Kenenisa Bekele breezed to victory in the 10,000 metres at the Prefontaine Classic, running the fourth fastest time in the history in his first American outdoor showing.
The 2004 Olympic champion Bekele finished in 26 minutes, 25.97 seconds, becoming the first runner to break 27:00 in the United States.
The previous mark was held by Abraham Chebii who ran 27:04.20 seven years ago.
Organizers moved the men’s 10,000m up to an early morning time slot in order to boost the three-time World Champion Bekele’s chances of breaking his world record.
“I am happy with the time,” said Bekele, who was competing in his first outdoor race in the United States. “The pace was too inconsistent at the beginning of the race and so I felt too tired at the end and didn’t get the record.”
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