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Hail(e) the King: 2hrs 3mins 59secs

  • 28-09-2008 11:37am
    #1
    Common Sense
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    Haile Gebresselassie re-wrote marathon history this morning by becoming the first man to run sub 2:04 in Berlin.


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  • #2
    MrJones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 468 ✭✭MrJones


    wow, thats a mind-boggling time.
    thats 3.1 min per km.


  • #3
    RoyMcC
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    53 x 800m at 2.21, no recovery :eek:


  • #4
    TheRoadRunner
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    RoyMcC wrote: »
    53 x 800m at 2.21, no recovery :eek:

    holy crap, I know its an incredibly impressive record. But when you break it down to that, it's absolutely mind boggling !!!!


  • #5
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,226 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    MrJones wrote: »
    wow, thats a mind-boggling time.
    thats 3.1 min per km.

    It's more like 2:56.3 per kilometre.


  • #6
    Krusty_Clown
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    Pherekydes wrote: »
    It's more like 2:56.3 per kilometre.
    or 4:44/mile. Incredible achievement. I'll have to go to Berlin next year, just to see him do it again.


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  • #7
    brutes
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    Its a phenomenal performance, surely he must be older than V35!!. Well done also to some Irish guys who ran well in it - Owen Gahan ran 2.30, Rory Byrne 2.37, and a few more reliables sub 2.50...


  • #8
    conceited
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    He's some athlete.
    I do 8 minute miles:D


  • #9
    Jay P
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    RoyMcC wrote: »
    53 x 800m at 2.21, no recovery :eek:

    I couldnt even put two of those together! What a man. :eek:


  • #10
    shels4ever
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,598 ✭✭✭shels4ever


    have to say i'm inspired... i ran 4 X 800m this week in just under 4 mins...


    That is some amazing run, mates of mine were in the race... I should have gone over and run, to be in a histoic race like this would be worth the fair.....


  • #11
    aburke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 606 ✭✭✭aburke


    He made it look easy.
    I was watching at 8km,he looked incredibly smooth.
    Fair play.


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  • #12
    johnnyboy4711
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    in a word UNREAL!
    j


  • #13
    Racing Flat
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    To put it in terms that people who know nothing about running race paces might understand, it's speed 20.4 on a treadmill.....for 2.03.59.

    A lot of treadmills only go up to 16, many just up to 20. I challenge anyone to go on a treadmill, put the speed to 20.4, jump on and see how long you last. (If you fall off, please don't blame me :p). I think I might manage 3 minutes but I'd have to dig really, really deep.

    Well done Haile.


  • #14
    shels4ever
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,598 ✭✭✭shels4ever


    I would manage 1 mins at that, maybe 70-75 seconds.... its nuts my PC for 800 was a shade over 2 mins.. that was all out.. would never have been able to do 2 X 800 in 2.21 each... its crazy speed.,


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