Josephat Menjo

I just received an update from the excellent Science of Sport blog about this phenomenal but relatively unknown Kenyan athlete, Josephat Menjo. He recorded the fastest 10,000m time for 2010 amongst other things - and this was without the aid of pacemakers or frontrunners. What I found particularly striking (no pun intended) was this photo showing his unusual technique:

Heel striking lives! ;-)