The stretching exercises are always present in all training sessions during the warm-up and the end of session. El Guerrouj became the first man in 80 years to win both 1500m and 5000m titles in the same Olympics, previously achieved only by the "Flying Finn" Paavo Nurmi in 1924. Later in the year, at the World Track & Field Championships, he finished a close second to Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge in the 5000 metres, adding a silver to the gold he had previously won in the 1500 metres. ''I'm just very, very happy,'' he said. In a 10-day span in February 1997, over smaller tracks, he set the existing world indoor records of 3:31.18 for 1,500 meters and 3:48.45 for the mile. Later that season he set a new world record over 2000 m in Berlin at 4:44.79, bettering the previous mark set by Morceli by more than three seconds. I needed to bring some happiness to my family as my uncle died recently. (Morocco).Lectures at National Coaching School, Caceres, Spain. Since then, he has concentrated on the mile and the 1,500 meters, which is almost 120 yards less than a mile. After this first cycle he competed in some indoor races, which resulted in 2 world records: 1500m 3:31.18 WR indoor Stuttgart, Germany, February 2, 1997. He was the only middle distance athlete to produce the winning streak necessary to be entitled for a share of the jackpot of 50 kilograms (1,608 troy ounces) of gold (2000–2002) or US$1 million (1998–1999, 2003–present). In 1998 in Rome, El Guerrouj broke Morceli's 1500 m world record (3:27.37) with a time of 3:26.00. One Mile 3:48.28 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 12 JUL 2002 1. At 1,500 meters and the mile, el-Guerrouj won 14 of 15 races in 1997, finishing second in the mile in the Grand Prix final. ''He has a good future.''. But in recent years, the slightly shorter 1,500 meters has been run at most major meets, and the mile has been all but swept aside. The paths are of light fine sand and not too soft or too hard but rocky in places. Although the 24-year-old el-Guerrouj has only lost twice in four years, he has not entranced the track and field public, at least in the United States, the way such runners as Michael Johnson, Marion Jones, Haile Gebrselassie and Maurice Greene have. 6 x 500 m with surges and help from a “rabbit” for the first 300 m in each repetition. The work is very similar to the previous cycle. In 2003, he was elected as a member of the IAAF Athletes Committee. [22][23][24], El Guerrouj successfully defended his 1500 m title in the 2001 and 2003 World Championships and came close to breaking his own 1500 m record in Brussels in 2001 with a time of 3:26.12. TRACK AND FIELD; El-Guerrouj Sets Record in Mile. ''He is a great athlete,'' Morceli said of el-Guerrouj. Training El Guerrouj's training was broken down into cycles. In 2003, El Guerrouj set a personal best of 12:50.24 in the 5000 metres, which is the 16th fastest ever in the event. He always seeks for quality no matter the altitude. 10 x 400m between 53-54 seconds with only 30 seconds recovery. Conversion tables used by track and field statisticians equated that time to a 3:42.5 mile. 1 Mile 3:48.45 WR indoor Gent, Belgium, February 12, 1997. He trains several times a year at Ifrane,1650m altitude, at least 3 weeks in each period, although his coach does not consider this an indispensable way of training. He also set a new indoor best of 3:48.45 in the mile run at the Indoor Flanders meeting a few weeks later. 1500 Metres 3:29.96 Paris (FRA) 05 JUL 2002 1. After the race, to wild cheering, el-Guerrouj ran a victory lap, waving a Moroccan flag. Morceli won that race, but knew his successor was in place. Later, during the track season he appeared on the world scene with a1500m mark of 3:33.6, at 19 years of age. “: It is in fact an old dry lake bed it seems, across a larger grassy area one can find this flat bed with a path beaten around it a stones to mark the way, it’s completely clear of trees and 2 km around it has stones to measure the distances, so repetitions can be run here. Notably, El Guerrouj did not run huge volumes, but his training involved a lot of quality work, certainly more quality than quantity. The Rome winners last night included Jones, Greene, Michael Johnson and Allen Johnson, all from the United States, and Wilson Kipketer of Denmark. El Guerrouj competed in his first Olympic Games in 1996 at Atlanta. The attraction is still there, however, and last night the mile regained the spotlight, at least for the 3 minutes 43.13 seconds it took Hicham el-Guerrouj of Morocco to shatter the world record. El Guerrouj would spend approximately 3 weeks at altitude during each training stint. 3:35.31 World Indoor Champs, Paris, March 8, 1997. Ngeny's second-place time of 3:43.40 was the second fastest ever. El-Guerrouj's record race gave him all four world records outdoors and indoors in the mile and the 1,500 meters. Hicham El Guerrouj is today an Ambassador for Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization,[30] as well as a member of its "Champions for Peace" club, a group of 54 famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport. He was a member of the International Olympic Committee Athletes' Commission from 2004 to 2012. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. The only difference is that the coach sets the total duration of the session: 1h 30 min, but El Guerrouj chooses the exercises, using free weights and machines. Smash your best time in your upcoming 5km, 10km, Half or Full Marathon with us! In 1996 after setting a new personal best in the 1500 metres of 3:29.59 in Stockholm, he was considered one of the favourites for the Olympic gold. El Guerrouj covered the 3rd stage (5000m) in 13:43. Letter via e-mail (April 29, 1999). Consists of 30 min easy running and 30 min of several general exercises. Perhaps el-Guerrouj (pronounced el gah-ROODGE) will now. [7][8] In November 2014, he was inducted into the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Hall of Fame.[9]. El Guerrouj—inspired by the accomplishments of his countryman Said Aouita, a … There are several training places like…. Hicham El Guerrouj (Arabic: هشام الݣروج, Hishāmu l-Karrūj; Berber: Hisham El Gerruj, ⵀⵉⵛⴰⵎ ⴻⵍ ⴳⴻⵔⵔⵓⵊ; born 14 September 1974) is a retired Moroccan middle-distance runner. [12][13], One month later, at the Grand Prix final in Milan, El Guerrouj became the first runner to defeat Morceli over 1500 m in four years. Hicham El Guerrouj, Moroccan middle-distance runner, who became the first man to hold world records in the mile and the 1,500-metre races both indoors and outdoors. 30 min of continuous running at 3:00-3:10/km. (Extra comment: He works with plyometric training doing jumps over low hurdles and several types of multijumps over grass, “about 300” but that is not an exact figure – the main work is done in the gym for leg development, with half squats, quadriceps, isquios with machines, the abdominal and back exercises he does almost everyday, several reps with medicine balls.). [5][6] He is considered by many to be the greatest middle-distance runner of all time. Michael Johnson, who missed the United States championships three week ago with a strained quadricep muscle, ran his first 200-meter race in six weeks and won in 19.93 seconds. It is quite lively in the summer with festivals and fairs. In the same year, he was awarded the Prince of Asturias Awards.[29]. : This is an area near the downtown which has some dirt paths, they run a loop through the park up the road and into the park again. He won the world 1,500-meter championship outdoors in 1997 and indoors in 1995 and 1997. Only one African runner—Filbert Bayi, who broke Ryun’s record and held the mile mark for just three months—had owned the mile record before Algeria’s Noureddine Morceli topped Cram’s mark by running 3:44.39 on Sept. 5, 1993. This was the first time in over 40 years that two men had bettered the mile world record in the same race.[21]. Only 20 days before the Olympic final, 2000 Olympic bronze medalist Bernard Lagat ran the fastest 1500 m in 2004 (3:27.40), narrowly defeating El Guerrouj (3:27.64) at the Weltklasse Zürich meet on August 6. El Guerrouj holds 7 of the fastest 10 times ever run in the 1500 metres and in the mile. ''I went so fast past the clock that I didn't know at first what I had done. Allen Johnson beat his countrymen Mark Crear and Larry Wade in the men's 110-meter hurdles in 13.01 seconds. Hicham El Guerrouj sets a world record in the mile - YouTube El Guerrouj rose to international prominence in the mid-1990s with near-record times in the 1500 metres and mile. He had been expected to challenge the world record holder and three-time World champion, Noureddine Morceli. At the age of 20 he finished second in the 1500 metres to then world record holder Noureddine Morceli at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg. His first big performance came in 1992, a third place in the 5,000 meters in the world junior championships. Hicham El Guerrouj (Arabic: هشام الݣروج, Hishāmu l-Karrūj; Berber: Hicam El Gerruj, ⵀⵉⵛⴰⵎ ⴻⵍ ⴳⴻⵔⵔⵓⵊ; born 14 September 1974) is a retired Moroccan middle-distance runner.El Guerrouj is the current world record holder of the outdoor 1500 meters, mile, and 2000 meters events. El Guerrouj was named IAAF World Athlete of the Year in 2001, 2002 and 2003 after remaining unbeaten in more than 20 races, becoming the first man to win the award in consecutive years. One Mile 3:50.12 ... Hicham El Guerrouj and Robert Korzeniowski After his race, he suggested he could run faster -- 1,500 meters in 3:24, the mile in 3:41 or 3:42. For this reason, when El Guerrouj can not finish a certain training session, he repeats the workout the following day, instead of seeking a different solution.