No~one To Push Him, Keino Said

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31169, 20 September 1966, Page 17

No~one To Push Him, Keino Said

(X.Z.P.A.-Reuter— Copyright) DUBLIN

Kipchoge Keino, of Kenya, failed in his attempt to break the world mile record at the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Dublin on Sunday.

The 26-year-old Kenyan police officer’s time was a disappointing 3min 57.45ec, 6.1 sec. outside J. Ryun’s world mark of 3:51.3.

Kelno, who recently ran the world’s second fastest mile in 3:53.4, made his attempt in Dublin, where Australia's H. Elliott set his world mark in 1958. Kelno won the international invitation race by about a quarter of a lap. M. Wiggs, of England, was second in 4 min o.3sec. Keino said after the race: “The first lap of 53 seconds was too fast and then there was no-one to push me.” The Kenyan runner covered the half-mile in 1:52 and at the end of the third lap his time was 2:52.

Elliott clocked 3:54.5 on this track in setting his world record eight years ago.

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