Sep 02 3:26.96

ventolin wrote:

there's been huge speculation over that race in last coupla years - it's been conjectured anywhere between 2'46 - 2'48

the wr progression book was questioned

seeing as no video around, someone with '67 t&f news may help

Some people became confused because the book "The Milers" juxtaposed numbers when listing Ryun's final 1320 (2:47.8). Very impressive on a slow track, with the track temperature over 100 degrees in LA's horrible smog of the 1960's.

I think this is an interesting question and, using a bit of speculation and interpolation, the potential fastest time possible by ElG was somewhere around 2:41

_800 = 12.51/100 M = 100.11 sec = 1:41.11

_900 = 12.95/100 M

1000 = 13.20/100 M = 132 sec = 2:11.96

1100 = 13.33/100 M

1200 = 13.45/100 M = 161.4 sec = 2:41.4

1300 = 13.56/100 M

1400 = 13.66/100 M

1500 = 13.73/100 M = 206 sec = 3:26

1609 = 13.86/100 M = 223 sec = 3:43.13

Intersting that ElG's 1500 WR, which is a bit better than his mile record on the performance charts, also had a better 1200 split, (2:46.34 vs 2:47.91), which says something about the importance of even pacing.

Broken Arrow wrote:

The top 100 fastest 1200m times ever are time trials run by Alan Webb at his local h.s. track.

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Plugging in the 2000 meter WR, better shows how the 1500 jumps out as a slightly better WR than the mile.

_800 = 12.51/100 M = 100.11 sec = 1:41.11

_900 = 12.95/100 M

1000 = 13.20/100 M = 132 sec = 2:11.96

1100 = 13.33/100 M

1200 = 13.45/100 M = 161.4 sec = 2:41.4

1300 = 13.56/100 M

1400 = 13.66/100 M

1500 = 13.73/100 M = 206 sec = 3:26

1609 = 13.86/100 M = 223 sec = 3:43.13

1700 = 13.96/100 M

1800 = 14.05/100 M

1900 = 14.15/100 M

2000 = 14.24/100 M = 284.79 sec= 4:44.79

The fastest 1200m I've ever seen was by Harrison Vives in a ridiculous 3:39!

pihasfaf wrote:

The fastest 1200m I've ever seen was by Harrison Vives in a ridiculous 3:39!

Go to high school race. You'll see faster. 73 second laps are girl times