Have you got shares in plasticine?
Joking aside I agree, it would be like not have a bar in the high jump and just using hawkeye to say who went the highest.
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They donāt use plasticine anymore. 
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Edwards was revolutionary at the time. Previously the event was mostly dominated by strong men doing 3 takeoffs, he came in with much more speed and a skipping stone approach.
I suspect it wonāt stand much longer. The current crop are getting close but would not be described as top tier athletes. It will take a top college sprinter or long jumper to make the switch and it will go.
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They were half expecting it to go at Paris but it stood, but yeah agree with your other points.
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Hmm, Iām sure a lot will say this is too good to be true but for now thatās a very rapid time.
Canāt be long before a sub 2 hour marathon in a race happens.
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Impressive. I am guessing he has just started a bidding war for London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Chicago marathon appearances this year. Plus booked himself a lot of early morning WADA wakeup calls over the next few weeks.
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WADA donāt do the testing 
It will be down to his National Anti Doping and NGB. Iām sure they will be as rigorous as the UK and US though.
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Faith Kipyegon is going to try and break the 4 minute mile barrier this evening (Thursday). Can be watched on YouTube from 6:15pm UK time. The broadcast is scheduled for an hour so expect it to kick off towards the end. Her best (sheās the current record holder) is 4:07.64.
(edit) A bit about how it may be done - and pacing strategies.
Race is meant to start at 7pm UK time.
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Thatās a sporty improvement on her PB.
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Shoes need to be sold!
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Ah right, just seen itās not a ālegalā attempt, rather a Kipchoge style best human effort.
Whoās running the book on this?
50p says she doesnāt break 4 mins.
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Errrrā¦ 
Run behind a car or truckā¦ total joke. What has the world come to?
Do it in Wellies and Page me if / when done.
Just like Kat and sub 8ā¦ greatā¦ amazing but it will be done legitimatly soonā¦ maybe by the same people / person.
Will Kat or Laura or someone else get there first.
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Iām at athletics waiting for LO. Just tuned in for a minute. Tuned out again real fast!
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Under 4 min fast?
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Yes but I needed assistance
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Think I did it once.. . Half a mile on a bus then the half run. Run off a bus requires practise.
However I nailed it.
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Well that was a little underwhelming
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Veryā¦
Tuned in with 1.5 laps to go.
And Iām glad it was a fail 4:06.xx.. what a load of (American) 
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I found it hard to follow. They said ā look how far ahead of the green light she isā.
Then it seemed like a few seconds later she was behindš¤·š»āāļø
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MrsF laughed and said āwhat a load of shi*e. All that money spent on this.ā
As for the pacers - Iām no aerodynamics expert but do the ones at the back actually help?
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