Kenenisa Bekele has run under 13:00 for 5000m 21 times

That's not very many.

21 is 3 times 7.

All Haile, King Kenny!

wow.i didn't really remember that it was that many times. that is just ridiculous. and did it in a 10k lol. just to show how great he is. him and El G are the best ever to me.

Wow, 21 times. That's great.

I was wondering how many times he'd better 13 for 5k.

How many times has Rupp run under 13:00 for 5000m????

Sub 13 has been run 317 times.

Those with at least 5 sub 13s.

Kenenisa Bekele 20

Haile Gebrselassie 16

Eliud Kipchoge 15

Benjamin Limo 13

Daniel Komen 11

Salah Hissou 11

Sammy Kipketer 11

Vincent Chepkok 11

Imane Merga 10

Tariku Bekele 9

Edwin Cheruiyot Soi 7

Isiah Koech 7

Richard Limo 7

Abraham Chebii 6

Bernard Lagat 6

Paul Tergat 6

Thomas Longosiwa 6

Dejene Gebremeskel 5

By country

KEN 156

ETH 92

MAR 27

USA 14

UGA 8

BEL 4

AUS 3

GBR 3

BRN 2

ERI 2

ALG 1

ESP 1

FRA 1

GER 1

KSA 1

QAT 1

By year

1987 1

1994 1

1995 5

1996 15

1997 16

1998 13

1999 21

2000 17

2001 8

2002 10

2003 24

2004 11

2005 22

2006 33

2007 8

2008 10

2009 20

2010 28

2011 22

2012 21

2013 11

Source: Track and Field all-time preformances

What 10k did he split sub 13 in? That's damn impressive.

He split 12:57 for the last 5km of the Paric WC, where Geb did all the work in front (you losers realize Geb wasn't all about sit and kick, right?)

Geb also split about 12:59 in that race, while past his prime!

And he still running damn fast more than a decade after that Paris race!

Geb is tha man wrote:

Geb also split about 12:59 in that race, while past his prime!

And he still running damn fast more than a decade after that Paris race!

In fact: 12:58!

Geb is tha man wrote:

He split 12:57 for the last 5km of the Paric WC, where Geb did all the work in front (you losers realize Geb wasn't all about sit and kick, right?)

Geb also split about 12:59 in that race, while past his prime!

And he still running damn fast more than a decade after that Paris race!

Geb definitely did his share of sit and kick. The only reason he did all the work was because he was old and no longer had the same finishing kick he had when he was younger. Every 10000m title he won was in a sit and kick race with zero work because he had such great speed. He was losing his speed in 2003 so that's why he led.

damnKB wrote:

What 10k did he split sub 13 in? That's damn impressive.

I'm happy that you just found out about this. I remember how amazed I was when I first saw the race. This is what we miss about the 10k and hate what it has turned into these days.

He even once ran a sub 13 5000 in a 3000m race.

He wouldn't get lapped in a marathon on the track, that's for sure

That wasn't past his prime. That was Geb's finest race and he lost to a better runner.

The Rocket. wrote:

That wasn't past his prime. That was Geb's finest race and he lost to a better runner.

Obviously you are not very well informed about the subject you are talking about.

Are you serious?

said88 wrote:

The Rocket. wrote:

That wasn't past his prime. That was Geb's finest race and he lost to a better runner.

Obviously you are not very well informed about the subject you are talking about.

Are you serious?

It's ok if someone has a different opinion than you

The Rocket. wrote:

That wasn't past his prime. That was Geb's finest race and he lost to a better runner.

Are you serious? Geb was well past his track prime by 2003. He had already had surgery on his right Achillies and his left was already starting to bother him (he had surgery on his left in 2004).

kytd wrote:

said88 wrote:

Obviously you are not very well informed about the subject you are talking about.

Are you serious?

It's ok if someone has a different opinion than you

It is also ok to point out when someone is not very well informed about the subject at hand.