Menjo runs a solo 12:55

Results:

http://live.time4results.com/yu/2010/turku/5-1-r.html

1 1 Josephat Menjo KEN 12.55,95

2 2 Geoffrey Kipsang KEN 13.42,56

3 3 Lewis Korir KEN 13.53,38

4 6 Tuomas Jokinen TurWei 14.16,62

5 4 Henri Manninen JyväskKU 14.17,47

6 10 Joonas Harjamäki SeinäjsU 14.20,24

7 5 Jarkko Hamberg SjundeåIF 14.28,18

8 18 Mårten Boström SjundeåIF 14.29,27

9 8 Pekka Toivola JoensKa 14.31,92

10 7 Jarkko Järvenpää TampPy 14.41,35

11 14 Joonatan Oporta OulNMKY 14.54,52

12 15 Juha Hellsten TurWei 14.57,81

13 9 Aki Nummela HKV 15.11,31

14 13 Mikko Virta TurWei 15.26,11

15 12 Väinö Klemola KuopSV 15.51,42

Pretty crazy run indeed!

OK. This guy needs to pick a better race to join.

Hard to complain that you didn't run fast because you were not in a fast heat when someone does something like this.

why was menjo doing this low key 5k yesterday, when there is a much more prestigious track 5k in zurich today?

douglas burke wrote:

why was menjo doing this low key 5k yesterday, when there is a much more prestigious track 5k in zurich today?

He may not have gotten an invite. His PR before this race was "only" 13:00 and, if you're a Kenyan, that might not be enough nowadays.

This is a good post and one to which I have the following thought out response, "SUCK IT Menjo!!!!"

Need I say more?

MAPIV wrote:

Josephat Menjo runs a solo 12:55.95, winning by almost 47 seconds in a meet in Finland on August 18. No rabbits? Just guts...

This is strange. This guy should either be able to run 12:40low or will end up with a lifetime best of 12:5X. Kenyans are strange with PB's.

Running 12:55 to win by 47 seconds? Dude's a legend, he's on some Jason Rexing shit. I've never seen the guy race before but I'm a fan now.

Menjo's fan's don't appear to be making excuses regarding having NO rabbits. Menjo knows how to grab a race by the balls.

Josephat, you appear to be a man among menjos...

chet wrote:

Menjo's fan's don't appear to be making excuses regarding having NO rabbits. Menjo knows how to grab a race by the balls.

Josephat, you appear to be a man among menjos...

His greatest race ever, or just the beginning?

only 5s faster than moorcroft 30 years ago. So what?

music is exctasy wrote:

His greatest race ever, or just the beginning?

Well the guy turns 31 tomorrow- maybe he moves up to the 10,000.

all depends on

- weather : moorcroft had great conditions, we don't know about the kenyan

- the relative pacing : i remember moorcroft split 7'50, which was good as it implied 13'03, we don't know kenyan's split

anyhows, a wabbit to 3k for either can offer 1s/lap, so this kenyan is theoretically a 12'47 guy currently without taking into account above 2 caveats

he has one of the top 10k road times ever 27:04, only 2-3 seconds off the world record.

interestingly his track and road 10k personal best are the same 27:04

tilastopaja.org has his 3k split yesterday at 7:42.6

2 seconds quicker than at 3k in Zurich

2 of the runners in the race were lapped twice...during a 5km. Sounds fun.

Who coaches this guy? Agent? Training locale?

Iaaf article (bit old but pretty nice): http://www.iaaf.org/news/athletes/newsid=46167.html

How is this not bigger news?

A guy soloing 12:55 like that is absolutely ridiculous.