In the post race interview seleshi shine (silver medalist at 5 and 10K) said he will maybe enter the chicago marathon.
This guys is pretty quick and has a PR close to 26:39 last year. This year i think he ran slower .. but the condition was bad. Assuming that he is a 26:2x guy i think he may have a chance at the WR.
Any thoughts?
I think he can produce a 2:06(7) ala geb but not a WR
I think that's ridiculous if he does it.
The guy has a chance at the WR in the 5,000 and 10,000. He just nearly won double gold (half a second behind Bekele, .1 seconds behind Limo). If he starts marathon training, that would be sad.
Where did you see that he said this (i.e., is there a link?)?
EVERYONE, this is the REAL deal:
Now Moses goes to run 3000 in Zurich, but expecially 10000 in Bruxelles, where can go under 26 40.
I think that with him is possible to build someone able to face Bekele very well. Sihine is going to run Marathon, as he plans to debut in Chicago already this year. I suppose that Bekele in Helsinki could run faster the last lap if Moses was closer, but of sure he lost silver because was also back Boniface Kiprop at the bell. He was the fastest in his last lap of 54.2, and I am sure that can yet improve a lot. The only thing, he has not to be disturbed by national coaches that dont know anything about him and his training.
From Renato Canova's post linked below.
http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=985384It makes sense, Sihine may be the most unheralded runner in the world: three silver medals in the last three championship 10ks, and a 5k silver to boot, and no one ever mentions him. If you look at the picture of him at the medal ceremony for the 5k, you can get an idea of how frustrated he might be.
Shine has had more success on the road. I think that he realizes that he is not like haile and kenenisa and wants to make a name for himself on the road.
Given that he is managed out of the netherlands. i just looked up a stroy where he ran 15K in 41:38 and he made a mistake at the end because they had ballon arches which he mistook for the end. He was 4 seconds off the WR at 14K.
So he may go back there get the World Best and move on from there.
He doesnt have to play second fiddle to Kenenisa