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The Valencia Half Marathon in Dec. 2020 Kibiwott Kandie reduced the HM WR by 30 seconds, and 4 men in total beat the old record in the same race. https://www
by DrBazza 6y ago
The Valencia Half Marathon in Dec. 2020 Kibiwott Kandie
reduced the HM WR by 30 seconds, and 4 men in total beat the old record in the same race. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/55206158 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/55206158
In the words of Jen Barber "the shoes!"
> There is a ban on any shoes that have a sole thicker than 40mm.
> Kandie was using Adidas shoes that have 39mm of foam.
There's also the fact that African runners train differently, and even their gait/pose is slightly different with their chests thrust out slightly.
- tburmeister 6y agoEthiopians and Kenyans have been dominant in track and field since the 90s, that's not exactly a recent change; both countries, btw, train fairly differently from each other, and I would contend that "gaits" differ far more between individual athletes than they do between continents. The ascendance of Uganda in the past few years has been interesting.
- ricardobayes 6y agoIt's interesting because most athletes will deny records being beat due to equipment - they are afraid the result being taken away due to some regulation.