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Once
again, the CVS/pharmacy Downtown 5K served as the
USA Men's 5K Championships.
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The
field was headlined by Tim Broe, a 2004 Olympic finalist
in the 5,000m.
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Broe
(#1) was joined up front early on by Matt Gabrielson
(#16).
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Ten
meters before the mile mark, there was a huge pack
up front.
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R-L:
#23 Ryan Shay, #22 Luke Watson, #20 Jason Hubbard,
and #51 Tago Yasuhiro.
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Takahashi
Noriaki just before the mile mark.
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#339
Sean Mick and #90 John Mortimer.
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Musha
Yoshiuki.
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L-R:
Scot Defilippis, Sato Kazuya, and Nick Allen.
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The
race served as the USA Championship, but there were
a lot of Kenyan and Japanese...
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...runners
in the field as well. Above: Brian Pope, age 41.
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Josh
Ordway of Second Sole.
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L-R:
#52 Tsuchihashi Keita, #83 Nick Conway, #43 Michael
Baird, and #44 Jonathan Bell.
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Mike
Platt, age 42, leads Derek Phillips.
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#60
Daniel Cappiello and #2460 Carl Roth.
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Just
past the two-mile mark, coming out of the sun, it
was a large pack of Kenyans...
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...with
American Tim Broe mixed in there. #3 Thomas Kiplitan,
#8 Julius Kibet, and...
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...#31
Valentine Orare led the way. Broe, who had run 13:18
earlier in the summer...
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...to
qualify for the Olympic Games, was in the best shape
of his life, though perhaps a little...
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...tired
from a long season. Broe was holding his own here,
though.
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