coach d wrote:
This is the top list from TFRRS for the 5000m indoors last season:
1 Kithuka, Kennedy SR-4 Texas Tech 13:26.65 Tyson Invitational 02/08/13 02/10/13
2 Estrada, Diego SR-4 Northern Arizona 13:37.01 @ 2013 NAU Tune Up 02/14/13 02/15/13
3 Williams, Kevin SR-4 Oklahoma 13:38.57 UW Husky Classic 02/08/13 02/10/13
3 Kipchirchir, Shadrack SR-4 Oklahoma State 13:38.57 UW Husky Classic 02/08/13 02/10/13
5 Rotich, Anthony SO-2 UTEP 13:38.58 UW Husky Classic 02/08/13 02/10/13
6 Darling, Maverick SR-4 Wisconsin 13:38.71 UW Husky Classic 02/08/13 02/10/13
7 Elkaim, Jeramy Oregon 13:39.35 UW Husky Classic 02/08/13 02/10/13
8 Caldwell, Luke JR-3 New Mexico 13:40.39 UW Husky Classic 02/08/13 02/10/13
9 Ahmed, Mohammed JR-3 Wisconsin 13:40.43 UW Husky Classic 02/08/13 02/10/13
10 Krause, Elliot SR-4 Wisconsin 13:41.67 Notre Dame Alex Wilson 2013 03/01/13 03/02/13
11 Ward, Jared JR-3 BYU 13:41.97 UW Husky Classic 02/08/13 02/10/13
12 Kebenei, Stanley JR-3 Arkansas 13:42.15 UW Husky Classic 02/08/13 02/10/13
13 Lowry, Dan SR-4 Michigan 13:42.48 UW Husky Classic 02/08/13 02/10/13
14 Hill, Ryan SR-4 North Carolina St. 13:43.52 Hoosier Open 12/07/12 12/08/12
15 Aprill, Bobby SR-4 Michigan 13:44.34 UW Husky Classic 02/08/13 02/10/13
16 Thatcher, Tylor JR-3 BYU 13:45.43 UW Husky Classic 02/08/13 02/10/13
Almost every one of them was run on an oversize track.
What I thought - if these guys need an oversized track to run 66 or faster, then I would assume the same about 60 seconds.
I can see a 320 indoor track potentially being as fast as a 400m track due to perfect conditions, but the turns on a standard 200m track make it a lot harder to run fast