Bobby Curtis Rips 11 Second PR 7:43.65 at Rieti 3000

As we thought might happen on this very fast track, Bobby Curtis ran his best race of the European season, coming second at the Rieti 3000 in a new PR of 7:43.65. This performance greatly outpaces his previous PR at this distance (7:54.25 set earlier this summer in Dublin) and showed his true ability to run very fast when the conditions are right.

The race went out smartly, with 1000 splits at 2:31.21 and 5:04.76.

Rieti 3000

 1.  BIRMINGHAM, Collis      AUS      7:37.77
 2.  CURTIS, Bobby           USA      7:43.65   PB
 3.  KIPRUTO, Conselus       KEN      7:44.09
 4.  HITRANE, Jamal          MAR      7:44.23   PB
 5.  KEMBOI, Ezekiel         KEN      7:44.24   PB
 6.  HEATH, Elliott          USA      7:45.08   PB
 7.  LONGOSIWA, Thomas       KEN      7:49.19
 8.  SEBAHIRE, Eric          RWA      7:53.04   
 9.  FERNANDEZ, German       USA      7:53.61
10.  OSAKO, Suguru           JPN      7:54.68   PB
--   BARUSEI, Geofrey        KEN      DNF (pace)
--   BUMBALOUGH, Andrew      USA      DNF
--   CHELIMO, Elijah         KEN      DNF (pace)
--   MUTAHI, Sammy Alex      KEN      DNF