Had Kiplimo been in this race I would have bet on him. Faster than JIngie in the 3000 and has the half marathon record and is defending Cross Country champion. I think he's the best runner in the world right now.
All of those things about Kiplimo aside from the XC championship were true before the last WC and Olympics and he came away with two bronze medals and a 5th place finish in those.
2:04 requested pace and Hurta hit 2:04.00. GOAT pacer.
Gotta give some credit here. Feldmeier was requested 62.3 and hit 62.37, then Hurta did a great job hammering that out here at 2:04 right on the nose. Great launch pad.
I generally prefer a great race, like the 5k, but sometimes the paced WR attempts are as enjoyable, just in a different way.
Wow!
I will say this: I was screaming at the screen for Kipyegon, but not the men's 5k. Sometimes those flat out WR attempts are pretty freaking compelling.
also - compare the reaction of all the other women after this one to after G Dibaba’s WR. Almost none of the other women congratulated Dibaba. Very telling.