While you were sleeping: Ben True just broke the American 5k record

Post-race interview with True.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW9YC0-6rq8

And Huddle who ran 14:56.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpc1xUBvWlU

And men's runner-up Stephen Sambu (13:22).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8HYCH6CfeI

LetsRun.com wrote:

For the road. 13:20.

https://twitter.com/letsrundotcom/status/853243642659696640https://twitter.com/letsrundotcom/status/853250248877256705

Molly Huddle was beaten in the women's race.

Results

https://twitter.com/letsrundotcom/status/853255609470390272

An you cannot show the results with mens times correctly?

BEN MF TRUE

He might be 31 but this guy's definitely got some fitness left in his legs. In London I want to see him do great things with Chelimo.

yall been sleeping on ben true

Molly huddle is amazing

Is he back training with Chelimo and old coach. He stagnated after going out on his own.

He's run low 13 on the track correct? 13:19 on a fast road course isn't surprising.

*he has! Ugh! auto type. Also, I meant the Chelimo ( not sure of the spelling) who he trained with a few yrs ago.

Bleu wrote:

*he has! Ugh! auto type. Also, I meant the Chelimo ( not sure of the spelling) who he trained with a few yrs ago.

Are you aware that not all African runners are named Chelimo? Ben trained with Sam Chelanga a few years ago.

Dude come on wrote:

Bleu wrote:

*he has! Ugh! auto type. Also, I meant the Chelimo ( not sure of the spelling) who he trained with a few yrs ago.

Are you aware that not all African runners are named Chelimo? Ben trained with Sam Chelanga a few years ago.

Also he's is an appropriate contraction of he has.

Great job, but I have no doubt that the doped to the gills Kenyan chick the popped the 1:04 half marathon a couple weeks ago will run faster next week.

Yes, but not what I meant to type so I corrected it.

I don't follow the African runners and couldn't recall the guy True trained with early in his career. Yes, Chelanga is who I was referring to above. I suppose Chelanga is an American now so I'll follow his results.

As for the African's they might as well all have the same name. I follow the top track runners but as far as marathon and roads they are interchangeable to me. Cogs in the wheel.

Nice.

I believe I stopped following the Africans when they started country hopping. No way I was going to learn new names for athletes who sold their souls to some oil wasteland.

Exactly why I don't follow them.

Bleu wrote:

Yes, but not what I meant to type so I corrected it.

I don't follow the African runners and couldn't recall the guy True trained with early in his career. Yes, Chelanga is who I was referring to above. I suppose Chelanga is an American now so I'll follow his results.

As for the African's they might as well all have the same name. I follow the top track runners but as far as marathon and roads they are interchangeable to me. Cogs in the wheel.

Believe it or not, Chelimo is an American now, too, and was runner up in a big track race last year. You'll want follow him as well

While I was awake True Gags at another USA nationals and his wife cries.

Bull! He did not.

Bleu wrote:

I believe I stopped following the Africans when they started country hopping. No way I was going to learn new names for athletes who sold their souls to some oil wasteland.

You are insane. Nothing you said is accurate. Bekele, Kipsang, Kipchoge, Kamworor, etc have not been hopping countries or changed their names. Also, getting new citize ship is not selling your soul. Nor are "oil" countries wastelands. With that much money, they can be very nice places. Certainly better than many of the plades you see in the USA.

Wow Ben great moves, keep it up, proud of you!