Comments on: amazing kenyan runner daniel komen http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark/index.php/archives/2005/12/01/amazing-kenyan-runner-daniel-komen/ Welcome to the home of Mark aka The Running Blogfather - a 40 year-old dad, husband and marathon runner who's beaten injury and is on the comeback trail! Mon, 21 May 2012 20:17:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: sham http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark/index.php/archives/2005/12/01/amazing-kenyan-runner-daniel-komen/comment-page-1/#comment-13947 sham Wed, 24 May 2006 03:12:54 +0000 http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark/index.php/archives/2005/12/01/wow/#comment-13947 is there any clip of his 2mile world record?? is there any clip of his 2mile world record??

]]> By: Elle http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark/index.php/archives/2005/12/01/amazing-kenyan-runner-daniel-komen/comment-page-1/#comment-7621 Elle Thu, 01 Dec 2005 20:29:33 +0000 http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark/index.php/archives/2005/12/01/wow/#comment-7621 I read an article a few years back about a similar runner. I think she was from Montreal, and for the life of me I can't remember her name...anyhow...she said she just woke up one morning and decided not to run any more. I don't think she was even remotely close to being as successful as Komen but nonetheless, it seems strange to just drop off the map. I read an article a few years back about a similar runner. I think she was from Montreal, and for the life of me I can’t remember her name…anyhow…she said she just woke up one morning and decided not to run any more. I don’t think she was even remotely close to being as successful as Komen but nonetheless, it seems strange to just drop off the map.

]]> By: Adeel http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark/index.php/archives/2005/12/01/amazing-kenyan-runner-daniel-komen/comment-page-1/#comment-7617 Adeel Thu, 01 Dec 2005 19:26:29 +0000 http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark/index.php/archives/2005/12/01/wow/#comment-7617 Komen is one of the most intriguing runners in history, mostly because of how brief his career was. He ran 3:29, 7:20, 7:24 indoors, and 12:39 within the span of a couple of years. Only two people (Geb, Bekele) have run faster than his 5k time. Even if his 3k time is beaten, it will be even harder to run 7:24 indoors. For someone that talented (all those marks are better or the same as Geb's), he was done by the age of 22. For comparison, he's a couple of years younger than Geb and seven years younger than Paul Tergat. He's only 29 today. From what I recall, not only did he lose his appetite for training once he became very rich, but he also mismanaged his money and lives relatively normally today. He actually rabbited Chicago one of these years, unthinkable for someone who was one of the best the world ever saw. Komen is one of the most intriguing runners in history, mostly because of how brief his career was. He ran 3:29, 7:20, 7:24 indoors, and 12:39 within the span of a couple of years. Only two people (Geb, Bekele) have run faster than his 5k time. Even if his 3k time is beaten, it will be even harder to run 7:24 indoors.

For someone that talented (all those marks are better or the same as Geb’s), he was done by the age of 22. For comparison, he’s a couple of years younger than Geb and seven years younger than Paul Tergat. He’s only 29 today.

From what I recall, not only did he lose his appetite for training once he became very rich, but he also mismanaged his money and lives relatively normally today. He actually rabbited Chicago one of these years, unthinkable for someone who was one of the best the world ever saw.

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