OREGON PROJECT DUO GOES 1-2
Galen Rupp becomes first American 10k medalist since Billy Mills


It's been 48 years since an American has medaled in the 10,000 meters. Saturday night, Galen Rupp kicked into second place with 50 meters to go and earned a silver medal in the 10k final, finishing just behind Nike Oregon Project teammate Mo Farah.

Farah and Rupp were subjects of elbows and shoves from rivals throughout the race but found themself at the front of the pack comes the bell lap. At that point, Farah seized the lead and had Ethiopia's Tariku Bekele and Kenya's Bedan Karoki follow him with Rupp in fourth. Farah began pulling away with 200 meters to go while Rupp steadily made his way past the fatigued Karoki and eventually Bekele as well. Tariku Bekele held on for third place ahead of his brother Kenenisa in fourth. 

The silver medal represents a watershed moment in the career of Galen Rupp. Despite winning neither a Foot Locker high school cross country title nor a NCAA championship until his senior year at Oregon, Rupp has steadily progressed under the tuteledge of coach Alberto Salazar, his mentor since high school. 

Position	Bib	Athlete	Country	Mark	.
1	1808	Mohamed Farah	GBR	27:30.42	.
2	3250	Galen Rupp	USA	27:30.90	.
3	1680	Tariku Bekele	ETH	27:31.43	.
4	1679	Kenenisa Bekele	ETH	27:32.44	.
5	2313	Bedan Karoki Muchiri	KEN	27:32.94	.
6	1599	Zersenay Tadese	ERI	27:33.51	.
7	1597	Teklemariam Medhin	ERI	27:34.76	.
8	1686	Gebregziabher Gebremariam	ETH	27:36.34	.
9	3073	Polat Kemboi Arikan	TUR	27:38.81	(PB)
10	3114	Moses Ndiema Kipsiro	UGA	27:39.22	.
11	1293	Cameron Levins	CAN	27:40.68	.
12	2311	Moses Ndiema Masai	KEN	27:41.34	.
13	3247	Dathan Ritzenhein	USA	27:45.89	.
14	2904	Robert Kajuga	RWA	27:56.67	(PB)
15	1600	Nguse Tesfaldet	ERI	27:56.78	.
16	3110	Thomas Ayeko	UGA	27:58.96	.
17	2371	Moukheld Al-Outaibi	KSA	28:07.25	.
18	1279	Mohammed Ahmed	CAN	28:13.91	.
19	3257	Matthew Tegenkamp	USA	28:18.26	.
20	1061	Ben St.Lawrence	AUS	28:32.67	.
21	2497	Diego Estrada	MEX	28:36.19	.
22	2234	Yuki Sato	JPN	28:44.06	.
23	1621	Ayad Lamdassem	ESP	28:49.85	.
24	2138	Daniele Meucci	ITA	28:57.46	.
25	1837	Christopher Thompson	GBR	29:06.14	.
26	3136	Mykola Labovskyy	UKR	29:32.12	.
.	1253	Ali Hasan Mahbood	BRN	DNF	.
.	1575	Bayron Piedra	ECU	DNF	.
.	2301	Wilson Kiprop	KEN	DNF	.

Kilometer splits

1000m	1679	Kenenisa Bekele	ETH	2:54.88
2000m	2301	Wilson Kiprop	KEN	5:59.56
3000m	1599	Zersenay Tadese	ERI	8:42.45
4000m	1599	Zersenay Tadese	ERI	11:23.16
5000m	1599	Zersenay Tadese	ERI	14:05.79
6000m	1599	Zersenay Tadese	ERI	16:52.71
7000m	2311	Moses Ndiema Masai	KEN	19:32.58
8000m	2311	Moses Ndiema Masai	KEN	22:15.49
9000m	1686	Gebregziabher Gebremariam	ETH	25:01.97

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Live Updates:

Mile 1: Gun goes off but the live feed is back to the long jump after only showing 200m! 1k came in in 2:54.88 after slowing a bit from the first lap. Kiprop leads with Bekele and Farrah in the mix. 

Mile 2: 5:59 through the 2k, Eritreans up front picked it up a lot, went from 75's to 61's. Kiprop still leading. Americans are also in the mix with Rupp edging up in the lead pack. Americans and Farrah running together. 

Pack came into the 5k mark in 14:05. It's looking like it will be a fast last half with the Kenyans and Eritreans leading. Mo Farrah is still in the mix and staying out of trouble. 




Men's 10k Final Ready to Roll!!



Start Lists:

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last updated: July 18th at 6:05pm CT

Men's 10,000 Quick Hits
2012 London Olympic Games


10,000 Meter Schedule:
Day 2, Aug 4th - Final (3:15pm CT)

10,000 Meter Records:
World Record - 26:17.53 - Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 26 August 2005
Olympic Record - 27:01.17 - Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 17 August 2008
American Record - 26:48.00 - Galen Rupp 16 September 2011

The Favorites: (personal best/season best)
1. Mo Farah (26:46.57) - Runner up at 2011 World Championships. Hometown hero.
2. Kenenisa Bekele (26:17.53/27:02.59) - World Record holder. Reigning Olympic Champ. Sure he's had his struggles, but you'd be a fool to think he doesn't have a shot.
3. Galen Rupp, United States(26:48.00/27:25.33) - Galen Rupp has been doing it big this year. This is a bold pick, but we like it.

The Americans:
1. Galen Rupp (26:48.00/27:25.33) - Has looked phenomenal this year, an all around winner.
2. Matt Tegenkamp (27:33.94/27:28.22) - Veteran on the world scene, an all around good guy.
3. Dathan Ritzenhein (27:22.08/27:36.09) - Claims to be in 12:56 or better shape, an all around inspirational bloak.

Past 1500 Olympic Results: (from wiki)

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