He's paced by his brother. From what I read on DyeStat, it's a WR attempt. It's a tall order: the indoor record is 8:04 held by Geb. It should be a good gauge of his readiness for next month's WXCC. Others in the field include two-time Olympic 5k silver medallist Paul Bitok and Markos Geneti.
Bernard Lagat is running the 1500.