Adrian Blincoe's comeback from a series of injuries took another giant stride tonight in Barcelona, Spain as the former Villanova All-American and current assistant coach ran 13:18.27 and attained the qualifying "A" standard (13:20.00) for the 2011 World Championships and 2012 Olympic Games. He finished 10th in the race and was the first non-African finisher. His time sets a new season's best, coming in under the 13:24.82 he ran a week ago in Heusden, The Netherlands. Blincoe is the New Zealand national record holder at 5000 meters (13:10.19).
The leader's kilometer splits were:
1000: 2:37.29
2000: 2:38.09 (5:15.38)
3000: 2:32.69 (7:48.07)
4000: 2:33.67 (10:21.73)
5000: 2:37.59 (12:59.32)
Barcelona 5000 meters
1. TADESE Zersenay ERI 12:59.32
2. KIPNGETICH TANUI Paul KEN 13:04.65
3. KIPCHUMBA LONYANGOT Paul KEN 13:08.01
4. KIPLIMO Abraham UGA 13:10.40
5. KIPJUMBA MBISHEI Titus KEN 13:11.76
6. KUSURO Geoffrey UGA 13:12.32
7. KORIO Alex KEN 13:12.76
8. MESEL Amanuel ERI 13:16.25
9. MEDHIN Teklemariam ERI 13:16.53
10. BLINCOE Adrian NZL 13:18.27
11. ALVES VAS Francisco ESP 13:19.93
12. KIFLE Goitom ERI 13:23.07
13. SANCHEZ MARTINEZ Sergio ESP 13:24.59
14. MEUCCI Daniele ITA 13:24.94
15. CARRIQUEO Javier ARG 13:25.17
16. FIFA Illias MAR 13:25.55
17. McNEILL David AUS 13:29.37
18. KIBET Moses UGA 13:30.80
19. MARHOUM Mohamed ESP 13:36.92
20. DELILE Mohammed KEN 13:56.20
21. NURME Tiidrek EST 14:06.82
22. ESPANA COBO Francisco ESP 14:26.46
... GALAN BARBERA Ivan ESP DNF
... KITUR KIPLIMO Joseph KEN DNF
... KORIR Fredrick KEN DNF
... KOYUNCU Kemal TUR DNF
... LAKHOUAJA Driss ESP DNF
... SILVA Rui POR DNF
... LAHBABI Aziz MAR DNS
Well done Adrian. The SAINTS will be cheering you on all the way to London.
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