Marc Scott goes No.3 all-time on UK 5000m lists
There was no sub-13min 5000m for Marc Scott at the Sound Running Invite in California on Saturday night but with 13:05.13 he rose to No.3 on the UK all-time rankings.
Scott was probably still feeling the effects of his recent 27:10 for 10,000m as American Grant Fisher surged away from him with a last lap of 55.3 to win in 13:02.52. But as the Bowerman Track Club man suggested post-race, things are going well when you are disappointed with 13:05.
The Portland-based Yorkshire passed Andy Butchart on the UK all-time lists and sits behind only Dave Moorcroft and British record-holder Mo Farah now.
The elite-only event saw the runners pass 3000m in 7:54. The goal had been to crack the 13-minute barrier but it proved a slight struggle for everyone, although the event still saw great quality with the top four breaking 13:07 as Sean McGorty and Joe Klecker finished a second or so behind Scott.
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Scott wasn’t the only Briton in form. Josh Kerr destroyed a strong 1500m field in impressive style with a time of 3:35.78.
Pushing the pace in the final two laps, Kerr powered away from his rivals in the last lap to finish almost three seconds clear of runner-up Amos Bartelsmeyer with Johnny Gregorek third, Nick Willis fourth and Olympic champion Matt Centrowitz eighth.
“I stared at my team-mates butts for a couple of laps and then went through the gears,” said Kerr, who has obviously wintered well with his Brooks Beasts squad. “I was hoping to run a little quicker but it’s good to start my season with a win.”
Emily Sisson took the women’s 5000m in 14:55.82 with Allie Buchalski running a big PB of 14:57.54 behind. Eilish McColgan had been prominent in the early stages but dropped out with a couple of laps to go, later saying her legs simply felt heavy.
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