I am Kenyan these 2 Ethiopians gave us nightmares for a whole Decade Great Men ...

I felt Ethiopian pride watching this video even though I’m not 🇪🇹

You DON’T judge greatness - you just admire that they were the greatest of THEIR generation

whenever a talk about these two legends is brought up. I always feel bad for Sileshi sihine. Such a world class athlete, he just happened to be in the in the midst of a crazy era.

As long distance runner (myself) I can say They are both GREAT..the young runner was motivated by the old runner since they are both from the same country and I am sure they are team mates too..healthy competition as a representative of their country...salute to u both...❤️

As an Ethiopian and athletics fan, I cannot be more prouder than watching the transition from Haile to Kennenisa. Haile showed older generations that ‘It’s possible’ with his famous motto. And Kennenisa is our times Ambessa (Lion). Thanks for sharing this video. 👍

Bekele is still my favorite. I just remember watching him in a big race, I don't remember which one...he was running with the pack, the racers were not lagging, they were nearing the end, they were starting to quicken the pace, people are starting to grimace. Meanwhile, Keninisa is just peaceful looking, not laboring, just smooth. And then, I'll never forget it, with maybe a little over a lap to go, he looked to his right and left, just grinned a little, and HIT THE ACCELERATOR. You could almost hear the collective thoughts of the other runners saying to themselves: "oh no...ho-leeee shit. There's no way..." Because the pace was already strong, nobody went with him. NOBODY. He was gone. I remember laughing, saying, "Look at this fricking guy...after all that, he's not even gassed." Crosses the finish line like he just got back from the market. Unreal.

I saw Bekele at the Lausanne cross-country championships: what a champion! Both Haile and Kenenisa are legends. I will not rank one above the other. I will only say that Gebrsellasie had the nicer smile.

look at how they are almost in perfect sync with each other

Haile is Mufasa, but Bekele is Simba.

The way Kenenisa finishes the race with a powerful sprint give me goosebumps.

Sileshi sihine is lowkey one of the most underrated Ethiopian runners

One has to wonder though, would there even be a Kenenisa Bekele without Haile Gebrselassie?

When I watch these guys I see super humans. I literally can't wrap my head around what they are capable of. Incredible...

Haile is a legend. He is by far one the best role models for being a warm and empathic person in the same time winning every thing there was to win.

This demonstrates that a great athlete needs an equally great opponent to rise to their greatest potential...

It's like these Ethiopian guys are virtually a different species, so fast, so light on their feet and so constant, who is ever going to match this?

Gebreselasie's impact on the sport may have been greater but bekele has run quicker times. I can't decide who is greater.

Haile is the most dominant one and ground breaking in terms of records, Bekele is the best ever

Both in their own way. They together are the two greatest ever.

Your videos are like crack for T&F junkies. Perfect voice. Excellent presentation. I'm hooked!

2003 was Gebrselassie's last great year on the track, and Bekele's first. Sileshi Sihine is remembered by those who follow the sport as the only one who could push them both.

Two of them are legends. proud of them

Haile, he was my childhood superstar.

Kenenisa Bekele deserves the title. Great video👍

Thank you for giving me a sense of pride as a child. I remember cheering in fornt of the TV with my family! So exited for the Olympics this year. Lets go Ethiopia!

I remember this. It was EPIC. This is the race that put Kenenisa on the map

Just wanted to mention Abebe Bikila, Mamo wolde And Miruts yifter the legends, pioneers who paved the way for Africans to win gold in these international sporting events. If it wasn’t for them, we wouldn’t have seen haile’s or Kenenisa’s generation. If I have to pick from those two , I will have to go with Haile for the number of records he broke.

From watching them I felt that they were a team maintaining number one for the country in which they represented I never thought they were competing against each other but as a team dominating first place

During the end of this memorable run, tears dropped from my eyes at stade de France knowing the end of the great Haile...nevertheless, it was the best run ever for me as an fun runner...

There is no athlete in history who has the capability or capacity or the engine to run quicker in a distance race than Kenenisa Bekele...period!!

We might not ever have another Bekele in this lifetime. He has a small stature but has the long and sprint distance speed. SO proud to watch his astronomical achievements.... and still counting!

Bekele is Haile 2.0 and while those two went on to become legends Sihine went on to marry Tirunesh Dibaba so everyone's a winner!

I will have to go with Kenenisa! The way he finishes and the way he celebrates is one of the most unforgettable moments I have ever witnessed in Men's distance running!

I am From Ethiopia, Both of them are my Legend all the time but I gave the title to Kenenisa bekele. Haile also our icon every thing

Ethiopia is the GREATEST OF ALL TIME"...

Kenenisa Bekele is the GOAT simply because he had success on all surfaces, whereby Gebrselassie never had the Cross Country success that Bekele had.

It's tricky, as Haile's records on the track were unprecedented, while Bekele had a clear target he could focus on. They both deserve to share a massive statue as the two GOATs.

The two best distance runners in history, and TRP is the best running channel on youtube! Keep it up!

They ran a marathon before I finished The Lord of the Rings Movie.

Thanks TRP for this insightful video. I love them both. So graceful to watch.

What a super exposition of two great runners, well done and thank you!

It never gets old watching these runners compete at any distance in any competition. It’s a pleasure every time, any time, anywhere.

so great to see someone as interested and inspired by these two athletes as I am. For some reason I will always think of Haile as the greatest runner of all time. It is of course much because of his personality and the aura that surrounds him.. But if I had to choose someone to run for my life in a race I would choose Bekele. Maybe we can call Haile the greatest and Bekele the best :)

I’m a big fan of both but it has to be Kenenisa Bekele and his career is not over yet!

2003 seems like the peak for distance running, Haile, Kenenisa, Eliud, Hicham, etc

Great Video! Thank-you for posting it!

Greatest era in long distance running

I just love the smooth running style of Kenenisa Bekele..

Thank you for making this icon video. it was great. one race two legends.i am Ethiopian and Ethiopia proud of them.

Damn. Second half of that race was crazy fast.

When ever I see this video my eye's bringing tears in happiness and proud of my countrymans 🇪🇹. Both are heros after the legendary Olympic hero Abebe Bikila!

I am Ethiopian and i love both of them, they are my all time favorite long distance runer ever. but if i have to pick one I'll go with kenenisa bekele.❤

Man!.. they both run so smooth!

While there is much to be said for "being first", and Haile was certainly first in rewriting what was possible in middle and long distance, I give the GOAT nod to Kenenisa. The Lion of Ethiopia not only dominated middle distance for almost a decade, but he was essentially unbeatable in cross country too. His PRs are almost all faster than Haile's, including his marathon time, and no one will ever even come close to matching his 8 consecutive World Cross golds (while doubling each time!). Every athlete needs to be evaluated relative to their era, but Kenenisa and Haile overlapped enough for a fair comparison. It's doubtful any of us will see a runner of Bekele's caliber again in our lifetimes.

Unquestionably both my country boys are the greatest of all time. They showed us everything they have in their respective age winning again and again, breaking world records again and again. They are the legend's of our time.

you honestly put so much effort and research into your videos love them keep it up

Thanks for all the amazing videos man, I hope your channel blows up even more :)

BOTH are great but I always go with the teacher or rabbit that made others behind him better by his accomplishments

Beautiful video! This is the best video you made keep it up !

All hail Kenya.!!! Greatest runners in the world. As a former runner, I love these posts.

Great, meticulous, high quality work again, thank you TRP!!!

What a fantastic video, big up to you man. Thank you

Bekele is the undisputed number one for me. Factoring in the adversities he's overcome and the overall results, performance and versatility..

Thanks for another great video! As to who's better, well they are both LEGENDS maybe GOAT A and GOAT B, but I'm gonna have to give the edge to Bekele. He's done pretty much everything Haile did but a little better. What really puts it over the top for me though is all his world cross titles winning both short course AND long course all those times, I don't think anyone else has ever done anything like that!

This is how EPIC this race is, there is a famous Ethiopian song dedicated solely to this race. For Ethiopians, this is like passing the torch from one living legend to another living legend

so stoked!!! this is the video I've been wanting so bad, from someone like TRP! the image from the thumbnail is an iconic one.keep it up.

Kenenisa was such a beautiful runner... so smooth

I love how synchronised is the cadence, so beautyfull to watch

I was working in London at the time and jumped on a train that weekend and got to see that race at the Stade de France. I knew what I was witnessing and was telling people around me.....Can you believe what we are seeing? The 3 Ethiopian's pretty much lapped the world.

Small height conquering the world top class runners with smile in their face in the start and in the end ......how can you describe them❤️❤️in a word...

Thanks. An amazing story! I've never really had any interest in running as a sport, but recently I ran across a random video on my KZfaq feed about Grace Ping, a 12 year old cross country runner winning a race against high school track teams. From there I have watched a whole bunch of TRP and other running videos and find the stories behind the athletes fascinating.

You just made me emotional!

Ethiopian here and these two men are not only great runners but also a true gentleman with good hearts! Much love ❤

In running these men gave us so much, let the records declare who's the best,I personally enjoyed both of them tremendously!!!

Hopefully I can be a legend one day.

Such a brilliant and inspiring video.

Each one of them have an above human performance. We always have to respect the ones that open the doors to do the impossible and believe that for humanity the sky is NOT the limit. There is always someone out there ready to challenge the king, usually a younger one.

I miss watching these legends. They made the game fun and intense. U cud feel the tension and pressure outside the field.much respect for all of u

This legendary race marked the transition of the middle distance throne from Haile G. to Bekele. One of the greatest races ever.

Great Video-Great Runners!

They deserve a TIE! Two amazing athletes. I saw the 2003 Wrold Competition, live. It was amazing!

Loved the video 🙂. This was the first world champs I got up in the middle of the night to watch, I was about 1 year into athetics at the time. Amazing to watch the pair pump out so many 62-64s laps. For me Bekele was number 1, although Haile had the most amazing victory in the Sydney 2000 Olympics over Tergat. Both Tergat and Sihine were incredible but got overshadowed by the great two

Both have shown the world an amazing performance that will always be remembered. But, If Kenenisa goes to break the current world Marathon record, it is going to be legendary.

You should start a series called "what happened to _______? in this series you can explorer great talents that didn't end up being as great as people thought they would. Example Matthew Maton, Mary cain, etc

THANK YOU FOR SUCH DEEP ANALYSIS. They are the legends of the Athletics World.

This channel is like an addiction. Very good work.

absolute legends

my man Kenny B is the GOAT

Great narration! I think you missed on the part where all three of them worked together in taking the leading position before the last lap. They had a strategy beforehand and that made it even more special for Ethiopians. This is def one of the best times of my life as far as being Ethiopian goes.

Another amazing video. Im learning a lot In your Channel. Keep Up the good work.

Both greats. Kenenisa might have the edge for his 10k & 5k records still standing today. Also for his Olympics gold medal count.

I can’t wait for the London marathon I wanna see bekele and kipchoge run against eachother

Both are great and legendary!! 💚💛❤️

Massive respect to your dedication in making superb content consistently 🙌🏾🙌🏾

Toughest question TRP has ever asked! Thanks for the enjoyable video.

Bekele is the GOAT. In my opinion, what really establishes him as the greatest ever is his unmatched cross country dominance.

Kenenisa Bekele is hands down the greatest distance runner in history not just because of the times he ran or his running range but the fact of his championship races and medals. Haile was known for his world records as in he did break 61 records but that's besides the point. These two Ethiopian greats have changed the meaning of distance running. But I'm going with Bekele on this one. If this video was about who is the greatest distance runner in history based on world records it would obviously be Haile.

What a great video 👏👏👏I love it mad, and for the final question, I feel lk kenenisa had the potential to achive so much more greatness than he already did

These men run 10k faster than my best 5k and run a final lap faster than my best 400m 🤦🏽‍♂️