#10 Kenya Winning Gold In 2 Non-Distance Events

Raise your hand if you had two Kenyans winning the javelin and 400m hurdles. Ok well maybe Julius Yego’s javelin win was expected seeing how he was the world leader heading into the Championships. But, 23 year old Nicholas Bett winning the 400m hurdles was insane. Bett was coming off a PR at the Kenya Trials and then went on to break 48 seconds in the Championship finals over a star studded field. Kenya is no longer a distance only country. FULL STORY

 

#9 Aries Merritt Earning Bronze

Despite being the world record holder, Aries Merritt went into this year’s Championships as an underdog. Merritt following the 2013 Championships was diagnosed with the kidney disorder Collapsing Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, or FSGS. Because of this, Merritt’s kidneys operate at under 20% function which renders him unable to properly recover like his competitors. No one expected him to be in medal contention due to his condition. He was even scheduled to have a kidney transplant on September 1st. So, the fact that he earned bronze leading up to this surgery is inspiring and incredible. FULL STORY

 

#8 Allyson Felix Splits 47.7

While the U.S. women failed to win the 4x400m relay, Allyson Felix coming off her 400m title stole the show. During the third leg Felix was able to close a 10 meter gap and give the U.S. a 5 meter lead. Her official split of 47.72 was the 3rd fastest 4x4 split in Championship history, but more importantly gave U.S. fans a glimpse of a potential new 400m American Record attempt in 2016. FULL STORY

 

#7 Genzebe Dibaba Closes In 1:57

When 1500m world record holder, Genzebe Dibaba stepped on the track most fans expected her to win. However, they did not expect her to win in such dominate fashion. Dibaba coming off a slow first 700m was able to close the last 800m in 1:57. Imagine Kiprop closing the 1500m in 1:43, crazy right? Dibaba running an 800m WL in her 1500m final made us wonder how big Dibaba’s range truly is? FULL STORY

 

#6 Almaz Ayana Closes In 8:20

While we all thought Genzebe Dibaba would pull off the historic 1500/5K double, when Dibaba failed Almaz Ayana did something unexpected. Ayana not only destroyed the field by 17 sec, she closed her last 3K in 8:20! 8:20! I repeat 8:20! Ayana’s last 3K split would’ve rank 5th on the 3,000m All-Time list. First Dibaba now Ayana, Ethiopia has something special brewing between these two ladies heading into 2016. FULL STORY

 

#5 Mo Farah Pulls Off Triple Double

Kenya tried everything. They pushed the pace in the 10K and failed to beat him. They let the pace of the 5K become pedestrian and failed to beat him. Mo Farah has now been undefeated for six straight global championship races. 5K/10K doubles are feats that not many runners pull off. Now for Mo to pull it off for three straight championships is amazing. If Mo can stay healthy and on top heading into 2016 and ultimately 2017 dare I say it could he win five straight 5K/10K doubles? FULL STORY
 

#4 The Men’s 100m Final

The 2015 Men’s 100m final had all the great storylines any fan could ask for…

1) Justin Gatlin, Unbeatable for two straight years

2) Usain Bolt, Injured with up and down performances for two straight years

3) Trayvon Bromell & Andre De Grasse, Breaking junior records, NCAA records for two straight years

4) The Field, Everyone and their mom was breaking 10 seconds in 2015

10 seconds later, the story ended with Bolt back on top, Gatlin close but not close enough, and the young stars tied… literally. FULL STORY

 

#3 Emily Infeld vs Molly Huddle

It started at the Portland Track Festival where Emily Infeld ran a huge 20 sec 5K PB. Two weeks later she gets third in the 10K at the U.S. National Championships. She then doesn’t race for one month, only to show up in Beijing and run the race of her life. Infeld kicked her way to a bronze medal in dramatic fashion. Most of us were celebrating Molly Huddle’s bronze medal for the U.S. when out of nowhere Infeld takes third at the line while Huddle accidentally celebrates instead of leaning. FULL STORY

 

#2 Ashton Eaton’s Decathlon World Record

Ashton Eaton was supposed to attempt the decathlon world record this year at the Hypo-Meeting in Gotzis, Austria. He unfortunately pulled out of the competition due to injury. Little did we know he was just saving it for when it mattered most, when a world title is on the line. Eaton ended day one running a decathlon record 45.00 400m. (Maybe we should add Eaton to the relay pool for Rio?) He then was able to maintain WR pace heading into the final event. Eaton needed to run 4:18.25 in the 1500 to secure the record. The race went out a little slow but Eaton closed in 62 (last 200 in 29 sec) to run 4:17 and break the WR solidifying himself once again as the ‘Greatest Athlete in the World’. FULL STORY

 

#1 Segway Camera Man

One day you are just a regular camera man, the next day you are on Jamaica's most wanted list. This camera man broke the internet when he knocked over the most expensive legs in the world. FULL STORY