Olympic Runner Reacts to NEW 5K WORLD RECORD!!!

[@sam.e7175]

Love the fact you went out the way to create this additional channel for us instead of solely focusing on viral videos, it shows that you really do care about your audience.

[@NickSymmondsToo]

Love running and my subs!!!

[@zeauxx8351]

@@NickSymmondsToo thanks brah

[@german18072]

@@NickSymmondsToo i do think you are the best youtuber on sports.. period. (specially in the track). Dont take what i said bad, but i dont like you talking drugs concerns and use a personal name of an athlete in the same sentence. I really understand your doubts about drug use during covid and if you do a video on drugs and elite sport i would watch it but it isnt gently to talk about a guy that just broke a world record and wonder if he have been check for drugs. I know you think he is clean, but you raise concerns and now the idiot next door is saying he did it because of dope. Thank you for your great work i would love to see some videos on pentathlon and ultra marathon. cheers

[@Bhuyakasha]

Imagine doing a 4 minute mile. And another one. And another one. And then kick for another 200m.

[@hanphilnoffz8827]

He will do it soon

[@ABLQuality]

IKR imagine

[@kristoferwong2287]

That Is quick

[@TheRealBrayo]

hot sauce

[@John-wx3zn]

I can image it.

[@tyraclique4598]

He was wearing the “Nike ZoomX Dragonfly’s “ Nick Symonds.

[@mr.creepington6182]

Fortnite player. Didn't think I'd see you here

[@NickSymmondsToo]

thanks for letting me know! Now I need to get my hands on a pair :D

[@shemafiacre1039]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4bZlJKggtagg9U

[@ins_matrix8312]

Mr.Creepington why?

[@19Kamau79]

Would be nice to see Nick testing new spikes as he's capable of doing 60second repeats.

[@GillibrandPeter]

Honestly I cried after seeing this record. It’s amazing what the human body can do. 💪 Onto my own 5km PB now!

[@iiiii655]

Your 5k pb is 15:49? That's so awesome dude because that is exactly what mine is! I love it. I have same 5k pb as World Championship 800m silver medalist. That just made my day. lol

[@jakerussell135]

its also totally possible that he raced it as a senior in high school for cross country. but still and 15:49 os pretty damn good anyway

[@jakerussell135]

@@IlOVeTrEn000 damn are you in high school? Only like 90 people in the US have done that, at least last year

[@SquidSquab]

@@IlOVeTrEn000 that’s cap

[@SquidSquab]

@@IlOVeTrEn000 I just looked it up

[@SquidSquab]

@@IlOVeTrEn000 no I looked up the ASICS race and nobody ran that time

[@christianhowe8961]

"We need to have gambling." LMAO

[@NickSymmondsToo]

WE DO!!!!!

[@christianhowe8961]

@@NickSymmondsToo not sure I agree nor support the concept of gambling, but it sure would bring some more attention to track.

[@djjnh6141]

Gambling can incite athletes to cheat, that is why it is banned throughout most sports. Even if gambling takes place in the middle of a race while the athletes are performing, the athletes could finish in certain places purposefully in order to win someone else some money, and then of course the athletes can be tipped off by the gamblers for helping them win their bets. Gambling could ruin the sport.

[@Boom85Boom]

Horse racing wouldn’t exist without gambling because it’s a shit sport. Athletics absolutely does not need gambling at the track. You can bet on races like you can other sports but I would hate to see spectators waving their betting slips like they do at a horse race. Awesome video by the way. Thanks

[@liamfoley3085]

I didn’t think I’d see Bekele’s record broken until my late 20s, it was easily the most dominant world record ever.

[@angelaleadlay5980]

I know right I honestly don’t believe it was broken and kenenisa is my favourite runner

[@emmettmcgrath4871]

I’d have to disagree with you on bekele’s record being the most dominant world record ever. Rudishas 800 record and el guerrouj’s 1500 and mile records are way more untouchable

[@markshafer5355]

I've got to go with Komen's 7:20 3k record as the most dominant record.

[@samassek]

@@emmettmcgrath4871 I totally agree,we can add Komen record too the 3000m.

[@cyrusdadina404]

Emmett McGrath the 800 more so, tho

[@patrickcheptoek2171]

CORRECTION! He does 99 percent of the training in Kapchorwa Uganda. Runs from his house and does speed work in Sebei secondary school grass track

[@ReXzz]

Exactly! Training on a geass track with 406m of length at 2,500m of altitude!

[@cryptospotlight7751]

Very correct

[@patrickcheptoek2171]

@Zamba Kimalel (male, Kenyan) or you come to Kapkugo? Or you didn’t know Mt Elgon is kapkuko

[@aalamsulski8631]

Nick Symmonds I'm glad that you have created a second channel, I was waiting for this for a while!

[@doloreschansey9556]

Thank you, Nick, for putting out these videos and taking the mass amounts of time out of your day and effort to make these high-quality, thoughtful and informative videos. I wish I would have had some of these insightful commentaries when I was in high school and college running over 10 years ago, and I'm sure it is a privilege for runners to have today while they are running in high school and college (and maybe even younger as well). It really isa wealth of knowledge that you put out there in these videos and every one is a treat. Thank you, again!

[@michaelwinder7879]

He’s wearing the Nike dragonflies. It is nikes new track spikes with zoomx foam and a carbon fiber plate

[@michaelwinder7879]

They cost $150 on Nike.com, although I think they are sold out

[@amandorobles3416]

Zoom X foam yes, but they don’t have a carbon fiber plate, just a regular spike plate

[@shemafiacre1039]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4bZlJKggtagg9U

[@liamharlan7184]

That little smirk just before the final lap is so great

[@hejda4101]

At 16:15 I agree with you. Covid ruined this for him just like he did for my friends that finished high school this year. He could have done this in front of the world screen. Olympic is hands up the most watched show around the world.

[@mikediazArtist]

Looks like Nike ZoomX Dragonfly - Also even though there were very little fans and the energy of Monaco wasn't there, it makes this record just that much more incredible/difficult to take on. Chep did this with no fans, alone after 6 laps, during the worst pandemic in a century and his travel time to Monaco from Uganda took 80hours which is exhausting for anyone... --> the only thing i would've wanted a little more of was to see this race run with more world-leading 5k runners. I feel that this record could've been even more incredible if there was more competition. However, I think the other world-leading 5k runners knew they weren't ready to stick with Chep because he announced a 5k record attempt prior to racing and I'm sure the competition was like we arnt ready.. I think the closts anyones gotten was Barega's 12:43 and Kejelcha's 12:47 in 2018.. Thanks for your thoughts Nick

[@waterproof4403]

The wavelights helped him

[@bretstevens262]

Thanks Nick! This was awesome!

[@hejda4101]

14:47 "there is no way that he can continue at this pace". Nick tryin to act surprised evn tho he knows the outcome lmao.

[@danburby7936]

WE LOVE THIS TYPE OF VIDEO NICK,THUMBS UP

[@martinirving3824]

I think Cheptegei looks like El Guerrouj (running form wise). A lot of power to the ground through glutes and thighs. That's why it looks like he's "jogging" at 60 second laps. It is incredible.

[@paulwhitaker5550]

Track people know what they just witness! Any time a WR it’s amazing to be there in person and see it!

[@ethandavis317]

Love how he’s like “can he do itttt” at the last lap when he’s legit saying the whole time “we know what happens he breaks the world record”

[@ARIZJOE]

It was the Wavelight technology. We went from a cinder track to polymer. Times changes. Those lights should be everywhere, like in Eugene.

[@mitchelljack1590]

This is your best video imo - would love more of this

[@hham9305]

This is awesome Nick! Been missing the Race Recap videos you made and this was the perfect thing to fill the void

[@trevorcross7751]

This was just amazing i watched it live i was getting so hyped

[@emerson7291]

Just found this channel this is awesome to watch!

[@Narakgar]

Awesome insight, you can't get insight like this anywhere else

[@Abishekstudy]

Hi Nic wonderful to see you !!

[@aua6330]

9:27 His pacing was so accurate because he had the lights on the floor.

[@waterproof4403]

I know right. There are supportive technologies nowadays that help Athletes. Kenenisa Bekele did it by himself. What a legend Joshua is still amazing tho

[@gmaxsfoodfitness3035]

He was ahead of the lights though. He'd only see them if he's behind or right on the pace.

[@lukewat]

@@waterproof4403 it doesn't matter at the end of the day he ran faster than him

[@waterproof4403]

@@lukewat kipchoge still ran 159 for the ineos challenge?

[@lukewat]

@@waterproof4403 your point?

[@TomSzczepanski]

Loved this video Nick, thanks for doing this, fascinating insight!

[@matheo1231]

I learned so much! Thank you :)

[@hannuliljemark3119]

Yes for more race recaps!

[@Yan-pm3kk]

I just subscribed to this channel. Why didn't you inform your subscribers of this channel ????? ;) I love all what you're doing here in KZbin. It's so amazing to have an Elite like you giving so much inspiration. All my thanks from Paris :)

[@synchronium24]

14:24 Props to Wanders for cheering Cheptogei on. I would probably be too resentful to do so if I got lapped.

[@NickSymmondsToo]

He's a good sport! Cool to be part of that race I'm sure.

[@pxcs7559]

I love Wanders

[@patheddles4004]

Yeah I was impressed by that when I watched the livestream. He paid attention, made very sure to not get in Cheptegei's way at all, and applauded him on the way past.

[@jamafo]

Thank you so much Nick. Keep them coming.

[@abanjo123]

excellent video. your insights as an elite athlete yourself are indeed fascinating. keep em' coming

[@CovDavid]

Love this type of video

[@settlers33]

Your for sure the most dialed in KZbinr in the U.S. for sport.

[@vicenteiglesias5099]

Not sure if you're still reading comments, but the discussion of pacemakers just made me think of Bram Som who honestly is one of the most recognizable athletes in track for how well he does pacing.

[@LearningFast]

It is important to remember that he was wearing the new Nike Dragonfly shoes. Those shoes will revolutionize the track world like the Alphafly shoes have done for the marathon world.

[@kaismithley6173]

The pacing was perfect, a sensational performance, thanks for watching this nick I wanted to see someone talk about it

[@waterproof4403]

He gas robot pacing lights..

[@kaismithley6173]

@@waterproof4403 if he's ahead of the lights how is he supposed to see them

[@waterproof4403]

@@kaismithley6173 That whole thing was staged for Cheptegei. They made sure to break the records with technological help. Those wavelights are like robot pacers and the kangaroo shoes are massive help as well. It may not look like much but its all about tiny margins at this level. The men and women's 10000m and 5000m stood for so long I guess haha. No one could reach them so they had to do this robbery The Ugandans splits were metronomic. Very much on point. That is because a robot was pacing him on the side of the track. You can clearly see the light illuminating the inside of the track so of course he can see them. Massive cheating.

[@kaismithley6173]

@@waterproof4403 lots of hate, why can't you be happy for him to be able to break such a monumental record, his success doesn't make bekele any less the greatest of all time, I bet you didn't flinch when bekele almost broke the marathon world record with more advanced shoes, why is this any different, the wavelights are just like any other pacing method just more modern and the shoes don't matter that much, technology advances and no world record is going to stand forever, might as well accept that

[@waterproof4403]

@@kaismithley6173 just saying there should be an Asterix next to the records set by these technologies..

[@JC_Edits_Official]

I watched the 2012 olympic finals and u where in last to 5th it was soooo good

[@sajanpatel823]

I love these type of videos!

[@Wflips]

"Crushed it by almost two seconds"

[@ronniebumm6147]

Yep I wanna see some new videos like this. In Monaco, by the way, the womens 1000 meter worldrecord was nearly smashed and Kipyegon run the second fastest time ever! :D

[@king_tom308]

Yay I was first to watching yet another ultimate vid by nick!!!

[@NickSymmondsToo]

Thanks for watching!

[@maximelogeart6109]

Great video keep doing that kind of content! 🤟

[@billybud9557]

12:35.37 is almost unbelievable surely ne can run another one at World's this week.

[@carolineshaffery8302]

Love these videos

[@albertmwangi899]

The Rabbit part cracks me up!😁😁😁

[@solaireof_astora]

I’ll break the record. I’m just built different

[@xctf1230]

👍

[@stevenfriedman143]

breed: different😈

[@ethancurnow3868]

Ethan C gang

[@solaireof_astora]

Ethan Curnow if we combine our forces it’ll be easy

[@ethanchavez3746]

Ethan C gang🤣

[@anitnakintu7576]

That's our hero 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬💪💪💪

[@BarelyGlorious]

Pro runner and now pro commentator haha love it

[@mgh62000]

There's insane and there's this. This is insanely insane.

[@lewisflyer]

Awesome video Nick, keep them coming. If you havent heard already checkout out Harvey Lewis FKT he set last week on the original Badwater course all the way up Mt. Whitney. Amazing stuff

[@gavinoconnor4247]

Cheptegei has the gold medalist kit bc he won the 10000m at the 2019 world championships

[@George-nx4bp]

9:56 Nick only ran a 15:49?? I'm sure he didn't run one all out at peak shape then. Sub 16 is my immediate goal but I've got to beat Nick too sometime lol

[@manchugaming9305]

his "peak" shape was probably olympic 800m shape. and i doubt he was gonna do an all out 5k mid season

[@George-nx4bp]

@@manchugaming9305 I know dawg that's what I mean. I'm sure he didn't run one at peak shape

[@Netsfan24]

He was a 3:56 miler, if he would have focused on the 5k he could’ve easily broken 14:00

[@George-nx4bp]

@@Netsfan24 dude I know. My comment says "I'm sure he didn't do one all-out at peak shape" but anyway I'm a 15:06 guy now so that's cool that I've blown this old comment out of the water

[@alexhaines6440]

Love the new channel. These Nike zoom x dragonfly's are marketed for 1500m to 10k. Just wondering why they are not considered the best for 800m?

[@raybergstrom]

Nick, this is great. Please keep doing these videos. Most of the other t&f analysis/reaction videos I've seen on youtube (cough TRP cough) are total crap. This is a breath of fresh air.

[@ryanlay1382]

Love this kind of content nick!

[@rustysworldofentertainment850]

Now for the Cheptegei Challenge. Nick attempts to run 100m at 5000m WR pace. Will Leer laps him.

[@JC_Edits_Official]

Mcsweyn and henrik and cheptegi what a field

[@whahappened8398]

so the broadcaster had to throw to the women's high jump right in the middle of Cheptegei's world record race. And then at 6;45 Yaroslava appeared and it was obvious that we had plenty of minutes to share !

[@Fullsendfilosophy]

To be fair to this performance even though the rabbit stepped off he still had the lights on the track that help him understand his pace. Still very incredible

[@waterproof4403]

Truly remarkable! I still gotta go with kenensia by being the greatest distance runner of all time. He set those records way back and didn't have anything support him! Legendary

[@jackwakefield05]

Damn i never thought the etheopian distance records would be broken so soon

[@NickSymmondsToo]

16 years was the longest the 5K record had ever lasted!

[@xctf1230]

@@NickSymmondsToo yeah that does give it a lot of credit, but I didnt think I would see it broken for at least 8 years.

[@elijahkwon422]

HypixelPing I think he’ll beat his own record before then.

[@waterproof4403]

@@xctf1230 the damn wavelights..

[@waterproof4403]

@@elijahkwon422 wouldn't be surprised. Just like INEOS

[@dancasey7]

Nick symmonds’ new channel?! How did I not know about this!

[@danburby7936]

NICK ,STILL WAITING FOR THAT 800 HURDLES WR ATTEMPT,MY MONEYS ON TANNER

[@alexiis1o1]

Yay

[@aoifemontagner1736]

The fact that he held that pace without the rabbits for half the race is crazy

[@waterproof4403]

He has a robotic lights pacing him..

[@rafsfood]

@@waterproof4403 ever heard of drafting

[@TheRudemaddy]

Make one video on WHAT type of shoes we have to use as per our event start from 100m to marathon and so on....... Love your video make vlogs also if possible love from India

[@Hensley_Jb]

Me: Hmm I don’t remember getting this notification Also me: There’s a tooooo!!?

[@mitchellgreig8442]

I have notes on every split but I havnt watched it before ?? How does he do it 😂

[@LearningFast]

They now have a green light at the base of the track that indicates the world record. Look at it as it circles the track.

[@waterproof4403]

I know right. It helps the runners Kenenisa did it by himself

[@Ztd214]

He’s wearing Nike Zoomx Dragonfly’s. Nikes new distance track spike. Cool technology in it too! Zoomx Foam and a full length spike plate

[@leventeszemerei]

Only a reguler spike plate.

[@pxcs7559]

Pls make more race reaction videos

[@gerhardstrydom5249]

Just a question Nick...what are your thoughts on the new light pacing technology ? Various super records have fallen since the inception of the technology...

[@waterproof4403]

Massive cheating

[@kaedenchristenson]

Bruh this man runs a 5k almost as fast as I run a 3200

[@acasualviewer5861]

Yeah.. and he runs a 5k almost as fast as I... hmm.. I can't run that fast at any distance.

[@anitafanclub6164]

Y’know it’s funny. The person I found suspicious was Kiplimo. Honestly I heard of cheptegei before, but not Kiplimo. And how many 19 year olds run under 59 minutes in a half marathon the same year they run a 3 and 5k? Jeez, how many runners in general have done this in one year?

[@waterproof4403]

The wavelights are cheating methods haha And he's not 19 lmao more like 29

[@bigguccialmighty5761]

I’m not really familiar with track and field but why did that guy stop running at the 2:47 mark ?

[@q12aw50]

Pay attention and you’ll know

[@BrendanEvan]

Literally twice as fast as me

[@AT-zr9tv]

Lol yeah! Twice is slow as still a decent 5min/km

[@Victoria.Pulliam]

I can only dream to hit a speed like this

[@acampbell2178]

Someday, we will ALL be able to have a "ghost runner" pacing us. Just waiting for the virtual reality glasses (Google glass-type) with proximity sensors to guage your relative position. I promise you it's coming.

[@waterproof4403]

Kek

[@harsharya545]

2 seconds ?! Insane.

[@praatyush2615]

I turned notifications on

[@Breakin726]

I would love to see a video on Jakob Ingebrigsten.

[@LeGekkonidae]

I enjoyed a lot watching Cheptegei! But i'm not naive, 12:35...

[@waterproof4403]

Wavelights haha

[@ZombiemanOhhellnaw]

Uganda stand up! 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬

[@brian-sf2re]

The more nick the better

[@keinKlarname]

Hi Nick, have you been aware that there were lights on the curb to mark the perfect pace? OK, I see you were. Like your exitement about this performance and athletics at all!

[@waterproof4403]

I know right. God knows what crazy times Kenenisa would have ran if he had the same level of support Kipchoge and Cheptegei are having now

[@LizardoiL]

two seconds is insane no doubt

[@evandeimling412]

They’re casually running my all out 800🤪

[@shalom.mugenzi]

just ran my first 5k at 21:50 wtf is my phone now looking through my apps to find recommendations and now i feel so bad about my time

[@believetosee3038]

Lol 4 meters and I’m done 😂👌🏾🐐

[@elijaha2246]

Never heard anyone call the pace setters “rabbits” 😂

[@patheddles4004]

I've never heard anyone refer to the rabbits as "pace setters". That sounds like I'm joking, but I'm honestly not - I've almost always just heard them called "rabbits", and occasionally "pacers". ("rabbit" being an old greyhound racing term, for anyone who's not familiar with it)

[@ryanjames4775]

Why wasn’t Julien Wanders wearing the black and white uniform?

[@yankaitan8648]

thats for world and olympic champions only, is julien wanders a world champion? i didnt read into him

[@ajtwins8888]

Hey Nick what are the plain black half tights that you wear?

[@jayadevpandey10]

I was assuming it as your main channel until you said you channel too.

[@maxscriptguru]

The reason he was a metronome was that lightbar thingy.

[@zaynniazi2083]

Where do you get the vaporfly next % Mine are completely worn out😔

[@keanureeves3319]

i guess the canadian record in the 5k a few weeks ago was a foreshadowing for this record

[@AnthonyMcqueen1987]

No better commentary than from a former Olympian than some rando who thinks they know the sport on KZbin.