notable yes, incredible no. Conversions between 3000m and 2M are still voodoo science, to be sure, if you want 100th-second accuracy, but by no stretch of the imagination is this even an indoor PR for Geb, who has run 7:26 for the metric distance.
Since the Africans took over distance running, and indoor venues became banked 200m Mondo speedways I think you could count with your fingers--and have some left over--the number of world-class 2M races that have been contested. Good gimmick for the general fans of the sport, but I'd like to hold the members of this list a slightly higher standard. gh > From: "Post, Marty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Post, Marty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 15:56:27 -0500 > To: "'t-and-f@darkwing. uoregon. edu' (E-mail)"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: t-and-f: Geb smashes 2 mile WR > > Haile Gebrselassie smashes the world indoor two mile record with a > devastating display at Norwich Union GP. > > The Ethiopian legend knocks an incredible five seconds off the old mark as > he clocks 8mins 4.69secs in front of thousands of cheering fans at the > National Indoor Arena. >
