Tegenkamp has figured out how to run races in such a way that he gets what I would call decent position, because he was almost on the shoulder of the front guys, but it's more like he was 2-3 meters behind them with 250m to go. Normally that's a good position, if you can sit on the leader's shoulder through the turn and then come out wide with an extra gear. However, and Tegenkamp said this before the race started, he can't be 2-3 steps behind the leaders with 200m to go, and yet he was. Even Kipchoge had good position going into the turn, but the best position to be in gonig into the turn is in the very front. In the future Tegenkamp needs to get into the front before 400m to go and at least hold that position to the last turn because it will be harder and more costly for guys to pass on that last turn, especially when the race is really going. It looked as though Tegenkamp eased up the last 50m or just ran out of gas, but if he consciously eased up because he realized he was out of medal contention, it's possible IF he had put himself right next to Bekele, where Kipchoge was, before 200m, it's fathomable that he could have been in a contention for a medal.
When the bell lap started, Bekele went through at 12:23.xx, which implies he ran the last 400m in ~ 53/54 seconds. Tegenkamp was maybe a half second- second back with 400m to go and finished in 13:20, so he probably ran his last 400m in 56/57. One must remember they ran 62, 61, 60.8 for the last 1200m leading into the bell lap, so put together 62, 61, 61, 54 for bekele's last 1600m - that's a healthy 3:57 for the final 1600m and maybe 4:00 for Tegenkamp. I think next year Tegenkamp and Solinsky will be in even better shape, but no one on the planet is going to be able to beat Bekele at his own game, and it is his game. Lagat came close, but he's got to give it up to the young talent.
It's been a good season for the Schumacher group though. Tegenkamp ran 7:37(4th pre classic), 13:22(1st usatf champ), 13:08(2nd europe grand prix), 13:20(2nd heat), 13:20(8th world), so pretty consistent. I'd like to see him try getting in a fast 3k or 5k at the world athletics finals. it seems as though running 63's is not too difficult for him. i think he's ready to uncork a fast race, but he probably needs some rest.