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Message: [QUOTE="Blakeon18, post: 5307626, member: 35"] 5000 meters: Beatrice Chebet at 13 minutes 58.6 seconds...first ever under 14 minutes by a woman. 1500 meters: Faith Kipyegon at 3 minutes 48.68 seconds....breaks her own world record. Lots of other great times in Eugene at the meet...undoubtedly spurred on by great crowds. Uhhh...there are significant similarities between UConn and Oregon University.. the hot spot for hoops or track and field. Oddity: a couple of weeks ago Faith made an unusual run to get under 4 minutes for the mile. She "set" a world record with around 4 minutes and 6 seconds...but it won't count. It was not a race...but an exhibition. She had several pace-makers...plus flashing lights around the track to make her aware of a 4 minute p[ace. She said she did it to simply to try and change the mindset of women...that going under 4 minutes was a psychological barrier. Six seconds is still quite a margin. I wonder how many years/generations it will take for a woman to break the 4 minute mark? While her exhibition didn't count, her time in the 1500 meters would be very comparable to her 4:06 time in the mile. And the 1500 time IS the world record...run in a real race. Great day for Track and Field! [/QUOTE]