Joe Falcon's devastating kick (longer version) - 5000m - 1990 Prefontaine Classic

Perfontaine Classic
Eugene, OR
June 1, 1990
This video shows the men's 5000m at the Prefontaine Track Classic, held on June 1, 1990. Joe Falcon's last 300m was 39.0 (52.0 400m pace), while his last 400m was 54.7. Frank Shorter and Dwight Stones called the race.
Results:
1. 13:20.49 - Joe Falcon
2. 13:25.22 - Doug Padilla
3. 13:26.47 - Steve Plasencia
4. 13:28.00 - Terry Brahm
Other Competitors:
Steve Moneghetti
Jim Farmer
Matt McGuirk
Paul Williams
Greg Whiteley
Gerard Donakowski
Daniel Gottschall
Jay Marden
Tim Gundy
Paul Donovan
Paul McCloy

[@Shaka-Papa]

8:39 Wooooo

[@charliewatkins4571]

13:20 seems so pedestrian now

[@ntj7677]

39.0 over the last 300 off that pace was CRAZY fast back then, and it's still world-class by 2023 standards. Everyone knew that Falcon could've run much faster with better pacing, a lot of people thought he was gonna be the first American male under 13:00 after this race.