@@rbaude27Not really a choker, just has to run really fast early in the season to meet the insane Ethiopian qualifying standards. Which hurts his performance later in the season.
Dude needs to drop a 3k steeple. He's gotta be 6'2". Those steeplechase barriers would be nothing to him. That combination of speed and endurance is exactly what you're looking for.
Glad to see the big man get a well deserved win and record. Seems like he's been almost there in a lot of races if it hadn't been for a certain Norwegian.
He can improve in the half and the marathon for sure by a lot. Has he done the marathon? I don't know to be honest. Maybe even the 10000m. His range is honestly pretty damn good.
Fair. If it was anything from the mile to the full marathon he would be a very good one to bet on. Sifan Hasan is the most versatile though, man or woman considered.
Me alegro mucho de este récord de Kejelcha de quién ya se había hecho costumbre verlo en 2dos o 3ros lugares así que lo encuentro espectacular. Saludos desde Los Sauces CHILE.
Consistency and execution at the highest level are hallmarks of a champion. He needs to figure out how to convert his incredible times into WC/Oly medals.
Always been a big fan of Kejelcha, love his competitiveness you can see every time he races that he wants to win badly. Based on the sheer strength of his PRs and incredible versatility I’d put him easily top 10 distance runners all time
Kipchoge didn’t become a household name until he left the track and hit the roads - and even then, his stardom didn’t come overnight. I sense the same for Kejelcha, and I think that will be to his benefit. It’s hard to perform well when all eyes are on you with the highest of expectations.
A lot of fans really love Kejelcha, though. He's always a contender and he's a tough competitor. He front runs a lot, which means that he's probably missed out on some medals that he otherwise could have won, but he's pushed a lot of other runners to medals and PBs. I think he has the respect of his competitors and I love to see him run. And he has a couple of WRs, which is significant.
@@joelandenmatten9285 hmm🤔.. he's already 27, if he waits too long, it might be harder to keep that highest level and intensity .. I think he should move to the marathon distance in 2025 or 2026 maximum... And maybe we'll see an official Sub 2 Hours ! 🌠
I remember doing 400 workouts, in HS, I'd do 70's and I thought that was fast. Later in College I ended up doing those in like 60's and that felt much easier than my 70's in HS lol. But to do those non-stop for half marathon. That's a different level
Kipchoge got to benefit from the dawn of the supershoe era during his prime so his career wouldn’t have changed much with the benefit of Evo 1s. Bekele on the other hand was a more powerful runner who’s main barrier from reaching GOAT status in the marathon was his inconsistency due to injury. He would’ve benefited massively from hitting his prime during the current era of supershoes
he goes under the radar because he doesn't have a social media presence at all compared to the western athletes from eu and america. No drama, no conversational rivalry with any other racers; just a humble guy in a world where sports media focuses on the louder athletes because it draws in more interest and revenue from casual spectators
It will be exciting to see him run marathons someday. I am a bit concerned that he used to train with Salazar, but these elites may all be playing by a different set of rules forced upon them.
He is the one who will break the 2 hours marathon barrier . As easy as a little walk in the park on sunday morning ... Same pace of his half marathon, it's would be 1h55 for a marathon could he do it ... it would be a legendary performance ... By the way his physic is perfection of human's energy economy ... if you compared with Bekele who put more muscle mass on his leg to compare with young Bekele I'm sad for him he couldn't follow the other world record holder or maybe he will improve... Anyway this champion or others they will break every long distance records and maybe 50k or 100k in the futur ... why not those ethopian & kenyans are not trying to broke ironman record ... it's would be pure entertainment for everyone of us ... thank you very much for this great video, I enjoyed it !
Kejelcha has an insane string of PBs. However, he rarely does well in championships. Countless of finals, but only one medal (outdoor) so far (silver in the 10000m in Doha 2019)
Kejelcha is very good runner. One of his weakness is finish (ie absolute speed at the fisish). But unfortunatelly that is what wins medals.... But he can concentrate on breaking records... I think he has one WR from indoor already.
3:12 Bekele has never run an outdoor mile. If that 3:51* is supposed to mean a conversion from the 1500m, then I don't get it. His 3:32.35 PB in the 1500m converts to a 3:49.2 mile. Bekele has also done a 4:49.99 in the indoor 2000m, which converts to a indoor mile of 3:48.7
Him sitting on the track dejected after finishing 6th in the 10000 was the saddest moment of Paris Olympics. So long as he keeps running, he will win some world championships.
he powers through his runs... which is great if everything is going good. But doesn't think enough strategy to actually take full advantage of his talents. Both Bekele & Haile would have eaten him alive if they were in their primes. Knowing WHEN to be fast can be as important as being fast sometimes.
not just knowing to be fast, but also actually _being_ fast when needed. Nobody can keep up when he's pushing his max pace over the whole race but his kick isn't strong enough to keep up with the competition
Can you explain to me why knowing when to be fast / being strategic is important? I always wondered why they couldn't just try to run as close as possible to their pb time.
@@Matwew21 on a track, I’ve heard athletes and coaches say that having someone, or multiple people in front in the pacer position can benefit as much as a full second per lap due to air drag reduction.
At the 2024 European Athletics Championships the winning 10k was a 28 minute run. That's a 2min48 per km rythm. He did 2min43 per km over 21 kilometers...
He is like Ingebrigtsen over the 1500 best time trialer But never get’s the job done when it really matters Difference is kejelcha is much more talanted and never wins a top 5 He is the best half marathon runner ever tho and a top 3 time trialer ever Considering every athlete tho he is maybe a top 20 guy
Jakob Ingebrigsten still gold an Olympic gold and two silvers in World Championships in the 1'500m, two golds over the 5'000m in World Championships and an Olympic gold in the 5'000m.
At some time one should really take shoes into account when comparing todays runners with runners from 20 years ago. Also one should not split videos about running into two kinds a) we have never seen anything like this and b) running has a problem. Wouldn"t it be possible to find some middle road in tone as b) is often the result of a) - and it is very hard to say when it is the case and when it is not.? Personally, I am a fan of Kejelcha. Amazing runner.
I cannot forget people called the Kenyan Girl a few weeks ago a doping cheat, when in reality we are in a Golden age in athletics right now. It's the generation of better technology, better science based coaching skills and a lot of money for motivation. The world should apologise to the Kenyan Girl.
@joelandenmatten9285 Lactic is always present! U may not feel it unduly, but it's there. I'm a 5k,10k runner mostly. DO 400x reps for speed work and 1k reps for Speed/Endurance
@@ANUNNAKI19 I did 2x5x400m on Tuesday as a workout for the 800m, the pace was indicated 3'000m, but since I am better at strength than speed, I ran the first 5 in a bit faster than 2'000m pace, but the last 5 progressively faster from around mile pace to 1'000m pace.
Now, the 3'000m pace that I considered was below my personal best, but a time I am capable of, so I made up my mind for 9:15 pace (so 74s 400m), but I started with 71s the first three and 70s the next two, with 2min breaks. Then came a 4min serial break and I picked up at 69s, then dropped to 67s, 66s, 65s and the last 64s and it still was not too hard. I can easily do a 4x400m in 64s, in fact I already did that with a less good than current shape and it was pretty easy, with 2min breaks.
I'm going to speculate a bit here. The people of the rural East African Highlands have three key advantages over their urban counterparts in the same region: 1. Their BMI rarely exceeds 25. 2. They have superior oxygen usage and intake when they descend to lower elevations. 3. And a potential third advantage, based on recent findings from the Proceedings of the National Science Foundation (PNSF). Animal studies involving rodents have shown that exposure to certain levels of carbon monoxide during fetal development can lead to lung function issues. Given the low levels of auto emissions in the East African Highlands, it’s possible that runners in these areas benefit from cleaner air. If this link holds true-and I’m speculating here-it’s another compelling reason to limit auto emissions. Running is all about extending our health span, and great runners contribute to the well-being of all of us. Thank you. ❤️
Same old countries different runners that's why the East African 40+ years reign of running is getting old. People want other countries to take over the reigns of this sport that's why.
In my opinion I don’t think he’s even close to the greatest of all time. To be the greatest you need have won back to back Olympics. Multiple world medals. I don’t think times matter that much. It’s easy to have a good race here and there but to be able to show up when it matters most is what makes u great. Doesn’t mean he can’t be the greatest but currently he’s not
Why aren't we questioning whether or not he cheated? Wet shoes and wet clothes and still beat the record? Had to talk about her record, let's consider his too
Yeah I don't think times comparison matters much, with new shoe technology in recent years. No doubt he is an amazing athlete, but seriously nowhere near the two legends you compare him to.
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Someone so talented with his range only having 1 Medal ('19 WC 10K Silver) from 7 WC/OLY Finals is bordering on criminal!
Greatest choker of all time ?
I would love Kejelcha vs Jakob in the 10000m (5000m as well. It's 2-0 in Jakob's favor so far in the 5000m)
@@CarlFredrik-uo1cu Should've had more of Jakob vs Joshua Cheptegei in the 5K as well!
@@rbaude27Not really a choker, just has to run really fast early in the season to meet the insane Ethiopian qualifying standards. Which hurts his performance later in the season.
Jakob also beat him in the 3,000 at Pre Classic last year. Obviously not a championship, but a really incredible race.
Dude needs to drop a 3k steeple. He's gotta be 6'2". Those steeplechase barriers would be nothing to him. That combination of speed and endurance is exactly what you're looking for.
Exactly.
He's 6.2"
@@aodoemela6.2 inches?
@@karllukenicholson That's average bro
The Steeple Chass is too dangerous, I think it needs to go
Glad to see the big man get a well deserved win and record. Seems like he's been almost there in a lot of races if it hadn't been for a certain Norwegian.
He's a rhythm runner I think he will have great success in the marathon😊
Doing that in the rain and in humidity is crazy
Always liked him. He shows up at every distance.
Kejelcha is only 27 years old, which is usually in the middle of a distance runner's prime. I think that he can improve some of his times.
He can improve in the half and the marathon for sure by a lot. Has he done the marathon? I don't know to be honest. Maybe even the 10000m. His range is honestly pretty damn good.
Bro ran faster than my 800 pace for a half marathon. That’s so insane to think about
It's the shoes
@@BrockMolden if it's only the shoes, why you ain't the wr holder ?
Sounds like you need to drop a faster 800 then ;)
@@turbo0526 dude is still elite, but all these wr falling like this can be attributed to one thing... in my opinion.
If I had to choose a runner to run a race for me and I didn't know the distance, I would choose Yomif.
Fair. If it was anything from the mile to the full marathon he would be a very good one to bet on. Sifan Hasan is the most versatile though, man or woman considered.
He runs like an antelope. So graceful.
This. Graceful and strong
Me alegro mucho de este récord de Kejelcha de quién ya se había hecho costumbre verlo en 2dos o 3ros lugares así que lo encuentro espectacular. Saludos desde Los Sauces CHILE.
Consistency and execution at the highest level are hallmarks of a champion. He needs to figure out how to convert his incredible times into WC/Oly medals.
Always been a big fan of Kejelcha, love his competitiveness you can see every time he races that he wants to win badly. Based on the sheer strength of his PRs and incredible versatility I’d put him easily top 10 distance runners all time
Kipchoge didn’t become a household name until he left the track and hit the roads - and even then, his stardom didn’t come overnight. I sense the same for Kejelcha, and I think that will be to his benefit. It’s hard to perform well when all eyes are on you with the highest of expectations.
A lot of fans really love Kejelcha, though. He's always a contender and he's a tough competitor. He front runs a lot, which means that he's probably missed out on some medals that he otherwise could have won, but he's pushed a lot of other runners to medals and PBs. I think he has the respect of his competitors and I love to see him run. And he has a couple of WRs, which is significant.
bro is not human
I would love to see him step up to the marathon...
He should wait some years on that
@@joelandenmatten9285 hmm🤔.. he's already 27, if he waits too long, it might be harder to keep that highest level and intensity .. I think he should move to the marathon distance in 2025 or 2026 maximum... And maybe we'll see an official Sub 2 Hours ! 🌠
Bro deserves recognition
I remember doing 400 workouts, in HS, I'd do 70's and I thought that was fast. Later in College I ended up doing those in like 60's and that felt much easier than my 70's in HS lol. But to do those non-stop for half marathon. That's a different level
kejelcha only does well in fast pace races where his leg endurance gives him a massive advantage which is why i think he could do well in marathons.
Could do well in half marathons? LOL He just set the world record. Yeah, he'll do well in them. Try to keep up
Selemom Barega has this man’s NUMBER- but honestly is was just happy to see him come out with the win
This guy is purely a beast, he's ridiculously talented..
Ofcourse we care and appreciate !!! One of the Elite greatest middle and long distance runners who ever compete!!!
Hes so underrated but before the half marathon world record i already have a liking on him
I wish Kelvin Kiptum was still here. He certainly would still be in this conversation
A fantastic runner, could get the 5000m world record too. So happy to see this result from him.
He'd beat me, and most runners on the planet Running BACKWARDS 😅
Next year will is goanna be lit!!!
I really would like to see Kipchoge & Bekele in their prime using the Evo 1
wont make any difference.
Kipchoge got to benefit from the dawn of the supershoe era during his prime so his career wouldn’t have changed much with the benefit of Evo 1s.
Bekele on the other hand was a more powerful runner who’s main barrier from reaching GOAT status in the marathon was his inconsistency due to injury. He would’ve benefited massively from hitting his prime during the current era of supershoes
he goes under the radar because he doesn't have a social media presence at all compared to the western athletes from eu and america. No drama, no conversational rivalry with any other racers; just a humble guy in a world where sports media focuses on the louder athletes because it draws in more interest and revenue from casual spectators
Hes hungry. Hes ready for war
graceful running! dude coming in hot!
Inspiring!
It will be exciting to see him run marathons someday. I am a bit concerned that he used to train with Salazar, but these elites may all be playing by a different set of rules forced upon them.
Yomif has the nicest stride. Big fan. 🙂
He is the one who will break the 2 hours marathon barrier . As easy as a little walk in the park on sunday morning ... Same pace of his half marathon, it's would be 1h55 for a marathon could he do it ... it would be a legendary performance ... By the way his physic is perfection of human's energy economy ... if you compared with Bekele who put more muscle mass on his leg to compare with young Bekele I'm sad for him he couldn't follow the other world record holder or maybe he will improve... Anyway this champion or others they will break every long distance records and maybe 50k or 100k in the futur ... why not those ethopian & kenyans are not trying to broke ironman record ... it's would be pure entertainment for everyone of us ... thank you very much for this great video, I enjoyed it !
Boss.
Incredible that 1 guy has WR in both mile and half marathon that's crazy
Imagine someone broke 57 in the half marathon then said “hawk tuah!” at the finish line
Kejelcha has an insane string of PBs. However, he rarely does well in championships. Countless of finals, but only one medal (outdoor) so far (silver in the 10000m in Doha 2019)
Kejelcha is very good runner. One of his weakness is finish (ie absolute speed at the fisish). But unfortunatelly that is what wins medals.... But he can concentrate on breaking records... I think he has one WR from indoor already.
Do not forget that Bekele's and Geb's times are pre super shoes and HM at a much older age and after injuries. Far from their prime.
3:12 Bekele has never run an outdoor mile. If that 3:51* is supposed to mean a conversion from the 1500m, then I don't get it. His 3:32.35 PB in the 1500m converts to a 3:49.2 mile.
Bekele has also done a 4:49.99 in the indoor 2000m, which converts to a indoor mile of 3:48.7
He has a great resume but fails to make podiums at worlds too often. If running were cycling, we would call him a great time trialist.
I think he still has a good couple of years to reach his full potential and be a winner
Greatest to never medal at Olympics
Him sitting on the track dejected after finishing 6th in the 10000 was the saddest moment of Paris Olympics. So long as he keeps running, he will win some world championships.
he powers through his runs... which is great if everything is going good. But doesn't think enough strategy to actually take full advantage of his talents. Both Bekele & Haile would have eaten him alive if they were in their primes. Knowing WHEN to be fast can be as important as being fast sometimes.
not just knowing to be fast, but also actually _being_ fast when needed. Nobody can keep up when he's pushing his max pace over the whole race but his kick isn't strong enough to keep up with the competition
Can you explain to me why knowing when to be fast / being strategic is important? I always wondered why they couldn't just try to run as close as possible to their pb time.
He broke the WR and you’re here yapping about people beating him “alive”
@@Matwew21 on a track, I’ve heard athletes and coaches say that having someone, or multiple people in front in the pacer position can benefit as much as a full second per lap due to air drag reduction.
@@ToddNakamura oh so like biking, got ya. Thanks
Great impressive athlete.
65 second 400 pace is insane. I'm not sure I could do a 32.5 200 pace more than once. Definitely couldn't do a 65 400.
If you consume higher doses it is possible
Wonder if he is trained for a marathon.
He is such a great athlete! He would smoked Jacob 🇳🇴 every given day in distances beyond 5 km
I might be able to do a 400 m at that pace. Guy honestly looks like he's jogging though, not sprinting.
i thought he was nearing the end of his prime, but he's only 27
At the 2024 European Athletics Championships the winning 10k was a 28 minute run. That's a 2min48 per km rythm. He did 2min43 per km over 21 kilometers...
Abraham Cherkos ran 7:43 at 15 years old
Reminds me somewhat of Ron Clarke.
His mile record is a long time ago. He into long distance, so I don't think he can do the mile near that anymore
I don't agree on that one since his 3'000m personal best is from 2023.
He is like Ingebrigtsen over the 1500 best time trialer
But never get’s the job done when it really matters
Difference is kejelcha is much more talanted and never wins a top 5
He is the best half marathon runner ever tho and a top 3 time trialer ever
Considering every athlete tho he is maybe a top 20 guy
@@d.j.buschini3088even a broken clock is right twice a day
@@d.j.buschini3088he lost world juniors, world outdoors x4 and world indoors
Jakob Ingebrigsten still gold an Olympic gold and two silvers in World Championships in the 1'500m, two golds over the 5'000m in World Championships and an Olympic gold in the 5'000m.
Marathon record could be going down by him. He has a similar background to eliud and I think that all he needs is some focus on the marathon distance
Sh*t man he dowsnt need a halloween costume!!!
His style just flows. A little like kiptum god rest him. Can he go sub 2 in a recognised proper marathon? At 57:XX for half I reckon he can do it
I wanna see prime kejelcha vs prime Lamecha Girma over 3k indoors or outdoors
Both ran 7:23 low
W vid
At some time one should really take shoes into account when comparing todays runners with runners from 20 years ago. Also one should not split videos about running into two kinds a) we have never seen anything like this and b) running has a problem. Wouldn"t it be possible to find some middle road in tone as b) is often the result of a) - and it is very hard to say when it is the case and when it is not.? Personally, I am a fan of Kejelcha. Amazing runner.
I cannot forget people called the Kenyan Girl a few weeks ago a doping cheat, when in reality we are in a Golden age in athletics right now.
It's the generation of better technology, better science based coaching skills and a lot of money for motivation.
The world should apologise to the Kenyan Girl.
Damn
Weird he has won an Olympic medal honestly
Coached by Salazar some years ago right?
He’s the LeBron James of runners extremely talented but an all time great at choking when the lights are the brightest.
Ethiopian long distance is simply the best
Imagine if Gebreselasie was wearing tdy's super shoes...what times we he have put up....?
Why are the thumbnails and titles always changing for the same video
I can run faster than 65/ 400m!
For ONE lap.😂
I hope so lol, I can do 4x400m with 2min breaks and run each faster without getting lactic acid though.
@joelandenmatten9285 Lactic is always present! U may not feel it unduly, but it's there.
I'm a 5k,10k runner mostly.
DO 400x reps for speed work and 1k reps for Speed/Endurance
@@ANUNNAKI19 When you have lactic acid, you feel it
@@ANUNNAKI19 I did 2x5x400m on Tuesday as a workout for the 800m, the pace was indicated 3'000m, but since I am better at strength than speed, I ran the first 5 in a bit faster than 2'000m pace, but the last 5 progressively faster from around mile pace to 1'000m pace.
Now, the 3'000m pace that I considered was below my personal best, but a time I am capable of, so I made up my mind for 9:15 pace (so 74s 400m), but I started with 71s the first three and 70s the next two, with 2min breaks. Then came a 4min serial break and I picked up at 69s, then dropped to 67s, 66s, 65s and the last 64s and it still was not too hard. I can easily do a 4x400m in 64s, in fact I already did that with a less good than current shape and it was pretty easy, with 2min breaks.
I'm going to speculate a bit here. The people of the rural East African Highlands have three key advantages over their urban counterparts in the same region:
1. Their BMI rarely exceeds 25.
2. They have superior oxygen usage and intake when they descend to lower elevations.
3. And a potential third advantage, based on recent findings from the Proceedings of the National Science Foundation (PNSF).
Animal studies involving rodents have shown that exposure to certain levels of carbon monoxide during fetal development can lead to lung function issues. Given the low levels of auto emissions in the East African Highlands, it’s possible that runners in these areas benefit from cleaner air.
If this link holds true-and I’m speculating here-it’s another compelling reason to limit auto emissions. Running is all about extending our health span, and great runners contribute to the well-being of all of us.
Thank you. ❤️
crazy
Just adding some caution, remember who his old coach was?....
Some say Kipchoge
Top 10 and he looks like tolla
Great resume but never medals at worlds.
Doesn't show up on the big stage.
bucket
look the news from Valencia.... if you can say something at the end will be nice I am from valencia, thanks
I ❤ Valencia. The food 🤤
Bekele miss a WR by 3 seconds, but Kejecha bit e put away this course over Ethiopian runners...
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Top 20
1. bekele
2. el guerrouj
3. Gebresalassie
4.Ingebrigtsen
5. rudisha
6.Kipketer
7. Kipchoge
8. Mo farah
9. Coe
10. Cheptegei
11. Morceli
12. Kiprop
13. Bekila
14. Makhloufi
15. Ereng
16. wanyoni
17. El Bakkali
18. Kerr
19. Arop
20. kejelcha
eh.... ok.
No Komen?
@@DODO-cb6gqnah
He was only once world champ 3 year career and none of his records still stsnd
Gebrselassie is definitely before El Guerrouj
@@robinbauer1975 but the fastest ever when looking at the 1'500m, 3'00m and 5'000m personal bests added up
15y old, yeah, right. 😂
2 fps video? OK
Boy ain’t looking 15
Same old countries different runners that's why the East African 40+ years reign of running is getting old. People want other countries to take over the reigns of this sport that's why.
It's the SHOES. Just like in swimming when they banned those skin suits, the shoe technology today is out of this world...
In few years, I will be the first one to break the 2h00'00" marathon barriere.
Sure, buddy, sure
-guy with 3 hours PB
In my opinion I don’t think he’s even close to the greatest of all time. To be the greatest you need have won back to back Olympics. Multiple world medals. I don’t think times matter that much. It’s easy to have a good race here and there but to be able to show up when it matters most is what makes u great. Doesn’t mean he can’t be the greatest but currently he’s not
You have to win back to back Olympics to be the greatest?
Good to know El Guerrouj isn’t the greatest.
Why aren't we questioning whether or not he cheated? Wet shoes and wet clothes and still beat the record? Had to talk about her record, let's consider his too
Obviously a lot of it is the shoes
Most of it is training, recovery, nutrition, etc, but the shoes do help
ngl I really like his videos, but hes yapping A LOT.
Yeah I don't think times comparison matters much, with new shoe technology in recent years. No doubt he is an amazing athlete, but seriously nowhere near the two legends you compare him to.
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