Danger-Mouse Posted October 14, 2019 Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 What an amazing feat by this man! I know it doesn't count as an official record because of how it was run but it's still a mind blowing feat of endurance. His time for each mile had to be 4:34 or less, essentially he had to maintain a speed of 13mph for the entire distance. Here is the breakdown of his split times. I was a little curious about how fast those times were compared to track records. He's quite a way out on the 5km and 10km records but amazingly he has beaten the records for 25km and 30km, and not by a small amount, something like 90 seconds off both, and they were set on a proper track! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 14, 2019 Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 dont these boys live and train in high altitude ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted October 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 1 minute ago, ditchman said: dont these boys live and train in high altitude ? They definitely trained at altitude for this run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Clavata Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 18 hours ago, ditchman said: dont these boys live and train in high altitude ? Primary training camp is in Iten, Kenya which is at altitude (2400m) and in the area that this specific tribe (Kalenjins) originate from. Interesting place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted October 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 40 minutes ago, Raja Clavata said: Primary training camp is in Iten, Kenya which is at altitude (2400m) and in the area that this specific tribe (Kalenjins) originate from. Interesting place. Yes, many of them prove to be extremely capable long distance runners. They seem to have won the genetic lottery on that count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mr_Nobody said: Yes, many of them prove to be extremely capable long distance runners. They seem to have won the genetic lottery on that count. they are like the shepas and them folk who live high in the andes.i rekon unlike us norfolk boys who live below sea level and have difficulty getting out of bed in the morning.. Edited October 15, 2019 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 Wonder when the athletic authorities will try to handicap him? Because he has a natural genetic advantage over others.....after all they tried to handicap Caster Semenya because she has an advantage over others, a naturally occurring high testosterone level! Think Mo Farrah best go back to middle distance, as clearly he ain’t gonna get near Kipchoge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Clavata Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 Not just about altitude, they also have long femurs which does something to improve the strike. It is also a trait seen in a lot of pro cyclists, apparently. If you look back at the origin of the tribe, they originated from Egypt and settled in Sudan and Ethiopia (who have also had a few decent runners in their time) as well as in West Africa. 1 minute ago, panoma1 said: Wonder when the athletic authorities will try to handicap him? Because he has a natural genetic advantage over others.....after all they tried to handicap Caster Semenya because she has an advantage over others, a naturally occurring high testosterone level! Think Mo Farrah best go back to middle distance, as clearly he ain’t gonna get near Kipchoge! They can't and won't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted October 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 6 hours ago, panoma1 said: Wonder when the athletic authorities will try to handicap him? Because he has a natural genetic advantage over others.....after all they tried to handicap Caster Semenya because she has an advantage over others, a naturally occurring high testosterone level! Think Mo Farrah best go back to middle distance, as clearly he ain’t gonna get near Kipchoge! Levels of testosterone are restricted and somewhat controllable. Semenya's case is a difficult one because it seems to be a natural level of the drug in her system. However there is nothing wrong with the athletic associations setting max. levels of testosterone in competitors, especially women. It may well become a way to restrict trans women from entering female events. I certainly hope so or women's sport is dead. I don't think Mo is too worried, he retired in 2017. Plus Kipchoge moved to longer distances because he wasn't cutting it at the 5k and 10k distances where Mo excelled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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