Discuss: 2016 Prefontaine 10,000

It'll be interesting to see whether German or Chris Derrick does better here.

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Seeing as the WR holder is running, I'll take Yator for the win.

Jenkins running this is huge. If Rupp isn't fit enough in the next few weeks I can see him not making the 10,000 team. Rupp, True, Mead, Lagat (if he runs it) and Jenkins will battle for those spots. Doubt German or Derrick will be factors at the end due to injuries. Lenny Korir and Shadrack Kipchirchir should be in the mix as well.

jenkins over derrick in this race?

hard to say since it is openers for both and debut at 10000 for jenkins

I'd go with the veteran in this one - just because probably jenkins will be conservative in his debut at the distance.

probably for both goal one is to get a standard and goal 2 is to race.

I kind of wonder if German is a pacer. Hasn't he rabbited at Pre in the past?

I was hoping to see Chris Derrick here. I'd love to see him PR here but he may simply go for the standard for Rio.

Also curious to see what Jenkins does here. If he does well I guess we will probably see him the the 5/10k double at the trials.

Also I see Edris is entered in both the 10k and the 5k. I can't imagine he is racing both on back to back days. Maybe pacing one of them?

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agip wrote:

jenkins over derrick in this race?

hard to say since it is openers for both and debut at 10000 for jenkins

I'd go with the veteran in this one - just because probably jenkins will be conservative in his debut at the distance.

probably for both goal one is to get a standard and goal 2 is to race.

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Ricky Rocksford wrote:

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agip wrote:

jenkins over derrick in this race?

hard to say since it is openers for both and debut at 10000 for jenkins

I'd go with the veteran in this one - just because probably jenkins will be conservative in his debut at the distance.

probably for both goal one is to get a standard and goal 2 is to race.

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Why do you keep posting that it is a 10000 debut for Jenkins? Literally not true at all.

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wow! stacked! MF for the win in 26:33.13

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What do you think? wrote:

ABDI, Bashir 27:36.40
AMLOSOM, Nguse 27:28.10
AYALEW, Aweke 29:14.55
BARSOTON, Leonard 27:20.7
BEKELE, Tariku 27:03.24
BETT, Emmanuel Kipkemei 26:51.16
BETT, Josphat Kipkoech 26:48.99
CHOGE, Augustine Kiprono
DERRICK, Chris 27:31.38
EDRIS, Muktar 27:17.18
EL ABBASSI, El Hassan 27:25.02
FARAH, Mo 26:46.57
FERNANDEZ, German
28:06.64
GEREMEW, Mosinet 27:18.86
GUYE, Idemo
JEILAN, Ibrahim 27:02.81
JENKINS, Eric 28:59.13
KOSIMBEI, Nicholas Mboroto 28:37.58
MBISHEI, Titus Kipjumba 26:59.81
MEDHIN, Teklemariam 27:16.69
MERGA, Imane 26:48.35
MOKOKA, Stephen 27:40.73
MWANGI, James 27:23.04
NEBEBEW, Birhan 27:14.34
OSAKO, Suguru 27:38.31
ROP, Albert
SAMBU, Stephen 26:54.61
SITONIK, William Malel 27:22.12
TADESE, Zersenay 26:37.25
TOLA, Tamirat 27:22.64
YATOR, Vincent Kipsegechi 7:33.45

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agip wrote:
I looked at the IAAF page for him and there was nothing so I took that at its word. http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/united-states/eric-jenkins-270424

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Here's the full story wrote:

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agip wrote:
I looked at the IAAF page for him and there was nothing so I took that at its word. http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/united-states/eric-jenkins-270424

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It looks like the IAAF missed the 2012 Shamrock Invitational in Conway, SC, where he won the 10,000 in 31:23.97 while he was at Northeastern. He finished 35 seconds ahead of the second place finisher, James McBride from Millersville.
FWIW, he's run faster -- 29:39.6 -- on a 10K cross country course.

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Ricky Rocksford wrote:
Uh, and, you know, he was 2nd at NCAAs to King Ches? 28:59.

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What does anyone really know? wrote:

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Ricky Rocksford wrote:
Uh, and, you know, he was 2nd at NCAAs to King Ches? 28:59.

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You mean that time when everyone got all riled up trying to decide whether Ches screwed Jenkins at the line or Jenkins got lazy and let Ches by him?
Of course I know about that. Or, uh, I used to know about that...
Talk about brain farts. That was embarrassing.

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Muktar Edris plays no pacing game, man. He's only doing the 10.

Anyone else surprised to see Tariku Bekele and Tadese in here? I definitely thought they were out of the game. Have I missed something? Maybe coming back to the track for one last shot at Olympic glory?

Jenkins top American. No Cam Levins?

27:30 winning time. Play your cards right, Derrick.