What is the greatest world record of all time?

Radcliffe

the OP is talking about CLEAN records.

and yeah I'm going with komen but not his 3000m but two mile. sub 4 minute mile back to back twice is something that man might never be able to achieve again.

After seeing Farrah running his indoor record, I'm not so sure that he couldn't break 8 minutes if he concentrated on shorter distances.

radcliffedoppppppppedup wrote:

the OP is talking about CLEAN records.

and yeah I'm going with komen but not his 3000m but two mile. sub 4 minute mile back to back twice is something that man might never be able to achieve again.

After seeing Farrah running his indoor record, I'm not so sure that he couldn't break 8 minutes if he concentrated on shorter distances. He ran just over 8:03 and it was a substantial negative split if I remember correctly. And it was indoors. Who knows what he's capable of outdoors.

radcliffedoppppppppedup wrote:

the OP is talking about CLEAN records.

and yeah I'm going with komen but not his 3000m but two mile. sub 4 minute mile back to back twice is something that man might never be able to achieve again.

Neither one

Zelezny's jav is untouchable

For running

Bolt's 100m or Bekele's 5K

Greatest world record of ALL time??…..got to be that guy from India with the 9 foot long fingernails.

radcliffedoppppppppedup wrote:

the OP is talking about CLEAN records.

and yeah I'm going with komen but not his 3000m but two mile. sub 4 minute mile back to back twice is something that man might never be able to achieve again.

Probably no clean records. Why should we believe that one record is clean if we believe that another record is not?

Among many obviously outstanding performances, Jonathan Edwards' 18.43 at Lille in '95 is the greatest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAgLGLPtOnE

Sorry, this link is the one I intended:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmUJ2GfVkKY

Lasse Viren's 1972 Olympic 10000 meter gold medal run world record of 27:38. Race goes out on 59 seconds first 400 meters. Closes in 60/56: 1:56. Oh, in the middle Viren falls.

It's great because it was an Olympic final race that a world record was set. Not a time trial with rabbits.

If we are talking about WR's in general, even if suspected of being dirty, I'd say Wang Junxia's 8:06 3k, a day after she ran 8:11 I think, that's crazy, hands down best WR

Hellen Obiri set a KENYAN nation record last year at 8:21, Genzebe Dibaba is in the shape of her life and only managed a 8:16

I'd have to say Bekele's 12:37 is impressive on the men's side, better than Komen's 7:20, think of it like this... That's back to back 3:40's, the 1500m WR is 3:26, most 1500m-3k types are able to pull 1500m+12-13sx2 which would put the 3k max record at 7:16-7:18, Hicham El G could run 12:47 in the 5k, I see no reason why he couldn't go 7:17-7:18 all out... Plus 12:37 5k is 3x4:01 1600m's, 4:01 1600m converts to 3:44, a near 4 seconds off what Komen could do at 1500m back to back...

As far as percentages go, it seems Bolt's 100m WR might be the most outstanding... Relative to the next best 100m AT, he has very comfortable gap

El G tried to break the 3000 WR the same year he broke the 1500m WR and he ran 7:23.

Bekele's 5 will stand for awhile, Bolt's 100 could be conceivably broken by him if he took his training more seriously, but if he doesn't it could stand for decades.

Zelezny's jav will not be broken for another 100 years. It was such a fluke throw I suspect it may have been beneficiary of a high wind that caught it.

I think Dibaba could get the Chinese 3K. The form she was in for that 8:16 would push it, that was indoor. And she just shattered 5K indoor too. If she can keep this form outdoor she can do it. The 5K record last month was her most impressive. She was just gliding on air.

Something has to give for her. She is the only athlete whose PRs are much faster indoor than out. If she follows a traditional indoor/outdoor progression she will break 1500/3000/5000

kjnb wrote:

Radcliffe

That's one of the weakest records on the women's side

If we use different performance equivalent calculators we that 12:37 and 26:17 with Bekele is the best record. That scores the highest on the vdot chart that anyone has ever run. But Komens 3000 is also pretty impressive.

If we don't consider doping accusations and see the time in general, Paula Radcliffe's 2:15 is equivalent to breaking 2:00 for the men's marathon. So objectively Radcliffe's marathon time is the best.

Radcliffe's marathon is one of the few clean women's running records, along with Tiru Dibaba's 5K. The women's 100/200/400/800/1500/3000/10,000 are all doped. The 100 is also wind aided and the 800 is possibly Y chromosome aided

The 1500/3000 are in legitimate jeopardy from Tiru's little sis. I used to think Tiru would eventually get the 10K, but she is now pregnant, that ship looks like it has passed.

There is now serious talk of removing the 10.49, not due to Flo Jo's roids, which it should be, but due to wind. She would still have the next at 10.62. That's one I think could be threatened by Shelly Ann or possibly this new dangerous looking crop, Okagbare, Schippers, Bowie.

Easily Bannister sub-4 mile. Any other running record is only of interest to die hard running fans.

pass the pipe brah wrote:

Loot wrote:

Radcliffe's marathon is one of the few clean women's running records.

Can I have what you are smoking?

This.

Also candidates that have yet to be mentioned:

FloJo 100 m (sure it was dirty, but I really doubt any WR is clean)

Kiplagat's HM: Nearly the same level as Radcliffe's

Tomoe Abe: 6:33 100 km. This is under 6:15/mi for 62 miles. I really doubt this record will ever be broken

On the men's side:

Those who have mentioned Zelezny and Bolt are right, in my opinion.

Not mentioned yet;

Clarks 10,000 in 65. He broke the old record by almost 40 seconds!

Powell's LJ I don't think anyone has been within a foot of it for a decade.

(The same is true for Galina Chistyakova' record, though, too - I wonder what drugs were available back in the day for LJers that aren't today...)