Kenenisa Bekele
Ethiopia
Olympic Medals
World Championship Medals
Personal Bests
Half Marathon
1:00:22
3/1/2020
Marathon
BMW BERLIN-MARATHON
2:01:41
9/29/2019
10 Miles Road
46:47
5/19/2018
25 Kilometres Road
1:13:48
12/17/2017
Half Marathon
1:00:09
9/15/2013
Major Championships
The XXIX Olympic Games - 5000 Metres
12:57.82
The XXIX Olympic Games - 10,000 Metres
27:01.17
The XXVIII Olympic Games - 10,000 Metres
27:05.10
The XXVIII Olympic Games - 5000 Metres
13:14.59
The XXX Olympic Games - 10,000 Metres
27:32.44
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Grant Fisher gets his second world indoor record in seven days with an INCREDIBLE 12:44.09 5000m performance at the BU Valentine Invite. Fisher knocked 5.5 seconds off Kenenisa Bekele’s 21-year-old mark with a largely solo second half and a 59.36 final 400m. FOLLOW CITIUS MAG ▶ Subscribe to the podcast: https://apple.co/3Byp72I ▶ On Twitter: http://twitter.com/CitiusMag ▶ On Instagram: http://instagram.com/citiusmag ▶ On Facebook: http://facebook.com/citiusmag ▶ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/citiusmag ▶ On our website: http://citiusmag.com For other inquiries, contact us: chris@citiusmag.com Thanks for watching - please like, share and comment, and subscribe! Help us continue to bring track and field to your home and become a member today! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjyDlyHPHLhcIT8ov53d5qg/join
Another jam-packed weekend of results unpacked by Chris Chavez and Anderson Emerole.
This Week In Track and Field
– Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Rai Benjamin Dominated At The LA Grand Prix
– Noah Lyles ties the American record in the 150m at the Atlanta City Games + highlights
– The Rabat Diamond League was a bit of a dud
– Kenenisa Bekele Has Been Named To The Olympic Marathon Team For Ethiopia
– What We’re Looking Forward To The Most At The Prefontaine Classic
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Chris Chavez and Anderson Emerole unpack the first big weekend in track and field as the Diamond League and Continental Tour kicked off.
In this week's round-up of performances, they discuss:
Xiamen Diamond League
– Mondo Duplantis’ 6.24m world record and what it could mean for the rest of the season
– Gudaf Tsegay nearly breaks the 1500m world record with a 3:50.30; Did the women’s 1500m suddenly get more interesting?
– Torrie Lewis beats Sha’Carri Richardson in the 200m; Is there reason to be concerned?
– Marco Arop vs. Emmanuel Wanyonyi needs to be a thing to bring back the men's 800m to prominence
– Is the U.S. having a moment in the men’s high jump? Shelby McEwen wins in Xiamen, JuVaughn Harrison jumps a world lead at LSU
– Paulino wins 400m and says this may be the year to break the 400m World record
– Christian Coleman wins the 100m in only 10.13s ahead of Fred Kerley; another slow year for the 100m?
Results from around the world
– Courtney Lindsey beat Letsile Tebogo in a 200m at the Kip Keino Classic
– Gabby Thomas ran 50.37 at LSU
– Christine Mboma, competing for the first time since August 2022, runs 12.32 and finishes last in the women's 100 at the Kip Keino Classic
– Mary Moraa opened up her 2024 800m campaign with a 1:57.96 at the Kip Keino Classic
– 17-year-old Christian Miller drops a 9.93 for 100m at a small meet in Clermont, Florida to take the world lead and break the U.S. U20 record.
London Marathon
– Peres Jepchirchir breaks the women’s-only marathon record In 2:16:16
– Alexander Mutiso Munyao wins his first Major in 2:04:01
– Kenenisa Bekele smashes his own Masters record In 2:04:15
– So who is the Kenyan Olympic marathon team?
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Marathon world record holder and double Olympic Champion Eliud Kipchoge announces which marathon he will run in fall 2023. The NN Running Team was launched in 2017 to provide athletes with access to better coaching, medical care and additional athlete support services. Since its inception its athletes have run world records, won Marathon Majors, and claimed Olympic and world titles. Among its star athletes include; Eliud Kipchoge, Kenenisa Bekele, Joshua Cheptegei, Letesenbet Gidey, Yalemzerf Yehualaw & Geoffrey Kamworor.
5000m and 10,000m world record holder Joshua Cheptegei announces his NN Running Team marathon debut in Valencia 2023. The NN Running Team was launched in 2017 to provide athletes with access to better coaching, medical care and additional athlete support services. Since its inception its athletes have run world records, won Marathon Majors, and claimed Olympic and world titles. Among its star athletes include; Eliud Kipchoge, Kenenisa Bekele, Joshua Cheptegei, Letesenbet Gidey, Yalemzerf Yehualaw & Geoffrey Kamworor.
A medal represents something special, something that's hard to describe. Good luck everyone at the Boston Marathon tomorrow. The NN Running Team was launched in 2017 to provide athletes with access to better coaching, medical care and additional athlete support services. Since its inception its athletes have run world records, won Marathon Majors, and claimed Olympic and world titles. Among its star athletes include; Eliud Kipchoge, Kenenisa Bekele, Joshua Cheptegei, Letesenbet Gidey, Yalemzerf Yehualaw & Geoffrey Kamworor.
These colours are what make us. They unite us. The NN Running Team was launched in 2017 to provide athletes with access to better coaching, medical care and additional athlete support services. Since its inception its athletes have run world records, won Marathon Majors, and claimed Olympic and world titles. Among its star athletes include; Eliud Kipchoge, Kenenisa Bekele, Joshua Cheptegei, Letesenbet Gidey, Yalemzerf Yehualaw & Geoffrey Kamworor.
The story behind the man who handed Eliud Kipchoge's bottles during his World Record race in Berlin! The NN Running Team was launched in 2017 to provide athletes with access to better coaching, medical care and additional athlete support services. Since its inception its athletes have run world records, won Marathon Majors, and claimed Olympic and world titles. Among its star athletes include; Eliud Kipchoge, Kenenisa Bekele, Joshua Cheptegei, Letesenbet Gidey, Yalemzerf Yehualaw & Geoffrey Kamworor.
Marathon world record holder and Olympic gold medalist Eliud Kipchoge announces which marathon he will run in spring 2023. The NN Running Team was launched in 2017 to provide athletes with access to better coaching, medical care and additional athlete support services. Since its inception its athletes have run world records, won Marathon Majors, and claimed Olympic and world titles. Among its star athletes include; Eliud Kipchoge, Kenenisa Bekele, Joshua Cheptegei, Letesenbet Gidey, Yalemzerf Yehualaw & Geoffrey Kamworor.
My guest for this episode is Jos Hermens. He is the founder of Global Sports Communication and the NN Running team. We recorded this episode back in April when I made a trip to Rotterdam to host the team’s 5th anniversary. When they started in 2017, they announced themselves as “the first professional running team” with stars like Eliud Kipchoge and Kenenisa Bekele as the faces of the team. They’ve also made major strides by bringing in other major sponsors to back the team. We dive into the business side of the team, how Jos transitioned from an Olympian to an agent, what he’d like to see changed within the sport, his obsession with breaking records, stories working with Kipchoge, Bekele and Haile Gebrselassie, plus much more.
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Our athletes Eliud Kipchoge, Kenenisa Bekele, Geoffrey Kamworor, Abdi Nageeye, Jake Smith and Yalemzerf Yehualaw will talk about the different topics within altitude. What are the benefits? Why is altitude so important and on what altitude are our athletes training?
Ethiopian Elite Running E4: Endurance Training w/ Kenenisa Bekele's Squad
Sweat Elite - Training Sessions
almost 3 years ago
Join coach Haji Adilo and Kenenisa Bekele's squad on a long run - 35km moderate through the outskirts of Addias Ababa. There are so many small nuggets in this video with a well tried and tested Ethiopian nutrition tip at the end. Lets go! The workout: 35km Moderate Pace -- -- -- Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro, Warm Up, 02:16 - Workout 07:00 - Who's this? 14:19 - Ethiopia's Power Food -- -- -- Get faster with Sweat Elite in 2022! Thousands of runners around the world trust our training plans and inclusive coaching offerings. Training plans: https://www.sweatelite.co/get-faster/training-plans/ Coaching: https://www.sweatelite.co/get-faster/coaching/
Happy Friday! This is the second edition of Track Snacks – a short show taking you into the weekend where Chris Chavez and a fellow CITIUS MAG staffer share the story of an athlete who they're excited about right now that you can expect to see compete at the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 (July 15–24, 2022).
In this episode, The Lap Count editor-in-chief Kyle Merber joins the show to geek out about the stardom of Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei. He is the reigning Olympic champion in the 5000m, the reigning 10,000m world champion and the world record holder in the men's 5000m and 10000m. Just two years ago, Cheptegei boosted his international profile by breaking Kenenisa Bekele's world records in the 5000m and 10000m in 2020. He has already stated his intention that he will be looking to lower his 5000m world record at the Prefontaine Classic. We dive into how his progression has also lifted up Ugandan distance running and why we think we may be seeing the greatest distance runner of all-time in his prime.
Track Snacks is presented by Hayward Magic. Everyone knows how much all of us in the CITIUS MAG family love track & field, and how much we enjoy sharing that love with you all. Well, we’ve got a few big love-sharing ideas in the works and it all takes place in Eugene, Oregon this summer. Hayward Field will be the home to the Prefontaine Classic, the USATF Outdoor Championships and the World Athletics Championships. We'll be there and you should be too. Visit https://citiusmag.com/summerofhayward/ for all the information on dates and tickets.
Intro music: "Believe In Yourself" by Norm Cotone
