2007 Bill Dellinger XC Invitational (Cross Country)

Galen Rupp sets 10K American Record

Galen Rupp sets 10K American Record

Olympic Silver Medalist and Nike Oregon Project runner Galen Rupp set the American Record in the men's 10,000-meter run as he won at the 2014 Prefontaine Cl

May 30, 2014 by FloTrack Staff
Galen Rupp sets 10K American Record
Olympic Silver Medalist and Nike Oregon Project runner Galen Rupp set the American Record in the men's 10,000-meter run as he won at the 2014 Prefontaine Classic with a time of 26:44.36. Rupp's performance is the second fastest on US soil and the 15th on the All-Time World List. This is the fastest time in the world since September 2011.

Rupp waited until 800-meters to unleash and ran 1:57.99. He was clocked at 58.58 on the final lap.

Here are his splits:
63.9 through 400
2:08 through 800
2:40 through 1,000
4:18 through Mile
8:03 through 3,000-meters
10:45 through 4,000-meters
13:26 through 5,000-meters
16:07 through 6,000-meters
19:22 through 7,200-meters
21:32 through 8,000-meters
25:15 through 9,000-meters
26:44.36 through the finish line

Rupp's next race will be a 5,000-meter run in Oslo. 

Nike Oregon Project head coach Alberto Salazar also revealed Rupp will soon be a father to twins.

Full Results:
RANK ATHLETE NATION RESULT
1
RUPP Galen
USA
26:44.36
AR,WL
2
TANUI Paul Kipngetich
KEN
26:49.41
PB
3
KAROKI Bedan
KEN
26:52.36
PB
4
SAMBU Stephen
KEN
26:54.61
PB
5
BETT Emmanuel Kipkemei
KEN
27:21.61

6
KIPKEMOI Kenneth Kiprop
KEN
27:30.94

7
EL ABBASSI El Hassan
BRN
27:32.96
PB
8
MEDHIN Teklemariam
ERI
27:38.83

9
NEBEBEW Birhan
ETH
27:42.89

10
TOROITICH Timothy
UGA
27:43.27

11
KIFLE Goitom
ERI
27:43.30

12
TAHRI Bouabdellah
FRA
27:57.52

13
CHELANGA Samuel
KEN
27:59.74

14
KORIR Leonard
KEN
28:01.85

15
TOO Wilson Kiprono
KEN
28:03.21
PB

BRAUN Aaron
USA
DNF


DEMELASH Yigrem
ETH
DNF


KIGEN Mike Kipruto
KEN
DNF


ST. LAWRENCE Ben
AUS
DNF


WOLDE Dawit
ETH
DNF


GALA Mumin
DJI
DNS