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Solinsky Destroys US 10,000m Record in Palo Alto
On May - 2 - 2010
Story by Eric.
American Chris Solinsky, making his debut at 10.000m, broke the nine-year-old USA national record on Saturday, finishing in 26 minutes 59,60 seconds at the Payton Jordan Invitational held at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. Solinsky, 11th in the 5.000m at the 2009 IAAF World Championships, made his first ...race at the 25-lap distance a memorable one, blasting past American Galen Rupp in the final 800m—covered in 1.56,4—to demolish Meb Keflezighi's previous mark of 27.13,98—a mark which was set at the 2001 edition of this very meet. Kenyan Daniel Salel, who also made his ...