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Uploaded by Ryan From Flotrack | June 10, 2008

Alistair Cragg hit 'A' standards last summer in 1500, 5k, & 10k. As he prepares for the summer, his mind is focused on winning ever race he enters. Being one of the few in the world to ever beat Bekele, he knows that runners such as Bekele are only human. Anything can happen on any day.

(This interview was filmed the week of the Reebok Grand Prix meet where Alistair finished 4th in 13:25)

PRs:
3:36
13:07
27:39

Speakers: Alistair Cragg

Categories: Interview

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17 comments

dcsolorunner 4 years ago

btw, he's right about Golf, you can do something competitive, outdoors, and not running related so it doesn't effect training.

Semi Bailey 4 years ago

I'll give you a Buck for it

4 years ago

or suBmit- somebody swapped my buttons again.

seanD in NC 4 years ago

don't sugmit anything

4 years ago

winning is like a disease

4 years ago

lol i love his dog

But you're a great athlete 4 years ago

Not trying to take away from your performances, You still rock I just had to put my point out there.

Yes but no. 4 years ago

Ok so yes he did beat bekele before thats great and all but he beat him after his wife died and bekele kicked a whole lap early, when realizing his mistake he didnt know how to react thus Cragg took advantage of this and kicked right past him. That was more than 2 years ago though. Almost 4 right? Another thing could many people beat Bekele at his pace intensity. Basically: In a really fast race how many atheletes could really hang with Bekele? Gebreselie? or Sihine? but the Bekele would more than likely outkick both of them like he always does. Bekele can be beat in a "race" but in a non tactics race very unlikely.

wdrogers 4 years ago

okay, somehow my paragraphs got mixed around in that post. 1st should be 2nd and 2nd should be first and the T, at the bottom should have been at the very top.

wdrogers 4 years ago

After NYC it will be interesting to see how al bonces back, but if he gets in a few races and starts winning again you really can't count him out, he's a great racer and a fierce competitor. I hope that Beijing is the place where he finally shows what everyone who's ever been around him knows he has in him as a distance runner.
I think what alistair was trying to hint at in the interview by saying that it was a strange situation but that he felt that bekele was tired was that yeah bekele miscounted laps but maybe it was because he was tired. Alistair was there with two laps to go and then bekele kicked and put a little on alistair but he was tired and had he not miscounted laps then perhaps alistair would've beaten him anyway.
T,

dcsolorunner 4 years ago

his brother is one of the coolest guys in the Dallas running scene, he's the mayor of dallas running.

t 4 years ago

when he beat bekele, didn't bekele forget how many laps there were and he stopped running? tyson indoor meet 3000m i think.

doggy style 4 years ago

that thing is sweet!

good luck 4 years ago

I hope he has a great season

siobhan kavanagh 4 years ago

have you got any videos of david moorcroft winning the pacific conference games 5000m in 1981? Has anyone got any videos of 1981 pacific conference games in christchurch?