Mohammed Ahmed shows off range, runs 3:56 for the mile
The Canadian record holder over 5,000m and 10,000m hangs with some of the best middle-distance runners in the world and breaks four minutes in the mile
The Canadian 5,000m and 10,000m record holder is now a sub-four-minute miler.
Racing at the Birmingham Diamond League in England one week after the conclusion of the IAAF World Championships, Mohammed Ahmed ran 3:56.60 for the mile. He’s run 13:01.74 for 5,000m and 27:02.35 for 10,000m, both marks the fastest in Canadian history.
Ahmed beat several big names in the Emsley Carr Mile including Olympic silver medallist Evan Jager and 3:34.78 1,500m runner Robby Andrews. The St. Catharines, Ont. native finished fifth overall in the race, less than two seconds back of Jake Wightman’s winning mark of 3:54.92.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7CSa2vRGDo
According to MileSplit’s conversion calculator, Ahmed’s mile (1,609m) time converts to a 3:39.14 for 1,500m, the more common of the two distances. Ahmed’s 1,500m lifetime best is 3:40.18, according to his All Athletics profile. The Birmingham mile is believed to be his mile debut.
The Canadian record in the men’s mile is 3:50.26.
3:56.60 PB (and debut?) off slow pace for 5th by @Moh_Speed in #BirminghamDL Emsley Carr Mile. Next up, #ZurichDL 5000. pic.twitter.com/NSHYHb9peO
— Dan Lilot (@Lilot1TrackMind) August 20, 2017
According to Ahmed’s agent Dan Lilot, the 26-year-old will be running the 5,000m at the Zurich Diamond League on Aug. 24.
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At the 2017 IAAF World Championships, Ahmed finished sixth in the men’s 5,000m and eighth in the men’s 10,000m.
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