Posted: February 17, 2007

Athletics: World Best At 2000M For Bekele

From David Monti © 2007 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved RaceResultsWeekly.com Kenenisa Bekele ran the fastest-ever indoor performance over 2000m today the Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix in Birmingham, England. The 24 year-old Ethiopian, who already holds the world indoor record for 5000m (12:49.60), ran 4:49.99 to easily better Haile Gebrselassie's 4:52.86 set in the same meeting in 1998. Kenyan Shadrack Korir was second in 4:55.72, a national best. In the same meeting, American Bernard Lagat broke Tim Broe's national indoor record in the 3000m with a 7:32.43 clocking, just a few tenths of a second ahead of Markos Geneti of Ethiopia (7:32.69), who set a personal best. Kenyans Augustine Choge (7:33.09) and Paul Kipsiele Koech (7:33.46) finished third and fourth, respectively, also recording career best indoor times. Broe's record was 7:39.23 set at the Boston Indoor Games in 2002. Also at the meet, European cross country champion Mo Farah won the "Devil's Mile" in 4:00.46, well ahead of James Thie; Jenny Meadows set a personal best winning the 800m in 1:59.88; and Jo Pavey set a national best for two miles in 9:32-flat, just ahead of Commonwealth Games 1500m gold medalist, Lisa Dobriskey (9:33.78). Subscribe to the Runner's Web Weekly Digest