Deer Joshua Cheptegei- PLEASE GO AFTER KOMEN'S 2 MILE WORLD RECORD

The Waterboy wrote:

(the average person sadly doesn't understand or care about 5K/10K- but understands 2 miles).

There's life outside America. Literally no one from the civilized world cares about 2 miles or the mile.

The Waterboy wrote:

First of all, congrats on 2 amazing world records!

Daniel Komen was my favorite runner- I couldn't believe everyone is obsessed with the 4 minute mile, yet fewer people knew that someone actually ran a 4 minute mile TWICE (Komen's 7:58).

PLEASE do a 2 mile and smash the 8 minute barrier- run 7:50-7:55! That would give amazing popularity to track and field (the average person sadly doesn't understand or care about 5K/10K- but understands 2 miles). It would also in my opinion make him the GOAT of track distance running (he probably isn't that already due to Bekele getting his Olympic Golds- unless Cheptegei was able to get a WR that Bekele didn't have).

Please smash Komen's records!!!

...oh, and while you're at it, go for the world record in the 3200!

DO it!!!

I find it hard to believe that the 2 mile is more popular than the 5k, at least to the average person. I live in the States and 2 miles seems like sort of an odd distance compared to the 5k, which is standard distance for holiday and fun runs of sorts.

Ricky Cabeza wrote:

The Waterboy wrote:

First of all, congrats on 2 amazing world records!

Daniel Komen was my favorite runner- I couldn't believe everyone is obsessed with the 4 minute mile, yet fewer people knew that someone actually ran a 4 minute mile TWICE (Komen's 7:58).

PLEASE do a 2 mile and smash the 8 minute barrier- run 7:50-7:55! That would give amazing popularity to track and field (the average person sadly doesn't understand or care about 5K/10K- but understands 2 miles). It would also in my opinion make him the GOAT of track distance running (he probably isn't that already due to Bekele getting his Olympic Golds- unless Cheptegei was able to get a WR that Bekele didn't have).

Please smash Komen's records!!!

...oh, and while you're at it, go for the world record in the 3200!

Well, if he broke the 2 mile world record he would almost definitely have broken the 3200 record.

I bet Joshua could turn a mean Beep Run.

ElGuerroujFan wrote:

I find it hard to believe that the 2 mile is more popular than the 5k, at least to the average person. I live in the States and 2 miles seems like sort of an odd distance compared to the 5k, which is standard distance for holiday and fun runs of sorts.

To the average runner or person who has run, the 5k has more relevance. To an average American non runner, the 2 mile resonates more. Almost everyone has done a mile time trial, be it in fitness class or whatever, and it would be quite mind blowing to them that someone could run 2 miles in 7:5x while they can only run 1 in 8-10 minutes.

I still think the 3000 m (7:20) is incredibly hard to break. Since Joshua seems to lack the raw speed of Komen or Bekele, breaking that would be an even more impressive accomplishment that the 5000 m or 10,000

He needs to beat Nick Symmonds in a pump ‘n’ run on Nick’s YouTube channel. Only then will anyone take him seriously.

Three-thousand metres to 10000m seem to be strongly correlated. That stated, one needs a minimum about of 1500m &/or one mile speed to even consider racing for Daniel Komen's 3000m &/or 2 mile world records. For Joshua Cheptegei's confidence, he would need to significantly improve his 1500m &/or one mile times to chase 3000m &/or 2 mile world records. I do not believe it is worth it to change his training.

He should go for the Color Run world record.

It's too bad he didn't eat a candy bar during it. He could've been greater than El Guerrouj.

John Wesley Harding wrote:

He needs to beat Nick Symmonds in a pump ‘n’ run on Nick’s YouTube channel. Only then will anyone take him seriously.

He needs to run a sub 4 marathon before the locals here will take him seriously.

I would be very impressed if he could beat Jakob in the 3000.

The Waterboy wrote:

Deer Joshua Cheptegei- PLEASE GO AFTER KOMEN'S 2 MILE WORLD RECORD

The Waterboy wrote:PLEASE do a 2 mile and smash the 8 minute barrier- run 7:50-7:55! That would give amazing popularity to track and field (the average person sadly doesn't understand or care about 5K/10K- but understands 2 miles).

Oh 'deer'... the rest of the world that are metric, know and care nothing about feet, gallons, fathoms and furlongs.

Please progress towards civilisation

john wilbur wrote:

I would be very impressed if he could beat Jakob in the 3000.

This is one of the reasons why I want to see 5000m & 10000m go away. It would be so exciting watching Joshua C. race Jakob I. in 3000m after men would have to go through two rounds of heats. Joshua C. would prevail in a TT on a cool Europeans summer night. After a couple of rounds of heats Joshua C. would have a tougher time versus sub-3:30 1500m men in 3000m final. Three-thousand metres should be the longest track event.

I would rather see him take on the 3000m record.... I know it's a lot harder to get than the 2-mile, but really, who cares about the 2 mile (plus I'd rather see the more difficult record get attacked)?

Oh, and Joshua beats Jakob lol.

600yd/600m man wrote:

john wilbur wrote:

I would be very impressed if he could beat Jakob in the 3000.

This is one of the reasons why I want to see 5000m & 10000m go away. It would be so exciting watching Joshua C. race Jakob I. in 3000m after men would have to go through two rounds of heats. Joshua C. would prevail in a TT on a cool Europeans summer night. After a couple of rounds of heats Joshua C. would have a tougher time versus sub-3:30 1500m men in 3000m final. Three-thousand metres should be the longest track event.

That's just the thing. A cool European night is exactly where Josh C would be at a disadvantage. His tiny, frail 110 pound body works well for hot weather but he has no insulation for running in 45 degree weather.

No way. 3000 meter is more important, more frequently run, and more challenging to break than the 2 mile record.