zxcvxzcv wrote:
No, it's not monster depth in comparison to Kenya and Ethiopia. Kenya truly has monster depth. Any of those 347 sub 60 Kenyan guys could have romped at the 10000m over probably any Japanese runner in history. What Japan has is outstanding sub-elite depth for a developed country. For the purposes of this discussion, consider sub-elite to be 1:01-1:05. That's a fair measure, because 1:01 is 3 minutes and 30 seconds slower than the world record.