World Championships, Day 6 Distance Highlights–Morning Session
- By Mario Fraioli
- Published Sep. 1, 2011
- Updated Mar. 15, 2012 at 5:09 PM UTC
World Championships, Day 6 Distance Highlights--Morning Session
Great Britain's Mo Farah, silver medalist in the 10,000m, easily qualified for the 5,000m final with a second place finish in heat 2 (13:38.03). Photo: PhotoRun.net
World Championships, Day 6 Distance Highlights--Morning Session
American Bernard Lagat won heat 1 of the men's 5,000m prelims in 13:33.90 to easily qualify for the finals. Photo: PhotoRun.net
World Championships, Day 6 Distance Highlights--Morning Session
Irishman Alistair Cragg finished fifth in his 5,000m semifinal to advance to the finals on Sunday. Photo: PhotoRun.net
World Championships, Day 6 Distance Highlights--Morning Session
Lagat, who also made the world championships team in the 1,500m, elected to only run the 5,000 in hopes of winning a gold medal. Photo: PhotoRun.net
World Championships, Day 6 Distance Highlights--Morning Session
Galen Rupp, seventh in the 10,000m earlier in the week, ran 13:34.91 to qualify for the 5,000m final. Photo: PhotoRun.net
World Championships, Day 6 Distance Highlights--Morning Session
American Alice Schmidt advanced in the 800 meters, running 2:01.11 to finish fourth in her prelim heat. Photo: PhotoRun.net
World Championships, Day 6 Distance Highlights--Morning Session
Maggie Vessey ran 2:01.32 in her prelim heat to advance to the 800-meter final. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Mario Fraioli
Mario Fraioli is a senior editor at Competitor magazine. A cross-country All-American at Stonehill College in 2003, he now coaches the Prado Women's Racing Team in San Diego and was the men's marathon coach for Costa Rica's 2012 Olympic team. His first book, The Official Rock 'n' Roll Guide To Marathon & Half-Marathon Training (VeloPress, 2013) is available in bookstores, running shops and online.
