Been thinking about Cheptegi’s assault on the 10K WR of 26:17 today in Valencia — Here is roughly how good you’d have to be to rabbit some part of the race at 63.0:
Mile - HS State Champion
2 Mile - NCAA All-American
5K - Olympian
7K - Olympic medalist
8K - Kenenisa Bekele
Goal paces/pacers:
-3:55 at 1500 (Roy Hoornweg)
-7:52 at 3000 (Ryan Gregson)
-13:05 at 5000 (Nicholas Kimeli)
Reminder that WR is 26:17.
Kimeli is as good as it gets for pacing. Ran 12:51 in Monaco behind Cheptegei in August and 26:58 in Leiden last month.
Joshua Cheptegei about the 10,000-meter world record of 26:17.53, which he will attack on Wednesday in Valencia:
"It is hard, but of course I am also harder."
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Moh Ahmed runs huge 12:47.20 pb to become the 10th-fastest human in history for 5,000 meters. 3:58.59 final 1600.
Lopez Lomong also PRs with a 12:58.78 to become the ninth American under 13:00.