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Hicham El Guerrouj

Hicham El Guerrouj

May 28, 2020

I Was Bored, So I Watched Alan Webb Run 3:53 as a High Schooler at the 2001 Prefontaine Classic

In honor of the race's 19-year anniversary, Jonathan Gault revisits the day when Webb broke Jim Ryun's 36-year-old US high school mile record and took a Hayward Field victory lap with Hicham El Guerrouj.
July 16, 2014

Men's 1,500: Can Asbel Kiprop Get The World Record? Will He Even Win Against A Loaded Field?

Kiprop ran 3:27.72 here last year and after a 1:43.34 800 in Paris two weeks ago, he's ready to take a run at the world record. Can he do it? Will he even win the race? He'll face stiff competition against Ayanleh Souleiman and Silas Kiplagat, while Americans Matt Centrowitz and Leo Manzano look to PR. Plus 18-year-old Kenyan Ronald Kwemoi challenges the world junior record *MB: Will the 1500 World Record be broken in Monaco?