Quote Originally Posted by Mike T View Post
Does the fact that the record was beaten by an hour or so and not just a few minutes mean it has been there for the taking? Or is KJ just a superb athlete at what he does, like Usain Bolt, and did the dry conditions just happen to suite him to perfection? In terms of fractional improvement isn't this like taking 9 minutes or so off the marathon record?
Maybe it was there for the taking all along but not by even the best that the UK could throw at it.

You only have to look at the calibre of the pacers that KJ had to see what a formidable athlete he is. Not just a great runner but a veritable mountain goat and you would have to say the conditions suited him (and probably more so than a UK based runner.