Finally another video of the phenomenon Kenenisa Bekele. As one German commentator once remarked, when Kenny is fit, anyone hoping for gold can only be disappointed.
Songok gave Bekele in his prime a really good run. He chased him at the World Cross Country short race (4 km) earlier that year too, but Bekele knew he would win. This was Songok's fastest race of his career. What a great race.
After doing a bit of research this is what I've found: Fastest 5000m with a sub-58 last lap: 57.78 - Kenenisa Bekele 12:37.35 (2004) Fastest 5000m with a sub-57 last lap: 56.77 - Haile Gebrselassie 12:39.36 (1998) Fastest 5000m with a sub-56 last lap: 55.4 - Haile Gebrselassie 12:41.86 (1997) Fastest 5000m with a sub-55 last lap: 54.66 - Dejen Gebremeskel 12:46.81 (2012) Fastest 5000m with a sub-54 last lap: 53.03 - Kenenisa Bekele 12:48.25 (2006) (This race) Fastest 5000m with a sub-52 last lap: 51.94 - Bernard Lagat 12:59.22 (2006) Does anyone know what the fastest 5000m with a sub-53 last lap is? Has anyone ever run a sub-12:55 5000m with a sub-53 last lap?
His Golden Leauge streak and times that year were simply unreal: Oslo 2nd - 12:58.22 Paris 1st - 12:51.32 Rome 1st - 12:51.44 Zürich 1st - 12:48.25 (with a MONSTROUS final lap of 53.03) Bruxelles 1st - 12:48.09 Berlin 1st - 12:57.74
it's amazing to think how fast he could have gone in this race. Such inconsistent laps must have taken a lot out of them and it ended up still being a fast time. 68s followed by a 67s then an amazing last lap of 53 (which he only started to kick at 350m). If he had just done the last 3 laps at 60s which i'm sure was quite doable he would have been at 12:40
I believe Mo has gone 51 when dipping under 1250. But not certain Oddly enough Mo and Hicham have some of the fastest closers than anyone in history. No surprise with Hicham!
@@rgdos1162 Not really, being perfectly honest. Mo has impressive top speed and a strong finishing kick, I'll give him that. But his habit of running miserably slow times followed by a lightning fast kick just didn't make for interesting races. His actual "fast" races were fairly sparse, in comparison to athletes like Hicham as you mentioned.
@@rgdos1162 Bernard Lagat beat Bekele in 2008 I believe with a 50.08 last 400 and may have run sub 50 if he wasn't blocked by lapped runners he slowed down for. For Lagat, that was his PR, and he ran JUST under 13 minutes, but with a 50 second last lap, it was evident that he could have run faster. It was his first 5k I think, or second. Needless to say, that's the fastest last lap I've seen in a 5k. I'd say 13 minutes is still a fast time
@@robinbauer1975 yeah that is crazy! He ran them within 9 days of eachother! Not to mention he won the double world cross country championships that year. There was also the 2004 Olympics in Athens as well. It was a very busy season. On the other hand Cheptegei had no important championships in 2020 because the pandemic shut down everything. Tokyo olympics was postponed as well. That gave him plenty of time to train. And new technology helps too. But yeah I can't find Bekeles 26:20 anywhere
Finally another video of the phenomenon Kenenisa Bekele. As one German commentator once remarked, when Kenny is fit, anyone hoping for gold can only be disappointed.
Songok gave Bekele in his prime a really good run. He chased him at the World Cross Country short race (4 km) earlier that year too, but Bekele knew he would win. This was Songok's fastest race of his career. What a great race.
I give props to the runner in 2nd. He was in the wake, but making it very competitive. KIP was toast!
Yes, Eliud seemed to have lost a lot of the finishing speed that he'd used to defeat Bekele and El G just 3 years earlier.
Songok put up a good fight
After doing a bit of research this is what I've found:
Fastest 5000m with a sub-58 last lap: 57.78 - Kenenisa Bekele 12:37.35 (2004)
Fastest 5000m with a sub-57 last lap: 56.77 - Haile Gebrselassie 12:39.36 (1998)
Fastest 5000m with a sub-56 last lap: 55.4 - Haile Gebrselassie 12:41.86 (1997)
Fastest 5000m with a sub-55 last lap: 54.66 - Dejen Gebremeskel 12:46.81 (2012)
Fastest 5000m with a sub-54 last lap: 53.03 - Kenenisa Bekele 12:48.25 (2006) (This race)
Fastest 5000m with a sub-52 last lap: 51.94 - Bernard Lagat 12:59.22 (2006)
Does anyone know what the fastest 5000m with a sub-53 last lap is? Has anyone ever run a sub-12:55 5000m with a sub-53 last lap?
Nice stats ! Thank you
Shhesh only Ethiopians as usual and then Bernie Lagat 🇰🇪
Mo did it in 52.94 inLondon '12, El Guerrouj 52.93 Athens '04
Issac Kiprono Songok has shown us a true sportsmanship and deserve honest respect by those who do seek to see such things in all sports.
My Greatest distance runner of all time. Keneni
Man do I want to see more of the Golden Leauge races from the 2006 season. Bekele was in a league of his own that season.
His Golden Leauge streak and times that year were simply unreal:
Oslo 2nd - 12:58.22
Paris 1st - 12:51.32
Rome 1st - 12:51.44
Zürich 1st - 12:48.25 (with a MONSTROUS final lap of 53.03)
Bruxelles 1st - 12:48.09
Berlin 1st - 12:57.74
@@charlesthorndike2702 I think Bekele could have broken his WR at this race. It was a bit slow towards the middle of the race
Can see bekele running for whole day
What a smooth graceful running he does❤️❤️❤️
This race is insane. 53 last lap at that pace
mo farah cant handle this
@@niapriyanti6021 no one can do that 53.00 . peace of 800 m not 5000 m
bekele is the king of distace runner ever
@@niapriyanti6021 hhhh
And he didn't even start kicking until just the last 300 meters.
@@niapriyanti6021 Hahahahhaahaha ;D
A last lap of 53.03 in a 12:48.25 5000m. Unreal
Yet to see running as graceful as this
Wow what a race! And such a nice embrace at the end!
if you noticed. Bekele decreased his speed to save energy for the last lap .kipchoge could not do a sprint because the race was too fast.
no one can do that 53.00 .it is the peace of 800 m not 5000 m
bekele is the king of distace runner ever
it's amazing to think how fast he could have gone in this race. Such inconsistent laps must have taken a lot out of them and it ended up still being a fast time. 68s followed by a 67s then an amazing last lap of 53 (which he only started to kick at 350m). If he had just done the last 3 laps at 60s which i'm sure was quite doable he would have been at 12:40
He would have broken his own WR
Dear Weltklasse Zürich-channel: Please, PLEASE upload Bekele's victories from Weltklasse Zürich 2008 and 2009!
What a RACE !!
brilliant run by Bekele
wawww tnx for apploding .
7:56 wawwwww the last 100 m in 11s after 4900 m icroyable perfermance
Songkok also clocking sub 54 last lap🤯
This has to be the fastest last lap ever for a sub 12:50 race.
I believe Mo has gone 51 when dipping under 1250. But not certain
Oddly enough Mo and Hicham have some of the fastest closers than anyone in history. No surprise with Hicham!
@@rgdos1162 Mo has never gone sub 12:50. His personal best is 12:53.11
@@charlesthorndike2702 hard to believe for a guy with his resume
@@rgdos1162 Not really, being perfectly honest. Mo has impressive top speed and a strong finishing kick, I'll give him that. But his habit of running miserably slow times followed by a lightning fast kick just didn't make for interesting races. His actual "fast" races were fairly sparse, in comparison to athletes like Hicham as you mentioned.
@@rgdos1162 Bernard Lagat beat Bekele in 2008 I believe with a 50.08 last 400 and may have run sub 50 if he wasn't blocked by lapped runners he slowed down for.
For Lagat, that was his PR, and he ran JUST under 13 minutes, but with a 50 second last lap, it was evident that he could have run faster. It was his first 5k I think, or second.
Needless to say, that's the fastest last lap I've seen in a 5k.
I'd say 13 minutes is still a fast time
38" last 300m and think the race was very fast!
Obviously, Bekele saved the power from 3800m to 4650(?)m on purpose.
Then, KICKED to goal !!!!
Bekele el mas grande atleta de todo los tiempos
Insane bekele
I know records fall, there are better tracks, better pacers, volcanic shoes, pace lights etc, but really this guy is the best.
our Ethiopian hero❤
Someone has the firts 10 k World Record of Bekele in 2004? Looks like that video donest exist
non Don't exist in youtube we wait
I've looked everywhere I can't find it. He ran 26:20
@@toleranceelansi4163 I really wanna see it
@@waterproof4403 Me too he ran the 12:37 and 26:20 in the same season didn't he?
@@robinbauer1975 yeah that is crazy! He ran them within 9 days of eachother! Not to mention he won the double world cross country championships that year. There was also the 2004 Olympics in Athens as well. It was a very busy season.
On the other hand Cheptegei had no important championships in 2020 because the pandemic shut down everything. Tokyo olympics was postponed as well. That gave him plenty of time to train. And new technology helps too. But yeah I can't find Bekeles 26:20 anywhere
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Bekele 5:00👍😁❗
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Bekele was the reason Kipchoge left track running 😂
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