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Michael Johnson - I didn’t know!

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So on my couch to 5k journey I have been listening to Michael Johnson spurring me on. I’m sitting at home switching through the channels on TV and happened to fall upon the athletics on BBC2. Michael Johnson was just talking about his stroke last year. I never knew! After hearing his story, I will even more motivated listening to him in my final few weeks (fingers crossed!) of the plan.

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Glad that Michael has recovered, did you see the 5000 metre(5k) race. OK its a track race, it was won in a time of just over 13 minutes..

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AJ1972 in reply toAlMorr

Oh no I missed that. 13 minutes??!!! 😳

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RunRunRun13Graduate in reply toAlMorr

13 minutes ! That’s really not normal 😂😳

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AJ1972 in reply toRunRunRun13

😂😂

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate in reply toRunRunRun13

These are elete world class athletes who are taking part and running in the Indoor European Championships in Glasgow this weekend, can't really compare them running a track 5000 metre race in just over 13 minutes to the normal 5K time at your local Parkrun.

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RunRunRun13Graduate in reply toAlMorr

Yes I was watching it this evening on BBC 2...

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mrrunGraduate in reply toRunRunRun13

The WR is held by Kenenisa Bekele with 12:37.35 minutes. Check it out on YouTube and see how the great man enters the final finish. Elite runners cover one kilometre in around 2.5 minutes, lol. Don’t try that at home! 😀

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Yeah, I read how long it took him to walk 200m after that, and he used to run it faster than I tie a shoelace! The legend will no doubt be on the BBC next year talking about Dina Asher-Smith winning gold for GB... but it does go to show why we are here and that while these things can even happen to athletes, we are reducing the probability.

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