AS IS FREQUENTLY THE CASE in the 10,000, the year’s major race acts as a pretty solid template. With only a few minor tweaks in order at the bottom end, the Top 10 is the Eugene top 10…
NONE OF THE RANKERS went undefeated, although world champ Letesenbet Gidey’s loss came in a Hengelo affair that doubled as the Ethiopian Trials and while Gidey was concerned with making the team, Briton Eilish McColgan was running away up front…
GIDEY MOVES UP from No. 3 last year (and No. 2 in ’19), while Sifan Hassan, the leader the last two times around, drops to No. 4.
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| 1. LETESENBET GIDEY (Ethiopia) (3/20/98, 5-5/110) (1.65/50) | |||||
| 30:44.27 | … | 2)Hengelo CT | 6/06 | ▷ | 1. McColgan |
| 30:09.94 | … | 1)World Ch | 7/16 | ||
| 2. HELLEN OBIRI (Kenya) (12/13/89, 5-3/110) (1.60/50) | |||||
| 31:49.88(A) | … | 1)Ken WC Tr | 6/24 | ||
| 30:10.02 | … | 2)World Ch | 7/16 | ▷ | 1. Gidey |
| 3. MARGARET KIPKEMBOI (Kenya) (2/9/93, 108) (49) | |||||
| 31:51.7(A) | … | 1)Nairobi | 4/15 | ||
| 30:45.00 | … | 4)Hengelo CT | 6/06 | ▷ | 1. McColgan; 2. Gidey; 3. Taye |
| 31:50.22(A) | … | 3)Ken WC Tr | 6/24 | ▷ | 1. Obiri; 2. Kiprotich |
| 30:10.07 | … | 3)World Ch | 7/16 | ▷ | 1. Gidey; 2. Obiri |
| 4. SIFAN HASSAN (Netherlands) (1/1/93, 5-7/108) (1.70/49) | |||||
| 30:10.56 | … | 4)World Ch | 7/16 | ▷ | 1. Gidey; 2. Obiri; 3. Kipkemboi |
| 5. EJGAYEHU TAYE (Ethiopia) (2/10/00) | |||||
| 30:44.68 | … | 3)Hengelo CT | 6/06 | ▷ | 1. McColgan; 2. Gidey |
| 30:12.45 | … | 6)World Ch | 7/16 | ▷ | 1. Gidey; 2. Obiri; 3. Kipkemboi; 4. Hassan; 5. Daniel |
| 6. RAHEL DANIEL (Eritrea) (11/16/01) | |||||
| 32:46.8(A) | … | 1)Eri Ch | 4/01 | ||
| 30:59.75 | … | 9)Hengelo CT | 6/06 | ▷ | 1. McColgan; 2. Gidey; 3. Taye; 4. Kipkemboi; 5. Mulate; 6. Gebrzihair; 7. Ayana; 8. Yehualaw |
| 30:12.15 | … | 5)World Ch | 7/16 | ▷ | 1. Gidey; 2. Obiri; 3. Kipkemboi; 4. Hassan |
| 7. EILISH MCCOLGAN (Great Britain) (11/25/90, 5-10¾/117) (1.80/53) | |||||
| 30:19.02 | … | 1)Hengelo CT | 6/06 | ||
| 30:34.60 | … | 10)World Ch | 7/16 | ▷ | 1. Gidey; 2. Obiri; 3. Kipkemboi; 4. Hassan; 5. Daniel; 6. Taye; 7. Kipkirui; 8. Mulate; 9. Schweizer |
| 30:48.60 | … | 1)Commonwealth G | 8/03 | ||
| 30:41.05 | … | 2)Euro Ch | 8/15 | ▷ | 1. Can |
| 8. BOSENA MULATE (Ethiopia) (11/21/01) | |||||
| 32:19.2 | … | 4)Eth Ch | 3/29 | ▷ | 1. Gebrzihair; 2. Feysa; 3. Mnasbo |
| 30:47.55 | … | 5)Hengelo CT | 6/06 | ▷ | 1. McColgan; 2. Gidey; 3. Taye; 4. Kipkemboi |
| 30:17.77 | … | 8)World Ch | 7/16 | ▷ | 1. Gidey; 2. Obiri; 3. Kipkemboi; 4. Hassan; 5. Daniel; 6. Taye; 7. Kipkirui |
| 9. CAROLINE KIPKIRUI (Kazakhstan) (5/26/94) | |||||
| 31:13.18 | … | 13)Hengelo CT | 6/06 | ▷ | 1. McColgan; 2. Gidey; 3. Taye; 4. Kipkemboi; 5. Mulate; 6. Gebrzihair; 7. Ayana; 8. Yehualaw; 9. Daniel; 10. Gemechu; 11. Feysa; 12. Gebreselama |
| 30:17.64 | … | 7)World Ch | 7/16 | ▷ | 1. Gidey; 2. Obiri; 3. Kipkemboi; 4. Hassan; 5. Daniel; 6. Taye |
| 10. KARISSA SCHWEIZER (US) (5/4/96, 5-4) (1.63) | |||||
| 30:49.56 | … | 1)USATF Ch | 5/27 | ||
| 30:18.05 | … | 9)World Ch | 7/16 | ▷ | 1. Gidey; 2. Obiri; 3. Kipkemboi; 4. Hassan; 5. Daniel; 6. Taye; 7. Kipkirui; 8. Mulate |
| U.S. RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | *Karissa Schweizer (Nike Bowerman TC) | 6. | Weini Kelati (Under Armour/Dark Sky) | |
| 1)USATF, 9)World Ch | 1)SJ Capistrano, 5)USATF | |||
| 2. | Elise Cranny (Nike Bowerman TC) | 7. | Sara Lancaster (Paras 360) | |
| 1)The TEN | 5)The TEN, 6)USATF | |||
| 3. | Alicia Monson (On AC) | 8. | Stephanie Bruce (Hoka NAZ Elite) | |
| 2)USATF, 13)World Ch | 12)The TEN, 7)USATF, 1)NACAC | |||
| 4. | Natosha Rogers (Hansons-Brooks) | 9. | Emily Lipari (adidas Golden Coast TC) | |
| 4)The TEN, 3)USATF, 15)World Ch | 9)The TEN, 8)USATF, 2)NACAC | |||
| 5. | Emily Infeld (Nike) | 10. | Millie Paladino (New Balance Boston) | |
| 4)USATF | 5)The TEN | |||