sheister wrote:
all well in good point prover, however lagat did run 1.46 the week before he ran 3.27.40 last year, when he was clearly in 'top-shape' he did not throw down 1.43 or 1.44.
No one is saying el-g doesn't have the speed to the speed to hang because he has obscene endurance he runs 12.50 for 5km.
It remains a mystery to me how lagat, unlike all sub 3.30 1500m runners before him has both a relatively poor 800m and 5km PB, every other person to dip under has either a fast 5km or fast 800m, in some cases both.
No, wrong.
Lagat closed the Athens 1500 in 1:46. In what world does this equate to a 1:46 PR?
I'd love to see the link to the meet where he ran a 1:46 800m within one week of his 3:27.40 on August 6, 2004 in Zurich. I doubt it exists, and if it does, that proves nothing about his real abilities. 800m races do not always finish in times that are concurrent to the athletes' maximum capabilities.