https://www.telegraph.co.uk/athleti...hlon-specialist-breaks-5km-road-world-record/
and for those, like me, obsessed with shoes - she ran in the Asics Metaspeed Sky. Quite the debut for the shoe!
There is some discussion as to whether or not the WR will stand as apparently anti-doping officials were not present on site (a requirement of World Athletics regulations).
14:41 is a phenomenal time and I hope it’s ratified!
Edit: Fun little blurb I caught in my second pass through the article... if Potter's time is ruled to be an unofficial record then it will in fact be the second-fastest, behind Jepkosgei's 2017 performance, where she split a 14:32 during a 10k road race! I also hadn't realized that the road race is still very new in terms of being an official record (distinguished from the track event by the stylization of 5km versus 5000m).
and for those, like me, obsessed with shoes - she ran in the Asics Metaspeed Sky. Quite the debut for the shoe!
There is some discussion as to whether or not the WR will stand as apparently anti-doping officials were not present on site (a requirement of World Athletics regulations).
14:41 is a phenomenal time and I hope it’s ratified!
Edit: Fun little blurb I caught in my second pass through the article... if Potter's time is ruled to be an unofficial record then it will in fact be the second-fastest, behind Jepkosgei's 2017 performance, where she split a 14:32 during a 10k road race! I also hadn't realized that the road race is still very new in terms of being an official record (distinguished from the track event by the stylization of 5km versus 5000m).
The 5km has been registered as an official world record by World Athletics since January 2018, with Jepkosgei missing out on the honour as she set her 14:32 during a 10km in Prague in 2017.
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