Jakob Ingebrigtsen was ready to become a Pac-Man when he stepped on the track in early June. (The distance is not considered world-record eligible because it is not an official World Athletics distance.) Incredibly, it was one of three records set on that balmy summer evening at the Paris Diamond League meet. Faith Kipyegon of Kenya set a world record in the 5,000 meters just a week after setting the 1,500-meter world record, and Lamecha Girma of Ethiopia broke the world record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Bram Som, Wavelight’s co-creator and operational director, was a successful pacer himself after a career as a professional runner.

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Persons: Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Ingebrigtsen, Faith Kipyegon, Wavelights, Roger Bannister, Bram Som, Wavelight’s Organizations: Paris Diamond League Locations: Norwegian, Kenya, Ethiopia