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If its 5000m, then you can expect to see Kenyan Martin Keino as one of the pacesetters, however on this occasion compatriot David Kiplak was almost 'taken out' by Keino in the 1st 100 meters as he rushed to take the pace. This was preplanned however Martin must have forgotten the script. With the 1st 200m in 29.9 and then followed with 62.10 lap, the 1st Km passed in 2:35:36, with Kiplak at the fore and Keino directly behind. The rest of the field were along for the ride and with consistent 63 second laps they passed through 2K in 5:13.03. At this point Kiplak stepped off the track for Keino to take up the running. 600m later and Keino was gone and the field was left to provide their own pace, they passed through 3K in 7.53.58. Inbetween a 59 second lap was thrown in and the field was split. Then Ethiopian, Gebre-Egziabher Gebremarin wrestled the lead away
only to deliberately slow the pace with a 64.66 lap. By 4K, 7:53.58,
the pace had slowed to allow the pack to regroup to 3 deep. After
another lap of 65.92, Norwegian favourite, Marius Bakken, had clawed
his way back into the pack and much to the delight of the 'home'
crowds he took the In his own words: "Luckily I managed to get in touch again with that group and that probably saved much of the race. With 1000 to go the pace started to drop dramatically, up to 65 seconds lap on the leaders. If I had applied to brakes on and just rested at this point I probably would have had no chance on the Norwegian record and the change in rythm could have interferred with the even pace I was in. So I decided to keep on going, around the field to push it as even as possible. It proved a wise choice, as it gave just that little energy boost I needed at that time :) The crowd really helped from there on and I was very, very pleased with the 13.08.27." www.mariusbakken.com With a lap to go, the field swallows Bakken, as they all begin to jockey for position. Craig Mottram of Australia, is at the head of the bunch, and wants to improve on his recent PB and NR of 13:10 set on the 31st May in Hengelo. His 56 second last lap rewards him with another new National and Area Record with 5th place in 13:03.37.
The Stadium erupts to their winner of the race, when Bakken crosses the line in a new Norwegian record. Quote : John Kibowen (KEN) "I am an old man, but I am still here" after winning the race in 13.01.95. | results below | The Women's 1500m, was somewhat of a 'no go' affair, not that the
winning time of With an opening lap of 62.29 by the pacesetter, Joulia Krevsun and then breezing through 800m 'around' 2:08, one would have expected something more spectacular. By 1000m [around 2:40/41], the tempo was still maintained, however how the pace was allowed to drop to a 1200m time of 3:17.15, is a mystery. This was 1500m, afterall. Lishchinska came alongside Romanian athlete, Maria Cioncan, you would have though a mad dash for the line would follow. No. The Ukrainian athlete, who last year ran 4:04 to win, simply duplicated the ease of 2003 and the same baffled response from myself. The last lap was 63.81, however Cioncan's flaying arms would have had everyone believing it was a sub 60 second drive for the line. | results below | With Wilfred Bungei [Kenya] and Yuriy Borzakovskiy [Russia], in the race you could expect a fast pace as well as a tactical approach. Bungei being the hare and Borza the fox. And so it was. Within 100m of the race it could be noted that Borza was up to his old tactics, by drifting towards the back of the field. By 200m, he had given the front runners more than 10 to 15m. The pacesetter blasted through the first 200 in 'around' 23.8. Bungei was in 3rd, being forced wide on the bend off the back of a fast pace. The man in 2nd was compatriot, Joseph Mutai, who was hindering Bungei from being up with the pacesetter. Then Mutua gestured to Bungei to come inside, in the process disrupting the rhythm which easily could have led to them both tumbling to the track, considering the pace was above 'steady'. With all this fumbling, Borzakovskiy had closed the gap on the field around the bend and this could no doubt be attributed to running an even pace. Coming into the straight he moved to within striking distance of Bungei.
Going around the final bend not much changed and one sensed it was only a matter of time when the Russian would make his move. Coming into the homestraight he did, moving alongside Bungei and then with a further extension of his arms and legs he bounded away from the field effortlessly. Bungei, who is not the tidiest of runners, was tying up while the 'Czar of 800m' was a picture of relaxation winning in the year's fastest time of 1:44.47. Ethiopian athlete, Berhanu Alemu established a new NR of 1:45.28 and one wonders how long before this country beguins to produce class 800 and 1500m athletes. Quote : Yuriy Borzakovskiy (RUS) "I was a little bit surprised that I won with such a huge margin. But I do not think it is possible for one runner to take home all the races in the TDK Golden League. Now I look forward to meet Wilson Kipketer. I do not know when it will happen, but maybe in Rome" | results below |
Through 700m around 1:39 and 800m in 1:54.38 [58.87] At 900m the field was bunched together with the athletes 2-3 deep. At the bell, Heshko made the mistake of allowing himself to become boxed in and at 1200m [2:53.77 - 59.39 lap], with 300m to go, he had to make his move from 4th position to re-establish himself at the shoulder of Lagat. The Kenyan, had the luxury of having a free run towards the finish, while the Ukrainian had accelerated down the backstretch, an unnecessary use of energy better served in the homestretch and not the latter. 1300m around 3:07 Once into the last 200m, Lagat upped his tempo, this would not allow Heshko to regain his composure. As a real race it could have been over, however Heshko used his brute force to drive Lagat all the way. The last 400m was completed in 54.62 and at the line Lagat was certainly tying. So near, yet so far. | results below | Middle and Distance Results from Bergen : | all the other
results below | Men :800m 1500m:
1500m 5000m Other results This report from our Time-to-Run contributor
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lead.
Upfront
over the last 200m, Gebremarin tries to pass John Kibowen, a previous
winner of the 
4:03.76
by Iryna Lishchynska [UKR], was particularly slow, it was more the
manner in which the women allowed the time to fade from their grasp
from the 1000m to the 1200m mark.
By
now the pacesetter, Yusuf Saad Kamel, was 5m clear at 400m in 49.46
and the pace provided was of no assistance to the field. Bungei
lifted the tempo in the backstraight with Borza well positioned
to the right of his shoulder, ready to strike. At 72 seconds, the
pacesetter stepped off the track allowing Bungei to drift through
600m around 75 seconds.
The
race started off in its customary fashion, with the runners 'jockeying'
for their positions in the first 100m and the pacesetters 'scooting'
to the front to pass through the 300m around 41 seconds and past
the 400m in 55.51. All quite sensible really, with Bernard Lagat
[KEN] and Ivan Hesko [UKR] playing tag judging by their close attendance
of one another.
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Abeylegesse Elvan TUR 14:24.68 (WR) |
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