It's officially a new era: Everyone but 1 person in the 5k ran 13:00 or faster

Trump #1 G wrote:

I wonder what the times would be if they were forced to wear only old Victory spikes. Ten seconds difference?

Big Red wrote:

Finland is not Scandinavian.

Finnish is neither a Scandinavian nor a Slavic language. It is a member of the Finno--Ugric language family. Glad you asked!

wejo wrote:

PLACE ATHLETE COUNTRY RESULT
1 Selemon Barega Ethiopia 12:51.60
2 Berihu Aregawi Ethiopia 12:52.09
3 Joshua Cheptegei Uganda 12:52.38
4 Jacob Kiplimo Uganda 12:52.91
5 Grant Fisher United States 12:53.30
6 Biniam Mehary Ethiopia 12:54.10
7 Mohammed Ahmed Canada 12:54.22
8 Sam Atkin Great Britain 12:54.66
9 Cooper Teare United States 12:54.72
10 Stewart McSweyn Australia 12:56.07
11 Cole Hocker United States 12:58.82
12 Morgan McDonald Australia 13:00.48
13 Anthony Rotich United States 13:15.25

GreatDane wrote:

wejo wrote:

PLACE ATHLETE COUNTRY RESULT
1 Selemon Barega Ethiopia 12:51.60
2 Berihu Aregawi Ethiopia 12:52.09
3 Joshua Cheptegei Uganda 12:52.38
4 Jacob Kiplimo Uganda 12:52.91
5 Grant Fisher United States 12:53.30
6 Biniam Mehary Ethiopia 12:54.10
7 Mohammed Ahmed Canada 12:54.22
8 Sam Atkin Great Britain 12:54.66
9 Cooper Teare United States 12:54.72
10 Stewart McSweyn Australia 12:56.07
11 Cole Hocker United States 12:58.82
12 Morgan McDonald Australia 13:00.48
13 Anthony Rotich United States 13:15.25

12:35 is still 12:35 though. No one has broken 12:40 for nearly 4 years now. Will that be the ceiling for a while yet or do you see a 12:30 or faster this year?