His cadence is so fast he looks like he is racing a mile rather than a half marathon.

He ran at an average speed of 21.6 kmph.. what a champ!

All Zersenay did on this day was run a 27:40 10-K, which, if it were done on the track, would meet the highest qualifying standards for 10000 meters at the most recent Olympics and World Championships. Then he ran another one. Then he decided to keep up that pace for another kilometer after that. 58:23...what a time.

Wow it was just an ordinary hot day. No pacers, massive crowds whatsoever , amazing run

It amazes me how people cannot leave a runner alone right after they finish. Let them take a breather, stop handing them flowers and stop talking to them. It's like they've never crossed a finish line in their lives.

Zerisenay Jigna. Eritrana welida neaka.. Haben hizbun hagerun. Viva Long Live Eritrea.

NEW WORLD RECORD FROM A NEW YOUNG NATION, ERITREA!!!! Zeray Jigna-Wedi-Jeganu,,, Thank you for representing my good people & my beloved homeland, ERITREA. You are an ETERNAL HERO & a CHAMPION in the hearts & minds of my people. Millions will follow your foot-steps for generation to come. BLESSED GRATEFUL NATION, ERITREA, HONORS YOU FOR ETERNITY!!!

This was a piece of cake for Tadese, a man accustomed to running olympic finals and majors along with elite top runners such as Kenenisa Bekele, Eliud Kipchoge, Mo Farah, or Sileshi Sihine.

Zeresenay is not a only a true champion but too much of a gentleman, for putting up with the bar fly at the end.

Damn! Running 4:28 miles for 13.1...that's smoking, really flying! Wow!

ብራቮ ዘርእሰናይ ኣምበሳ:: I am so proud of him and the whole Eritrea 🇪🇷 knows Zeresenay as a well mannered and respectful citizen.

The faster you run the quicker you're done.

very good , thank you for this to see always and feel proud as Eritrean .

13:50 5K splits guys. W. T. F.

27'35 for second 10k??!! 55'18 at 20k crazy.

I'll agree that theres a big change in pace between 10k and half, but you gotta admit that tadese's running style makes it look like he's really working hard. more so than other runners, even though they all are probably just as much in pain.

ahh the 13.1 mile dash!

One of Horn Of Africas Heros...Guye, guye Zersenay Tadese....

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Zeresenay Tadese Jigna wedi Eri; iiiiiii am proud of you. Eritrea will show the world miracel in all kind of sport and development.

great time, still the world record

god damn, some quality video from 2010, its amazing, now the record has broken after 9 years!

tadese is superhuman

incredible running.. So much heart .. I respect this WR the most

Zersenay Tadese world record 58:23

@MySonOfSam Don't stress about it, ideal cadence varies greatly from runner to runner. Some people like Tadese here have a very high cadence of 210, whereas other great runners like Lawi Lalang have a lower cadence of less than 180. Cadence is really only an issue if your cadence is extremely low and your "jumping"/"hopping" between strides.

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Zersenai.. that was an insane fast Run.. Love you, we support you... Brook from Ethiopia...

I'm so proud of you from the hart❤❤❤❤❤

I'm so proud ❤❤🎉🎉❤❤🎉🎉🎉❤

Man he flying, thank you for this to see always and feel proud as Eritrean. My dream is like he, a good runner 21k

Thanks Zerisenai THE WORLD RECORD HOLDER for half maraton you made us proud.ERI is #1.

The king of half marathon

Yea, I would definitely agree. Obviously it's a very efficient stride for him (and clearly successful) but it's very quick and looks a little jerky, especially with his "busy" upper body. On a different note, I'm not sure I would call any of the above "flaws". It may not be a "classic" graceful stride like a Seb Coe or Bernard Lagat but it's pretty hard to argue with a 58:23.

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Well done mate

@huyiy His cadence is "unusually super high". Between 1:20 and 1:40, I counted 35 strides, which would equate to 105 strides per minute. He keeps roughly the same pace throughout this video and seemingly the entire race. As I'm sure you know, 90 strides a minute is an average among professionals.

All that, but the power he has for each step is staggering.. on top of that, his cadence is up to like ~200steps/minute.. insane! He just doesn't spend that much time on the ground with each step, and that's what really matters

Increible

no, he's not even breathing hard. they are superhuman

Obvious how tough it was! Fuf... Great endurance!

simple the best.

Excellent finish wedi halal meryet

Tadese the man!!

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What a run by this man Tadese. Who's gonna break this? If anyone, I'd hope Bekele would try for this WR

Grande man

agreed the 27: 43 opening 10k stands by itself ------the guy commenting on this as a stand alone world class 10K time tho? ----needs to become aware of Kenesia Bekele's 26: 17-------not to mention his 12: 37 5K which is only a couple seconds short of 3 back to back 4:00 miles ! {oh well Sir Roger !!!}----Daniel Komen ran sub -8:00 twice in the 2 mile{ 7:58 & 7: 55 @1600} and also a 12: 39 5K & the greatest distance mark on the books for over 20 years now -----his 7:20 3K ----no one has come remotely close except himself indoors at 7: 24!!!!!------so all these runners mentioned are in a super rarified place orders of magnitude beyond even " normal " world class runners----who by comparision are rather pedestrain. ...... back to training.........

Eritrea for ever zeresenay tehadese

great :-)

I had a feeling that he was going to break the record. The half marathon is a great distance for him since it's obvious that he doesn't have enough foot speed for the 10k. Now my 3 favorite runners are all record holders.

viva eritrean melhor de mundo

The economist zeresenay king of half marathon

Ryan Hall is still fastest American Half Marathon record Holder.

Brutal,how...

Un prodigio de la naturaleza

Wow today marks 7 years since he broke the record! Must of been to caught up in running LA Marathon that day that I didn't realize the world half record had been broken!

Hmm, he just broke my 1K record... 21 times in a row =D

yes, i can agree with that.i also wish i could run like that.

@TheNexus actually, it's 13 back-to-back 4:27 miles and then some!

oh nice

4:26.4 average per mile. Just incredible

Does anyone know what sneakers he used?

@hermonnw1 It takes an athlete with SPEED, talent, will power & determination to beat the competition. Therefore, if you have one, join the competition. If you ain't got none, give credit to those who proved to the world they are special breed & can beat the odds. TELL ME IT AIN'T SO???? CONGRATULATIONS TADESSE, YOU PROVED WHAT IT TAKES TO BE WORLD CLASS ATHLETE!!!

6 place jouad gharib. His a double world championship 2003 and 2005. In this video he has 40 years old and he had run 01:00:32.

i can't stop watching his right foot strike, looks painful....but whatever can't say shit when HE'S running under hour half marathons!!

5:25 "Get your hand off my head lady."

escepicional atléta

gerat

@467076 If you pause at 6:40 you can clearly see they're some kind of flats, although I'm unsure of the model...they kinda looks like the Nike Streak XC 2's but they don't make them in that color

Interesting fact: Tadese used to be a really good cyclist before taking up running.

viva eritrean

Best running form in the world at 1:17. Anyone got a better example on youtube?

えぐすぎやろ、、、どうなってんねん、、、

In case ya missed it..his splits were.. 5k 13:55 10k 27:53 15k 41:31 20k 55:18 sick!

Full race link ?

Senay zere

Look at him breaking this world record from Samuel Wanjiru 58'33". I hope he will run the London Olympic marathon. Because at 10000 there will be Bekele who stays behind him all the time like in Berlin (Tadese paced like a dozen of laps). Like Mo Farah bekele has a very fast final lap. So for Tadese it could be only bronze. But this record would not been set when he didn't run against Bekele alll the time. No pain no gain!!!!!

He can 4:27 mile pace for 13.1 Miles. Thats impressive but im kinda suprised it hasnt been broken yet

@dazeeman It's just unbelievable. From 10k to 20k he does 27:25, which is faster than his first 10k, and just over 1 minute slower than the world record on 10000m, hahaha insaaane

8 yrs no body breaking 58:23

@qweasd123932 From 3:10-3:30 his left foot strikes the ground 34 times. Considering 30 would be "standard" that's extremely high cadence.

Guy can move!!

It looks like he is sprinting

+Jer Mitch Well lets see how bad football and hockey players suck at distance running. I can guarantee that they would be dead running half a mile at this pace

I would be seriously pissed off if there was a guy in a motorcycle in front of me ruining my oxygen supply

That's a 4:46 mile for 13 miles STRAIGHT, OMG

good free

Around 216 cadence per min...that's way to fast

No doubt doped af. Still impressive.

13.1 miles at that speed. ridiculous.

Much like Emil Zatopek glided along like a burning train wreck.. a very fast burning train wreck

Ez egy emlékezetes futás marad sokáig, az biztos!

@THEEVANTHETOON HA! no its not they do roughly 32 every ten seconds....

and i bet he doesnt look as tired as u looked when u finished the mile

i'm aiming for sub 1:20:00 next week.....58:23.....ughh...

front running the entire second half of the race...worth at least 58:10 with pacers

i dont know what the heck is goin on with my left hear

58:10 would be sick since I think he averaged 4:32 a mile as is.

@mhjklko Yea, it is truly insane. I'd be surprised if the typical male selected from the population could SPRINT one lap of the track at this pace.