Comments on: Running Fast and Forever

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:43:07 +0000

Adeel, your knowledge is boundless!

By: Adeel

Adeel — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 13:06:19 +0000

Yeah, I don’t think it matters too much. The video and the one of his 3,000 world record are scary. He makes it look so ordinary that you’d think someone would come close to those times in ten years.

By: 21stCenturyMom

21stCenturyMom — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 02:56:22 +0000

Doh! Thanks Adeel. Good thing someone around here really knows about runners!

In any case we can all still strive to keep improving, regardless of the reason.

By: Adeel

Adeel — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 00:19:37 +0000

That’s not the same person.

Daniel Kipngetich Komen, now 31, is the legendary world record-holder at 3,000 m and 2 miles. He hasn’t run on the international stage in five years and hasn’t performed at his world-beating level since 1998.

Daniel Kipchirchir Komen won the Bowerman Mile in Eugene this weekend. He’s a great runner himself, with bests of 3:29/7:31, but he’s unfortunately the second-best runner named Daniel Komen.

Daniel Kipngetich Komen has been rumoured to be making a comeback for almost as long as he’s been out of the sport.

By: kara

kara — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 15:37:15 +0000

Inspiring!

By: Mark Iocchelli

Mark Iocchelli — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 14:47:26 +0000

What’s really amazing about Daniel is that he basically disappeared shortly after his 2 mile record. It’s scary to think what he would have done if he’d kept on competing.

Still, he’s still young enough to do some great things.