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Six runners break 12:50 in one 5k race in Paris ?

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  • #2
    Pherekydes
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    Great thread title!

    Really descriptive!

    And a link with no comment.

    Your point is?


  • #3
    M cebee
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    those races on friday were pretty fast;) alright


  • #4
    myflipflops
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    If I was picking a race to be incredulous about from Paris, it would not be the mens 5k


  • #5
    robinph
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    Did they forget to run the last lap?


  • #6
    Pherekydes
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    robinph wrote: »
    Did they forget to run the last lap?

    Yes, they were really on for a 13:45. :pac:


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  • #7
    Pherekydes
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    rom wrote: »
    http://corkrunning.blogspot.ie/2012/07/six-runners-break-1250-in-one-5k-race.html ok title fixed. Something is not right about this race.

    Any ideas?

    Faulty timing? Short track?

    In my opinion, a strong field, good pacemaking and fierce competition (it was a trial race for the Ethiopians) can lead to lots of fast times.

    A good example would be the 1974 CG 1500m. The all-time list immediately before the race read:

    3:33.1 Ryun
    3:34.0 Wadoux
    3:34.6 Bayi
    3:34.91 Keino

    The race result:
    3:32.16 Bayi
    3:32.52 Walker
    3:33.16 Jipcho
    3:33.89 Dixon
    3:34.22 Crouch

    In the 5k, they went under 12:50 17 years ago! They went under 12:40 15 years ago!

    We've been waiting a long time for this type of result.


  • #8
    shels4ever
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    mmm not sure what was wrong with the race, I though it was very good. 6 men running 15 seconds than a world record isnt that odd.


  • #9
    rom
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    shels4ever wrote: »
    mmm not sure what was wrong with the race, I though it was very good. 6 men running 15 seconds than a world record isnt that odd.

    5 years last time it was done and then 6 do it in one race. Have you another example of similar happening ?


  • #10
    Pherekydes
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    rom wrote: »
    5 years last time it was done and then 6 do it in one race. Have you another example of similar happening ?

    See post #7.


  • #11
    rom
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    Pherekydes wrote: »
    See post #7.

    Fair enough but you must say its rare.


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  • #12
    shels4ever
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    rom wrote: »
    Fair enough but you must say its rare.

    Yep its rare but when you have GEBREMESKEL a 7:34 3k runner this year, others were 3:50 milers so a quality field. The one stand out run for me was gebrhiwet running 12:47 as a junior is mental.


  • #13
    myflipflops
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    shels4ever wrote: »
    The one stand out run for me was gebrhiwet running 12:47 as a junior is mental.

    It's mental running for anyone. The guy is not really a junior though.


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