Fast improvement at local meet in Marrakech, Morocco: Zakaria Mazouzi 3:31.94 in the 1500 m world lead. He had 3:38.72 from March this year
Fast improvement at local meet in Marrakech, Morocco: Zakaria Mazouzi 3:31.94 in the 1500 m world lead. He had 3:38.72 from March this year
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Who else was in the race? How far was second place behind him, crazy time if he wasn't pushed...
An interesting case... he ran 3:39 in 2005 when he was 20. Ran a 3:38 in 2008 and then nothing until now.
1500M HOMMES A-finale
1
MAZOUZI ZAKARIA
FUS
3:31.94
2
SADIK MIKHOU
CLMA
3:33.31
3
FOUAD KAAM
ASOAK
3:37.45
4
AHMED MAYNI
MSR
3:38.86
5
OTHMANE ELGOUMRI
OCS
3:39.18
6
ABDELHADI LABALI
FUS
3:39.78
7
MOHAMED HAJJAJ
FAR
3:43.55
8
YOUSSEF OUSIB
CLMA
3:55.45
27 Years Old
Moroccan Champion in 2005
Yearly SB since 2004
2004 : 3:41.6h
2005: 3:39.89
2007 : 3:40.65
2008: 3:39.87
2009 : 3:41.74
2010 : 3:41.04
2011 : 3:44.84
2012 : 3:42.82
It seems unreasonable that someone who has hovered around 3:40 for his early and mid 20s should suddenly improve by over 8 Secs at the age of 27/28! Makes Ramzi look like a teen prodigy by comparison.
It has drugs written all over it, and it leaves a bad taste in the mouth when assessing any moroccan athlete, which is ashame, as there must be some clean ones.
And why anyone would want to be in 3:31 form in April is beyond me!? Surely he should expect to be in 3:27 form by August. How can Morocco keep producing these low 3:30 guys from nowhere?
I wonder if there was any video of the race?
Confirmed wind assisted on a short track. No drugs though.
Just blood sweat and tears and a high dose of monstrous injury free training.
Respect to brother Mazouze.
Richard Evans wrote:
27 Years Old
Moroccan Champion in 2005
Yearly SB since 2004
2004 : 3:41.6h
2005: 3:39.89
2007 : 3:40.65
2008: 3:39.87
2009 : 3:41.74
2010 : 3:41.04
2011 : 3:44.84
2012 : 3:42.82
So when does he move to Portland to train with Salazar?
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say he wasn't actually being serious...
[quote]Deanouk wrote:
It seems unreasonable that someone who has hovered around 3:40 for his early and mid 20s should suddenly improve by over 8 Secs at the age of 27/28! Makes Ramzi look like a teen prodigy by comparison.
It has drugs written all over it, and it leaves a bad taste in the mouth when assessing any moroccan athlete, which is ashame, as there must be some /quote]
Yes, that's crazy. It's so obvious. Imagine a guy running the mile between 3:57 and 4:01 for 7 year+ and then all of a sudden, boom he runs a 3:50 mile... Oh wait...
Wow...what a break through performance! I've been stuck at 3:40 since 1998, so there's hope for me yet.
Bbhjb wrote:
Yes, that's crazy. It's so obvious. Imagine a guy running the mile between 3:57 and 4:01 for 7 year+ and then all of a sudden, boom he runs a 3:50 mile... Oh wait...
I laughed.
Downhill track
Trollist wrote:
Bbhjb wrote:Yes, that's crazy. It's so obvious. Imagine a guy running the mile between 3:57 and 4:01 for 7 year+ and then all of a sudden, boom he runs a 3:50 mile... Oh wait...
I laughed.
Funny, I agree. However, unless I've missed it, Mr. Mizouze does not have a silver medal in the 5000.
Chief Collig wrote:
Trollist wrote:I laughed.
Funny, I agree. However, unless I've missed it, Mr. Mizouze does not have a silver medal in the 5000.
Neither does Mr. Rupp.
Trollist wrote:
Bbhjb wrote:Yes, that's crazy. It's so obvious. Imagine a guy running the mile between 3:57 and 4:01 for 7 year+ and then all of a sudden, boom he runs a 3:50 mile... Oh wait...
I laughed.
Funny about Rupp. Not sure about making drug allegations about this Moroccan man, I have never seen the guy. The PRs look interesting if true. I assume 1500 is his main event.
In reality, Rupp has made a steady progression with speed. he just had trouble breaking 4 in 2008 after years of focusing on distance. It was only when McDougal out-sprinted Rupp when AS started going for mile speed. He also got outkicked by Abdi at the trial. Rupp ran 3:52 equivalent in '12. He was great at the mile in his last year of college. He beat strong milers in tactical races.
Yes, and Rupp isn't a miler, so he doesn't run them often each year, whereas this Moroccan clearly is, and Rupp isn't 28. To make a dramatic improvement in your early 20's is expected, but not in late 20's.
late bloomers exist in track too!!!!
rashid ramzi pulled a similar stunt didn't he
lagat did something similar around 2000 if i recall
i often wondered about that-he dropped right down to 3-26 all of a sudden
and i don't think 3-26 is possible without drugs imo
that's if the data from this thing is accurate
Paging Coach D: your record is stuck again.
Is there an injury history here? If not, it's easy to understand the suspicion.