697. Some may have been surprised by Gidey’s world record, but they shouldn’t have been | Track Talk

Considering that Letesenbet Gidey had lost the last 13 5000 races she’d run and hadn’t won a 5000 since 2016, some may be surprised that she’s now the women’s 5000 world record holder. On paper, coming into today’s race, despite her lukewarm success at 5000, she jumped out as a MAJOR talent. As a junior, she won two junior world xc titles. Endurance Noise & Random Musings Please Subscribe to my YouTube Channel! Stay Healthy. Be Boring. Not Epic.