I did not measure this race but I was there and this evening I spoke with the international measurer who did. He also was in a vehicle that scanned the race route before the start to ensure that the course was correctly set up and the timing systems where correctly placed.
Geoffrey Kamworor split 13:01 from 15k to 20k at the World Half Champs - Valencia 2018
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Amazing
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It probably was well measured. The race went very slow for these guys's standards. There is a reason why these en route splits can't count for time/record purposes. What happened was an extreme scenario where there was probably a crazy wind plus a downhill section on top of a very slow pace. There were 20+ men at the 10km mark within a second.
To the doubters just go see the video on youtube. Absolutely relentless, wrecking havoc everywhere and destroying a 58:40 guy on the way. If that doesn't look like sub 2:40 km for you then you probably don't run.
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Was it tailwind big part of the way? This must be the fastest womens half marathon of all time? Almost 5 women just outside the world record, and endless PB's. Not something you would expect in such a strong wind
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Native Son wrote:
All that is true but he is the only one who did it.
Even with the tail gale, he was twenty seconds clear of everyone else.
It is definitely not 13:01 but the way he ran it is what is astounding.
Gudeta was awesome too! Very strong!
I think the Bahraini-Kenyan ran 13:14 for that 5k section.
There were a few with extremely fast times for that 5k section
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David Katz (USA) – a member of the IAAF Technical Committee and the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Official Course Measurer?
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My guess is that the drugs were a bigger affect than the wind.
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sfksbf wrote:
That means from 16k-21k, he most likely split under 13!
Even with the tailwind that's just ridiculous.
Indeed his last 1.0975 km was 2:48, which is 2:33/km pace. Wow!
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...and yet, he did not crack 60. The first 15k was a walk in the park for him.
Remember how fast he ran his first mile after falling in 2016, weaving through a crowd of hobby joggers.
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Too bad he can't close like that in a track 10,,000. Is he the first person in history to be faster on pavement than on Mondo?
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About 100 men have ducked under 13:01 in an 'on the track' 5000m race.
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anacondarunner wrote:
Did this legit happen or was the split inaccurate?
EPO is a helluva drug.
And idiotic PC Westerners actually believe these guys are clean! Thank the Rosas, Hermens, Aden, and other similar characters for all the laughs.
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How many men have split 12:30 at the end of a half marathon?
That is what Caleb Dressel just did at NCAA's in Swimming........... 3 times!!! Over the course of 3 days, Dressel essentially repeated Bob Beamon's 1968 jump, 3 times in 3 days in a row.
Who cares about running right now...
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Bob Schul country wrote:
My guess is that the drugs were a bigger affect than the wind.
affect v. effect Look it up.
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It may be worth pointing out the the road 5K world best is 12:59 by Sammy Kipketer in 2000.
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Eliud Keep Jogging wrote:
Run007xx wrote:
Cool story bro.
You have no idea who you have just replied to, kid.
Native Son wrote:
All that is true but he is the only one who did it.
Even with the tail gale, he was twenty seconds clear of everyone else.
It is definitely not 13:01 but the way he ran it is what is astounding.
Gudeta was awesome too! Very strong!
Native Son,
I really like your contributions to the forum.
Believe Mr. Katz, his immense experience, and the experience some of us have running in very strong winds.
I truly believe the 13:01
Cool story bro.
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Do behave you lot. He can barely run that in a one off 5k.
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Hardloper wrote:
sfksbf wrote:
That means from 16k-21k, he most likely split under 13!
Even with the tailwind that's just ridiculous.
Indeed his last 1.0975 km was 2:48, which is 2:33/km pace. Wow!
Yeah but did you see the race? In the closing section there was a very steep downhill gradient.
This wind assistance plus elevation drop makes a huge difference. Crazy times can become possible, like the 13:01 5k split.
Let's all remember that Mike Boit ran 3:27 for a mile downhill.
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Using the logic of Rupp haters, Kamworor is currently a 1:00:00-guy until he proves otherwise.
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