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Rank Athlete Nation Result

1 GEBREMESKEL Dejen ETH 12:46.81 WL

2 GEBRHIWET Hagos ETH 12:47.53 WJR

3 KOECH Isaiah Kiplangat KEN 12:48.64 PB

4 ALAMIREW Yenew ETH 12:48.77 PB

5 LONGOSIWA Thomas Pkemei KEN 12:49.04 PB

6 KIPKOECH John KEN 12:49.50 PB

7 BEKELE Tariku ETH 12:54.13 SB

8 KIPCHOGE Eliud KEN 12:55.34 SB

9 BEKELE Kenenisa ETH 12:55.79 SB

10 SOI Edwin Cheruiyot KEN 12:55.99 SB

11 MASAI Moses Ndiema KEN 12:59.21

12 EDRIS Muktar ETH 13:04.34 PB

13 KIPTOO Mark Kosgei KEN 13:06.23 SB

14 HIRT Hassan FRA 13:10.68 PB

15 DURAND Yohan FRA 13:32.18

CHEPKOK Vincent Kiprop

KEN DNF

GATHIMBA Gideon

KEN DNF

MERGA Imane

ETH DNF

NDIWA Remmy Limo

KEN DNF

Intermediate times:

1000m

Ndiwa, Remmy Limo (KEN)

2:32.73

2000m

Ndiwa, Remmy Limo (KEN)

5:09.66

3000m

Gathimba, Gideon (KEN)

7:43.53

4000m

Koech, Isaiah Kiplangat (KEN)

10:19.54

km splits went

2:32

2:37

2:34

2:36

2:26

Looks like K. Bekele is off of the 5000m team.

i dont think rupp or lagat would have won today, but if either or both had been in the race the American Record might be 12:50-12:51

Three Ethiopians and Three Kenyans just ran faster than Lagat's AR.

And the torch is passed. Bekele's and Kipchoge - the last generation - in 7-9 while the next generation moves to the front.

Sally Pearson - how doped is she? Those shoulders are enormous. She could the sh!t out of any LRer.

6 guys under 12:50? Jesus...

So a few questions were answered and comments debunked...

1. The Africans closed at 54.xx, not 52 or faster off a very fast pace.

2. Bekele didnt close in 50!

3. Bekele didnt run 12:50 despite rabbits

Who of the top guys from today are actually in the OGs??

Owl Jolson wrote:

12:55

There were ELEVEN guys under 13:00 in that race!

And SIX under 12:50

Best times for place ever for 3rd - 13th

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last time someones been under 12:50 was bekele in 2007

12:49.53 Kenenisa Bekele ETH 13/06/1982 1 Zaragoza 28/07/2007

i just thought this is interesting a month ago at the preclassic rupp beat 3 of the runners who ran under 12:50 today, yenew alamirew, thomas longosiwa and john kipkoech.

as fast as the times are today you can feel sub 1:40 in the air!

Did anyone see that Russian long jumper's jaw? Does she have a condition or is this more of the typical Russian behavior?

Is this the first time Tariku Beat big brother Kenenisa?

Rudisha TIME!!!

800 about to start.

400 @ 49.37 for pacemaker