Will the 1500m indoor world record go down this weekend? Kejelcha, Birgen and Tefera

El CabaIIo

Think it's better to have a new thread for this to draw an extra bit of attention to it, it's a prosperous year so far:D

Looks like a quick turnaround World Record attempt for Kejelcha going again this weekend on Saturday at Birmingham indoors but at the 1500m this time. Field is loaded for an indoor meet and also has Bram Som who is widely regarded as the top pacer in the World so this looks like another record attempt. The 1500 record is actually stronger than the mile so should be interesting and is held by Hicham El Guerrouj as well at 3:31.18 from 1997. Tefera and Birgen have a legimate shot at this as well as faster 1500 runners than Kejelcha

http://extranet.britishathletics.org.uk/Timetable.mvc/EntryList/8275?eventID=164&EventOrder=24

Meet should be on the BBC as it usually is.

jaggiebunnet

BBC Details - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/43572549

fishy21

That is some startlist. It should be a cracker.

El CabaIIo

Race starting in 15 minutes. Pacer has been asked for 3:30 pace.

brianwalshcork

3:31.04 new WR

nannerby

Perfect race from Tefera

OOnegative

Holy $hit, some race!!

nannerby

And only 19 yrs old!!! made it look easy.

tbukela

Great finish, some running.

El CabaIIo

Some race and win by Tefera, that's the oldest indoor distance WR gone off the books.

This might not last long though:). Kejelcha is running another 1500 in Dusseldorf on Wednesday so be interesting to see what happens there.

nannerby

Is Tefera running there as well?

El CabaIIo

nannerby wrote: »

Is Tefera running there as well?

Don't know yet, start lists haven't been released yet but it's very possible as these guys usually do a tour of the European races before going home. Would be unreal if he was but it would probably turn into a different kind of race after what happened to Kejelcha today, he'd be hesistant to lead him out now I'd say.

El CabaIIo

Claire tarplee up here in the mile

El CabaIIo

Race if anyone missed it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYkGpuSSNAI

walshb

A WR produced in a hell of a race to boot!

nannerby

Cant wait to see more head to heads between those two.

El CabaIIo

nannerby wrote: »

Cant wait to see more head to heads between those two.

They'll be rare so eat them up while you can. Kejelcha will be moving back up to his normal 3000/5000 for the outdoor diamond league while Tefera will be sticking with the 1500 I'd say. Still that's not a bad thing. Both Kejelcha and Barega are vying for Bekele's 5000m record this year and were hopping off eachother all last year, chance of a long time rivalary between those two who are 19 and 21.

Tefera looks to have made a step up here and that sets up a huge year in the 1500 with Cheruiyot, Manangoi, himself and with Ronald Kwemoi returing from injury, this could be the most competitive 1500 fields in years.

I want to see Kejelcha attack Komen's indoor 3000m record soon, with the speed he is showing now and a 12:46 5k last year, he looks like he could seriously challenge that record right now and no one has got remotely close to it ever.

nannerby

Tafera looked so comfortable hopefully he kicks on for the outdoor season,glad Kejelcha moving back up is it me being a bit negative or does he lack the blistering turn of pace to outkick others in championship finals..im only going on todays race as I havnt seen much athletics in the last few years.

El CabaIIo

nannerby wrote: »

Tafera looked so comfortable hopefully he kicks on for the outdoor season,glad Kejelcha moving back up is it me being a bit negative or does he lack the blistering turn of pace to outkick others in championship finals..im only going on todays race as I havnt seen much athletics in the last few years.

Yeah, he's a bit lacking in the kick especially against 1500 guys. He's in a bit of a bind at 5000 as Baerga is just as fast and has a better kick so he can't outrun him or outkick. He's probably the second best kicker at 5 when the pace is honest. I think that's why he is running the 15 indoors this year to work on that speed. I could see him trying the 5/10 double at the World Champs this year where he'd have a big kick but there's a problem in that this year, there will be a wave of new young frontrunners in the 10k for the first time since Tadesse with Rhonex Kipruto, Joshua Cheptegei, Edward Zakayo and Matthew Kimelli. Farah is also running the 10 at the WC this year.

But there's no question about the future of him in the 10 imo, he will eventually dominate there I think. The 5 is more up in the air with the likes of Barega and if he can improve his kick.

El CabaIIo

Kejelcha is skipping out on Dusseldorf tomorrow night. This should still be a cracker though. Tefera is going head to head Birgen for the overall World Tour title and all three Ingebritsens are in as well as World indoor silver medalist Jakob Hulosa.

IAAF are saying Tefera is looking for a fast time, I don't know if they mean as fast again as info about the meet startlists and such is hard to come by but this field has 5 guys in it who have run 3:31 or under outdoors so is absolutely loaded.

Haven't got a stream yet but should be handy enough to get closer to the race.

OOnegative

El CabaIIo wrote: »

Kejelcha is skipping out on Dusseldorf tomorrow night. This should still be a cracker though. Tefera is going head to head Birgen for the overall World Tour title and all three Ingebritsens are in as well as World indoor silver medalist Jakob Hulosa.

IAAF are saying Tefera is looking for a fast time, I don't know if they mean as fast again as info about the meet startlists and such is hard to come by but this field has 5 guys in it who have run under 3:31 outdoors so is absolutely loaded.

Haven't got a stream yet but should be handy enough to get closer to the race.

https://youtu.be/MjJDl6hA6IU

OOnegative

OOnegative wrote: »

https://youtu.be/MjJDl6hA6IU

Stream just gone live.

nannerby

any idea what time the mens1500 is on?

El CabaIIo

nannerby wrote: »

any idea what time the mens1500 is on?

7:32 Irish time

Pherekydes

Bram Som's birthday today. 39 and still a world class pacemaker.

nannerby

Great race by Ingebritsen looks class.

OOnegative

nannerby wrote: »

Great race by Ingebritsen looks class.

Saturday take it out of Tefera?

nannerby

OOnegative wrote: »

Saturday take it out of Tefera?

Maybe,Tefera didn't seem to have the turn of pace he had on Saturday but Ingebritsen must have been watching Saturdays race he ran the race like Tefera did last Saturday.