THE TWENTY-FOUR MINUTE SIX-MILE?

Kenenisa Bekele

August 26, 2005

10 KM

26:17.53!



The twenty-four minute six-mile?

No Way! This really is beyond comprehension!

Since June 11,1978 the 10 KM world record has dropped 64.87 seconds from 27:22.4 to 26:17.53.
At this rate it will take more than 30 years for the record to arrive at 24:51.36, which is 10 KM (6.214 miles)
run at four-minute-per-mile pace! A massive 1:26.17 still needs to come off the present world record.

The current world record holder is Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele. His 26:17.53 in Brussels, Belgium
on August 26, 2005 is equivalent to 4:13.87 per mile average pace.
He ran an average of 63.10 seconds per 400 meter lap for 25 laps.


RECENT 10KM WORLD RECORD PROGRESSION

Date

Runner

Time

June 11, 1978

Henry Rono

27:22.4

July 2, 1984

Fernando Mamede

27:13.81

August 18, 1989

Arturo Barrios

27:08.23

July 5, 1993

Richard Chelimo

27:07.91

July 10, 1993

Yobes Ondieki

26:58.38

July 22, 1994

William Segei

26:52.23

June 5, 1995

Haile Gebrselassie

26:43.53

August 23, 1996

Salah Hissou

26:38.08

July 4, 1997

Haile Gebrselassie

26:31.32

August 22, 1997

Paul Tergat

26:27.85

June 1, 1998

Haile Gebrselassie

26:22.75

June 8, 2004

Kenenisa Bekele

26:20.31

August 26, 2005

Kenenisa Bekele

26:17.53


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