"While this is faster than the current 100k world record of 6:05:35, run by Lithuania's Aleksandr Sorokin at the 2023 World's Fastest Run event in Vilnius, Lithuania, it won't be a world record. Chasing 100 included what appeared to be a pace car, water bottle provisions by moving cyclists, and Adizero Evo Prime X prototypes of unknown stack heights. Still, Kubheka ran astonishing pace of 5:47 minutes per mile or 3:36 minutes per kilometer."
"Notably, both Charlie Lawrence (6:03:47) of the U.S. and Sorokin (6:04:10) also ran under Sorokin's world record time. That also means that Lawrence ran faster than the U.S. national record and North American record while Sorokin once again ran under his own the Lithuanian national and European records. Lawerence previously set the 50-mile world record of 4:48:21 at the 2023 Tunnel Hill 50 Mile ( post-race interview)."
Adidas staged the Chasing 100 time trial at the Nardò Ring with the goal of seeing if a sub-six-hour 100 km was humanly possible. Sibusiso Kubheka finished in 5:59:20, averaging about 3:36 per kilometer. The performance was faster than the standing 100k world record but will not be ratified as a world record due to race aids including an apparent pace car, bottle handoffs by moving cyclists, and prototype Adizero Evo Prime X shoes. Charlie Lawrence (6:03:47) and Aleksandr Sorokin (6:04:10) also ran faster than the official record, affecting national and continental records. The event highlighted the intersection of elite athletes, pacing strategies, and performance technology.
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