"Maybe over 10,000m it was possible [for me] to run around 25:50. I never broke my world records when I was in top shape." An exclusive interview with distance running great Kenenisa Bekele in our January magazine 🗣️ The triple Olympic and five-time world champion believes he could've run a sub-26 minute world 10,000m record during his track career 🤯 Kenenisa Bekele, who set two world 10,000m records (26:20.31 in 2004 and 26:17.53 in 2005), states he could've clocked a time around 25:50 over 1

5000m World Record (final 900m) by Kenenisa Bekele in Hengelo (2004) Time: 12:37.35 KM Splits: 1st KM: 2:33 2nd KM: 2:32 3rd KM: 2:31 4th KM: 2:30 5th KM: 2:29 Final 3000m in 7:31 and ran the final 3000m from the front. | Sweat Elite