Men's 10,000 Meter Results

Final

At the start conditions aren't too bad. Temperatures seem to be in the mid 70s with a slight breeze.

Abdi Abirahman leads first lap in 66.4, second in 2:13.86. Brad Hauser following.

2:48.33 at 1K, with Abdirahman, Alan Culpepper, Brad Hauser.

Third lap covered in 67.4 with Abdirahman still leading, Culpepper, Brad Hauser, Notre Dame's Ryan Shay and Meb Keflezighi.

4:28.8 at 1600 meters with Abdirahman still leading. Nick Rogers has moved into 5th.

They hit 5:37.65 for 2K and Abdirahman, Culpepper and Brad Hauser start to open a little gap. Brent Hauser moves into 4th from 8th with a 66.2. Rogers and Keflezighi follow Brent Hauser.

8:28.81 at 3K with Nick Jurcevich leading Culpepper, Abdiraham, both Hausers and Shawn Found. They are 9:03.0 at 3200 meters.

Jurcevich leading Culpepper, Abdirahman, both Hausers. Abdirahman takes lead just before 4K.

Meb Keflezighi makes a big move into 3rd approaching 4400 meters.

14:11.93 at 5K for leaders Abdirahman and Keflezighi.

Jurcevich retakes lead at 5200 meters, then Keflezighi on the next back stretch. There are still 9 in contact in the lead pack. They are running about 68-second laps. Among those not mentioned earlier in the group are Pete Julian and Jason Balkman.

17:03.79 for leaders as Culpepper takes lead followed by Brad Hauser, Keflezighi, Abdi, Julian, Jurcevich after 6K.

After a 66.8 lap, Keflezighi takes the lead. Things are stringing out. The top 4 are Meb, Culpepper, Brad Hauser, Abdi and Julian. Meb runs a 66.5 lap and breaks from the group. Abdiraman tries to follow but Meb is pulling away.

It's a 64.8 lap for Meb as he hits 7 to go. Abdirahman has followed the break. He continues to build his lead with a 65.8 lap as those behind are running 67-range laps.

At 8K (22:33.79 for Keflezighi, another 65.8), Brad Hauser and Culpepper pass Abdirahaman, who appears tired. Keflezighi continues to blast away with 4 laps left (23:39).

Suddenly Brad Hauser is fading and Culpepper is pulling awasy from Abirahman.

66.7 lap as he hits 2 to go. Culpepper continues to run strongly in 2nd.

Culpepper closes on Meb as both open up on the last lap. In the final homestretch in a sudden burst of final speed (a 29.0 last 200, 60.1 last 400) Culpepper catches Keflezighi at the line… catches him almost, that is, as Keflezighi clocks 28:03.32 to Culpepper's 28:03.35. Both achieve the Olympic A standard.

Third is Abdirahman in 28:19.08.

Shawn Found is 4th in 28:33.73 after a strong finish.

Results

1. Mebrahtom Keflezighi (Nik) 28:03.32 (14:11.9/13:51.4) (32.0, 64.5, 2:11.7, 3:18.1, 4:24.5); 2. Alan Culpepper (adi) 28:03.35 (14:12.2/13:51.1) (60.1, 2:06.0); 3. Abdihakim Abdi (Nik) 28:19.08 (14:11.93/14:07.15) (32.3, 65.8); 4. Shawn Found (USAr) 28:33.73; 5. Brad Hauser (Stan) 28:36.53 (14:13.3/14:23.2); 6. James Jurcevich (HRS) 28:39.20; 7. Matt Downin (Wi) 28:45.58; 8. Rodney Dehaven (NBal) 28:48.98; 9. Jason Balkman (Stan) 28:50.90; 10. Ryan Shay (NDm) 28:51.74; 11. Peter Julian (adi) 28:57.45; 12. Gary Stolz (Nik) 29:11.97; 13. Eric Tollefson (Asics) 29:13.72; 14. Kyle Baker (unat) 29:21.89; 15. Chad Johnson (unat) 29:28.47; 16. Andrew Begley (unat) 29:28.79; 17. Weldon Johnson (unat) 29:29.40; 18. Steven Schell (MiSt) 29:30.19; 19. Keith Dowling (adi) 29:31.67; 20. Peter DeLaCerda (Reeb) 29:32.92; 21. Michael Mykytok (unat) 29:33.36; 22. Chris Graff (Reeb) 29:36.12; 23. Nathan Nutter (Nik) 29:42.28; 24. Adam Dailey (Ar) 30:01.51; 25. Jason Lehmkuhle (unat) 30:32.29; 26. Teddy Mitchell (NBal) 30:52.49; 27. Brad Barquist (Nik) 31:16.25;… dnf-Nolan Swanson (Nik);… dnf-Nick Rogers (Nik);… dnf-Stetson Steele (Ia);… dnf-Michael Donnelly (NBal);… dnf-Brent Hauser (Stan);… dnf-Eric Polonski (NBal);… dnf-Dan Middleman (NYAC).