malmo wrote:
The World Records: 81 days duration, without the aid of pacemakers, unless you consider 13:48 (10k WR) and 3:49.5 (3k WR) “pacemaking”?
4/8 1 13:08.4 WR 5000 Triangular Meet Berkeley, CA (:49.6 margin, Josh Kimeto, 13:58.0)
5/13 1 8:05.4 WR 3000sc Northwest Relays Seattle, WA (:30.7 margin, Jim Johnson 8:36.1)
6/11 1 27:22.5 WR 10000 International Vienna, AUT (:30.5 margin, Domingo Tibaduiza 27:53.0)
6/27 1 7:32.1 WR 3000 Bislett Games Oslo, NOR (:8.2 margin, Suleiman Nyambui 7:40.3)
The Splits
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WR 5000m Berkley, CA 5/8/78 70 degrees, sunny
1. 13:08.4 Henry Rono WSU
2. 13:58.0 Josh Kimeto WSU
3. 14:03.0 Samson Kimobwa WSU (10k WR holder)
1:07 (67)
2:10 (63)
3:14 (64)
4:15 (61) 1600m
5:18 (63)
6:20 (62)
7:24 (64)
8:28 (64) 3200m
9:31 (63)
10:35 (64)
11:38 (63)
12:09 (31) 4600m
13:08 (59.4)
(2:42.0, 2:36.0, 2:39.5, 2:37.0, 2:33.9)
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WR steeplechase Seattle WA 5/13/78 hail, rain, windy, 55 degrees. 200+ attendance. :30.7 margin of victory
1: 8:05.4 Henry Rono WSU
2. 8:36.1 Jim Johnson CNW
3. 8:52.1 Evens WSU
4. 8:54.7 Barr CNW
63.8
66.2 (2:10.0)
64.0 (3:14.0)
65.5 (4:19.5)
65.3 (5:24.8)
65.1 (6:29.9)
61.4 last lap
After the last lap, the wind really came to life, hitting 15-20 mph. “It was very hard after 5 laps,” he said. “The last 200 meters were hard too.”
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WR 10000, Vienna AUT 6/11/78 72 degrees 500 attendance Jos Hermans paced first 9 laps
1. 27:22.5 Henry Rono, KEN
2. 27:53.0 Domingo Tibaduiza, COL
3. 27:58.9 Joel Cheruiyot, KEN
2:47.5
13:48.2
22:02.1
27:22.5 13:34.3 57.0
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WR 3000m Oslo, NOR 6/27/78
1. 7:32.1 Henry Rono KEN
2. 7:40.3 Sulieman Nyambui, TAN
3. 7:40.4 Nick Rose GBR
2:34.0
3:49.5 1500 Rono takes lead
4:04.5 60.0
5:04.5 60.0 2:30.5
6:04.5 60.0
7:03.5 59.0
7:32.1 28.6 2:27.6 3:42.6