Kenenisa Bekele: how soon will he totally annihilate the distance WR's?

I read a sample workout that he(Bekele) and the other Ethiopian athletes do, and the workout on Sunday consisted of doing a 3 hour run in the forest at 5:20/mile at 7000-8000ft. altitude. That means he's running a marathon in ~ 2:20:00, and then running at that same pace for another 40 minutes. That is freakin' amazing, if it is true. Then later in the day he runs easy for 1 hour. Does Bekele really do this workout?? If this is true, he's also going to completely shatter the marathon world record. I wouldn't be surprised if he breaks 2 hours. He'll probably end up running under 26:10 for the 10,000m(he's only 23), because he won't peak at running that distance for probably another 3-5 years.

irun

I don't know about that 3 hour run, but there is an amazing workout at altitude the Ethiopians perform occassionally. The workout is an 8km run at altitude at 13:30 5km pace. The easily yields a sub 22 minute 8km at altitude.

He will probably just burn out and never be heard about ever again

The Ethiopian is seriously considering coming to the US Grand Prix event to run either the mile or 3000m...some factors in Ethiopia are trying to be worked out to enable his participation.

Hey Vipam, your thread reached 1000 posts....congrats! :-) And you know I give you lots of credit for being very sure about Bekele's future great times, you DEFINITELY nailed that one. One of the best predictions yet on LetsRun (the majority of people on here did NOT think he would be as dominant as he has, and crush the 5k and 10k times of Geb like he has and you predicted).BUT.......I don't know if you still have admitted one thing you were definitely WRONG about on this thread: in your very first post you wrote:

Vipam wrote:

I don't think Hicham have a chance in the 5000m at all now! Kenenisa will force the pace and break Hicham before 3500m if Hicham even runs the World 5000m.

Vipam

El G surprised you, huh?? You underestimated him, huh??

El G is 2 for 2 against Bekele in 5k's. We give you props for being right, so 'fess up and admit you were wrong about El G! You can be humble too you know! :-)

and going and going

I know exactly what this thread needs.

BUMP

Why is Kenny B so slow?

Sir Lance-alot

I will admit one thing I was definitely wrong about Kenenisa and his tactics. Hicham El Guerrouj is ONE of the best 1500m runner who have ever lived and I didn't think Bekele would take a chance on trying to outkick him in the Olympics. I thought he would pick up his feet and put them down as fast as he could and blaze the 5000m with everything he had. Hicham "killer kicker" Guerrouj don't play that! I was wrong once and I was wrong again the next year at the World Championships.

Kenenisa "kick with me" Bekele can win a Championship 5000m but not if he execute the same tactics he did in his last two Championship 5000m, especially with Hicham El Guerrouj and now Bernard Lagat in the 5000m mix.

give excuse for bekele. if you remember Keneinsa smash the olympic record and he was only 22 years old. it is wrng to compere with EL G. we have a memory how EL. G lost ot noha negay? at sydney. by the time he came to Athnes he was will expriance and 5k is always favourable for 1500 runners.

you will see what Kenenisa is going to do in bejing

wed kebur Ato Mesfin hoy,

Ebakehen:asteyaytehen:betkekel:spelled:adregeh:lemetsaf moker:: Be´ante:senfena:melawen:habesha:atasedeb:: Maferia!

Ena:degmo:yehe:bado:fukera:ena:tera:sedeb:yekrebeh:: (Kenenisa rasu enkuan endante ayfokrem) Boti afe!

I think that post about Bekele "reconsidering" his decision to retire from cross country if "the people" ask him to is a bunch of boo sheet (pardon my French). And I'd be willing to bet Shaheen is thinking the same thing. MY guess is the Ethiopian Federation is already putting the screws to Bekele to run in 2007 and Bekele is thinking of a way to back out of his statement.

Anybody with me on this?

wodey shermuta, wodey konanet, lemente, .

i do not have time to chick all f*** spelling. you have already understnad what i have written. kemalam, yelemagn zere.

enathene ybedah, belese eyeblah ymetasebew tenkol becha new.

Zemedocheh agerachenen abelashut, shutam.

He f**ed every body, i think it is better for Kenyan not to see Kenenisa in mobasa b/c it wil be the same esult.

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Hi Vipam,

My name is Sasha.

Would you like to have coffee sometime? You sound hot.

Sasha

ke tigre ke afu kelayte ke joro kelebete aytefam yibalal.

kita(anbash) bekededew afeh batawra yishlehal.

Ato yemender adegdagi,

Stop wasting your time here, your replays don't make any sense. your posts are full of trash.

You better use your time wisely: go to a grammer school or hidena yarere destehen fekeh lase. And everybody who doesn't agree with you is n't a tigre. You are full of hate and a disgrace to your country. The image you will be leaving on the minds of letsrun readers is worse than the derke. so please don't post again. or if your really have nothing else to do, then take your time and argue the subject don't write your usual trash that " he or she will win bla bla". Koletam!

OMG

are sew min yilenal belu!

Here came my men!

i am surprise you know deste..., & ameregn. kinem temokereyalesh. wosefatam anbeta beletea.

non of you languge impress me. yeshermuta lej.

no doubt that you belong to the people of mean, jealous, bompy, scabrous, arrogant.

By the way, you and your people need coffee, teff, and other commdites. oh soory, you are in Addis. thank good you scape from sawa and miserable life.

the ethiopian agame , well, once again they are wise to choose ethiopia as thier home country