Julien Wanders vs Sondre Moen, Olso 10000m

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5 years ago 06/06/2018 7:49am EDT

MakwalaFan wrote:
https://oslo.diamondleague.com/en/programme-results/programme-2018/?eventId=3cebc840-0728-49af-a299-e588dc70ac15&eventStart=2018-06-07T19%3A10%3A00%2B02%3A00&tx_diamondrace_diamondleaguestatistics%5Baction%5D=showEntries&tx_diamondrace_diamondleaguestatistics%5Bcontroller%5D=DiamondLeagueStatistics&cHash=a06ecc43f0e772847d80720dd17b0c53
It isn't during the main programme, but there will be a track 10K in Oslo on Thursday. My guess is it's set up for Moen to get the Norwegian record (I believe he has said that's a goal in interviews before). Not really any big names in the field. Only 1 Kenyan, with a 1:00:07 half PR and 28:17 road 10k and he might be the rabbit.
The Norwegian record is 27:32.52, by Are Nakkim way back in 1990 (also at the Bislett Games).
Moen has a slighly better road 10K PR, 27:55 vs Wanders' 28:02. Neither has broken 28 on the track before, Wanders 28:06 and Moen 28:15 (both set last year).
Daniele Meucci, Andy Vernon and Arne Gabius are also in the field. Vernon has a 27:52 from this year already. While Meucci has the fastest time on paper (27:32), he hasn't gone sub-28 since 2012. Gabius also has a decent PR (27:43), but hasn't raced on the track since 2015.

Meucci is supposed to be the rabbit, and the plan is to pass 5000 at 13:50.

5 years ago 06/06/2018 10:48am EDT

re: Norwegian guy

Gabius (who has not run on the track for a while and had two DNF in HM and Marathon in spring) wants to qualify for the European CS. While the official entry norm is only 28:55 or so, he will want to run around 28:00 to be sure to be among the 3 best German runners. Ringer is very probably the strongest this year, in any case his time from London is unlikely to be beaten by any other German this year. Amanal Petros is also in the Oslo race and Gabius will want to beat him and also clearly beat Petros' earlier 28:29. Because there is another candidate, somewhat erratic Homiyu Tesfaye (Maryam Jamal's bf) who so far has not even run 10000 but has run a 3:32 1500m and a 61:20 HM, so if he manages to finish a race before the end of June he will be a contender for a sub 28 time as well.

5 years ago 06/07/2018 12:49am EDT

re: Jo72

Ha! Maryam Jamal! I remember her when she had her original name. She used to destroy all the ladies in local road races. What's she up to these days?

5 years ago 06/07/2018 6:10am EDT

re: MakwalaFan

Lol. Forget about any records or PBs. It's going to be 78F at race time.

5 years ago 06/07/2018 11:15am EDT

Who do you like in today's matchup at 10k in Oslo.?

It's a shame this and the snowball throw aren't being shown on tv.

10000m Men

GER GABIUS, Arne 27:43.93

KEN KIPTARUS, Dominic Chemut

AUS MCSWEYN, Stewart 28:58.22 28:29.65

ITA MEUCCI, Daniele 28:38.94 27:32.86

NOR MOEN, Sondre Nordstad 28:15.12

NOR NEGASH, Weldu 29:22.12

SWE NILSSON, David

NOR ØYGARD, Eivind

GER PETROS, Amanal 28:29.78 28:29.78

NOR SVELA, Per 29:09.03 29:09.03

MAR TALBI, Zouhair 28:22.58

NOR VEDVIK, Marius 28:42.15 28:42.15

GBR VERNON, Andy 27:52.32 27:42.62

SUI WANDERS, Julien 28:06.17

5 years ago 06/07/2018 11:20am EDT

re: race of the week!!!

Well, the best runner in the world, who also happens to be white, is Galen Rupp, so this is basically a race to find out who is 2nd best. Further, the temps are hot in Oslo. No way are they going all out, and will be no way to tell who is better. Only who is better in running in the heat.

5 years ago 06/07/2018 11:47am EDT

re: race of the week!!!

It's definitely been Rupp this last decade. Maybe the youngest Ingebrigsten could pass him up in a few years? Sondre Moen and Julien Wanders are great, but they aren't headliners like a few other white runners (Rupp, or Jager)