Comments on: Chris Solinsky: Only 16 men in history have better personal bests in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters

By: Doug Binder

Doug Binder — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 02:09:59 +0000

DB: It’s not really a ranking. The men on the list are listed by the their PR 10,000 times. Sihine would certainly move to 3 or 4 otherwise.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:58:00 +0000

Interesting article, but a bit inconsistent in its criteria if indeed this is a ranking. Sihine should be higher, but agreed that he should not be ranked ahead of Tergat. Koech is rather high for a guy who’s never won a medal in any major championship. After mentioning Cross Country several times, the same criteria is mysteriously left off with respect to Gebremariam, who won an individual World XC title in 2009 in what is generally considered the toughest race to win, bar none. He should be at 12, if not higher.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:58:51 +0000

Interesting article, but a bit inconsistent in its criteria if indeed this is a ranking. Sihine should be higher, but agreed that he should not be ranked ahead of Tergat. Koech is rather high for a guy who's never won a medal in any major championship. After mentioning Cross Country several times, the same criteria is mysteriously left off with respect to Gebremariam, who won an individual World XC title in 2009 in what is generally considered the toughest race to win, bar none. He should be at 12, if not higher.

By: Gcant

Gcant — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:05:00 +0000

How can you say that Sihine could have been the GOAT if it wasnt for Kenny B? I think Geb still is the best of all time because of superior PR’s at 1500, 3k, and 2 miles as well as all the road running events (so far) and not to mention…a 17+ year elite career. Sihine isnt even in the top 3. Tergat is in front of him easily too.

By: Philtanui

Philtanui — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:20:00 +0000

I agree Solinsky is good but let him repeat such performance next season. This starts won’t do him any good if he doesn’t medal at World Championship or Olympics. And just for your stats, there are a lot of East African Athletes who had the potential of being on the list if they had raced in 10,000M. Just to list a few; Moses Kiptanui, and his two cousins Ismael Kirui, and Richard Chelimo, Abraham Chebii(who beat Kenenisa twice in 2003), Luke Kipkosgei, Shaheen(stephen Cherono) and others. East African athletes on most occasions run just faster enough to win the prize money, few people care about times.

By: Gcant

Gcant — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:05:56 +0000

How can you say that Sihine could have been the GOAT if it wasnt for Kenny B? I think Geb still is the best of all time because of superior PR's at 1500, 3k, and 2 miles as well as all the road running events (so far) and not to mention…a 17+ year elite career. Sihine isnt even in the top 3. Tergat is in front of him easily too.

By: Philtanui

Philtanui — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:20:08 +0000

I agree Solinsky is good but let him repeat such performance next season. This starts won't do him any good if he doesn't medal at World Championship or Olympics. And just for your stats, there are a lot of East African Athletes who had the potential of being on the list if they had raced in 10,000M. Just to list a few; Moses Kiptanui, and his two cousins Ismael Kirui, and Richard Chelimo, Abraham Chebii(who beat Kenenisa twice in 2003), Luke Kipkosgei, Shaheen(stephen Cherono) and others. East African athletes on most occasions run just faster enough to win the prize money, few people care about times.

By: jeremy

jeremy — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:06:11 +0000

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By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:02:07 +0000

the answer… Greatest of all time.

By: Nathan Hornok

Nathan Hornok — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:51:03 +0000

SORRY FOR MY IGNORANCE, WHAT DOES G.O.A.T. STAND FOR?