Colby Lowe takes Chile Pepper

[DrJay]

Fernandez way off the pace....anyone know why?

1. Colby Lowe 29:30
2. John Kosgei 29:30
3. Ryan Vail 29:31
4. Dorian Ulrey 29:37
5. Shadrack Songok 29:38
6. Silas Kisorio 29:41
7. Stephen Sambu 29:46
8. Kevin Schwab 29:49
9. Festus Kigen 29:55
10. Rob Sorrell 30:02
11. German Fernandez 30:09
12. Johnathan Stublaski 30:11
13. Joshua Sawe 30:18
14. Bill Kogel 30:19
15. Devin Cornwall 30:22

[ed gee]

He is peaking for the IAAF World XC in March.

[gh]

It's about time he backed off; he ran nonstop from high school through USATF this year, with a couple of notable injuries along the way.

[Bruce Kritzler]

He wins ncaa 1500 as a freshman, then sets American Junior record 5k at USATF, in his last two races of the year, so it appears his training and racing was very well planned.

[lonewolf]

Dave Smith sez nothing wrong with Fernandez. He also says Colby Lowe will ultimately prevail in the 5000 and 10000.