The exciting clashes in 10000m promises to continue thru 2008

I strongly feel that we should see an mass improvement in the women's 10000m race resulting in at least 5 women joining Wang Junxia in the sub 30 minute club by the conclusion of the 2008 games.

Among the men the only thing to look forward to is one non-African making a decent fight for the bronze among the men's 10000m will that male be Mebrahtom?

VIPAM

3rd Person Panache

As I said 5 women should join Wang Junixa in the sub 30 minute club, hey bub why don't you go shallow something poisonous with your new posting name!

VIPAM

I believe it will be exciting to see Kenenisa Bekele & co. scaring the sub 25 min barrier in the 10K in the next 3 years. Renato Canova prophises that Bekele will be the single top contender to take the 10K mark to the next level.

Similarly, the women have also milestone ahead of them - Dibaba, Kidane, Radcliff, Xing and Yingjie Sun need to work hard to bring down the current record to the low 29 min or even sub 28 min(wow!!!) in the 10K.

Nice writing (for this wasteland)

I don't think the we will see a sub 29 minute 10000m from a woman anytime soon, the psychology barrier still haven't been broken by enough women. The number of women CAPABLE of breaking the sub 30 minute barrier is growing but the number who have still is only one. The problem is just pacing and opporturnities as Kenenisa showed in breaking Haile's 10000m WR by running over 4000m solo. The are many female athletes who are capable of running 29:59.99 or faster but still have not achieved that magicial time.

In the near future I feel that Championships will not be a deterent from going after the sub 30 minute barrier as it will become a requirement if the ladies intend on striking Gold. Once that mode of thinking is commonplace among the elite women then we will see more individuals join the rare sub 30 minute club and then maybe soon after Wang's record will be broken.

Moses, in order to run sub 29 minutes (I think your sub 28 was an error wasn't it) don't you think the women will also have to have much more speed than what most 1500m elite women have? The event will be very exciting at the 2005 World Championships.

VIPAM

Granted, the sub 28 assumption is a little bit over the board on my side. Maybe I am overanxious to see the women's record not only broken but also improved quite a bit.

Thanks for correcting that out.

"Believe it or not, Vipam," he chided, "the 10,000 meters was a popular event among track fans long before you started following the sport." He shook his head forcefully, as if Vipam's mental cobwebs were somehow a contagious phenomenon, but it was only the cheap vodka having its way with his senses. "Also, let's not call Meb a 'non-African.' He's as American as I am, but the two aren't mutually exclusive. If he didn't feel some connection to his homeland I doubt we'd see him trotting out the Eritrean flag in the wake of some of his greatest triumphs. And last but not least," he said, his voice rising in volume and pitch in the otherwise empty apartment, "Please don't mention Wang Junxia in the context of track and field records. In a sea of dopers, she's a f***ing leviathan." Acknowledging his own futility, he hit the "Post Message" button and moved on.