The History of the 5000m World Record 

I watched him. Basically running 60 second laps. And looked so smooth and ran a lot of it by himself.

He’s got to be able to break the 2 mile record. right?

@@bnsz8704 You would think so. Give him a chance. :-)

It was the first world record to be set with a mechanical pacer, exactly on time, from beginning to end. Just incredible, but not equivalent to Bekele's.

@@diegomardones6651 Faster.

Bekele is still the record holder for the 5000m and 10000m. The Ugandans record should not be official. He was literally handed the WR on a silver platter. Please Watch this video. ( RU-vid keeps removing the link. Search for WR comparison Showdown Bekeles vs Cheptegei by The Lapras Man) It's a side by side comparison of Bekeles real WR and the NN time trial by Cheptegei. The Ugandans splits were metronomic (2:37 per KM for the whole time trial!) Why is that? Because a machine was pacing him. Those robotic wavelight technology on the track. That whole thing was staged for him precisely. Like the INEOS challenge in Vienna. Planned by NN to the millimeter. Watch the 5000m comparison too. Bekeles splits were Uneven. He had variations in his tempo. He had more in tank for sure. The thing is he ran by his heart and didn't have a whole team orchestrate and engineer a record for him. ...

@That One Thank you for correcting me! The comment has been fixed.

Paco OfTaco .. Good Luck 🍀

@@djquiksilva thank you

Same we are both on the same track bro. What is your current personal best time?

@@hejda4101 My current best time is 22:03. Whats yours?

So tue

My best is 29:08....

@@rphnick that's a great time and you should be proud of it

Mine is 18:52, still slow 😃

Mine is 17:51! XD that’s “slow! XD”

Come see what just happened in Monaco. #UGANDAN

Not when you have a absolute freak like Joshua and monsters like Kipruto on the rise!!

Cheptegei

I hate to break it to you but the record has finally been broken.

I wonder what bekele could have ran with the lights and dragon fly shoes though

Like 15😳

agree. i believe this channel can do that

And once upon a time, the world record for the mile was something like 6:20. Lol

Can you add a timestamp?

Nope they weren't. You know that these atlethes from east africa had poor lives. Before fame they lived exactly maybe even worse than the europeans in 19s. Training is what it is all based on bro, you can't win without training so saying I had a bad training is the same as failing an exam and then saying I studied bad but I am still impressive. Your passion and how much time and effort you put on something is the most important thing after food tho.

@@hejda4101 Training is super important but today's tracks alone would take off 15 seconds

@@veridicusmaximus6010 I understand that things are more comfy now but even if we come to the marathon. Our generation is trying to go under 2h while in the 19s they barely made it under sub 3 hahahs. The only reason we are better now is because the challenge is higher. Back then there was no high records, which means they didn't have to push that hard. The records have slowly improved thru this century. One by one an athelete broke the record until we are finally here. So I think everyone that wins a race and specially sets a record is beyond amazing.

Back then athletes were amateurs. If you were a professional, you were excluded from the Olympics.

Current 12:35.36

1 yr later the books were rewritten.

@@AP-fl8hr I'll say. Cheptegei's times were unbelievable. He must be a national hero in Uganda.

@@pukulu Bekele is still the record holder for the 5000m and 10000m. The Ugandans record should not be official. He was literally handed the WR on a silver platter. Please Watch this video. ( RU-vid keeps removing the link. Search for WR comparison Showdown Bekeles vs Cheptegei by The Lapras Man) It's a side by side comparison of Bekeles real WR and the NN time trial by Cheptegei. The Ugandans splits were metronomic (2:37 per KM for the whole time trial!) Why is that? Because a machine was pacing him. Those robotic wavelight technology on the track. That whole thing was staged for him precisely. Like the INEOS challenge in Vienna. Planned by NN to the millimeter. Watch the 5000m comparison too. Bekeles splits were Uneven. He had variations in his tempo. He had more in tank for sure. The thing is he ran by his heart and didn't have a whole team orchestrate and engineer a record for him. .

@@AP-fl8hr no

... and Galen was the runner Rupp.

That’s true, I never even broke 21 minutes for my 5k

True!

No not a hope

Wrong!

@@tomfranssens7984 Cheptegei!

@@19Kamau79 Yes! He did the impossible! What a race...

@@tomfranssens7984 actually my comment is 8months old and his Monaco 5K road 12:51 is stunning as I visited in Monte Carlo at summer 2019 and course isn't flat, uphill from port to tunnel is hard looking section.

Hope he smashes it on the track!!!!

Aaron Malone me too! As a fellow Brit, I’m really excited to have a competitor in the men’s 10000m again

@@RandomGuy-dw7hf ya I'm Irish but I always have tried to watch Mo Farah's races,and when he went to the marathon it felt like he was almost retiring,but now that he's back I hope he can take gold at Tokyo!!!!

I wonder if Mo can beat Joshua Cheptegei

@@peterkabatha na doubt it but he's the king of tactical final

it must be called nike record technology was more seen than z power of z athelete so shame

No he is not. He had help from the wave lights technology on the track. It shouldn't be an official record. Kenenisa got robbed

@@yab7935 exactly bro! What a huge shame!

*had

Chetegei will destroy Mo!

He has no chance.

Denis Daly even if he doesn’t at least he’s doing it!

Oh really?

Ya se rajo corriendo el maratón jaja , ya que no puede ganar ahí porque está Kipchoge

Denis Daly and why is that?

And bekele the grestest??

@@omarzannoni9801 he has never run under 3:30 1500m

Are you litsening to yourself, mo farah?? The guy has nothing to compare to these runners. His fastest times compare to 1970's runners

@@Pixelmas-ter7 I know that Mo Farah isn't in the same world as Gebresselassie and Bekele. I just listed the runners who ran under 3:30 for 1500, 7:30 for 3K and 13:00 for 5K. Mo Farah did that while Bekele never did that

@@user-op6ey5hy5m are you litsening to yourself or where are you getting your facts? I cant urgue with a stone.

Not any more

@@sofianakimbugwe7009 i watched the gallant cheptegei break the 16 yrs old bekele record and i can say he deserved it. Probably he may also break the 10k record as well

Lol

But could it be a mental barrier? Thanks for the comment by the way. You make a good point.

handed on a silver platter? dude, you probably never ran yourself.