Galen Rupp was 3rd in Oslo in 13:03 challenging for the lead until about 300 to go.
After the race, Rupp spoke to the BBC’s Jonathan Edwards.
On the pace being slower than expected, Rupp said:
“The pace went out definitely a little slower than I would have liked. At this point, where I'm at, a faster pace at the start of the race suits me a little better, but I’ve been saying all year I really want to work on my tactics and this was really good practice for that. I’ve been making a lot of improvements since last year at finishing close to and beating some of (those guys), but obviously I’ve got a little bit more work to do.”
On showing that you don’t have to African to excel at distance running, Rupp said:
“They’re human too. Obviously, they work very hard, are very talented and are very hard to beat but Americans are realizing just how hard you have to work to beat them. There are no short-cuts in distance running.”
On Mo Farah comming back from his marathon for a double at the Commonwealth Games, Rupp said:
“He’s definitely come back really well form the marathon. I’ve been real surprised how well he’s bounced back.”
1. Yenew ALAMIREW ETH 90 13:01.57
2. Caleb Mwangangi NDIKU KEN 92 13:02.15
3. Galen RUPP USA 86 13:03.35
4. Thomas Pkemei LONGOSIWA KEN 88 13:04.68
5. Edwin Cheruiyot SOI KEN 86 13:08.36
6. Isiah Kiplangat KOECH KEN 93 13:08.46
7. Dejen GEBREMESKEL ETH 89 13:09.73
8. Cornelius KANGOGO KEN 93 13:13.03
9. Andrew BUMBALOUGH USA 87 13:13.67
10. Albert ROP BRN 92 13:18.90
11. John KIPKOECH KEN 91 13:24.02
12. Lopez LOMONG USA 85 13:25.80
13. Zane ROBERTSON NZL 89 13:27.09
14. Imane MERGA ETH 88 13:29.43
15. Debeli GEZMU ETH 96 13:29.81
16. Brett ROBINSON AUS 91 13:46.09
17. Sindre BURAAS NOR 89 13:52.76
- Gideon GATHIMBA KEN 80 DNF
- Vincent RONO KEN 82 DNF
- Arne GABIUS GER 81 DNF