I bet that was beautiful sight to see. My legs hurt just thinking about them going that fast.

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I didn't see it but he won by 23''!
I bet it didn't even look hard...

Wonders silently...how much must it hurt to run that fast (even for 400m)..and too...can I even bike that fast?? I'm lucky some days to run half that fast (25mins for 5km)..that speed is unfathomable to me. Wants to know if it's some kind of new shoes that were wind tunnel tested or something.

Thats f*cking fast. Indoor tracks are sooo much fun to run on also!

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Brian Stover USAT LII
Accelerate3 Coaching
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I hate indoor tracks...curves are too tight...that's killing me

Absolutely amazing. Nearly incomprehensible.

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Tom Demerly
The Tri Shop.com

Yeah I watched it on Eurosport. 800 meters from the finish they said he is gonna have to go really fast in order to do it. I think at around 3000 he was like 3-5 seconds ahead of the pace Gebrselassie was going when he set the WR, but he slowed down and was a little over it. When he went through a 400 800m from the finish in around 61-62 they said it was possible. Then he turned on the jets and went through the last 200m in 27.06!!!

I've read where Tim Noakes has said that the fastest runners over the shortest distance will be the fastest running any distance provided they have the right build and temperament. Who said max running speed doesn't matter in distance running? I believe Gebrselassie holds/held the WR in the 10K also.These guys have awesome anaerobic power to go along with their huge aerobic engines, I'd bet they could run low 20's for a single 200m. Makes for an interesting thought experiment regarding Marion Jones and the time she could run at longer distances.

There is a line there somewhere when the fast twitch/slow twitch (or the newer notions of fiber types) ratio would prevent serious crossover. A great 100/200 sprinter will never develop into a great distance runner. Marion Jones could certainly train for and finish an IM, and probably will. Hundreds of AG athletes prove every year that anyone can do it, given enough drive and training. But she isn't cut out to develop serious endurance capacity.

Last 3k was in 7:37. Do the math on that!
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Shoot, I've gone a lot faster........on my bike! Awesome performance.

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bah, it's about 2'30''/km...not that fast, what? 24km/h is just 15mph...so to give it a try, jump on a high tech treadmill (the fastest in gyms usually go 15mph) put max speed, increase slope to 1% for air resistance, and stay there for 12'49'' (and it would be easier as there are no curves)

for the record, this is the indoor WR...outdoor still belongs to Gebre in 12'39''36 (98, Helsinski) and the 10,000 is also Gebre's in 26'22''75 (98, Hengelo)

However, remember to "stop immediately if you feel faint, dizzy or out of breath"

or you mean stand up slowly when the treadmill shoots you off the back because you can't keep up . . .