Rome m1500 [Komen 3:29.02]

[gh]

Entry List
Men - 1500 Metres
Athlete Nat

Angwenyi Elkanah Onkware KEN
Boukensa Tarek ALG
Boulahfane Kamal ALG
Casado Arturo ESP
Heshko Ivan UKR
Higuero Juan Carlos ESP
Kaouch Adil MAR
Kimutai Philemon Kipkorir KEN
Kipchirchir Alex KEN
Kipchoge Gilbert KEN
Komen Daniel Kipchirchir KEN
Lukezic Christopher USA
Moustaoui Mohamed MAR
Obrist Christian ITA
Ramzi Rashid BRN
Silva Rui POR
Simotwo Suleiman Kipses KEN
Sullivan Kevin CAN

[pela2]

Top performances all-time at Golden Gala

2 RAMZI, Rashid BRN AR 3:29.14

1500m

• 3:26.00 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 1998
  3:29.02 Daniel Kipchirchir Komen KEN 1 2006
  3:29.14 Rachid Ramzi BRN 2 20063:29.76 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 2003
  3:29.99 Noah Ngeny KEN 1 2000
  3:30.00 Rachid Ramzi BRN 1 2005
  3:30.25 Rachid Ramzi BRN 1 2004
  3:30.37 Daniel Kipchirchir Komen KEN 2 2005
  3:30.59 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 1997
  3:30.78 Bernard Lagat KEN 2 2000
  3:30.81 Bernard Lagat KEN 2 2004
  3:30.93 Noureddine Morceli ALG 1 1996
  
  en-route times from mile race
  3:28.21 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 1999
  3:28.6 Noah Ngeny KEN 2 1999
  3:29.85 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 2001

[EPelle]

2.46,27 at 1.200m; 1.48 for rabbit at 800m with Ramzi just about right on the heels.

Ramzi and Komen down stretch -- Komen -- 3.29,02 for Komen. Ramzi: 3.29,14.

[joeltetreault]

mens 1500 is up now. Rumor has it that Ramzi has requested WR pace. Sun is starting to leave, but temp close to 80deg. Stadium attendance has increased a little in the back...

at 300m - Ramzi in third behind Kenyans. It looks quick...pack has strung out immediately. First 400 is 51.19!

Ramzi and two Kenyans closing in on rabbits at 550m. Ramzi probably split 52+. still ahead of WR pace...

Rest of the field a good 20m back. Heshko is in that pack.

1:48.81 for 800!! 57.62 for that 400.

Ramzi right there with second pace maker. Pace maker drops out at 920! Ramzi with 5m lead over two Kenyans. First Kenyan closing the gap a little with 400 to go. Maybe 2:33 at the bell?

Ramzi shadowed by Kenyan.

2:46.27 at 1200. 57.46 lap. WR not going to happen now.

Ramzi and Kenyan together. Ramzi's head bobbing/ Daniel Komen Kipchirchir slipping by Ramzi. 3:29.02 for winner - Daniel Komen Kipchirchir, barely nips Ramzi who was gutsy all the way through the last 100m. Komen looks happy and relaxed at the finish.

Big pack 2+ second in back of them, mass finish, but outside camera range.

Replay: Looks like Ramzi leaned a little too soon but probably would have lost anyway.

[MJD]

Epelle gave the short version.

[gh]

That kills Kipchirchir & Heshko.

[eldrick]

3'29-flat !

very good news !

pace obviously too haphazard, & hopefully with better pacing in future, somewhere around mid-3'28 must be on the cards for k2

[kuha]

Wow. That was some aggressive pace early on... Got to be the fastest 800 split of any race ending within shouting distance of 3:29...

[pela2]

1 KIPCHIRCHIR KOMEN, Daniel KEN WL 3:29.02
2 RAMZI, Rashid BRN AR 3:29.14
3 KAOUCH, Adil MAR PB 3:31.10
4 HIGUERO, Juan Carlos ESP PB 3:31.57
5 BOUKENSA, Tarek ALG PB 3:31.58
6 HESHKO, Ivan UKR 3:31.61
7 ANGWENYI, Elkana KEN PB 3:31.97
8 KIPCHIRCHIR, Alex KEN 3:32.06
9 SULLIVAN, Kevin CAN SB 3:32.65
10 MOUSTAOUI, Mohamed MAR PB 3:32.80
11 BOULAHFANE, Kamel ALG SB 3:33.01
12 LUKEZIC, Chris USA PB 3:33.28
13 SIMOTWO, Suleiman KEN 3:34.78
14 CASADO, Arturo ESP PB 3:35.49
15 OBRIST, Christian ITA 3:42.17
16 SILVA, Rui POR 3:44.61
KIMUTAI, Philemon KEN DNF
KIPCHOGE, Gilbert KEN DNF

[MJD]

Sully gets closer to his 2000 pb-another .65 off.

[gh]

Lukezic, on rough peek, I think No. 11 American ever, and of all of those ahead of him, only Jim Ryun younger than his 22?

[Powell]

Tremendous depth of marks - did they perhaps set a few best ever marks for places?

[MJD]

Lukezic, on rough peek, I think No. 11 American ever, and of all of those ahead of him, only Jim Ryun younger than his 22?

Letsrun poster had a funny theory as to why Lukezic and Sully are running so well. Can't post it-would get deleted.

[kuha]

Yeah, depth for sure: 7 under 3:32! Great run by Lukezic... Not to beat a dead horse, but a fit Webb should have been in this race, fighting to run 3:30...

[pela2]

Tremendous depth of marks - did they perhaps set a few best ever marks for places?

nope

current list for sub 3:35

2 3:26.34 Bernard Lagat KEN Bruxelles 2001-08-24
3 3:28.51 Bernard Lagat KEN Zürich 2000-08-11
4 3:30.23 Noureddine Morceli ALG Zürich 1997-08-13
5 3:30.87 Reyes Estévez ESP Zürich 1998-08-12
6 3:31.30 William Tanui KEN Zürich 1997-08-13
7 3:31.59 Driss Maazouzi FRA Monaco 1998-08-08
8 3:31.86 John Mayock GBR Bruxelles 1997-08-22
9 3:32.15 John Kibowen KEN Zürich 1997-08-13
10 3:32.59 Kamal Boulahfane ALG Bruxelles 2004-09-03
11 3:32.88 Alvaro Fernández ESP Bruxelles 2004-09-03
12 3:32.95 Juan Carlos Higuero ESP Bruxelles 2004-09-03
13 3:33.52 Nadir Bosch FRA Monaco 1998-08-08
14 3:33.60 Steve Holman USA Monaco 1998-08-08
15 3:34.40 Sammy Rono KEN Monaco 1998-08-08
16 3:34.52 Abdelkader Chékhémani FRA Monaco 1997-08-16