Bekele Going For 10K WR At Pre!

[Kevin Richardson]

Having just returned from a few days in Germany for my job, if he plans his travel right, 9:30 am could BE the early evening!

[SQUACKEE]

How many laps will make it to my 42 inch HD plasma TV? Best quess-4-5? :cry:

[DrJay]

Pre Classic website doesn't have a startlist yet. Anyone know who will be competing??

[DrJay]

How many laps will make it to my 42 inch HD plasma TV? Best quess-4-5? :cry:

I take it the Flotrack boys are prohibited from streaming meets that the networks cover?

[KevinM]

His current mark is 26:17.53, set at Brussels, Belgium three years ago. That’s two sub-13:10 5ks back-to-back!

That is just absurd. We couldn't even get a two-man relay team to rabbit him!!!

Sure we could.

[DrJay]

Cool, Teg in the Hengelo 5K, with Bekele and every male Kenyan who's not running the 10K.

[gh]

Pre Classic website doesn't have a startlist yet. Anyone know who will be competing??

It's my understanding that this is a "sudden" addition to the meet, so I doubt many people would have it on their radar, particularly with Hengelo so close beforehand and the OT coming up at the end of the month.

In any case, if KB is indeed in WR shape, then the only person who will be "competing" is him!

[zzbottom]

Kenenisa Bekele is a great runner, but he is either delusional or he is not on particularly good terms with the truth. At the end of April, he pulls out of the 10000 at the African Champs because his training is not going well, and then he reluctantly enters the 5000 in early May despite the fact that he has not "made sufficient training." So on June 8th, he is going to be ready to tackle the world record? I understand that there may be motives for deception due to formulating a training and racing schedule which is best for himself, but it is what it is.

[DrJay]

Pre Classic website doesn't have a startlist yet. Anyone know who will be competing??

I was wondering about the meet as a whole, not just the 10K. I'm sure it will be quality, as usual.

[Marlow]

His current mark is 26:17.53, set at Brussels, Belgium three years ago. That’s two sub-13:10 5ks back-to-back!

That is just absurd. We couldn't even get a two-man relay team to rabbit him!!!

Sure we could.

How you figger? Two best times in the USA right now:

13:16.29 Bernard Lagat
13:18.46 Brent Vaughn

so you think they could both get season's bests by 6-8 seconds at the same time in the next few weeks as rabbits? I think not.

[DrJay]

Relay style....Lagat runs the first mile, Vaughn the second, Lagat the third, etc.

[Marlow]

Relay style....Lagat runs the first mile, Vaughn the second, Lagat the third, etc.

Cheater! :twisted:

[doug091463]

if k. bekele is running 10k, lagat can definetly run that pace for 5k, lagat even beat k. bekele in a 5k with a 51 point, last lap. but other than that it would be hard to find a current 2 runners besides lagat who could run that pace for a 5k, teg would have to run near his best ever, solinsky, broe, goucher, webb, fam, hall rtz etc. have never run a 5k at the pace k. bekele has a 10k much less what he would be attempting in a wr attempt.

[zzbottom]

I am sure some of you may disagree with me, and only time will bear this out (or prove me wrong), but I don't believe Kenenisa will ever break 26:20 again. His best times are behind him, which of course is not to say he won't be the best distance runner in the world.

[RMc]

What's the American soil 5k best?