Do you ever think how insane it is that someone on our planet has run a 13:09 and 13:08 5k back to back???

How insane is it that people think he actually did it legally?

not so insane when you remember the guy was running 12:37 for 5000.

Check the years that was done.

Proof in the pudding pop wrote:

Check the years that was done.

2004ish and 2009. So what?

There definitely have been a few people with the talent to do it. They need to offer some kind of cash prize for hitting WR splits in addition to the world record. Like some road races offer a prize for who is leading at halfway, they need to have money for people that hit 5K in under 13:10, and perhaps another prize for hitting 8K on pace. This will give people drive to chase records instead of just worrying about winning the race.

13:10 is too Uhmericanized. Sub 12:55 for 5k. Runners have to work for something that set a high bar, and not a low bar.

Gosh, just think how fast he would be if he took drugs to enhance his performance! Records these days are as fake as Pro Wrestling or Body Building.

just a jog for him wrote:

not so insane when you remember the guy was running 12:37 for 5000.

The Waterboy wrote:

There definitely have been a few people with the talent to do it.

Care to name names?

What planet did you expect the person who pulled it off to come from?

Most world class times seem insane.

A sub 4 mile used to sound insane to people.

Truly ridiculous

I would like to see a well known National class American athlete purposefully get on PEDs, document his use and performances.

Say a 27/28 y.o. 13:30 5K PR type. Find out what kind of difference a regimen of PEDs actually makes.

XY wrote:

I would like to see a well known National class American athlete purposefully get on PEDs, document his use and performances.

Say a 27/28 y.o. 13:30 5K PR type. Find out what kind of difference a regimen of PEDs actually makes.

um, ever heard of Christian Hesch ??

(it certainly helped him, but it didn't turn him into a sub 13:00 guy, that's for sure)

Fruit L00ps wrote:

Gosh, just think how fast he would be if he took drugs to enhance his performance!

Records these days are as fake as Pro Wrestling or Body Building.

just a jog for him wrote:

not so insane when you remember the guy was running 12:37 for 5000.

Gosh, are you mad cause you can't even run a single mile at that pace...even with drugs?

its still pretty hard to fathom. i trained hard and could run a mile as fast as his 5k pace. its pretty outta control

Not so insane when you consider what others had done.

Jean Bouin (1911)- 15:11.24 / 15:40.24 = 30:58.48 (3:09.36)

Paavo Nurmi (1921)- 15:06.1 / 15:34.1 = 30:40.2 (3:04.6)

Ville Ritola (1924)- 15:14.0 / 15:21.4 = 30:35.4 (2:55.4)

Ville Ritola (1924)- 15:00.12 / 15:23.0 = 30:23.12 (3:03.36)

Paavo Nurmi (1924)- 14:52.5 / 15:13.6 = 30:06.1 (N/A)

Ilmari Salminen (1937)- 15:01.0 / 15:04.5 = 30:05.5 (2:54.5)

Taisto Maki (1938)- 14:59.0 / 15:03.0 = 30:02.0 (2:57.0)

Taisto Maki (1939)- 14:58.2 / 14:54.4 = 29:52.6 (2:54.2)

Viljo Heino (1944)- 14:49.4 / 14:46.0 = 29:35.4 (2:50.8)

Emil Zatopek (1949)- 14:39.5 / 14:48.7 = 29:28.2 (2:52.2)

Viljo Heino (1949)- 14:44.0 / 14:43.2 = 29:27.2 (2:49.8)

Emil Zatopek (1949)- 14:38.0 / 14:43.2 = 29:21.2 (2:50.7)

Emil Zatopek (1950)- 14:37.0 / 14:25.6 = 29:02.6 (2:47.6)

Emil Zatopek (1953)- 14:34.8 / 14:26.8 = 29:01.6 (2:44.8)

Emil Zatopek (1954)- 14:27.6 / 14:26.6 = 28:54.2 (2:46.8)

Sandor Iharos (1956)- 14:14.2 / 14:28.5 = 28:42.7 (2:55.7)

Vladimir Kuts (1956)- 14:08.0 / 14:22.4 = 28:30.4 (2:47.9)

Pyotr Bolotnikov (1960)- 14:07.0 / 14:11.8 = 28:18.8 (2:43.8)

Pyotr Bolotnikov (1962)- 14:04.0 / 14:14.2 = 28:18.2 (2:43.7)

Ron Clarke (1963)- 14:06.5 / 14:09.1 = 28:15.6 (2:35.5)

Ron Clarke (1965)- 14:02.0 / 14:12.0 = 28:14.0 (2:41.4)

Ron Clarke (1965)- 13:45.0 / 13:54.4 = 27:39.4 (2:40.4)

Lasse Viren (1972)- 13:43.9 / 13:54.4 = 27:38.4 (2:29.2)

Dave Bedford (1973)- 13:39.4 / 13:51.4 = 27:30.8 (2:40.4)

Samson Kimobwa (1977)- 13:48.7 / 13:41.77 = 27:30.47 (2:44.6)

Henry Rono (1978)- 13:49.0 / 13:33.4 = 27:22.4 (2:36.9)

Fernando Mamede (1984)- 13:45.40 / 13:28.41 = 27:13.81 (2:32.72)

Arturo Barrios (1989)- 13:32.39 / 13:35.84 = 27:08.23 (2:35.67)

Richard Chelimo (1993)- 13:33.8 / 13:34.11 = 27:07.91 (2:39.4)

Yobes Ondieki (1993)- 13:28.05 / 13:30.33 = 26:58.38 (2:38.2)

William Sigei (1994)- 13:32.71 / 13:19.52 = 26:52.23 (2:33.9)

Haile Gebreselassie (1995)- 13:21.4 / 13:22.13 = 26:43.53 (2:34.7)

Salah Hissou (1996)- 13:25.45 / 13:12.63 = 26:38.08 (2:36.11)

Haile Gebreselassie (1997)- 13:16.74 / 13:14.58 = 26:31.32 (2:36.67)

Paul Tergat (1997)- 13:18.0 / 13:09.85 = 26:27.85 (2:35.75)

Haile Gebreselassie (1998)- 13:11.7 / 13:11.05 = 26:22.75 (2:31.2)

Kenenisa Bekele (2004)- 13:14.42 / 13:05.89 = 26:20.31 (2:31.97)

Kenesia Bekele (2005) 13:09.19 / 13:08.34 = 26:17.53 (2:32.44)

Yearly leaders.

1960 28:18.8 Pyotr Bolotnikov RUS

1962 28:18.1 Pyotr Bolotnikov RUS

1963 28:15.5 Ron Clarke AUS

1965 27:39.9 Ron Clarke AUS

1966 27:54.0 Ron Clarke AUS

1968 27:49.4 Ron Clarke AUS

1969 28:03.6 Ron Clarke AUS

1970 28:06.2 Dave Bedford GBR

1971 27:47.0 Dave Bedford GBR 2) 27:52.8 Vaatainen

1972 28:38.4 Lasse Viren FIN

1973 27:30.8 Dave Bedford FIN

1974 27:43.6 Steve Prefontaine USA

1975 27:45.4 Brendan Foster GBR 2) 27:45.9 Shorter

1976 27:40.4 Lasse Viren FIN 2) 27:42.6 Lopes

1977 27:30.5 Samson Kimobwa KEN 3) 27:37.1 Rono

1978 27:22.5 Henry Rono KEN 2) 27:30.3 Foster

1979 27:36.8 Karl Fleschen GER 2) 27:39.4 Virgin

1980 27:29.2 Craig Virgin USA 2) 27:31.7 Rono

1981 27:27.7 Fernando Mamede POR 4) 27:40.7 Salazar

1982 27:23.0 Fernando Mamede POR 2) 27:24.4 Lopes 3) 27:25.6 Salazar

1983 27:23.4 Carlos Lopes POR

1984 27:13.8 Fernando Mamede POR 4) 27:40.6 Nenow

1985 27:37.2 Bruce Bickford USA 2) 27:40.8 Nenow

1986 27:20.6 Mark Nenow USA

1987 27:27.0 Francesco Panetta ITA

1988 27:21.5 Brahim Boutayeb MOR

1989 27:08.2 Arturo Barrios MEX

1990 27:18.2 Arturo Barrios MEX 2) 27:19.2 Ngugi

1991 27:11.2 Richard Chelimo KEN 2) 27:11.6 Ngugi

1992 27:14.3 Fita Bayissa ETH

1993 27:58.4 Yobes Ondieki KEN 6) 27:18.4 Tergat

1994 26:52.4 William Sigei KEN 2) 27:15.0 Gebrselassie

1995 26:43.5 Haile Gebrselassie ETH

1996 26:38.1 Salah Hissou MAR 2) 26:54.4 Tergat 4) 27:07.3 Gebrselassie

1997 26:27.9 Paul Tergat KEN 2) 26:31.3 Gebrselassie

1998 26:22.7 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 2) 26:46.4 Tergat

1999 26:51.5 Charles Kamathi KEN

2000 27:03.9 Paul Tergat KEN

2001 27:04.2 Abraham Chebii KEN 4) 27:14.01 Keflezighi

2002 26:49.4 Sammy Kipketer KEN

2003 26:29.2 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 4) 26:49.6 Bekele

2004 26:20.3 Kenenisa Bekele ETH 2) 26:39.7 Sihine 3) 26:41.6 Gebrselassie

2005 26:17.5 Kenenisa Bekele ETH 4) 26:41.8 Wanjiru

2006 26:35.6 Micah Kogo KEN 2) 26:37.3 Tadese

2007 26:46.2 Kenenisa Bekele ETH 2) 26:48.7 Sihine

2008 26:26.0 Kenenisa Bekele ETH 2) 26:50.5 Sihine 3) 26:51.2 Gebrselassie

2009 26:46.3 Kenenisa Bekele ETH

2010 26:56.7 Josphat Kiprono Menjo KEN 2) 26:59.6 Solinsky 5) 27:10.7 Rupp

2011 26:43.1 Kenenisa Bekele ETH 3) 26:46.5 Farah 3) 26:48.0 Rupp

2012 26:51.1 Emmanuel Bett KEN

2013 26:51.0 Dejene Gebremeskel ETH

Awesome post. Where do you find such out-of-the-way stats? Great stuff.

2014 26:44 Galen Rupp USA

Was surprised to see how many Americans made the list. Also was interesting to see Prefontaine on the list exactly 40 years before Rupp, although Rupp ran a full minute faster.