The Misc Running News Thread

[adarqui]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/more-sports/stewart-mcsweyn-breaks-craig-mottram-record-in-rome-diamond-league-2020/news-story/4ff35cbaed18a1ed8cecc6fe5a5bf2d6

New Australian record in the 3000m. 7 minutes 28.02 seconds, which is the 17th fastest 3000m of all time.

Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo claimed the victory in 7:26.64 - the fastest time in the world this year - and Norwegian Jakob Ingebritsen (7:27.05) was second.

yea i saw that. pretty sick.

some seriously fast times being run this year. olympics woulda been nuts.. wondering if they'll be able to "peak again" for next year.

jakob still crushing it.

[Mikey]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/more-sports/stewart-mcsweyn-breaks-craig-mottram-record-in-rome-diamond-league-2020/news-story/4ff35cbaed18a1ed8cecc6fe5a5bf2d6

New Australian record in the 3000m. 7 minutes 28.02 seconds, which is the 17th fastest 3000m of all time.

Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo claimed the victory in 7:26.64 - the fastest time in the world this year - and Norwegian Jakob Ingebritsen (7:27.05) was second.

yea i saw that. pretty sick.

some seriously fast times being run this year. olympics woulda been nuts.. wondering if they'll be able to "peak again" for next year.

jakob still crushing it.

Norway is producing some great track athletes atm. Jakob Ingebritsen is only 20 years old 

[Mikey]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/more-sports/stewart-mcsweyn-breaks-craig-mottram-record-in-rome-diamond-league-2020/news-story/4ff35cbaed18a1ed8cecc6fe5a5bf2d6

New Australian record in the 3000m. 7 minutes 28.02 seconds, which is the 17th fastest 3000m of all time.

Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo claimed the victory in 7:26.64 - the fastest time in the world this year - and Norwegian Jakob Ingebritsen (7:27.05) was second.

yea i saw that. pretty sick.

some seriously fast times being run this year. olympics woulda been nuts.. wondering if they'll be able to "peak again" for next year.

jakob still crushing it.

Stewart Mcsweyn is in career best form. He just broke another Australian National Record in the 1500m at the Wanda Diamond League in Doha in a time of 3:30:51! If he keeps improving he might have a chance of a medal at the Olympics. 

[adarqui]

yea man 3:30 is no joke... anything around there or under is medal contention. he's in great form right now.. this would be olympics peaking time also - crazy. seems like so many people are peaking right now.

surprised af that Barega got 3:32.. holy shit. dude is a 5k guy.

crazy.

runners are nuts.

[Mikey]

yea man 3:30 is no joke... anything around there or under is medal contention. he's in great form right now.. this would be olympics peaking time also - crazy. seems like so many people are peaking right now.

surprised af that Barega got 3:32.. holy shit. dude is a 5k guy.

crazy.

runners are nuts.

Yeah it was a fast race. The first five finishers all got PBs.

[adarqui]

Bekele is out @ London with a calf strain.

Kipchoge vs Bekele is not going to happen.. :/

damn.

[adarqui]

London marathon is tmw i think.

then joshua cheptegei is taking aim at the 10k track record?

crazy week of running.

was amp'd to see kipchoge vs bekele tho. damn. kipchoge would have won anyway so.. ;f

[adarqui]

https://sports.yahoo.com/2020-london-marathon-tv-live-132750060.html

2am est

kipchoge!

[adarqui]

2 WR's today..

women almost breaking 14 min in 5k now.. incredible.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3ZSkjojnXA" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3ZSkjojnXA</a>



and cheptegei, the new king, is still rolling thru WR's. ridiculous.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNaOQBC9gGo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNaOQBC9gGo</a>

[adarqui]

cheptegei has these WR's:
- 5k road
- 10k road
- 5k track
- 10k track

so nuts.

[adarqui]

letsrun hit me with these headlines:

CJ Albertson Just Ran a 2:09 Marathon on the Treadmill. He Doesn’t Care What You Think About It.
- https://www.letsrun.com/news/2020/11/cj-albertson-just-ran-a-209-marathon-on-the-treadmill-he-doesnt-care-what-you-think-about-it/

Keira D’Amato DESTROYS American women’s-only 10 mile record; Runs 51:23 to smash 52:12 record at Up Dawg Ten Miler
- https://www.letsrun.com/news/2020/11/keira-damato-destroys-american-womens-only-10-mile-record-runs-5123-to-smash-5212-record-at-up-dawg-ten-miler/

Tennessee’s Jenna Hutchins Puts Stamp on Incredible 2020 Cross Country Season with Historic Sub-16:00 5K
- https://www.letsrun.com/news/2020/11/tennessees-jenna-hutchins-puts-stamp-on-incredible-2020-cross-country-season-with-historic-sub-1600-5k/

^^ first ever sub 16 XC 5k for a h.s. girl. beast.

[adarqui]

valencia half marathon tmw. (tonight)

gonna be fast, like always.

"rhonex vs legese vs kiplimo vs kandie"

rhonex's half marathon debut.

https://www.letsrun.com/news/2020/12/2020-valencia-half-preview-jacob-kiplimo-vs-kibiwott-kandie-round-3-rhonex-kipruto-letesenbet-gidey-genzebe-dibaba-debut/

stacked.

[adarqui]

uhh wtf.

top 4 finishers @ valencia ran under the previous WR .. all 4 of them ran under 58 min for the half.

that's incredible & weird.

good writeup:

https://www.letsrun.com/news/2020/12/utter-insanity-kibiwott-kandie-runs-5732-as-the-top-4-finishers-break-the-world-record-in-the-valencia-half-marathon/








57:31 wtf?



rhonex, 57:49 half marathon debut. wtf?

Yet none of those record-breaking runs could compare to what unfolded on Sunday morning at the Valencia Half Marathon. In a race that redefined the limits of the 13.1-mile event, the first four finishers ran under Geoffrey Kamworor’s 58:01 world record.

The sub-58:00 club, which a few hours ago did not even exist, now has four members. Road running has officially gone insane.

wtf.

[vag]

Incredible!!!
BTW , 58 minutes half marathon is  2:45 average pace! For 21 consecutive KMs.
Or if you prefer, 4 consecutive 5K runs at around 13:45
That was the 5K WR in the 50s.
That is faster than the current women 5K WR.
If the woman WR holder started her run together right when they completed 16K, and repeated her WR run, she would finish last ,15 seconds or so behind!!!!!

I will never ever get over the awe that those conversions cause.

[LBSS]

it's the shoes. like when swimmers started using those sharkfin bodysuits in the early 2000s and every swimming WR went down in short order.