Yomif Kejelcha

Who?

Are you implying that Yomif is an age-cheat?

Ayylmao wrote:

Are you implying that Yomif is an age-cheat?

Oh, no way!! 7:36 at age 16 is reasonable, like I said I was able to run 8:12 at that age, why not 7:36?

0/10. BS to your claim of running 8:12 as a HS or even college freshman. Until you prove it by identifying yourself and linking to your results, you get a 0/10 and the troll label.

He could be the next Eliud Kipchoge. I remember back in 2003 that Kipchoge beat Bekele and El G in WC's, with 18 years old.

Obviously it was satire. Lost on you.

No 15-year-old can run 7:53. Not ever. I was making fun of the people who believe that a 16-year-old can run 7:36 under any conditions. Just like an American freshman cannot run 8:12. It is less ridiculous to claim what I did, but not by much.

That was why I said it that way. Again it was lost on you, not a troll, just someone who DOES NOT believe that the best American HSer of all-time ran 7:59 and an African 16 year old could run 7:36.

And to the poster BELOW you, Kipchoge is not 30 right now, he was NOT 18 back in September of 2003.

What will they try next? wrote:

Obviously it was satire. Lost on you.

No 15-year-old can run 7:53. Not ever. I was making fun of the people who believe that a 16-year-old can run 7:36 under any conditions. Just like an American freshman cannot run 8:12. It is less ridiculous to claim what I did, but not by much.

That was why I said it that way. Again it was lost on you, not a troll, just someone who DOES NOT believe that the best American HSer of all-time ran 7:59 and an African 16 year old could run 7:36.

And to the poster BELOW you, Kipchoge is not 30 right now, he was NOT 18 back in September of 2003.

I'm with you on this one, I've always been skeptical about Yomif.

(yes, I followed him before pre 5k)

What will they try next? wrote:

Obviously it was satire. Lost on you.

No 15-year-old can run 7:53. Not ever. I was making fun of the people who believe that a 16-year-old can run 7:36 under any conditions. Just like an American freshman cannot run 8:12. It is less ridiculous to claim what I did, but not by much.

That was why I said it that way. Again it was lost on you, not a troll, just someone who DOES NOT believe that the best American HSer of all-time ran 7:59 and an African 16 year old could run 7:36.

And to the poster BELOW you, Kipchoge is not 30 right now, he was NOT 18 back in September of 2003.

And Bernard Lagat is not 40!

Looks like he just ran 12:58.39 in Rome at the age of 17, Hmmm....

No, no doping here...lets just focus on Rupp...

Why is it not possible.? He was just born with a much higher level of genetic talent that needed minimal development.

These guys are like racehorses. Secretariat was Horse of the year at 2.

oh stop it!

12:58 at age 17 is pretty good. Not sure if anyone in SLOW-America has ever broken 14:00 as a junior in High School?

Even the top guys like Ritzenhein improved from 14:13 at age 17, to 13:44 at age 18, to 13:27 the next year, and 13:22 in May of 2005 at age 22. To 12:56 ultimately ... nine yrs later.

I predict that this wunderkind - Yomif - will be running 11:41 by the time he is 26. Same improvement as the best all-time in America.

he is def not 17 but he looks quite young.

i wud say somewhere around 23-25.

look, in africa they have a different system altogether.

time is not what it is here n in usa.

seriously i think they shud skip the junior champs n junor records just becos its hilarious n so obvious thats its cheatin.

like original poster said, running like that at age 16 its normal to expect a gradual improvemnet to at least age 25. so yeah that wud prolly result in a 7 min 3 K. just bs. big bs.

Kitwek wrote:

And Bernard Lagat is not 40!

Bernie can be as young as he wants to be. All he has to do is up the HGH doses and he can be 20 again.

I mean seriously, does he actually look 40 years old? He looks early to mid 30s to me. He does look a bit older than Farah, but goodness knows what drugs Farah is on which might make him look younger.

Drugs make you look older not younger.