{"id":387,"date":"2010-08-22T16:26:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-22T23:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trackchill.com\/?p=387"},"modified":"2010-08-22T16:26:00","modified_gmt":"2010-08-22T23:26:00","slug":"more-rudisha-800-wr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/trackchill.com\/?p=387","title":{"rendered":"More Rudisha 800 WR"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/view.picapp.com\/pictures.photo\/entertainment\/lekuta-rudisha-kenya-poses\/image\/9576019?term=david+rudisha\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/view1.picapp.com\/pictures.photo\/image\/9576019\/lekuta-rudisha-kenya-poses\/lekuta-rudisha-kenya-poses.jpg?resize=234%2C128\" border=\"0\" width=\"234\" title=\"Lekuta Rudisha of Kenya poses next to the electronic time board after setting a new world record following the men's 800m competition at Berlin Grand Prix\" height=\"128\" oncontextmenu=\"return false;\" ondrag=\"return false;\" onmousedown=\"return false;\" alt=\"David Lekuta Rudisha of Kenya poses next to the electronic time board after setting a new world record following the men's 800m competition at the ISTAF Berlin Grand Prix athletics, August 22, 2010. Rudushia clocked at time of one minute 41.09 secoonds. REUTERS\/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:left;height:0px;overflow: hidden;\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/view.picapp.com\/\/JavaScripts\/OTIjs.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While the details on Rudisha\u2019s WR run are still filtering in, I\u2019ve found video of the race (below) and taken my own rough splits. This run saw Rudisha pass through 400 in 48.9, 600 in 1:14.5, and of course the 800 mark in 1:41.09. I\u2019ve gone through my archives and found the splits for Rudisha\u2019s 1:41.51 as well as Wilson Kipketer\u2019s three WR runs in 1997 and Seb Coe\u2019s 1:41.73.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" width=\"400\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">1:41.73<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">Coe<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">24.4 \/ 49.7<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">1:15.0<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">1:41.73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">1:41.73<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">Kipketer<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">24.0 \/ 49.6<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">1:16.3<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">1:41.73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">1:41.24<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">Kipketer<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">23.0 \/ 48.3<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">1:14.5<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">1:41.24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">1:41.11<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">Kipketer<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">23.8 \/ 49.3<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">1:14.6<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">1:41.11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">1:41.51<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">Rudisha<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">??? \/ 49.5<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">1:14.4<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">1:41.51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">1:41.09<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">Rudisha<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">??? \/ 48.9<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">1:14.5<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"80\">1:41.09<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Watching this video, as scary as it sounds, Rudisha is capable of better and sub 1:41 could be on the horizon. <\/p>\n<p>Below is Wilson Kipketer\u2019s 1:41.11 followed by Rudisha\u2019s new mark of 1:41.09.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px\" id=\"scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:21c1b8e0-2d5b-4c79-bc29-266a3d239cf1\" class=\"wlWriterEditableSmartContent\">\n<div id=\"c99856e0-970b-437e-bd8a-442e4c6aaece\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;\">\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y-nktw7gZgU?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" target=\"_new\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_q69RXDGKhjE\/THHAPLrwZbI\/AAAAAAAAAE4\/ex2gqTfvTCE\/video2f78cd984748%5B3%5D.jpg?w=960\" style=\"border-style: none\" galleryimg=\"no\" onload=\"var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('c99856e0-970b-437e-bd8a-442e4c6aaece'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = &quot;&lt;div&gt;&lt;object width=\\&quot;425\\&quot; height=\\&quot;355\\&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=\\&quot;movie\\&quot; value=\\&quot;http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/y-nktw7gZgU?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;hl=en\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/param&gt;&lt;embed src=\\&quot;http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/y-nktw7gZgU?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;hl=en\\&quot; type=\\&quot;application\/x-shockwave-flash\\&quot; width=\\&quot;425\\&quot; height=\\&quot;355\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/embed&gt;&lt;\\\/object&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;&quot;;\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px\" id=\"scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:87838b89-372a-4dfe-8dd1-4d9c8256c546\" class=\"wlWriterEditableSmartContent\">\n<div id=\"c0848887-e637-49f1-a38a-c6379aacecb6\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;\">\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_of87fPA6fg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" target=\"_new\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_q69RXDGKhjE\/THHAPhmGqMI\/AAAAAAAAAE8\/-kzMv0VmdPg\/video353bf17a6116%5B3%5D.jpg?w=960\" style=\"border-style: none\" galleryimg=\"no\" onload=\"var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('c0848887-e637-49f1-a38a-c6379aacecb6'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = &quot;&lt;div&gt;&lt;object width=\\&quot;425\\&quot; height=\\&quot;355\\&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=\\&quot;movie\\&quot; value=\\&quot;http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/_of87fPA6fg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;hl=en\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/param&gt;&lt;embed src=\\&quot;http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/_of87fPA6fg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;hl=en\\&quot; type=\\&quot;application\/x-shockwave-flash\\&quot; width=\\&quot;425\\&quot; height=\\&quot;355\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/embed&gt;&lt;\\\/object&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;&quot;;\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the details on Rudisha\u2019s WR run are still filtering in, I\u2019ve found video of the race (below) and taken my own rough splits. This run saw Rudisha pass through 400 in 48.9, 600 in 1:14.5, and of course the 800 mark in 1:41.09. I\u2019ve gone through my archives and found the splits for Rudisha\u2019s 1:41.51 as well as Wilson Kipketer\u2019s three WR runs in 1997 and Seb Coe\u2019s 1:41.73. 1:41.73 Coe 24.4 \/ 49.7 1:15.0 1:41.73 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1:41.73 Kipketer 24.0 \/ 49.6 1:16.3 1:41.73 1:41.24 Kipketer 23.0 \/ 48.3 1:14.5 1:41.24 1:41.11 Kipketer 23.8 \/ 49.3 1:14.6 1:41.11 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1:41.51 Rudisha ??? \/ 49.5 1:14.4 1:41.51 1:41.09 Rudisha ??? \/ 48.9 1:14.5 1:41.09 Watching this video, as scary as it sounds, Rudisha is capable of better and sub 1:41 could be on the horizon. Below is Wilson Kipketer\u2019s 1:41.11 followed by Rudisha\u2019s new mark of 1:41.09. &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pa3DCY-6f","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":282,"url":"http:\/\/trackchill.com\/?p=282","url_meta":{"origin":387,"position":0},"title":"Rudisha Sizzles in 800 Opener!","author":"CHill","date":"March 4, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"David Rudisha opens season with a sizzling 1:43.15 run in Melbourne Australia! Coming off of his 45.50 400 PR in Sydney, Rudisha blazed to a 1:43.15 to start his 800 season off in fine style. Rudisha reportedly easily followed the leader through a first lap of 50.0 before demolishing the\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"IAAF Melbourne Track Classic","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.picapp.com\/ftp\/Images\/c\/f\/6\/1\/IAAF_Melbourne_Track_6735.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":386,"url":"http:\/\/trackchill.com\/?p=386","url_meta":{"origin":387,"position":1},"title":"Rudisha 1:41.09 in Berlin!","author":"CHill","date":"August 22, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"It\u2019s finally happened. Today in Berlin David Rudisha took down one of the most hallowed World Records in the sport as he turned two laps of the track in 1:41.09! I have yet to see the race or find any details other than the actual race results, but with second\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":604,"url":"http:\/\/trackchill.com\/?p=604","url_meta":{"origin":387,"position":2},"title":"2011 in Review \u2013 Men\u2019s 800 Meters","author":"CHill","date":"November 2, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Just as in 2010, David Rudisha (KEN) was the story of the 800 in 2011 \u2013 this time carrying the heavy mantle of WR holder. And, just as in 2010, the question on the table was whether or not Abubaker Kaki (SUD) would find a way to upset his rival.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"800\"","block_context":{"text":"800","link":"http:\/\/trackchill.com\/?tag=800"},"img":{"alt_text":"image","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-F1xdnFThq3U\/TrHhHtrdyLI\/AAAAAAAAAjw\/WvbQ5CE1Wac\/image_thumb.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":858,"url":"http:\/\/trackchill.com\/?p=858","url_meta":{"origin":387,"position":3},"title":"Adam Kszczot &ndash; A New 800 Challenger","author":"CHill","date":"February 15, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Last week Adam Kszczot (POL) took the indoor world lead in the 800 with a 1:45.44 run in Dusseldorf \u2013 fast enough to prompt me to suggest that we get used to spelling his name. Yesterday he dropped his PR, and the world lead, down to 1:44.57 \u2013 in the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"800\"","block_context":{"text":"800","link":"http:\/\/trackchill.com\/?tag=800"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.google.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTwnFpBiN5vgmCeSh7Kkl_M4uS47D4NkQrHqFf9Xm2NFpuXoQN3UA","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":409,"url":"http:\/\/trackchill.com\/?p=409","url_meta":{"origin":387,"position":4},"title":"Male Athlete of the Year \u2013 David Rudisha","author":"CHill","date":"October 14, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"With the 2010 season now officially over in my book with the closing of the Commonwealth Games, I think it\u2019s safe to dole out major accolades for the season. I started earlier with a look at the Top Breakthrough Americans this year and hope to continue with other segments of\u2026","rel":"","context":"With 2 comments","block_context":{"text":"With 2 comments","link":"http:\/\/trackchill.com\/?p=409#comments"},"img":{"alt_text":"BERLIN - AUGUST 22: David Lekuta Rudisha of Kenya celebrates the victory and the new world record in the men's 800m during the IAAF World Challenge ISTAF 2010 at the Olympic Stadium on August 22, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Boris Streubel\/Bongarts\/Getty Images)","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/view1.picapp.com\/pictures.photo\/image\/9579787\/istaf-2010-iaaf-world\/istaf-2010-iaaf-world.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1716,"url":"http:\/\/trackchill.com\/?p=1716","url_meta":{"origin":387,"position":5},"title":"TrackCHill End of the Year Awards","author":"CHill","date":"November 25, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"I will continue to work on the series of best ever races (next will be the women's 800) but we are closing in on the end of the year and soon the start of the 2013 indoor season. And that means end of the year lists and rankings, as well\u2026","rel":"","context":"With 12 comments","block_context":{"text":"With 12 comments","link":"http:\/\/trackchill.com\/?p=1716#comments"},"img":{"alt_text":"Aries Merritt","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/trackchill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Aries-Merritt_thumb1.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/trackchill.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/trackchill.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/trackchill.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/trackchill.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/trackchill.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/trackchill.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/trackchill.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/trackchill.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/trackchill.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}