longjack wrote:i have viren for sub 13:10 and 27:10 but those might as well be epo times
i get him at something like 13'06/27'20 in '72
5k times back then were very poor & they shouda been more ambitious chasing the clock
i don't think he was better than 27'20 based on his '72 win
yifter wasn't up to repeat 62-63 second laps but he wins in 13:2high races
you clearly didn't see his awesome '77 win in world cup
he ran 13'13.8 less than 1s outside wr & in a tactical race ( nick rose tried a long run from home to break them )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK7N25ZBye0brief highliights 4'00 ->
look at that kick in last 300 for a final time which was effectively the wr as they weren't chasing the clock
( 13'12.86wr of quax v 13.13.82 here )
yifter wouda been hugely below 13'10 if it had been an even-paced race v clock
to be honest, you have to assume this wouda been shape yifter wouda turned up in '76
it's hard to see him getting beat