The History of the 5000m World Record

[@danielfarrugia3884]

This may in fact be your best video. More like this please for all the distances.

[@duvan9880]

Anyone else here after Cheptegei broke the WR in Diamond League in Monaco?

[@waterproof4403]

Bekele is still the record holder for the 5000m and 10000m. The Ugandans record should not be official. He was literally handed the WR on a silver platter. Please Watch this video. ( KZbin keeps removing the link. Search for WR comparison Showdown Bekeles vs Cheptegei by The Lapras Man) It's a side by side comparison of Bekeles real WR and the NN time trial by Cheptegei. The Ugandans splits were metronomic (2:37 per KM for the whole time trial!) Why is that? Because a machine was pacing him. Those robotic wavelight technology on the track. That whole thing was staged for him precisely. Like the INEOS challenge in Vienna. Planned by NN to the millimeter. Watch the 5000m comparison too. Bekeles splits were Uneven. He had variations in his tempo. He had more in tank for sure. The thing is he ran by his heart and didn't have a whole team orchestrate and engineer a record for him. ...

[@albertdiedericks6227]

Who's here after Cheptegei set the new world record in Monaco?

[@lipstickonapalin8360]

I watched him. Basically running 60 second laps. And looked so smooth and ran a lot of it by himself.

[@bnsz8704]

He’s got to be able to break the 2 mile record. right?

[@lipstickonapalin8360]

@@bnsz8704 You would think so. Give him a chance. :-)

[@diegomardones6651]

It was the first world record to be set with a mechanical pacer, exactly on time, from beginning to end. Just incredible, but not equivalent to Bekele's.

[@lipstickonapalin8360]

@@diegomardones6651 Faster.

[@pacooftaco]

I'm an athlete who runs the 5k. I'm trying to decrease my time and do well for my team. These videos really inspire me.

[@pacooftaco]

@That One Thank you for correcting me! The comment has been fixed.

[@djquiksilva]

Paco OfTaco .. Good Luck 🍀

[@pacooftaco]

@@djquiksilva thank you

[@hejda4101]

Same we are both on the same track bro. What is your current personal best time?

[@pacooftaco]

@@hejda4101 My current best time is 22:03. Whats yours?

[@scottlaplantelaplante990]

Well done video. Being as old a I am, I still recall the Moorcroft 5K. It was huge news in the running community. He had the ability to run many distances very well.

[@cameron8019]

16:34 "although this time is quite slow" cries in 24:20 personal best Edit: nvm got a new 5k PB of 23:38 Edit: got another one of 22:20 Edit: we at 21:44 now boys

[@sportswiz2050]

So tue

[@rphnick]

My best is 29:08....

[@cameron8019]

@@rphnick that's a great time and you should be proud of it

[@81Riel]

Mine is 18:52, still slow 😃

[@lucaskincanyon7393]

Mine is 17:51! XD that’s “slow! XD”

[@arontesfay2520]

It's going to take someone really special to even touch the current world record. Bekele is a freakin unicorn

[@nasserkimbugwe]

Come see what just happened in Monaco. #UGANDAN

[@brianbaker5757]

Not when you have a absolute freak like Joshua and monsters like Kipruto on the rise!!

[@rwakijumaseth7057]

Cheptegei

[@oglamar4699]

I hate to break it to you but the record has finally been broken.

[@drawdownfx4415]

I wonder what bekele could have ran with the lights and dragon fly shoes though

[@Arek152]

It would be great if you made similar videos for another distances like 1500, 10k and (half)marathon.

[@niapriyanti6021]

agree. i believe this channel can do that

[@TheMrKobeBryant2012]

And once upon a time, the world record for the mile was something like 6:20. Lol

[@dolphinreacts532]

7:18 imagine the crimes against humanity committed against him when he was in high school.

[@nickatnite16]

Day after Thanksgiving and I'm thankful for another well produced TRP video !

[@jasonlespier6728]

Love this channel ❤️

[@michaelhiggins8843]

0:53 and to think there’s at least 5 guys at every high school XC meet that do this on the regular

[@darkorayo6139]

Like 15😳

[@robinbauer1975]

Komen proceeds to set a new time trial^: runs a World Record Haile: "And I took that personally!"

[@jmcooper7109]

Superb content...more like this please. Fascinating to see the progression over the years and the personalities involved. Thanks for your hard work.

[@pascanlons400kg8]

Brilliant video as always!!!!!

[@danmas4726]

You are one of the best producer of such videos. I think you should have mentioned other Haile's records in the video like you did for others because during those times Haile had a lot of other records. My all time best athlete in long distance running is the great Kenenisa Bekele!

[@irritablearchitect]

Haile's eleven second cut on the WR in '95 leaves me choked up every time I watch it. What courage it took that night to see it through, alone, for almost 4 laps.

[@pacooftaco]

Can you add a timestamp?

[@rahnlipp2912]

Those early 5k records were impressive, maybe more so than current records. Compare: life to 1900 to 2000, training, nutrition, track surface, shoes (racing flats and trainers), and travel

[@hejda4101]

Nope they weren't. You know that these atlethes from east africa had poor lives. Before fame they lived exactly maybe even worse than the europeans in 19s. Training is what it is all based on bro, you can't win without training so saying I had a bad training is the same as failing an exam and then saying I studied bad but I am still impressive. Your passion and how much time and effort you put on something is the most important thing after food tho.

[@VeridicusMaximus]

@@hejda4101 Training is super important but today's tracks alone would take off 15 seconds

[@hejda4101]

@@VeridicusMaximus I understand that things are more comfy now but even if we come to the marathon. Our generation is trying to go under 2h while in the 19s they barely made it under sub 3 hahahs. The only reason we are better now is because the challenge is higher. Back then there was no high records, which means they didn't have to push that hard. The records have slowly improved thru this century. One by one an athelete broke the record until we are finally here. So I think everyone that wins a race and specially sets a record is beyond amazing.

[@SilencedButNotForgotten]

Back then athletes were amateurs. If you were a professional, you were excluded from the Olympics.

[@szymon6207]

Current 12:35.36

[@bensullivan5562]

You forgot to mention one thing- Saïd Aouita ran 13:00.40 in 1985, breaking Moorcroft's world record by 0.01s, 2 years before he broke 13 minute barrier in 1987. Love the video, one of your best so far.

[@pukulu]

Even now, near the end of 2019, nobody is anywhere close to running times in the 5000 like those run by Gebrselassie or Kenenisa Bekele. Heck, Paul Tergat's fastest times in the 5000 look awfully good today.

[@AP-fl8hr]

1 yr later the books were rewritten.

[@pukulu]

@@AP-fl8hr I'll say. Cheptegei's times were unbelievable. He must be a national hero in Uganda.

[@waterproof4403]

@@pukulu Bekele is still the record holder for the 5000m and 10000m. The Ugandans record should not be official. He was literally handed the WR on a silver platter. Please Watch this video. ( KZbin keeps removing the link. Search for WR comparison Showdown Bekeles vs Cheptegei by The Lapras Man) It's a side by side comparison of Bekeles real WR and the NN time trial by Cheptegei. The Ugandans splits were metronomic (2:37 per KM for the whole time trial!) Why is that? Because a machine was pacing him. Those robotic wavelight technology on the track. That whole thing was staged for him precisely. Like the INEOS challenge in Vienna. Planned by NN to the millimeter. Watch the 5000m comparison too. Bekeles splits were Uneven. He had variations in his tempo. He had more in tank for sure. The thing is he ran by his heart and didn't have a whole team orchestrate and engineer a record for him. .

[@waterproof4403]

@@AP-fl8hr no

[@lamrof]

Kenenisa Bekele is a scary dude. He beats you in strength, he beats you in stamina, he beats you in speed.

[@djsj9185]

Can you make “the history of 10000m WR ?

[@luizalves5805]

Great video! Nice work man!

[@VeridicusMaximus]

Looks like Jakob I. will be the next one of three (the others Aouita and Lagat) under 13 for the 5000; 7:30 for 3000, and 3:30 for the 1500. Just needs to crack 13:02.03 (his PB from 2019).

[@aidanhennessey5586]

Do another one of these featuring summoning salt

[@sportswiz2050]

Please do a 10k video

[@jazza135797531]

Great video! FYI Komen and El Guerrouj have both matched the 13 min 5k, 7.30 min 3k and 3.30 min 1500. Love the videos!

[@Texsun1000]

BEST 🥇running channel on KZbin - amazing content brother.

[@rodrigopadilla7334]

And in August 14, of 2020, the great Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda broke the 5k world record by almost exactly 2 seconds, running an unimaginable time of 12.35.36

[@RandomGuy-dw7hf]

What are your thoughts on Mo Farah’s announcement? Perhaps a video on it?

[@pascanlons400kg8]

Hope he smashes it on the track!!!!

[@RandomGuy-dw7hf]

Aaron Malone me too! As a fellow Brit, I’m really excited to have a competitor in the men’s 10000m again

[@pascanlons400kg8]

@@RandomGuy-dw7hf ya I'm Irish but I always have tried to watch Mo Farah's races,and when he went to the marathon it felt like he was almost retiring,but now that he's back I hope he can take gold at Tokyo!!!!

[@peterkabatha]

I wonder if Mo can beat Joshua Cheptegei

[@jakebaca264]

@@peterkabatha na doubt it but he's the king of tactical final

[@allenrnewbauer]

Great video. Thanks for posting!

[@PleinAirEnthousiaste]

I'm so glad to found your channel, I learn so much and I like the tempo of your video thanks ! Adrien

[@ABPerlov]

Said Aouita also ran under 1:44 for the 800m and 3:50 for the mile.

[@aligatornomnom1773]

I guess you could say.... Virén was a great Fin(n)isher :))

[@gary1961]

... and Galen was the runner Rupp.

[@aroundandround]

Komen became a fast runner because throughout his childhood, when people called him, he sped up thinking they were saying “come on”.

[@waterproof4403]

Bekele is still the record holder for the 5000m and 10000m. The Ugandans record should not be official. He was literally handed the WR on a silver platter. Please Watch this video. ( KZbin keeps removing the link. Search for WR comparison Showdown Bekeles vs Cheptegei by The Lapras Man) It's a side by side comparison of Bekeles real WR and the NN time trial by Cheptegei. The Ugandans splits were metronomic (2:37 per KM for the whole time trial!) Why is that? Because a machine was pacing him. Those robotic wavelight technology on the track. That whole thing was staged for him precisely. Like the INEOS challenge in Vienna. Planned by NN to the millimeter. Watch the 5000m comparison too. Bekeles splits were Uneven. He had variations in his tempo. He had more in tank for sure. The thing is he ran by his heart and didn't have a whole team orchestrate and engineer a record for him......

[@jimmybondy9450]

handed on a silver platter? dude, you probably never ran yourself.

[@19Kamau79]

Bekele's record will stand years and more

[@tomfranssens7984]

Wrong!

[@19Kamau79]

@@tomfranssens7984 Cheptegei!

[@tomfranssens7984]

@@19Kamau79 Yes! He did the impossible! What a race...

[@19Kamau79]

@@tomfranssens7984 actually my comment is 8months old and his Monaco 5K road 12:51 is stunning as I visited in Monte Carlo at summer 2019 and course isn't flat, uphill from port to tunnel is hard looking section.

[@mikeikeda1208]

Great video! Thank you! I can remember watching Ron Clarke run the 3 mile event back in 1965 when I was just 15 years old.

[@denisdaly1708]

Komen could have smashed 12.31 in 1996, only that he wanted to make sure against Haile. Komen is the best 5000 runner I have seen. He shone brightly, but only for a short time.

[@omarzannoni9801]

True!

[@rayfreeth5156]

No not a hope

[@funnyperson4027]

7:23 what an unfortunate name that is

[@0anant0]

Awesome! This is how a documentary should be made! More plz on other distances.

[@lucaskincanyon7393]

Jeeze, a hundred years later and I can barely break 18... XD

[@81Riel]

I love these videos, what a great channel 🙂

[@chessmaster856]

Great summary. I would like to run in 1896 or before and hope to get a better place. I think these people never used horses. Most people focused on building upper body strength and used horses for moving. These people seem to rely solely on running and not on upper body strength as much.long distance running minimizes upper body weight and strength and that may not be the most optimal body

[@abishaikiplangat8316]

And its now officially broken Joshua cheptegei Uganda 12:35:36

[@adityapathak5761]

duuude, I run 5k for fun, and I thought I was fast when I finally dipped below 25 min, I thought I was fast. This video really put it inot perspective, how fast these dudes are. It looks much easier than the 100m sprint on video, but its painfully hard to get below 20min when you actually do it.

[@Hyperdrive]

That’s true, I never even broke 21 minutes for my 5k

[@georgestephenson4822]

Mo Farah is going to run the 10,000m in the 2020 Olympics !

[@denisdaly1708]

He has no chance.

[@alejandrotorres712]

Denis Daly even if he doesn’t at least he’s doing it!

[@Fatima-hl2qg]

Oh really?

[@bohemianrhapsody7086]

Ya se rajo corriendo el maratón jaja , ya que no puede ganar ahí porque está Kipchoge

[@RandomGuy-dw7hf]

Denis Daly and why is that?

[@rahnlipp2912]

Whether clean or dirty, these athletes have produced some amazing times!

[@nickschmahl1381]

From where is the whole footage of that old races?

[@theethiopian2305]

Haile Gebreslase The GOAT. Kenenisa Bekele the machine.

[@tomfranssens7984]

Cheptegei is the new king of the 5000m, what an amazing WR!

[@yab7935]

it must be called nike record technology was more seen than z power of z athelete so shame

[@waterproof4403]

No he is not. He had help from the wave lights technology on the track. It shouldn't be an official record. Kenenisa got robbed

[@waterproof4403]

@@yab7935 exactly bro! What a huge shame!

[@aroundandround]

7:19 Dickwax must’ve had quite the time through school in new zealand with his name.

[@brandonm8901]

12:40 faster than I can run 800m on its own 🤯🤯🤯 can't imagine doing that after already having run 4.2km

[@olddirtybastiat3915]

9:40 there are at least three athletes that accomplished this. Daniel Kommen, Hicham El Guerrouj and Said Aduida

[@federicoperezcerezo3465]

You need to update it and talk about the Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei who has the current 5000m World Record.

[@ImTheCrew]

Wow Kuts bettered his first by 5 seconds, then another 5 seconds, then 11 seconds .... 21 seconds in total in 1.5 years wow

[@runnerwatch2280]

Great video! Solid research.

[@ЯрославКовальчук-и9ь]

When your PB is faster than the first record on the list...

[@sebastianmarsalese162]

What’s the music in the background?

[@englishman1960]

brilliant video. one of the best

[@Labendvanbrosif]

Could you do the two mile next

[@waylaidsavant]

Great piece thank you

[@shubhamtandon6949]

Thanks sir for giving me good information....

[@adamlugowski3423]

It's the 13 minute _mark_, not _barrier_. Nothing special happens at 12:59 vs 13:01. Just a round number. The sound barrier is a physical barrier; a round number isn't.

[@TotalRunningProductions]

But could it be a mental barrier? Thanks for the comment by the way. You make a good point.

[@luisvillanueva6294]

what is the best coros watch?

[@user-op6ey5hy5m]

9:48 Said Aouita, Hicham El guerrouj, Daniel Komen, Augustine choge and maybe Mohamed Farah

[@omarzannoni9801]

And bekele the grestest??

[@user-op6ey5hy5m]

@@omarzannoni9801 he has never run under 3:30 1500m

[@user-op6ey5hy5m]

@wan jau I know that Mo Farah isn't in the same world as Gebresselassie and Bekele. I just listed the runners who ran under 3:30 for 1500, 7:30 for 3K and 13:00 for 5K. Mo Farah did that while Bekele never did that

[@user-op6ey5hy5m]

@wan jau WTF? I just listed the runners who ran under 3:30 for 1500, under 7:30 for 3000 and 13:00 for 5k. I know that bekele is better than all these runners bro. Do you understand English ?

[@user-op6ey5hy5m]

@wan jau I get my facts on iaaf and on Wikipedia, they list all the personal best of the runners

[@byaruderek3811]

J cheptegei is the new King now for the 5000m! Thanks

[@ryantal2433]

Morrocco definitely has a huge doping thing going on. It’s suspicious with Hicham el Gourrouj and Said Aquita both pushing the boundaries and considering the fact Morrocos running has been relatively irrelevant since

[@ryantal2433]

*had

[@noblecyborg-savage]

I'd love to see a simulation of all the WR holders in this video It would be cool to have a visual and watch the entire race

[@alexanderhansen6134]

@Total Running Productions 9:45 That is actually not correct. Besides Aouita, there have been also Komen, El Guerrouj and Saidi-Sief, who accomplished 5000m under 13:00, 3000m under 7:30 and 1500m under 3:30. So there have have been 4 athletes, not only 2. Aouita's advantage compared to the others is that he also ran under 1:44 for 800m.

[@jeighlynn2667]

In today's competitive environment, no record is secure even Bekele's 1237. But Bekele's 5k WR is about approaching the limits of human performance. The next 5k WR when it comes(it is inevitable) will exceed it by a second or two but not by more. I say the next 5k WR will be in the neighborhood of 1237 or so or around 402 mile pace

[@jumpszn3083]

Do How fast can Nico Young Run?

[@marcochao8666]

I'm gonna see him tomorrow at California state champs it's gonna be epic

[@dhaq5617]

Eyy I'm an alternate for one of the teams (though i know I'm not racing, so I'll get to see the man himself!)

[@marcochao8666]

@@dhaq5617 awesome dude what school do you go to?

[@dhaq5617]

@@marcochao8666 Burbank

[@kaleybrown4427]

Marco Chao how was it?

[@AnthonyMcqueen1987]

You need to update this.

[@miller10]

Do 800m or another 800m runner

[@jaque3901]

i thought my 21:48 5k was fast, I'm 12, going on 13 in july 2020

[@NavedProletariat]

Farah vs cheptegei.Its going to be tough.😐😐😐

[@samassek]

Chetegei will destroy Mo!

[@jimy-kopalencialazo7355]

Gracias por mostrarnos la historia de este bello deporte! Desde Vaenezuela

[@LearningFast]

Record just fell. 12:35

[@snaz388]

Joshua Cheptegei has done it!

[@abyssiniaethiopia1119]

thnx for making great my country man

[@JonasFilberg]

Goat 🇪🇹

[@lovemesomehow2957]

I'm going to break the world record for the 5k, the first one :v

[@pacooftaco]

Lol

[@raphaelkimoni5712]

Bekele 5k meters may stand for 50yrs

[@sofianakimbugwe7009]

Not any more

[@raphaelkimoni5712]

@@sofianakimbugwe7009 i watched the gallant cheptegei break the 16 yrs old bekele record and i can say he deserved it. Probably he may also break the 10k record as well

[@ryandupuis5860]

Here I am still tryina get the 1897 world record time

[@jacobfaughtrunningproducti974]

Me being happy about my 18:56, this video, {{NO}}

[@relikvija]

2.31 per kilometer thats a sick pace boys and girls

[@waterdrinker_]

I would have had the world record in 1897

[@faizfahmiaminrudin]

I seen many world record was broken.. In strava..

[@ryantal2433]

4:03 per mile... that is incredible

[@michaelwatson7293]

Bekele is Amazing!

[@honestguide4552]

in terms of World Records the sport of running seems so interesting since it is proven by time!

[@hugolopes7654]

Carlos Lopes Best Portuguese long distance runner of all times at 6:51 :)

[@sujeetboxer8171]

Now Joshua is new world record Holder 😎

[@thesloth5662]

Daniel Komen could have been one of the greatest runners of all time, but he just didn't care about running outside of the money that it earned for his family. Once he had enough money to live comfortably for the rest of his life, he faded away.

[@AlexM-hm2wb]

8:40 12 minute barrier

[@azber7854]

Если существует идеальная техника бега, то это Кенениса Бекеле

[@patricklemire9278]

What were doping controls like record drops 20+ seconds relatively quickly and then no further.

[@Dojocartwheel]

The 5000 will stand for another 3 or 4 years. My best guess is Selemon Barega running 12:35

[@rileysilver6857]

Sean Saxton I don’t know it would be really impressive

[@christianarboleda7872]

Yo bekele’s birthday is June 13 and that date has good history with the 5k

[@rm6857]

Thumps up if you are going to break 18min barrier in 5k like me next season.

[@TheCJHowes]

My plan for next season is to break 21.

[@rm6857]

@@TheCJHowes Thumbs up to you too

[@user-op6ey5hy5m]

15*

[@niki0k582]

Did it last year👍

[@ckwrun]

Thumbs up If you are going to break 15 mins like me 👍🏽