Geb vs. Komen Zürich 1996 [split]

[huntinwr]

Note the similarity with Zurich 1996:

2009 Weltklasse Men’s 5000

1. BEKELE, Kenenisa ETH
WL 12:52.32
2. SOI, Edwin KEN
SB 12:55.03
3. RITZENHEIN, Dathan USA
AR 12:56.27
4. CHEPKOK, Vincent KEN
PB 12:58.17
5. KIPSIRO, Moses UGA
SB 12:59.27
6. EBUYA, Joseph KEN
SB 13:00.22


1996 Weltklasse Men’s 5000

1. KOMEN, Daniel KEN 12:45.09

2. GEBRESELASSIE, Haile ETH 12:52.70

3. TERGAT, Paul KEN 12:54.72

4. BOULAMI, Khalid MAR 12:55.76

5. KENNEDY, Bob USA 12:58.21

6. SGHYR, Ismael MAR 12:58.99

Actually, 1996 was a little tougher!

Geb and Bekele almost identical times except Geb didn't win!

[malmo]

Re: Weltklasse m5000

Note the similarity with Zurich 1996:

Actually, 1996 was a little tougher!

Geb and Bekele almost identical times except Geb didn't win!

That's the one where Gebrselassie inexplicably walked in the last 100m after going toe-to-toe with Komen.

[Frans Rutten]

Re: Weltklasse m5000

Note the similarity with Zurich 1996:

2009 Weltklasse Men’s 5000

1. BEKELE, Kenenisa ETH
WL 12:52.32
2. SOI, Edwin KEN
SB 12:55.03
3. RITZENHEIN, Dathan USA
AR 12:56.27
4. CHEPKOK, Vincent KEN
PB 12:58.17
5. KIPSIRO, Moses UGA
SB 12:59.27
6. EBUYA, Joseph KEN
SB 13:00.22


1996 Weltklasse Men’s 5000

1. KOMEN, Daniel KEN 12:45.09

2. GEBRESELASSIE, Haile ETH 12:52.70

3. TERGAT, Paul KEN 12:54.72

4. BOULAMI, Khalid MAR 12:55.76

5. KENNEDY, Bob USA 12:58.21

6. SGHYR, Ismael MAR 12:58.99

Actually, 1996 was a little tougher!

Geb and Bekele almost identical times except Geb didn't win!

PA

[kuha]

Re: Weltklasse m5000

Note the similarity with Zurich 1996:

Actually, 1996 was a little tougher!

Geb and Bekele almost identical times except Geb didn't win!

That's the one where Gebrselassie inexplicably walked in the last 100m after going toe-to-toe with Komen.

And for the 10 millionth time, it was not "inexplicable."

[Dutra]

Re: Weltklasse m5000

Note the similarity with Zurich 1996:

Actually, 1996 was a little tougher!

Geb and Bekele almost identical times except Geb didn't win!

That's the one where Gebrselassie inexplicably walked in the last 100m after going toe-to-toe with Komen.

Didn't Geb have blister problems from Atlanta?

[malmo]

Re: Weltklasse m5000

Note the similarity with Zurich 1996:

Actually, 1996 was a little tougher!

Geb and Bekele almost identical times except Geb didn't win!

That's the one where Gebrselassie inexplicably walked in the last 100m after going toe-to-toe with Komen.

And for the 10 millionth time, it was not "inexplicable."

Sure it was.

[malmo]

Re: Weltklasse m5000

Note the similarity with Zurich 1996:

Actually, 1996 was a little tougher!

Geb and Bekele almost identical times except Geb didn't win!

That's the one where Gebrselassie inexplicably walked in the last 100m after going toe-to-toe with Komen.

Didn't Geb have blister problems from Atlanta?

Atlanta is a city in Georgia, which is in the United States. Zurich is a city in Switzerland, which is a country in the middle of Europe.

[Dutra]

Re: Weltklasse m5000

Note the similarity with Zurich 1996:

Actually, 1996 was a little tougher!

Geb and Bekele almost identical times except Geb didn't win!

That's the one where Gebrselassie inexplicably walked in the last 100m after going toe-to-toe with Komen.

Didn't Geb have blister problems from Atlanta?

Atlanta is a city in Georgia, which is in the United States. Zurich is a city in Switzerland, which is a country in the middle of Europe.

I'm thinkin' the same thing....looking at my trusty globe.

I heard Geb ran a race in Atlanta sometime shortly before the Zurich race.....but I could be wrong.....and that he mentioned he had blister or feet issues from that effort.

[malmo]

Re: Weltklasse m5000

I heard Geb ran a race in Atlanta sometime shortly before the Zurich race.....but I could be wrong.....and that he mentioned he had blister or feet issues from that effort.

And ... what does that have with the price of tea in China?

[Dutra]

Re: Weltklasse m5000

I heard Geb ran a race in Atlanta sometime shortly before the Zurich race.....but I could be wrong.....and that he mentioned he had blister or feet issues from that effort.

And ... what does that have with the price of tea in China?

"inexplicably walked in the last 100m after going toe-to-toe with Komen."

blisters....Geb said...feet hurt....Olympic 10,000m

[Daisy]

Re: Weltklasse m5000

blisters....Geb said...feet hurt....Olympic 10,000m

http://tinyurl.com/lruefx

[kuha]

Re: Weltklasse m5000

Note the similarity with Zurich 1996:

Actually, 1996 was a little tougher!

Geb and Bekele almost identical times except Geb didn't win!

That's the one where Gebrselassie inexplicably walked in the last 100m after going toe-to-toe with Komen.

And for the 10 millionth time, it was not "inexplicable."

Sure it was.

No. It was "surprising"; it was "unexpected"; it was even "shocking"; but it was not "inexplicable." The only truly inexplicable thing in this years-long debate is your love affair with that particular word--a word that, in this instance, is really not appropriate or accurate.

[Conor Dary]

I was at that race, along with kuha, and Geb gave up when he saw the stadium clock and realized Komen had a very good chance to break his record. He knew he couldn't win and wasn't going to help Komen. Our seats were right at the start of the homestretch and we could see the anxiety on Geb's face as he is watching the clock and Komen.

Surprising? Very. But understandable, considering Komen only missed the record by a second.

PS. An incredible race for 10 laps. 10:08! A rare event, a real flat out race from two guys at the top of their game.

[Zat0pek]

I was at that race, along with kuha, and Geb gave up when he saw the stadium clock

Which is totally and completely inexplicable for a world-class athlete 100 meters from the finish line.

and realized Komen had a very good chance to break his record. He knew he couldn't win and wasn't going to help Komen. Our seats were right at the start of the homestretch and we could see the anxiety on Geb's face as he is watching the clock and Komen.

Complete speculation unless you talked to Geb about it. Even so, still inexplicable.

[Dutra]

Re: Weltklasse m5000

blisters....Geb said...feet hurt....Olympic 10,000m

http://tinyurl.com/lruefx

Graci