Will there be 2 more runners under 30:00 in the Women's 10000 meters.

Hopefully this list will come out the right way.

Saturday, August 06, 2005 - 21:15

Order Bib Athlete Country 2005 Personal

1 204 Dibaba Tirunesh ETH 30:15.67 30:15.67

2 438 Ominami Hiromi JPN 31:35.18 31:35.18

3 501 Rodríguez Dulce María MEX 31:25.33 31:25.33

4 422 Fukushi Kayoko JPN 31:30.82 30:51.81

5 451 Kipchumba Irene Kwambai KEN 30:55.67 30:55.67

6 208 Kidane Werknesh ETH 30:19.39 30:07.15

7 676 Zhilyayeva Alla RUS 31:14.27 30:23.07

8 538 Smith Kimberley NZL 31:21.00 31:21.00

9 358 Davenport Marie IRL 31:28.78

10 469 Prokopcuka Jelena LAT 31:04.10

11 435 Miyai Hitomi JPN 31:37.24 31:37.24

12 309 Mockenhaupt Sabrina GER 31:21.28 31:21.28

13 461 Timbilili Alice KEN 31:45.40 31:23.99

14 586 Botezan Mihaela ROM 31:11.24

15 810 McGregor Katie USA 31:25.94 31:25.94

16 203 Dibaba Ejegayehu ETH 30:18.39 30:18.39

17 617 Bogomolova Galina RUS 31:04.61 30:26.20

18 120 Xing Huina CHN 30:24.36

19 662 Samokhvalova Alena RUS 31:12.57 31:12.57

20 823 Russell Blake USA 31:35.25 31:35.25

21 455 Masai Edith KEN 30:51.99 30:51.99

22 200 Adere Berhane ETH 30:04.18

23 281 Radcliffe Paula GBR 30:01.09

24 818 Rhines Jennifer USA 31:37.20 31:37.20

25 263 Butler Kathy GBR 31:46.53 31:36.90

26 117 Sun Yingjie CHN 32:43.20 30:07.20

27 11 Johnson Benita AUS 30:37.68

Athlete histories:

http://www.iaaf.org/WCH05/results/gender=W/discipline=10K/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/startlist.html

Start time in 2:48.

5 under 30 minutes

It would be in the Ethiopians and Paula Radcliffe best interest to make the race as fast as they can handle. The Chinese reported Olympic Champion Huina Xing isn't in top form but I wouldn't bank on it. Huina has showed she can kick with the best and to be feared if in top form; therefore, the Ethiopian and Paula Radcliffe should take her out early if she isn't in top form. Edith Masai is also a great kicker!

Yes I think 2-3 women will break the sub 30 minute barrier.

It has to be fast. Radcliffe is running and has almost no chance if its not. I figure times will be low 30s, maybe high 29s.

Dibaba has been flying all year. I pick her to win. ADere is very good, don't know if her form is like 2 years ago but she has a great finish and I'll take her for 2nd. Kidane, Radcliffe, E. Dibaba and Huina are close for 3rd. I'll take Kidane. Don't know if Radcliffe can handle the pressure anymore, she doesn't have the finish to win in a kick especially having to the marathon now.

12 minutes to start time.

Race is starting -- some runners tripped at the start... nearly 30 runners.

Turinish Dibaba went down.

Apparently Radcliffe knocked down Dibaba then took the lead.

Adere keeping up in the front... 1km in...

Xing is up in the front group.

3:02.

Race will be over the last 5k in my opinion.

6:04.28

Not fast enough to burn off any key runners.

2800 meters.

Cooler conditions than predicted. This is good.

No 3k time.... argh