Can you run 100m in 17s?

[Binky]

You could have done your bit by naming the person who came second. 😉

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Yomif Kejelcha

I could have but couldn't be arsed to Google it
Plus it reinforces my point he's barely mentioned.....

 

[Animo]

Didn't the third place guy break the existing world record too?

 

[DCBassman]

I cannot run at all any more. Shamble a bit.

 

[Pblakeney]

Didn't the third place guy break the existing world record too?

He did, but not the 2 hour mark.

 

[Beebo]

I've had rides of 26 miles when I've averaged less than 13mph 😂.
Admittedly very hilly ones but to run at that pace for slightly less than 2 hours is incredible. Have to though feel for the guy in 2nd place who also went sub 2 hours but barely mentioned.

He’s the only person in the world with an average time below 2 hours, as it was his first ever run.
So maybe he should stop now and keep it below 2 hours.

 

[steverob]

I remember when Eliud Kipchoge first broke the 2 hour marathon barrier (although in specifically controlled conditions with multiple pacers, not in a proper race like Sunday), a few weeks later they set up a treadmill at a running Expo, configured to the average pace he ran the full distance at and asked all-comers to try and see how long they could last on it. Most people barely made it 200-300 metres before falling off the back!

Is it also true that his last-5km-time would have been not-last in the Olympics 5km final?!?

Don't know about the last 5km, but between kms 35 and 40, he was 2 seconds faster than the current Parkrun world record (13:44).

 

[Webbo2]

I remember when Eliud Kipchoge first broke the 2 hour marathon barrier (although in specifically controlled conditions with multiple pacers, not in a proper race like Sunday), a few weeks later they set up a treadmill at a running Expo, configured to the average pace he ran the full distance at and asked all-comers to try and see how long they could last on it. Most people barely made it 200-300 metres before falling off the back!


Don't know about the last 5km, but between kms 35 and 40, he was 2 seconds faster than the current Parkrun world record (13:44).

But the park run is from a standing start, he had a run up to it.😏

 

[Beebo]

Don't know about the last 5km, but between kms 35 and 40, he was 2 seconds faster than the current Parkrun world record (13:44).

Km35-40 is almost perfectly straight and flat along the embankment.
He doesn’t have to dodge dogs and old ladies or run on the grass.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

You could have done your bit by naming the person who came second. 😉

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Yomif Kejelcha

Noted for the quizzes, potentially...

 

[T4tomo]

Don't know about the last 5km, but between kms 35 and 40, he was 2 seconds faster than the current Parkrun world record (13:44).

yes but he didn't have to dodge grumpy Mable and her shopping trolley and Courtney in her dry robe with 3 chihuahua exercising their right to use that public path....

 

[matticus]

I did not know this was a thing. But it makes perfect sense:


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBhD9LzRQM4

 

[Profpointy]

Didn't the third place guy break the existing world record too?

As an aside there was an olympic event where one of the guys who broke the world record ended up coming fourth and didn't even get a bronze. I think it must having jumping or throwing as he it seemed he had it in the bag until others after him did even better