Daniel Komen

YFlyer

Anybody know where I can find the video of his 2 mile WR? Can't seem to find it anywhere.

Thanks

SeanKenny

I presume its the 3000m record of 7 mins 20 you want to watch! Amazing performance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4vg3-aOGfs

Gringo78

SeanKenny wrote: »

I presume its the 3000m record of 7 mins 20 you want to watch! Amazing performance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4vg3-aOGfs

No, I'd say its the 2 mile he's after alright...only man to do back to back sub 4min miles. I don't think theres a video of it on youtube or anything though unfortunately.

YFlyer

Hi Sean, yes that was an amazing achievement to go 7:20 in the 3000m. Nobody has got anywhere near that time.

The year after he run 7:58 in the 2 mile at Hechtel, Belgium.

Can't seem to find the race online.

Pherekydes

The 3000m time is worth around 7:53 for 2 miles.

gerard65

YFlyer wrote: »

Hi Sean, yes that was an amazing achievement to go 7:20 in the 3000m. Nobody has got anywhere near that time.

The year after he run 7:58 in the 2 mile at Hechtel, Belgium.

Can't seem to find the race online.

Unusually its not on youtube. Maybe no recording exists. It was a lowkey meeting and before everyone had cameras on their phones etc.

YFlyer

gerard65 wrote: »

Unusually its not on youtube. Maybe no recording exists. It was a lowkey meeting and before everyone had cameras on their phones etc.

I remembered watching it live. Be great to see it again.

ronnie085

Just searching around found the splits for the record, oh and he went sub 8 twice :eek: Link

YFlyer

Here is the training for Komen the week he set the 2 mile WR:

July 13th: 30 minute warm up, 3 sets of 4 x 400m with 60 second recovery, 3 minutes between sets. (59, 58, 59, 58), (58, 57, 58, 59), and (55, 57, 56, 55). Then 40 minutes

July 14th: 40 minutes

July 15th: 42 minutes

July 16th: 30 minute warm up, 2 x 400m in 55 seconds, 1 minute recovery, 2 x 800 in 1:58-1:59, 90 seconds recovery, 2 x 600m in 1:27-1:28, 1 minute recovery. 3 minutes recovery between sets.

July 17th: 42 minutes

July 18th: 30 minutes

July 19th: 30 minute warm up, 2 mile 7:58.61 world record, 400m splits (58.6, 2:00.4, 2:58.9, 3:58.4 (3:59.8 mile), 4:58.2, 5:56.7, 6:57.5, (7:27.3 3000m)).

ecoli

YFlyer wrote: »

Here is the training for Komen the week he set the 2 mile WR:

July 13th: 30 minute warm up, 3 sets of 4 x 400m with 60 second recovery, 3 minutes between sets. (59, 58, 59, 58), (58, 57, 58, 59), and (55, 57, 56, 55). Then 40 minutes

July 14th: 40 minutes

July 15th: 42 minutes

July 16th: 30 minute warm up, 2 x 400m in 55 seconds, 1 minute recovery, 2 x 800 in 1:58-1:59, 90 seconds recovery, 2 x 600m in 1:27-1:28, 1 minute recovery. 3 minutes recovery between sets.

July 17th: 42 minutes

July 18th: 30 minutes

July 19th: 30 minute warm up, 2 mile 7:58.61 world record, 400m splits (58.6, 2:00.4, 2:58.9, 3:58.4 (3:59.8 mile), 4:58.2, 5:56.7, 6:57.5, (7:27.3 3000m)).

Made all the more interesting if you look at the week previous where he ran 13.01 in a 5k followed by two days in hospital with from what I gathered was malaria according to literature of the training logs

YFlyer

Wow he sure did recover quickly from his illness.

I think he would have ran much quicker if he was healthier (looking at the 7:20 3000m time from the previous year).