LRC note. This threas was started before the race began and was entitled, "King Ches runs the 10,000 at the Kenyan Trials today (4 am ET) - Can he make his first Olympic team?"
Ches was well beaten - someone reported he was nearly lapped antoher said he was 55 seconds back but remember the winning time was veyr fast - 27:01 at 5,200 feet of altitude.
The race is in 2 hours.
Who are the contenders with the standard? Kandie and Karoki are out so that helps him for sure.
https://twitter.com/athletics_kenya/status/1405752285041336324
Here are the Kenyans who have hit the standards since 2019.
26:50.16 Rhonex Kipruto KEN 12 Oct 99 1 Bauhaus Stockholm/S 30 May 2019
26:55.36 Rodgers Chumo KEN 3 Mar 97 165/49 4 WC Doha 6 Oct 2019ec 20129
26:58.97 Nicholas Kimeli KEN 29 Sep 98 1 GSpike Leiden 19 Sep 2020
27:01.42 Richard Yator KEN 6 Apr 98 1 Corp Ch Kumagaya 19 Sep 2020
27:03.94 Mataiko Daniel KEN 6 Hengelo 8 Jun 2021
27:01.95 Jonathan Ndiku KEN 18 Sep 91 173/60 2 Yokohama 14 Nov 2020
27:02.39 Benard Kibet KEN 25 Nov 99 2 Kumagaya 19 Sep 2020
27:02.80 Bedan Karoki KEN 21 Aug 90 169/53 3 Corp Ch Kumagaya 19 Sep 2020
27:11.01 Rhonex Kipruto KEN 12 Oct 99 1 Maia 8 Mayeb 2021
27:17.41 Timothy Kosgei KEN 1 Jan 97 7 Hengelo 8 Junn 2020
27:20.34 Cleophas Kandie KEN 14 Aug 00 4 Corp Ch Kumagaya 19 Sep 2020
27:23.58 Edward Cheserek KEN 2 Feb 94 168/57 3 The Track Meet San Juan Capistrano CA 5 Dec 2020
27:24.09 Vincent Kiprotich Kibet KEN 19 Mar 99 13 Hengelo 17 Jul 2019
27:24.76A Geoffrey Kamworor KEN 28 Nov 92 168/54 1 NC Nairobi 21 Aug 2019
27:25.08 Philemon Kiplimo KEN 10 Oct 98 2 Stockholm/S 4 May 2020
27:26.11 Benard Kibet KEN 25 Nov 99 1 Hokuren Fukagawa 9 Jul 2019