HICHAM EL GUERROUJ - MAKING A WORLD RECORD - THE MEN'S MILE

[@BudderB0y2222]

2nd place on his mile WR was also a WR, and they're the only 2 men to ever run under 3:44 in the mile

[@sympaticoo1]

Brendan Berney yeah the second man also ran a fast time because he had the best pace maker in the world until the finish line , he would never do it in a race on his own

[@kiswahilikitukuzwe2547]

@@sympaticoo1 The second man is Noah Ngeny (2000 Sydney Olympics 1500m gold medalist and 1000m world record holder set in 1999). The pacesetters in this mile race were Robert Kibet of Kenya and William Tanui (1992 Barcelona Olympics 800m champion) also of Kenya. Noah Ngeny and Robert Kibet were also the pacesetters for El Guerrouj when he set the 1500m world record in 1998.

[@kiswahilikitukuzwe2547]

@@sympaticoo1 Noah Ngeny was forced to retire from athletics in 2001 at the age of 23 due to back and pelvic injuries sustained in a car accident.

[@sympaticoo1]

Kiswahili Kitukuzwe 254 I know , he was great too but not a match for el guerrouj . He beat el guerrouj once in Sydney when el guerrouj wasn’t at his best , most runners that ran good times in elgerrouj’s era it was because of elguerrouj because he pulled them to the finish line . Lagat ran the third fastest 1500m because el guerrouj pulled him to the finish line also , baala of France ran his best being pulled by elguerrouj , cacho of Spain ran the Spanish record because he was pulled by elguerrouj , they could have never done that in races on their own

[@ccx806]

@@kiswahilikitukuzwe2547 Ngeny was also one of the pacemakers in the race where El Guerrouj set the 1500m World Record

[@bathtownship]

I'm glad he got gold at his last attempt in 2004 in the 1500, one of the greatest ever.

[@LEGl1999]

The greatest ❤

[@brianmccullough2420]

80 wins and 3 losses that is they most impressive thing I've ever seen

[@edwarddijkstra1185]

edwin moses

[@brianmccullough2420]

@@edwarddijkstra1185 Dang that's also impressive I guess as a mile/ long distance racer myself I can more easily relate to El Guerrouj's race record, but 107 win race record is also ridiculously impressive.

[@houssemmezzine6286]

Saïd Aouita, a Moroccan just like Hicham El Guerrouj that competed in 800-1500-3000 and 5000 meters. A legend before the legend. I will not spoil his results for you and let you check him out yourself and also to check his overall win/loss ratio

[@CoDWiiPS3Gameplay]

Incredibly impressive. The saddest thing though is that two of his only 3 losses were Olympic finals. A real shame. So glad he got the 2004 Olympic Gold though! So deserved.

[@hahaphd6856]

This really was the perfect mile. Half splits (leader to leader) were 1:51.58 (first half), 1:51.55 (second half), meaning the pacing was just about perfect. Combine this with a genuine race all the way to the finish and it provides psychological pressure to not lose concentration. It will take something truly special to crack this mark.

[@RavishingSailor]

Mukhtar you said it perfectly! I agree with your entire comment.

[@tquasa07]

Technically his power output waned, since the second half was on the fly

[@Nuggetsin4]

I’ve ran a 4:20, first 800 split was around 2:15 and the second 2:05. 400 splits were roughly 70 65 65 60. I was 17

[@adilos30]

Spirit of a legend, that doesn’t give up. No matter the circumstances. Hicham has experienced and saw it all. Falling hard in the last lap in Atlanta, losing in Sydney and sickness before Athens. But, he became better and better, instead of bitter. Love the way, he fights his fears by taking a firm decision to take the lead and constantly speeding up in the middle of a Olympic game in Athens and still believing in himself until the end. Absolute astonishing. What can I said more about this character and world record holder? Bravo, just legendary and inspirational.

[@sympaticoo1]

Afir A. He took the lead and ran like he always does because he was well prepared and in his usual amazing shape . he was impossible to beat when in usual great shape . In the beginning of 2004 season he was hit by sickness which disturbed his training but once he was over that around couple months before the Olympics he tackled the training and got in amazing shape . he said in a recent interview with a French tv that in his last training sessions before the Olympics he was sure he was gonna win because of the times he was able to run in training . All the work is done in training , the race is just the confirmation.

[@jefb2361]

Wow! Over 20 years and records still intact! Incredible!

[@methewho7040]

absolutely amazing

[@ayacheadouane1590]

he is a world legend. For many decades his challenge, his determination , his stamina and his endurance remain incomparable and peerless

[@deportesenvideo]

Yes

[@SunsetNova]

Phenomenal athlete, a living legend.

[@tarikbouslama3674]

Great work with this video! El Guerrouj is also a very nice humble person. A true legend of middle distance running!

[@ayacheadouane1590]

. أخوكم من الجزائر. يجب ان نتعلم من الأستاد هشام القروج فهو مفخرتنا

[@applesauce2617]

Yup whatever tht means

[@atlas8632]

@@applesauce2617 that mean el guerrouj is our prof and we must learn from him

[@minlun7723]

@@applesauce2617 😂

[@multechpro7151]

@@applesauce2617 🤣🤣

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Definitely one of my favourite athletes! One day, I hope to try out for the Olympics whenever that st, and I hope to do well. I want to show the world I mean something, and it would be an honour to represent my country.

[@deportesenvideo]

Geat

[@NabilAzarou]

I wish you a good luck in the pursuit of you dreams !

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Thank you! I hope both of us can do as much as we can in our short lives! :D

[@deportesenvideo]

@@HenrythePaleoGuy good luck

[@alastairsmith7756]

Good luck

[@mohammeddrissi2480]

as a moroccan, i thought i knew enough about this legend, can t say so after seing this video, thanks for detailed details, and keep up the good work, You ll do me a big favour if you give the title of the intro guitar song

[@TotalRunningProductions]

Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. Here's the file URL from audioblocks.com www.audioblocks.com/stock-audio/distant-guitars-94489.html If that doesn't work just search "distant guitars" Thanks for watching!

[@mohammeddrissi2480]

@@TotalRunningProductions Thanks mate, m putting on the next% atm and heading for a run

[@TotalRunningProductions]

@@mohammeddrissi2480 Respect!

[@MARWANRAJA1]

@@TotalRunningProductions hello music of 4:56 please

[@thedailystride5407]

Excellent video! El Guerrouj is such a great athlete! Seeing these details is amazing thank you!

[@TotalRunningProductions]

The Daily Stride Thanks!

[@kiswahilikitukuzwe2547]

El Guerouj's pace setter for his 1,500m world record in 1998 was non other than the young Kenyan, Noah Ngeny, who finished a close second to El G in hjs world record breaking feat in the mile in 1999. However, Noah Ngeny turned the tables on his great friend by snatching the gold in 1,500m at Sydney 2000 Olympics for El G to settle for the silver. The legendary American Bernard Lagat running for Kenya at the time won the bronze and the silver (four years later) behind the gold medalist, El G, at Athens Olympics 2004.

[@afrobian1]

I didn't know they were friends. but the fact that Noah was very happy for hicham after he was Athens tells me he is a great sportsmanship

[@thosearentpillows5638]

That training regiment is insane. I had no idea what it took to be the best.

[@copsde2767]

من الجزائر تابعت أغلب فترات هذا التقرير وضغطت على زر الاعجاب فقط يا مسلمين اتعلموا من هؤلاء الابطال وكونوا في مستوياتهم هل نرى أبطالا جدد في هذه المسافات التي صارت مغاربية بامتياز لعقود؟ صحا رمضانكم

[@RavishingSailor]

Pure quality video!! Very well made and I thoroughly enjoyed it. EL.G will always be the kind of the mile.

[@sympaticoo1]

Great video with very accurate info , el guerrouj is once in a life time legend

[@billmccaffrey1977]

Amazing athlete! Great tribute.

[@stephenh9483]

"HE'S GOTTA WORLD RECORD" Iconic words!!!!

[@thewayoflife2700]

I didn't realize he broke each record just once. Somehow I had guessed that he brought both 1500 and mile times down a couple times over a few years. I guess this is all the more impressive in a way. And decades have passed since. Untouchable?

[@anassa6809]

3:12 you mean Seoul in South-Korea (not North Korea)

[@ayoubbenelmoudden4360]

From a fall to a world legend.

[@mouadtaha]

That's the guy who makes me proud to be Moroccan.

[@fidgetmackenzie9419]

I hope your channel blows up this is great material very informative 👌🏻

[@ccbgaming6994]

It did!

[@andrewschrater2474]

Awesome video! One of the greats!

[@TotalRunningProductions]

Thanks!

[@Hostobi]

Coming from morocco i did not realise how big this is untill 15 years later, where my country never had a spotlight in the Olympics ever since el Guerrouj

[@KarimBenabd]

A quarter of a century after, the GOAT's records are still standing... INSANE! July 29th 2024

[@yusakusan1295]

Les records du monde d'El Guerrouj sont presque aussi inaccessibles que ceux du fulgurant, génial et élégant Daniel Komen. C'est fou !

[@gamerdogleo2212]

Hicham!!!! Great work!

[@deportesenvideo]

yes

[@booklover3959]

That was awesome! Thanks.

[@akirakumagai2409]

Congratulations, impressive material and presentation. Best running channel so far.

[@Hak765]

Truly a legend , a king 🤴 of 1500m and Mile.

[@Maiden-Rock]

What a inspiring man .

[@7didane1]

Un athlète béni qui doit être un exemple pour les générations futures ... Merci Hicham pour tout le bonheur que tu nous a fait vivre ...

[@jaws1698]

No one has even come close to his records. He's still at least a second ahead

[@kiswahilikitukuzwe2547]

I think only Noah Ngeny could have had a chance to do it had he not had the car accident that ended his career.

[@sympaticoo1]

Kiswahili Kitukuzwe 254 ngeny could never come close to hicham’s times on races on his own . He lacks the speed endurance to do that

[@owkelly]

The age of epo

[@isaaccorgatelli4258]

In 2001 Bernard Lagat ran 3:26.34. so he was only .34 been El G's world record.

[@user-op6ey5hy5m]

@@isaaccorgatelli4258 (not counting Kiprop which was positively controlled EPO) El Guerrouj ran 8 of the 9 best world performances in history, only Lagat also ran under the 3.27

[@gakaface]

Excellent video. I think what helped El Guerrouj achieve such outstanding world records was his remarkable pacemakers and competitors. You can't get much better than having two Olympic champions in William Tanui being your pacemaker and Noah Ngeny breathing down your neck! Your review of El Guerrouj's training regime shows how incredibly hard he trained. That was jaw-dropping.

[@mohammedgarouj1318]

بصراحة قضينا ايام جميلة مع سعيد عويطة وخالد السكاح وهشام الكروج ونوال المتوكل... ✌🇲🇦

[@trevorsallee5910]

Underated youtuber

[@imax2000]

Over 25 years now and records still intact.

[@redone1262]

The king Hicham el guarouj 💪🏾 !!!!

[@f2f923]

Besides El Guerrouge and Noah, no one else has run faster than the previous world record set by Morceli in 1993. In fact, only the 3 of them broke 3:45. This one might stay for a much longer time with us.

[@hamidbougadra5267]

Excellent video, and a lot of work and research 👍

[@bizatsghirhlnvc7401]

شكرا هشام عشنا احلى لحظات الاحساس بالوطنية والمثابرة

[@ThePhantum]

I’ve been waiting for a video like this this is awesome! I’d love to see bekele. Also for these kind of videos if you sprinkled in a few comparisons so the less familiar viewers better appreciate the times

[@TotalRunningProductions]

Glad you liked it! Yea a few comparisons is a great idea! It's always good to have a perspective on world records and how fast these athletes truly are. I'd love to do a video on Bekele. He's certainly an athlete worthy of a video just like this.

[@blackwatch_TV]

extraordinary

[@abderzakchebbi1339]

The best of this type of race have special muscle morphology, look at them morceli el guerrouj and the kenyans are just very similar.

[@yassintriggerdellarobia]

Little muscles is helpful for endurance at the middle - long race big muscles is for short race .

[@yusakusan1295]

3'28"21, temps de passage au 1500 mètres pour battre le record du monde du mile. C'est incroyable !

[@WalterRobertodaSilva]

The King very strong. The king ever.

[@ColinK3310]

Videos like this are great! :)

[@TotalRunningProductions]

Colin Koenig Thanks! Hicham is a great athlete with amazing training programs. Hoping to do more like this in the future.

[@badoubachou3513]

Performances are more greater than record....he was a true performer

[@abdouauthentic7042]

The best miler and middle distane in all time .

[@zber9043]

Good video. It shouldbe mentioned that Ngeny beat him in the 2000 olympics. He was missing an Olympic gold until his comeback in 2004 with two gold.

[@xuan-gottfriedyang5094]

he is the greatest distance runner

[@TOKUshorts]

The Legende Of Morocco

[@geogo136]

Great video. Thank you!

[@vxenon67]

Training is stimulation. But what you eat is key. What was his food intake? How many times does he eat? What food does he eat?

[@kimiarifi4651]

vxenon67 I remembre in an interview of him, he said that the spaghetti (pasta) represents 70% of his food and the 30% some fruits and vegetables

[@tarikbouslama3674]

Great video fit for the 🐐 of the middle distances!

[@jjj7218]

Whats the name of that song in the end???? Pretty dope 😎

[@sk8kidsofqnk]

24 hours - caderra d wallace

[@fouadraoui8969]

Very good video.

[@hackereports1128]

Awesome video !

[@mcclausky]

Excellent, great job!

[@primaco1898]

What I like the most in your chanel is when you talk about the beggining of the athlete because this informatiom is hard to find

[@TotalRunningProductions]

COLHAPO ASSADO Thanks! I definitely value information about the early stages of an athlete’s career. I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@nerviosway]

good video

[@bilarabi9283]

احسن قناة إنه تقرير محترف

[@falconrymorocco9071]

Inspiring !

[@stephenh9483]

FANTASTIC

[@Stevieboyy19231]

And the indoor record was just broken yesterday

[@TinkuChaudharyFitness]

I heared that hiecham also trains his body in gym as on track

[@Ak-ig8os]

Your video gives me inspiration

[@ScotBreithaupt]

The GOAT!

[@palacerevolution2000]

What became of the Kenyan runner "Ninney(??) who battled him during the 1 mile WR?

[@robertmay5003]

amazing athlete -- his records will likely stand another 30-50 years. I'd like to see anyone break them -- kinda doubt it ?

[@saminates2002]

Robert May Yomif??

[@mehmetcik7884]

@@saminates2002 not a chance

[@seanenright256]

Yomif kejelcha has something to say about that indoor mile record

[@mehmetcik7884]

What about outdoor xD

[@iceshake9007]

Very good!!!👏👏👏👏

[@josephkennedy1954]

And Jakob ingebritsen at 17 is at hicams level at 21 💀

[@mohamudabshir775]

Jacob is an overrated white kid. He will be left in the dust by east Africans.

[@parkerjones6598]

Mohamud Abshir this is it chief

[@mathematics5573]

not if he breaks the world record in a few years.. He is like a reincarnation of Jim Ryan and Steve Ovett.

[@josephkennedy1954]

And so are condoms... apparently

[@controversialpostmodernist4896]

He's 18 btw, and he still has to lop off 6 seconds to get the 1500 record and 40 seconds to get the 5000.

[@Mr3344555]

@2:50 they spelled Morocco, as Morroco on his shirt

[@nadiosalari1700]

Grande atleta... Grande uomo

[@shawnarnold6384]

Pretty sure Seoul is in South Korea

[@haiatbachiri6111]

He was a good friend of my father

[@user-sw3er4dk6k]

Who's your father?

[@seanenright256]

Can you analyze Noah Ngeny

[@en4431]

Song from 2:47?

[@raihanramadan2436]

Yeah

[@neetuseesurn3028]

yomief kefelcha and samuel tefera broke his indoor world record

[@guspleite]

The BEST in 1500m and mile and 2000m

[@mohammedgarouj1318]

Gorgeous vedio

[@Mr3344555]

@10:58 look at the ref/helper on the right side, a fall is a fall. He'll laugh, then help you up, unless it's broken bones of course lol I've gotten giggled at when my legs gave out lol

[@mohaharrak3246]

El mejor de los tiempos

[@hyrumjohnson2162]

Do Haile Gebresalasie next!

[@TotalRunningProductions]

Hyrum Johnson Good idea! He might have to be the next one 😎

[@TotalRunningProductions]

Hyrum Johnson Expect Haile soon 👌🏼

[@seanbubernak4510]

What's the song at 4:54?

[@MARWANRAJA1]

Waiting for the same answer

[@markjones195]

Great runner and interesting video despite a dreadful script and vocab.

[@TotalRunningProductions]

Mark Jones Here’s to writing better scripts and increasing my apparent dearth of vocabulary :) Thanks for watching!

[@markjones195]

I apologise mate. It's a fine video. Keep up the good work.@@TotalRunningProductions

[@chrishumetewa1658]

Is he training in a polo?

[@joewalsh3784]

The city of Soul Korea is not in north Korea.

[@josecrosby4787]

Intro song?

[@devinbrines]

I like your channel tho

[@deportesenvideo]

I say the same thing

[@aua6330]

2:28 Music please

[@faroukgaming5576]

Woo Morocco!!

[@Siberius-]

"The G".

[@mouzidnyflorida8774]

Actually Seoul it’s in south Spain

[@Dan-cz5gh]

Seoul is in South Korea, not North.

[@joewiley5101]

The fall looks intentional like he got tripped watch it agin

[@joewiley5101]

Again

[@denisdaly1708]

It was accidental. Marcello couldn't see behind him.

[@alis05]

Ive always thought the same. The timing of morceli extending his leg right as El G was sbout to pass him, is highly suspicious.