Zersenay Tadese

Lisbon (Portugal), March 21st, 2010 - Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea smashed the World Record in Half Marathon, clocking 58:23, and also the 20 km World Record (55:21) en route

[@arontesfay2520]

His cadence is so fast he looks like he is racing a mile rather than a half marathon.

[@arontesfay2520]

***** I'm talking of the cadence of elite milers. This is something like a 4:30 per mile pace if not under.

[@wheresmymoneydenny]

Yeah, 4:27! I know guys that can run under 5:00 for a half and have done it at 5:10s myself, but 4:30 range is just too nuts for me to even fathom as possible. I'll take that pace for a 5k, let alone a damn half marathon.

[@alejandrotorres712]

Andrew Shellgren I’ll take that pace for an 800

[@leopers9225]

Thats because hes going faster than 99 percent of the population could even go for one mile

[@cooperspringer2913]

It helps that he is only 5' 3", a little short even for African distance runners. At that point, I imagine that having a high cadence (but slightly shorter stride also) comes a to more naturally even at a distance like the half.

[@EyeAmBatman]

He ran at an average speed of 21.6 kmph.. what a champ!

[@patriciamaues4501]

EyeAmBatman jajiwp0a

[@simonloo1588]

i m doing 12kmph max lol for 2.4 km

[@fishflake1209]

All Zersenay did on this day was run a 27:40 10-K, which, if it were done on the track, would meet the highest qualifying standards for 10000 meters at the most recent Olympics and World Championships. Then he ran another one. Then he decided to keep up that pace for another kilometer after that. 58:23...what a time.

[@cryptic2610]

Kibiwott Kandie just went 57:32. Wow.

[@ChrisCullenRacing]

It amazes me how people cannot leave a runner alone right after they finish. Let them take a breather, stop handing them flowers and stop talking to them. It's like they've never crossed a finish line in their lives.

[@jamesambrocio]

just doing their job. they'll get fired otherwise.

[@obscurelyvague]

It is part of being a competitor in a marathon and not only being the winner but smashing a world record.

[@gonzayare]

Lucky for them, they recover really really fast, better in such a good weather, steady pace race.

[@syrthdr09sybr34]

@@gonzayare look at Tadese's face, does it look like he has recovered when that lady gets all over him? Smh lol

[@onion3974]

That's part of being the winner of a race.If you can't take that, just don't win.

[@jayli5690]

Wow it was just an ordinary hot day. No pacers, massive crowds whatsoever , amazing run

[@AdamBrussGoGo]

The faster you run the quicker you're done.

[@victorgarciavargas8056]

This was a piece of cake for Tadese, a man accustomed to running olympic finals and majors along with elite top runners such as Kenenisa Bekele, Eliud Kipchoge, Mo Farah, or Sileshi Sihine.

[@LulEyob]

Zerisenay Jigna. Eritrana welida neaka.. Haben hizbun hagerun. Viva Long Live Eritrea.

[@hermes3430]

27'35 for second 10k??!! 55'18 at 20k crazy.

[@wheresmymoneydenny]

13:50 5K splits guys. W. T. F.

[@kuntanam]

Zeresenay is not a only a true champion but too much of a gentleman, for putting up with the bar fly at the end.

[@thomaspetrie1854]

Damn! Running 4:28 miles for 13.1...that's smoking, really flying! Wow!

[@amannegus8465]

ብራቮ ዘርእሰናይ ኣምበሳ:: I am so proud of him and the whole Eritrea 🇪🇷 knows Zeresenay as a well mannered and respectful citizen.

[@BahreNeGash]

NEW WORLD RECORD FROM A NEW YOUNG NATION, ERITREA!!!! Zeray Jigna-Wedi-Jeganu,,, Thank you for representing my good people & my beloved homeland, ERITREA. You are an ETERNAL HERO & a CHAMPION in the hearts & minds of my people. Millions will follow your foot-steps for generation to come. BLESSED GRATEFUL NATION, ERITREA, HONORS YOU FOR ETERNITY!!!

[@FranchiseIndustries]

I'll agree that theres a big change in pace between 10k and half, but you gotta admit that tadese's running style makes it look like he's really working hard. more so than other runners, even though they all are probably just as much in pain.

[@habtomtesfamichael4293]

very good , thank you for this to see always and feel proud as Eritrean .

[@billchandler914]

Feel proud of your God-given genetics Habtom, which permit such great performance with training.

[@abudziszrhs]

ahh the 13.1 mile dash!

[@alemnigatu9345]

እንኳን ደሥ ያለህ ወንድም

[@Eribini]

I'm so proud of him and the whole Eritrea 🇪🇷 Eritrea 🇪🇷 Eritrea 🇪🇷 I love you Eritrea 🇪🇷 ♥️

[@pukulu]

great time, still the world record

[@niapriyanti6021]

god damn, some quality video from 2010, its amazing, now the record has broken after 9 years!

[@19Kamau79]

Yes, I came here to not see Vaporfly next% shoes :-)

[@AgencyEric]

@MySonOfSam Don't stress about it, ideal cadence varies greatly from runner to runner. Some people like Tadese here have a very high cadence of 210, whereas other great runners like Lawi Lalang have a lower cadence of less than 180. Cadence is really only an issue if your cadence is extremely low and your "jumping"/"hopping" between strides.

[@9894351513]

Zersenai.. that was an insane fast Run.. Love you, we support you... Brook from Ethiopia...

[@havenoidea111]

One of Horn Of Africas Heros...Guye, guye Zersenay Tadese....

[@martinexist]

Zersenay Tadese world record 58:23

[@honestguide4552]

incredible running.. So much heart .. I respect this WR the most

[@Isaac24ts]

Man he flying, thank you for this to see always and feel proud as Eritrean. My dream is like he, a good runner 21k

[@Eritrawino1]

Zeresenay Tadese Jigna wedi Eri; iiiiiii am proud of you. Eritrea will show the world miracel in all kind of sport and development.

[@josephtcl2828]

tadese is superhuman

[@AgencyEric]

Yea, I would definitely agree. Obviously it's a very efficient stride for him (and clearly successful) but it's very quick and looks a little jerky, especially with his "busy" upper body. On a different note, I'm not sure I would call any of the above "flaws". It may not be a "classic" graceful stride like a Seb Coe or Bernard Lagat but it's pretty hard to argue with a 58:23.

[@PP-og2mz]

LMaster1 jerky, words about slides etc... poor thoughts, zero knowledge about training and in result absolutely uninteresting conclusion.

[@THEEVANTHETOON]

@huyiy His cadence is "unusually super high". Between 1:20 and 1:40, I counted 35 strides, which would equate to 105 strides per minute. He keeps roughly the same pace throughout this video and seemingly the entire race. As I'm sure you know, 90 strides a minute is an average among professionals.

[@sami891]

W😍W amazing ብራቮ ዘርእሰናይ ታደሰ

[@samicheay8706]

I'm so proud of you from the hart❤❤❤❤❤

[@1welwel]

Thanks Zerisenai THE WORLD RECORD HOLDER for half maraton you made us proud.ERI is #1.

[@ShiniGorky187]

no, he's not even breathing hard. they are superhuman

[@TheQuietObserver01]

All that, but the power he has for each step is staggering.. on top of that, his cadence is up to like ~200steps/minute.. insane! He just doesn't spend that much time on the ground with each step, and that's what really matters

[@Oemkei]

Well done mate

[@joseluisbeep]

@467076 If you pause at 6:40 you can clearly see they're some kind of flats, although I'm unsure of the model...they kinda looks like the Nike Streak XC 2's but they don't make them in that color

[@chrisspisak1042]

What a run by this man Tadese. Who's gonna break this? If anyone, I'd hope Bekele would try for this WR

[@anitabosse]

next, you'll sell the record player (after breaking all records)

[@Filmontesfa]

Chris Spisak ኣየ ኢትይፕያውያን ወሻሻ

[@juliosolano5934]

The king of half marathon

[@yrug4y444]

@TheNexus actually, it's 13 back-to-back 4:27 miles and then some!

[@samantua]

Obvious how tough it was! Fuf... Great endurance!

[@user-yi1yz1he9j]

ዘርእሰናይ ታደሰ ንኤርትራ ዘሐጎሰ ንኢትዮጵያ ዝሐንከሰ 😘😘

[@developskill]

simple the best.

[@legendofstreet2408]

Does anyone know what sneakers he used?

[@temesgentewelde6198]

Excellent finish wedi halal meryet

[@samicheay8706]

I'm so proud ❤❤🎉🎉❤❤🎉🎉🎉❤

[@AgencyEric]

@qweasd123932 From 3:10-3:30 his left foot strikes the ground 34 times. Considering 30 would be "standard" that's extremely high cadence.

[@care4rfallen34]

Ryan Hall is still fastest American Half Marathon record Holder.

[@JOxpkral]

Tadese the man!!

[@HugRunner]

Hmm, he just broke my 1K record... 21 times in a row =D

[@joeyyowee]

I had a feeling that he was going to break the record. The half marathon is a great distance for him since it's obvious that he doesn't have enough foot speed for the 10k. Now my 3 favorite runners are all record holders.

[@Texmma]

Who are the other 2?

[@joeyyowee]

@@Texmma Rudisha and Bekele. Bekele's record was recently broken though.

[@WediJohne]

🇪🇷🇪🇷🇪🇷🇪🇷🇪🇷☝️💪

[@henrietteweeber6613]

Increible

[@pyrexcookin]

henriette weeber incredible*

[@BahreNeGash]

@hermonnw1 It takes an athlete with SPEED, talent, will power & determination to beat the competition. Therefore, if you have one, join the competition. If you ain't got none, give credit to those who proved to the world they are special breed & can beat the odds. TELL ME IT AIN'T SO???? CONGRATULATIONS TADESSE, YOU PROVED WHAT IT TAKES TO BE WORLD CLASS ATHLETE!!!

[@dazeeman]

In case ya missed it..his splits were.. 5k 13:55 10k 27:53 15k 41:31 20k 55:18 sick!

[@dirianbonilla8598]

Full race link ?

[@AdamBrussGoGo]

Best running form in the world at 1:17. Anyone got a better example on youtube?

[@jeremyschlichting823]

+Adam Bruss Grant Fisher, indoor 1 mile when he would have gone sub 4 and tripped. His last lap was the greatest running I've seen.

[@enowasam7561]

+Adam Bruss watch Kenenisa bekele

[@AdamBrussGoGo]

+Swaggy Timberlake Thanks. I watched it.

[@msport_erick]

David Rudisha Paris Sidecam

[@roksraka9241]

/watch?v=tLKkx5yYZes at 0:35 and then a few more times throughout the video... not as fast and aggressive as Zarsenay Tadese, but soooooo smooth!

[@stanleygqm]

and i bet he doesnt look as tired as u looked when u finished the mile

[@Xcelerate2]

Interesting fact: Tadese used to be a really good cyclist before taking up running.

[@alexghirmay3793]

Grande man

[@BudderB0y2222]

4:26.4 average per mile. Just incredible

[@tedallison6112]

agreed the 27: 43 opening 10k stands by itself ------the guy commenting on this as a stand alone world class 10K time tho? ----needs to become aware of Kenesia Bekele's 26: 17-------not to mention his 12: 37 5K which is only a couple seconds short of 3 back to back 4:00 miles ! {oh well Sir Roger !!!}----Daniel Komen ran sub -8:00 twice in the 2 mile{ 7:58 & 7: 55 @1600} and also a 12: 39 5K & the greatest distance mark on the books for over 20 years now -----his 7:20 3K ----no one has come remotely close except himself indoors at 7: 24!!!!!------so all these runners mentioned are in a super rarified place orders of magnitude beyond even " normal " world class runners----who by comparision are rather pedestrain. ...... back to training.........

[@cryo9216]

+Ted Allison Yes, 27:43 is a world-class 10K time by any standard. That's faster than the world 10k record until 1965,. In the past 4 years only 9 Americans ran faster.

[@chrisdidonna7371]

Ted Allison 4 min mile pace for 5k would be around 12:25.6. 4 min mile pace is 59.65 per 400m

[@zxtsf]

The economist zeresenay king of half marathon

[@abrahaleylove9470]

Eritrea for ever zeresenay tehadese

[@rdaines1]

i can't stop watching his right foot strike, looks painful....but whatever can't say shit when HE'S running under hour half marathons!!

[@javierp98]

Wow today marks 7 years since he broke the record! Must of been to caught up in running LA Marathon that day that I didn't realize the world half record had been broken!

[@FranchiseIndustries]

yes, i can agree with that.i also wish i could run like that.

[@youssefmabchour363]

6 place jouad gharib. His a double world championship 2003 and 2005. In this video he has 40 years old and he had run 01:00:32.

[@SquealingGucciPiggy]

@dazeeman It's just unbelievable. From 10k to 20k he does 27:25, which is faster than his first 10k, and just over 1 minute slower than the world record on 10000m, hahaha insaaane

[@AdamBrussGoGo]

Ran one of these in 1:36 a few weeks ago. The best part was that a guy running it in 1:09 lapped me about 12 times so I could watch his form close up over and over.

[@Ajcb7891]

i'm aiming for sub 1:20:00 next week.....58:23.....ughh...

[@hdrmandiri]

Around 216 cadence per min...that's way to fast

[@RodiTrance]

Look at him breaking this world record from Samuel Wanjiru 58'33". I hope he will run the London Olympic marathon. Because at 10000 there will be Bekele who stays behind him all the time like in Berlin (Tadese paced like a dozen of laps). Like Mo Farah bekele has a very fast final lap. So for Tadese it could be only bronze. But this record would not been set when he didn't run against Bekele alll the time. No pain no gain!!!!!

[@qweasd123932]

@THEEVANTHETOON HA! no its not they do roughly 32 every ten seconds....

[@alexghremay8476]

viva eritrean melhor de mundo

[@AgencyEric]

Yea it's a little silly when people say distance runners are "sprinting" these races...but I can't understand why that would make you mad. If it looks to them like your running fast enough to be sprinting...well obviously they think your running pretty damn fast.

[@lawrencekyle1980]

great :-)

[@run1]

5:25 "Get your hand off my head lady."

[@asmaraeritrea7702]

"I hope she learned...

[@DoubleAsBaby]

i dont know what the heck is goin on with my left hear

[@cegtown]

58:10 would be sick since I think he averaged 4:32 a mile as is.

[@TheNexus]

That's a 4:46 mile for 13 miles STRAIGHT, OMG

[@thasojhgtre386]

Brutal,how...

[@totaldomination7269]

He can 4:27 mile pace for 13.1 Miles. Thats impressive but im kinda suprised it hasnt been broken yet

[@tripleMmagic]

It looks like he is sprinting

[@MrKicks2010]

13.1 miles at that speed. ridiculous.

[@asfaha70]

8 yrs no body breaking 58:23

[@user-di7yw1cd3e]

Now it is broken 😭😭

[@arontesfay2520]

+Jer Mitch Well lets see how bad football and hockey players suck at distance running. I can guarantee that they would be dead running half a mile at this pace

[@billchandler914]

I think it unlikely they could run at that speed at all. Some could.

[@gosse800000]

Un prodigio de la naturaleza

[@esdenaze]

I would be seriously pissed off if there was a guy in a motorcycle in front of me ruining my oxygen supply

[@msuper14]

front running the entire second half of the race...worth at least 58:10 with pacers

[@biniamyemanehadish4432]

Who would break this world record.

[@sm4llbit]

they don't sprint the final meters, they sprint on all the distance O.o

[@aklilumsgnamaaexs5114]

viva eritrean

[@blonchur]

@joshtube9 half-marathon.

[@AgencyEric]

@mhjklko Yea, it is truly insane. I'd be surprised if the typical male selected from the population could SPRINT one lap of the track at this pace.

[@BahreNeGash]

@BahreNeGash Do you mean this how you ask "zersenay my friend yak"? Have you EVER considered the motivation for being athlet, besides "how much money did he win anyway's cinquenta mil euros is that how much they won? But, what made you think "Zersenay" is RUNNING for money? HOW ABOUT ZERESENAY IS JUST ENJOYING THE SPORT, MAKING SOMETHING WORTHY IN HIS LIFE? How about Zeresany making name for himself & his people ALL OVER THE WORLD, proving GLORY & PRESTIGE of being a winner?

[@bighardman33]

He got beaten by a wheelchair though, If you look at the end. How come?

[@matteorizzo788]

This is maybe a bit late, but imma answer your question anyway: weelchair runners start much earlier than the normal runners.

[@TheQuietObserver01]

Much like Emil Zatopek glided along like a burning train wreck.. a very fast burning train wreck

[@AgencyEric]

@SlighterFacility While Tadese is not even close to sprinting the guy you responded to is correct...in a manner of speaking. For the average person, Tadese's pace would be a sprint FOR THEM. 100m at that pace would be 16.75 seconds, and a 400m sprint at that pace would be 67 second pace. The average person grabbed at random from the population doesn't have a chance in hell at a 67 second 400 and probably not 16.75 100m. Distance runners aren't sprinting, but top ones pace is a sprint to most.