This is one of those times where you really can't complain about the pretenders letting the pace go slow. When the World Record holder also has the fastest kick, what is your best chance? You're not going to drop him, even if you're Kipchoge, and certainly not if you're one of the Americans or Farah or anyone else. I'm sure Teg and Solinsky will want to have placed higher, but I don't think any other strategy would have given them a better chance. Lagat was in great position and had to potential to kick with Bekele, but he just couldn't quite stay with him in the last 50.