bergvist was going for WR in hj so no 5000...
rotich dropped out with 5 laps to go. lagat in 4th. bekele in 3rd. motram 6th everyone close.
goucher is hanging in main group. other americans are way off. kipsang opening a small gap at 7:30 (he is rabbit)
Goucher in lead pack. Lincoln's been gapped. Bekele in third/fourth. Lagat right behind him.
7:53 3k
goucher still there
goucher still in lead group, lincoln too i think
goucher and lagat are the only americans left in the 1st group. hang on goucher!
4 laps to go and kipsang drops out. bekele in second. shadowed by lagat and songok and mottram. 9min in.
65 last lap. 4 to go.
top five starting to break off from original first main pack of 10. goucher in second group. most americans are 20-30m back in now the third group.
slow race. no chance for an american record.
goucher is fading fast and looking uncomfortable.
f***
on sub13 pace according to commenatoror...
around 11:38 witb 600 to go. pack of 6 africans opening up gap on motrram. no he's closing it up at 500. it's goinhg to be abig kick!@!
rupp is 50-60 meters from being lapped.
where's RUPP?!?!?!?!
bekele leading at 200. over kipchoge donok and lagat!!!!
lill wrote:
slow race. no chance for an american record.
Lagat's an American
lagat!!!!!!
lagat wins
LAGAT WINS!!!
Lagat might have broken the AR if Bekele hadn't pushed him out into lane 3.
LAGAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!