David Rudisha

[@mike4619]

He made the greatest 800M runners in the world look like bench warmers. That is beyond impressive.

[@straykae]

How is this man sprinting the first lap and still has energy for the second one?!?!?!! I'm crying.

[@dobattlers]

moon - kaek its not energy that is the hard part, its running fast without the lactic acid buildup in a race like this

[@timhoward5974]

Mad props, the 800m is the hardest race I ever ran. It is a special kind of pain tolerance.

[@user-ki4xw2rb8q]

Tim Howard Try to run 400 meters hurdles

[@badpigeon6238]

Try the 3000

[@1dubsterr]

Too short to pace too long to sprint

[@billrussell8479]

post_weigh_in David Rudisha literally sprinted both laps

[@runcaz7802]

I found the MILE, or 1500 to be the worst. After the race it felt like someone lit my throat on fire.

[@mewtationnation3554]

This is the hardest distance in all of track. He was truly a special talent. I don’t see anyone being able to eclipse this record for awhile.

[@jameshaney171]

You can tell right away that Rudisha is in a class all of his own.

[@resianemaculate.]

You are right @James Haney

[@christansdad]

He opened with a sub 49sec 1st lap...there are some people in this world that would have trouble doing that...on a bicycle...going downhill.

[@estanislaomendivil2581]

true hahaha

[@ytbaccount87]

it is 30km per hour, alot of people don't really manage that on a bike. that said for a biking it isn't particularly fast.

[@LSturdy]

it's a joke people relax but also quite true.

[@geronnemar-fan9461]

christansdad hahahahhaa this comment has me rolling 😂😂😂😂

[@francishooton3933]

i can do it running backwards. Easy. Seb Coe could do it hopping.

[@dpt4565]

overall, considering speed and stamina, this man is the fastest human in the world

[@Tips4Running]

Wow he runs with incredible strength. The pace setter didn't even matter. Usually they make it to the 500. David was like forget you pace setter, I'm setting a world record today.

[@BoltRunner]

Tips4Running start makeing videos again

[@BoltRunner]

Tips4Running up

[@mwasisimoh1785]

Thanks again

[@mwasisimoh1785]

BOLT CLAN UV TX CV

[@resianemaculate.]

You are right David.

[@_1jay]

He's so fast he makes fast people look not fast.

[@pikey6983]

What if he still got picked after the white Kids

[@resianemaculate.]

I am very proud of my precious bro Lekuta Rudisha

[@wesleytwiggs7687]

What are you 12?

[@cyrilologe]

This guy at the height of his power was something else... Long live the 👑

[@nathanieledwards4914]

Cyril Ologe EPO does wonders

[@trackandfieldarchive]

I've raced rudisha 3 times and he dragged me through to the 3 best times I have ever run, 2 of which were PB/PR's. Such a lovely guy too.

[@-ShootTheGlass-]

Great, but maybe spell his name with a capital R out of respect?

[@trackandfieldarchive]

@@-ShootTheGlass- touche. Can't believe I missed that one. Btw, he dragged me to a 4th PR/PB since posting, the last one being in 2016.

[@ChrisPaulbasketball3]

@@trackandfieldarchive who are you?

[@trackandfieldarchive]

@@ChrisPaulbasketball3 without giving my name, I'm a former Australian 800m runner. Rudisha would regularly visit Australia to start his season and since I was usually in the top 3 nationally, I was fortunate enough to be in those races with him. Raced him in 2010, twice in 2011, once in 2012 and finally in 2016.

[@brownmamba6538]

@@-ShootTheGlass- Shut up. He's faster than your ass

[@LiamMc36]

this race by rudisha is honestly otherwordly, and no matter how many times i watch it i am still amazed. i ran a 2:00 as a freshman this year in high school and am hoping next year to improve that, tracks my favorite sport and my life!

[@christophersmith3254]

the greatest 800m runner of all time

[@christophersmith3254]

***** no, Rudisha is the greatest of all time. The olympics proved it. The man was unstoppable in a class of his own until he got injured last year. He still managed to win the world champs this year despite being 20% from his best. We will see him back at his best next year

[@christophersmith3254]

***** I think rudisha is

[@silversk8erz]

+newromantic888 Rudisha is better, I mean he's faster than kipketer so yea end of discussion.

[@Abdi-uy1kh]

I came from the future and I can confirm radisha won the 800m in Rio.

[@billrussell8479]

newromantic888 Rudisha is the Greatest 800m runner, I literally watch all his races for motivation before I run my Highschool 800m and it got me a Scholarship offer from 7 different schools

[@COFFEEWITHESS]

Whose here after kipchoge broke the record today #ineos159

[@M.A.Wahome]

+254

[@lucynjeri1602]

Am here with you

[@COFFEEWITHESS]

Asanteni sana,Kenya hatuhami,meanwhile show me some love by subscribing to my channel #kenyatotheworld

[@phylliskamau9911]

me

[@tendayimavhima]

i am

[@chuckmanofgod]

I am amazed to see this WR broken. I remember watching a video of Sebastian Coe running the WR back in 1981 with a time of 1:41.73, then Wilson Kipketer ran a time of 1:41.11 in 1997, so Sebastian Coe's WR stood for 16 years. I did forget to mention that Kipketer did run a WR of ~1:41.20 or something like that during the same year (1997) before bettering his own WR to 1:41.11, so that was when Coe's WR was officially broken. Thirteen years have gone by and the 800m WR was broken again.

[@tennisnutnick]

he just looks fantastic when he runs doesn't he? so smooth and powerful

[@resianemaculate.]

I agree

[@shonnassanga2839]

Am proud to be an African💪💪

[@johnrogan9420]

Go live in Africa then!

[@topistarnelima6797]

@@johnrogan9420 she live in Kenya.

[@johnjohnny6148]

Good for you but what does an Egyptian have in common with a Namibian ? African is not a nation . Is like saying proud of being Asian . Japanese and Saudi Arabian fit in the cathegory . Following this logic a turtle could say I'm proud of being an earthling our cheetahs are so fast

[@johnrogan9420]

@Alchemist E afro-unamericans...deal with it E.

[@MarcPartner]

@@johnrogan9420 that is racist.

[@MrNdeche]

...congrats... David lekuta Rudisha....we are proud of you...i thank God for keeping us alive to witness these remarkable history in athletics....God Bless you and Family..all the best Rudisha...keep rudisharing the glory you farther brought to our country...

[@choppy249]

I have watched 800m races for decades now and seen some brilliant fast runs over the years but I have never seen a top athlete run around 48.65 on the first lap before without totally blowing up on the final lap. This was incredible . Some 400m runners run that time still in big races .

[@szymon6207]

International stadium Fest

[@natashadeborah8218]

Am proud to be a Kenyan u never failed us rudisha God bles u

[@c.burnsidejr.4877]

Looking at this race, looks like the other runners did not know that he was the pace setter. Don't get me wrong but a 52 after a 48, is insane... this dude would be in first place running the first two legs against most Boys HS 4x400 relays.

[@jupitercrash07]

When I was a senior in high school, my best time in the 800m was a 2:02.42, and it was the hardest race I'd ever ran. These guys make it look so effortless.

[@prabhchahal4492]

Jump to 2:00 for the race

[@susanmathai2266]

Wow! Excellent execution Rudisha 🇰🇪🇰🇪! Bravo on the World Record.🇰🇪🇰🇪🎉🎊

[@danielsangao792]

i like this guy, he makes love athletic

[@h5vhh]

What I like is that there's music playing in the background to motivate you.

[@Fishdearman]

Dam a 49 on first lap that's freaking fast

[@alumanjr.4747]

Who is still watching this 10 years later ...?

[@baounit]

That was one of the most beautiful races I've ever seen

[@resianemaculate.]

Indeed it was Allan. So proud of him. Create time visit Kenya.Will be kind to host you

[@94phenom]

I owe people like you so much

[@pinchesmbuche4354]

Watching in 2019.

[@jacobtaylor3356]

Same

[@MrJNELSON8]

That was excellent!!! Anytime you break a WORLD RECORD its always amazing! Me, in 10th grade on the track team running the same race as this one 800m in about 2:05 .46. They make it look so easy running with a steady fast pace, more like a stride, like the coach teach us to do in those races.

[@ed6271]

My personal best is 1:48 but this is pretty good

[@ChessJourneyman]

1.48 is insane in its own right. Took me 7years to go sub 2min as a junior and that felt amazing, but sub 1.50 is world class!

[@zajohamo8237]

proud to be kenyan...wah KING RUDISHA go far bro...Ethiopians you are never counted here''

[@flushopom4112]

I run the 800 for my middle school team and my fastest time is two minutes and thirty six seconds

[@mrvibes_1906]

My fastest time is two minutes and fifteen seconds

[@wilsonkehelpannala1716]

@@julians5037 0jj

[@zoegreen905]

What grade are you in?

[@narenn91]

my middle school time was 2:21.02. High school time was 1:59.53

[@International1ify]

What a great young athlete. He has phenomenal talent. I can't wait for him to race Kaki again!

[@agieulerohojuu3238]

Kenya home of many athletics

[@nevbartos1860]

I think Rudisha is destined to be one of the greatest athletes of all time and mentioned in the same breath as Bolt, Moses, Johnson, Bubka, etc.

[@juliandepaz854]

My record is 0.01 on the 1 meter

[@gunzab1]

pfft mine is 0.0023

[@clauschristensen1107]

both impossible

[@TheEctomorph]

Lol! That is equivalent to running the 100 metres in 1 second. In other words, it is absolutely imf*****gpossible!!

[@juliandepaz854]

lol even though this was a complete joke, what you said is like saying running a 10 second 100 is impossible because it's equivalent to running a 2:40 mile

[@TheEctomorph]

julian depaz "lol even though this was a complete joke, what you said is like saying running a 10 second 100 is impossible because it's equivalent to running a 2:40 mile" Nonsense, sir..... absolute b******s, in fact! In all honesty, I suspect that you have deliberately misinterpreted the point that I made in my previous 'post'. You know as well as I do, Mr Depaz, that there are plenty of blokes (about 100, in fact) who have run the 100 metres sprint in 10.00 seconds - or faster. However, the World Record for the mile is NOWHERE NEAR as low as 2 minutes, 40.00 seconds. (It is, in fact, 3 minutes, 43.13 seconds; this time was set by Mr Hicham El Guerrouj [Morocco] in July 1999, and has remained unbeaten for over 15 years now.) Obviously, the current World Record - held by the gifted Moroccan middle-distance star of the 1990s and early 2000s - will be beaten one day..... probably at some point within the next 10 years. But common sense would dictate that NO human being will EVER run a mile in less than 3 minutes - let alone in 2 minutes, 40 seconds. I certainly did NOT imply - in my earlier 'post' - that a time of 10.00 seconds for the 100m sprint was equivalent to a time of 2 minutes, 40 seconds for the mile. If I thought that, then I would be a prime candidate for the funny farm (although, of course, in these days of Political Correctness, one is not supposed to use pejorative colloquial terms such as 'funny farm'). What I DID imply (in my previous 'post') is this:- It is PREPOSTEROUS for any human being to claim that they are capable of sprinting 1 metre in 0.01 seconds (even with a 'flying' start, as it were), as this is equivalent to sprinting 100 metres in 1.00 second. As we all know, any reasonably fit human being can run at their own MAXIMUM speed - i.e. sprint - for a distance of 100 metres. But NO human being - however athletically gifted and physically well-conditioned they may be - can run at their MAXIMUM speed for a mile (or even for a quarter of that distance, for that matter).

[@LooLie87]

Remarkable! ! ! I'm just speechless!

[@icantthinkofaname1483]

Yea uhh I'm 5 and I run a 400 in 17 seconds, 800 in 38 seconds, and mile in 2:30. These guys are so slow

[@TotallyAmSam]

no you don't

[@icantthinkofaname1483]

samwheeldon Yea I did, in fact I did a personal best today and ran 35 seconds in the 800

[@evanboyer4681]

You're dumb

[@icantthinkofaname1483]

+Evan Boyer I go to MIT and I'm five, you're dumb

[@TotallyAmSam]

Gingam Usain bolt, the FASTEST MAN ALIVE, can only run 100m in 9 and a half seconds, multiply that by 8(without accounting for decreasing stamina) and it would take Usain Bolt 1 minute and 12 seconds to run 800m at best. There's absolutely no way you ran 800 in 35 seconds as it is literally humanly impossible due to the way our body is made up. So no, you didn't.

[@MegaAmanDude]

I'm so happy seeing young runners such as myself. Keep it up bro. I'll see you running in the future. ;)

[@dyquainrogers]

You see David Rudisha does not wear A speed suit

[@xbobbites]

Congrats! Proud to be kenyan

[@MaLanick87]

I was there :) So great!!!

[@GuitarDude1]

you gotta understand how much effort it takes to run these races. you are giving 100% effort so not everybody can keep up with that pace so they stop because of the amount of mental toughness required.

[@BobbyMangoHD]

im 69 and my PB is 69 seconds

[@daniells71]

I hate when people say Kenyans are naturally predisposed to running. I grew up watching these people run, they train HARD!!! It's just that the few champions we had took in young talent and the rest is history!

[@Twinn618]

Im a freshman in highschool and i run a 2:02 in the 800m & a 50.2 in the 400. My coach says thats really good

[@weltraumroboter920]

nobody cares for your lies

[@Twinn618]

www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=7795394 dumbass boy i ran a 1;58 in the 800 at the aau junior o and a 49 in the 400

[@thereallegend4lyfe]

Yes. I'm as a freshman in high school I ran a 2:10 800M & a 58 second 400. So, you're good

[@weltraumroboter920]

jerald allen I still don't care.It's so irrelevant

[@Twinn618]

Weltraumroboter

[@lorghansnikki6142]

Eliud kipchoge has broke world record on marathon in Austria 2 hour challenge... He won 1hour:49 minutes 40 sec

[@husseintoney]

Do you know that everyone in this race broke the preivous WR!!! What a race.

[@husseintoney]

*No that was in 2012 olympics

[@fcdphilly]

Everyone in 2012 set records for place. 8th would have, I believe, been faster than the Beijing (2008) winner. But no, not everyone in the race ran faster than the WR. That's never been done, in any event. It's rare for even 2 runners to break the WR - El Guerrouj and Ngeny did it when El G. set the mile WR.

[@l.joseph6599]

David Rudisha is my favorite athlete!

[@UltraProle21]

I always wonder about the mindset of someone who comes on to a video of THE WORLD FUCKING RECORD to say "I'm x years old and I run it in mediocre time y". WHO FUCKING CARES? We're here to watch ELITE athletes, not hear about the best 7th grader at John Q Suburb junior high that has two black kids.

[@Tylee29]

PROUD TO BE KENYAN...I guess Rudisha would run even faster if he found an equal rival in 800M. Long life. buda. Rudisha I hope utarudisha hiyo dhahabu ya OLYMPICS in London, 2012.

[@JamesAllenOk]

my best is 2:00 and im 15

[@TheEctomorph]

2:00.00 is not a bad time for a 15-year-old youth; not bad at all. I suggest that you join an athletics club and start training seriously for the 800m (maybe you already have).

[@fredrickshiranda9068]

Kenyan we are the best wouldwide,God bless Kenya!!!🇰🇪

[@SuperOlds88]

its amazing what carrying a television on your shoulder while training does for your times.

[@macym.5450]

Its just BEAUTIFUL to see him run and win💞☺

[@16graym]

Yes you have plenty of time in the future to get better. I run 2:23 in 8th grade and I am one of the top guys in the region. Keep up the good work!

[@resianemaculate.]

Hey

[@proto-t7k]

Rudisha is soooo calm and relaxed when he runs and his power is overhelming.

[@AceInTheHole11]

my fav thing about this race is that rudisha said he wasnt even trying to break the record and he broke it again one week later. BOSS

[@splittingatoms4224]

Rudisha!! One of my favorite Brothas among the African Diaspora

[@onelove1541]

Rudisha...greatest 800m runner ever.

[@DanPrinMan]

The look in the guy's face never changes from before the race, during, and after. Dude's gonna put on a show in London.

[@jebsievers]

If you're actually 14, keep running and you'll get better and better. If you're someone who's posing as a 14-year-old genius atheist, and baiting people with this comment, then excellent work. Excellent.

[@knightsxc06]

Don't know about 1:40, but Seb, Kip, and Cruz have been playing with the 1:41 barrier for nearly 20 years. If we can see the barrier fall this year at the hands of Rudisha, it would be beautiful indeed.

[@reSpartan]

They make it look so effortless

[@lionelojeda4073]

todo lo gue e visto hasta ahora estoy satisfecho porgue lo disfruto 100 por ciento

[@ktrunner1]

Rudisha made running the 800 look really easy. He had a smooth form all around.

[@sanchopanza84]

WOW! I could watch this all day

[@Phobboi]

@Latvir from the same country & were working together. He ran in front so Rudisha could draft and help pull him forward. This was a team effort to get Rudisha to break the record.

[@Jeipeasmile]

Amazing race I think this is the only race I have seen all the Kenyan greats in the distance together Kirwa, Kivuva, Lalang and Rudisha. Rudisha is fabulous just look at the gap. Can't wait for London

[@mavinguya1175]

I like that Rudisha,thanks 4 making us proud,I love you

[@peace4myheart]

Though I don't know him, I like him a lot. He seems like a really nice and kind human being. Good job on the Gold and world record in London.

[@jalene150]

Jeez. His first 400m would have got him 3rd place in the state competition for 400m dash. And then he runs another lap at damn near the same pace. The guys a monster! I wish I could do that

[@mc1703]

3 things... 1 he can go sub 1:40 2 he could have broken the 1000m record if he had kept going 3 his first 200m was much more controlled than in Oslo which saved him vital energy for the end.

[@londonrich7]

The Greatest Middle distance Runner Ever....not an opinion either. That's a fact🔥💯🔥

[@Julie-iy6le]

War live im Stadion. Gänsehaut pur.

[@JTudders]

He was just a pacemaker, meaning he was there to give Rudisha a good idea of how fast he would need to run to break the world record. He couldn't carry on as he was utterly exhausted.

[@ironlungmufc]

Absolutely brilliant... I'm spellbound.

[@JVoong203]

@Turk435 Example: When running an 800M and the first 400M you get 1 Minute. It's hard to tie that 2nd 400M again. So it's easier to burn a lot of energy the first lap and gradually slow down but not by more than 5ish seconds. But this only emplies for the time under 2:00 minute because doing a lap at 55 Seconds is already hard enough already- expected to run another lap after that within a minute flat.

[@johnmotari8723]

Much thanks to our God who gave strength to our Kenyan for beating the time predicted by Eliud

[@onthewatch6178]

Event from hell indeed. I ran the 400 hurdles in the 70's - 49.90 so I was either the best of the crummy guys or the crummiest of the best guys - and some people actually used to say, 'ooh, hurdles is the toughest race'. ABSOLUTELY NOT. Rudisha ran twice as far - AND A WORLD RECORD - and made it look easier than I ever remember feeling out there. This guy is amazing; with a rabbit for 600 or 700 meter, maybe low 1:40's...or dare I say it, the high 1:39's? GREAT ATHLETE, OUTSTANDING RUN.

[@TheSecondWitness]

30 years before this race, Coe set a WR that was also in the 1:41s. Coe the greatest at 800 meters, and far ahead of his time. With better competition Coe would have gone 1:40 easy. No one has better kick than Coe either. It was remarkable.

[@JamesRDarts]

To put how fast this is into perspective, the average 13 year old runs around 13.0 over 100m. For 800m, 13x8=104 seconds, which is 1:44. Even if a 13 year old sprinted their 100m pace over the full 800m, Rudisha still thrashes them.

[@rickiovine2170]

This is one of the greatest accomplishments in the history of track. To hold the rabbit’s 48 pace in the first 400, and keep it all the way to the line is superhuman. This is Secretariat-ish.

[@TheEctomorph]

@Siroucity Let us not forget, however, that big David Rudisha is still only 22 years of age. (I believe that he turns 23 next month.) When Sebastian Coe broke the 800 metres record in June 1981, he was just a few months away from his 25th birthday. As regards Mr Juantorena - the heavily muscled, 'jumped up' 400 metres star, who astonished most athletics pundits and stastisticians by winning the 800 metres (as well as his original event) at the Montreal Olympic Games - I believe that he

[@johnniemoore4683]

THE FATHER OF THE 800M I LOVE THIS.MAN HE IS MY IDOL FOR LIFE

[@rrampaer]

hopefully rudisha or abubaker kaki will beat this record soon, such tremendous athletes

[@filmeinproductions6302]

Its all about training and hard work, staying focused on wat u have to do to win.

[@harrietharriet5443]

This is exactly how we’re running away from covid 19😢Keep safe everyone

[@benkibet223]

Amazing race. I like it,he sprinted from the word go. #rudushagiantof800m

[@dilbhagsingh8141]

The Beast is Back David Rudisha.

[@sokha326]

Absolutely incredible!

[@marronis19]

He is a pacer for David Rudisha. Which means he's suppose to set a pace so that Rudisha can break the record for a lap or so, which is what he did, and he was suppose to drop out.

[@magellanmax]

WOW! He blew away the competition!

[@mbayambovu]

He makes running look so simple...just watching the video gives me a stitch:-)

[@josephinemakungu8447]

kenya sio mchezo love my country

[@tcook1397]

Doesnt matter how old you are. Just because you can run 2:20 ar 13 doesnt mean at 20 you will run 1:50

[@sundog1973]

@Stefanposey1 Yes. Drafting in running events starts to be effective around 5:30 per mile pace. At 50sec per 400m (3:20 mile pace), the gain from drafting would be significant.