IS K. BEKELE HUMAN?

His coach mentioned in an article that I read that it is his ability to recover quickly between workouts that allows him to achieve such a high level of performance.

Probably helps being 22 as well (I'm 53 and feel like hell on my best days).

I wonder what type of schedule he'll do indoors/xc next year.

Probably...

2 XC races

2 1500 indoor races

Double at World XC Champs

Being able to recover very quickly in between hard workouts is a common symptom of chronic blood doping.

Bekele's professional running career has just begun as more productive years filled by recording making or breaking to come. I feel like yr 2004 was a warm period that would usher him to pursuing unprecedented record breaking performances to last for few more years to come. Assuming all things in his favor (i.e no injury etc.) the next 5-6 years would be a grand stage of Bekele's performances as he pursues all of his mentor's records and even bettering them.

His current state of mind shows nothing other than his focus in pursuing the above goals. Geb had set most of his records by the age of 29, and Bekele needs to start breaking records now - while young.

That is only for hopeless and naturally weak people like you!

Almost wrote:

Being able to recover very quickly in between hard workouts is a common symptom of chronic blood doping.

No. He is a running-bot. He is a freakin' machine who only slows when he is low on fuel.

Bekele is a super-charged drug machine. Here we go again -- the "your jealous of his abilities" posters have their collective heads in the sand. I hope you guys don't also check your intellect at the door when you invest your money and educate your kids. Hey, do you guys remember the "new economy" from 1999? I bet you all made a killing on internet stocks too? "Hey, look Excite.com has no earning and is 1 billion in debt, I think I am going buy some of there stock and get rich because in the new economy companies don't need earnings or cash flow." These are the conversations I had in the 90s with the same people who now say, "don't call Bekele a drug cheat -- he's never failed a drug test." Only in America!

what is impossible?

It's sad that every time someone breaks a record, it's automatically assumed by a group of ignorant individuals that the person must be doping in some way, shape, or form. Is it so hard for you people to believe that humans as a species have been evolving for millions of years to become more efficent in what we do, and running is most certainly included? This would ultimately lead to men and women consistantly running faster, especially when you add the fact that coaching, training, and racing conditions have drastically improved in the last 100 years. Sure, men, and women, have doped and broken records, BUT they've been caught. Unless Beleke get's caught, give him the benefit of the doubt and be glad you're witnessing the type of running that has never been seen before.

*Bekele gets

Kenenisa is a laid back guy.. you don't see him excited or fired up about winning and loosing. 03 to 04 was a big jump, in terms of jumping into WR territory..05 i think he may go after the 10,000 record .. i believe 12:39 will be hit by Kipchoge and or Shine.. and in 06 Bekele does the 12:34... followed by 12:33 by the end of his career.

I believe the 10k progression will be 26:18 16 and 14.

But the thing about kenenisa is that he will also completely demolish the half marathon and marathon records.. eclipsing Haile .. as the greatest of the modern era. 1970 - 2010.

Zapotek, Rono, Elliot and Nurmi, Geb, Bekele..

Now some idiot.. is going to come and tell me about Pre...

I thought I would never see a runner like Gebrselassie in my lifetime, but such a runner has come along before Geb has even retired. Bekele is incredible, and will one day take the torch from Gebrselassie as the greatest ever.

It is worth noting that Bekele, right now, is the likely fittest that any human has ever been, including Gebrselassie.

Geb is not done yet though. The marathon WR will be his.

Right trackhead, my dawg?

(for some reason, my post was deleted.....here I go again).

I am honestly just asking, but who did you and the others on this thread who think that Bekele is a doper support in the election. I am really just curious.....please answer.

(why was that deleted???)

How about if I tell you that I agree with everything you said above. I even further add that Bekele will go far and beyond the 17 personal records currently held by the great Haile Gebreselassie and also takes single-handedly the running world to the next level. Bekele is a single gifted guy who possesses a unique talent as well as gut that is needed to take those records from Geb's hand. For those losers who always equate record performance with doping allegations - quit running! Because the next 7-10 yrs are no one’s but Kenenisa Bekele's!

This is my bold (may be blind – it is a faith thing!!) predictions. In the next three yrs KENENISA BEKELE WILL ATTACK BOTH THE IN/OUTDOOR 1500m WORLD RECORD AND BRAKE’M ALL. MARK MY WORD!!!

In order for Bekele to be better than Geb he will have to go undefeated in the 10k and 5k for many years. He will then need to run very close to 26:00 in the 10k or break 12:30 in the 5k. Then, if he wins another 10k or 5k gold, he will be about even with Geb because Geb has marathon stuff and Bekele has the XC stuff. If Bekele breaks either 1500m WR, that is huge, and he might be approaching "better than Geb status," but it is imperative that he run REALLY FAST in the 5k and 10k. The WRs in the 5k and 10k were barely under 13/27 when Geb started and he KICKED THE SHIT OUT OF THEM. Geb is the freaking God of running. I am not saying Bekele CAN'T surpass him, but he has a LOT to live up to.

ScrapperT wrote:

Probably helps being 22 as well (I'm 53 and feel like hell on my best days).

Like Geb, Bekele is a few years older than what he claims. He is also a great responder to drugs, as was Geb.

It is likely bekele will drop the wr's in years to come...however if he stumbles into injury for even a year you could see his reign short lived with one of his countrymen taking over or someone like Kipchoge, or maybe even El g before he retires. The others aren't that far behind.

To the person who said he made a huge jump from 03 to 04...I don't think that's nessesarily true....In 03 he was better then Geb...and Geb ran a 2629 at seasons end. It's not unreasonable to believe bekele was even faster at that point after having beat Geb.

If you look at Kenny's running style and form over the last years it is easy to predict upcoming WR's.

My questions are:

- Who came up with the idea that he could be so fast over 1500m?

- Why would he run that event indoors?

- To me, the greatest distance runner in the world is still optional as Geb had an outstanding career and it is still a question if Kenny is not another D. Komen. What I believe is that Kenny is the best Cross country runner we have ever seen (and most likely ever see)The ease with how he wins his World titles show an incredible form. I believe Hicham could give Kenny a fight for his money at tactical 5000m races (who ever thought that we would give Hicham a chance at tactical races!!)and it could be likely that Hicham retires with two World 5000m titles. Why would Hicham risk his incredible name with running the short cross against Kenny who will demolish him easily??