misterbinz wrote:
15 US guys ever. Only Lomong did it this year. All except Lagat, Solinsky, Ritz, Kennedy and Maree are still competing.
1 12:53.60 Bernard LAGAT 12 DEC 1974 USAUSA 2 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 22 JUL 2011 1233
2 12:55.53 Chris SOLINSKY 05 DEC 1984 USAUSA 5 Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) 06 AUG 2010 1226
3 12:56.27 Dathan RITZENHEIN 30 DEC 1982 USAUSA 3 Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 28 AUG 2009 1223
4 12:57.55 Paul CHELIMO 27 OCT 1990 USAUSA 6 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 31 AUG 2018 1219
5 12:58.10 William KINCAID 21 SEP 1992 USAUSA 1 Michael Jordan Track, Nike Campus, Beaverton, OR (USA) 10 SEP 2019 1217
6 12:58.21 Bob KENNEDY 18 AUG 1970 USAUSA 5 Zürich (SUI) 14 AUG 1996 1216
7 12:58.56 Matt TEGENKAMP 19 JAN 1982 USAUSA 7 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 04 SEP 2009 1215
8 12:58.78 Lopez LOMONG 01 JAN 1985 USAUSA 2 Jesuit High School Track, Portland, OR (USA) 10 JUL 2020 1214
9 12:58.90 Galen RUPP 08 MAY 1986 USAUSA 3 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 02 JUN 2012 1214
10 13:00.39 Matthew CENTROWITZ 18 OCT 1989 USAUSA 3 Michael Jordan Track, Nike Campus, Beaverton, OR (USA) 10 SEP 2019 1208
11 13:01.15 Sydney MAREE 09 SEP 1956 USAUSA 2 Oslo (NOR) 27 JUL 1985 1205
12 13:02.40 Evan JAGER 08 MAR 1989 USAUSA 8 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 06 SEP 2013 1201
13 13:02.74 Ben TRUE 29 DEC 1985 USAUSA 1f1 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 04 MAY 2014 1200
14 13:02.80 Hassan MEAD 28 AUG 1989 USAUSA 2f1 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 04 MAY 2014 1199
15 13:05.69 Ryan HILL 31 JAN 1990 USAUSA 8 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 11 SEP 2015 1189
Only 4-5 (6 if you're generous) US runners could say they wouldn't have gotten lapped in the WR race when at their best
1 26:44.36 Galen RUPP 08 MAY 1986 USAUSA 1 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 30 MAY 2014 1251
2 26:59.60 Chris SOLINSKY 05 DEC 1984 USAUSA 1f1 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 01 MAY 2010 1227
3 27:04.72 Lopez LOMONG 01 JAN 1985 USAUSA 7f Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (QAT) 06 OCT 2019 1219
4 27:07.55 Shadrack KIPCHIRCHIR 22 FEB 1989 USAUSA 9 Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 04 AUG 2017 1214
5 27:13.98 Mebrahtom KEFLEZIGHI 05 MAY 1975 USAUSA 4 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 04 MAY 2001 1204
6 27:16.99 Abdi ABDIRAHMAN 02 DEC 1978 USAUSA 7 Eugene, OR (USA) 08 JUN 2008 1199
Eric Jenkins ran 13:05.85 indoors
Side Note Bernard Lagat is still competing, he Ran The Marathon Trial this year, Looks like Roads only for Lagat, but who knows maybe he runs the 10000 in the Olympic Trials next year if they have it, he might lower his own over age 40 record of 27:49