"I think if there's a word for it yes desperation, desperation definitely comes to mind."

The Kiwi star, who had expressed his frustration with the amount of doping in the sport in 2016, was banned for 8 years after testing positive for EPO and "providing false documentation in his defence."

Chebet won from 2011 to 2013 and this year faces fellow 2:05 men Mule Wasihun and Stephen Chebogut plus Zane Robertson and Tesfaye Abera (2:04:23 to win Dubai last year)

He'll face 2:05:54 man Amos Kipruto (2:05:54) as well as Zane Robertson and Edwin Kiptoo (59:26 half PB) in their half debuts. *MB: ZANE ROBERTSON to debut at AMSTERDAM MARATHON

Laura Thweatt is the top American while the men's field is lead by NYC Half runner-up Wilson Chebet, NZ's Zane Robertson with Scott Bauhs leading the US charge.

Other top names include Wilson Chebet (59:15), Zane Robertson (59:47), Sam Chelanga and Diego Estrada for the men. Caroline Rotich (68:52), Buzunesh Deba (68:59) and Neely Spence Gracey for the women.

The action on Friday night should be riveting and we break it down for you. Plus an American has never won a DL 5000 and we guarantee that streak will continue.

Interviews with Jake and Zane on how they left home at 17-years-old to live and train in Africa and with their mom about how she has gone years at a time without seeing them.

Farah faces World bronze medalist Paul Tanui, Josphat Bett, Emmanuel Bett, Teklemariam Medhin and World XC champ Geoffrey Kamworor. Other big names in the race include Diego Estrada, Cam Levins, Hassan Mead and Zane Robertson in his track 10K debut.

LRC caught up with Robertson, whose got big plans for 2015, on Thursday morning after his spectacular half marathon debut in Japan. *MB: Mo, Galen are you ready? Zane Robertson’s got big 10,000 plans: “I would really like to challenge for a gold medal”.

Zane Robertson and Ryan Hall are way more similar than you thought, Alberto Salazar is track's Bill Belichick, Will Claye is not Canadian but good for the sport, the Russian are really good at doping, plus the tweet of the week, fast races on a flat track and more.

Kyle Merber got the victory in the mile (3:56.72) over Riley Masters (3:56.75) and Trevor Dunbar (3:57.19). Heather Kampf won the 800 (2:01.25); NZ's Zane Robertson got the 3K win in 7:41.37.

Zane Robertson was 4th (3:53.72) and Kyle Merber 5th (3:54.76). Molly Huddle won the women's mile in 4:26.8 as Phoebe Wright won the 800 in 2:01.91. Mark English took the 800 with 1:45.79 as US's Ryan Martin ran 1:45.79 for 2nd. Juan Luis Barrios won the 3K in 7:44.21 over Trevor Dunbar (7:45.09).