Joshua Cheptegei Broke an Untouchable World Record

Joshua Cheptegei (second to the right) at the 2016 Rio Olympics?—?From Tim Hipps, Public Domain. As a runner for the past 10 years and someone who has been following world-class running for all that time, there are certain world records that most people consider unbreakable. One of these records includes the 5,000 meters, with a previous world record time of 12:37.35, set by the greatest distance runner of all time, Kenenisa Bekele, in 2004. Since Bekele ran 12:37, no other runner would come within nine seconds of Bekele's mark?—?until August 13, 2020.