The world’s best endurance racers have deserted the 5,000-metre and 10,000-metre formats
THERE WAS once a time when races on the track represented the pinnacle of long-distance running. Few rankings of history’s greatest athletes include any marathon specialists from before 1970. By contrast Paavo Nurmi and Emil Zatopek, who dominated the 5,000-metres and 10,000-metres track events in the 1920s and 1950s respectively, are revered by athletics aficionados. The 26.
The marathon’s financial supremacy over its shorter cousins is not a reflection of its general appeal. Among amateur runners the 5,000-metres, or “5K”, is by far the most popular format, in part because it requires much less training. Of the 18m Americans wholast year, nearly half entered a 5K event, compared with less than 3% who attempted the marathon.
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