Stockholm m1000

[MJD]

Reed is chasing Hood's 1996 record of 2:16.88

[MJD]

Lagat is in it too:


1 398 Rizak DIRSHE 72 SWE Malmö AI
1 404 Alvaro FERNANDEZ 81 ESP
1 433 Yassine BENSGHIR 83 MAR
1 476 Abdlaati IGUIDER 87 MAR
3 387 Edwin LETTING 84 KEN
4 420 Andrew BADDELEY 82 GBR
5 327 Ali Bilal MANSOOR 83 BRN
6 411 Bernard LAGAT 74 USA
7 369 Gary REED 81 CAN
8 430 Philemon KIMUTAI 83 KEN
8 426 Tarek BOUKENSA 81 ALG

[MJD]

1 327 Ali Bilal MANSOOR BRN 83 2.15,23
2 365 Mbulaeni MULAUDZI RSA 80 2.15,86
3 411 Bernard LAGAT USA 74 2.16,25 PB
4 433 Yassine BENSGHIR MAR 83 2.16,27
5 420 Andrew BADDELEY GBR 82 2.16,99
6 387 Edwin LETTING KEN 84 2.18,12
7 369 Gary REED CAN 81 2.18,68
8 398 Rizak DIRSHE SWE 72 2.18,92 PB
9 476 Abdlaati IGUIDER MAR 87 2.19,14 PB
10 404 Alvaro FERNANDEZ ESP 81 2.19,88 PB
11 430 Philemon KIMUTAI KEN 83 DNF

[26mi235]

I am not sure I would rely on those PBs, which seem to be unreliable in a number of cases (e.g., 46.x for Tyree Washington in the 400m)..

[jeremyp]

Lagat's time shows he's a probable medalist in the 1500, and the favorite in the 5K.

[az2004]

probable medalist at 1500 makes some sense....

although webb and lagat have two hands on 3 of the 1500 medals...

5k, i really do wonder what the wednesday 1500 will do to lagat for the thursday 5k...

5k in steamy osaka should surely be slow, but 3 rounds of 1500 before it, whomever is doing the 5k ONLY will be far fresher...

[Cyril]

Lagat's time shows he's a probable medalist in the 1500, and the favorite in the 5K.

Lagat has quickly answered many questions. He knows what he's doing and is now rounding into form very nicely when in counts.

It is interesting that Lagat and Wariner had so many who questioned their abilities early but now both are right in the thick of things when it counts (of course, JW is a more in the thick than Lagat but Lagat will also be a major player in either or both of his events).