Rupp running with Bekele in his AR race, Brussels 2011 (26:48.00),
photo by PhotoRun.net
A slew of young talent is led by Ethiopia's 2012 IAAF World Junior Championships winner Yigrem Demelash, who is just 20. Eritrea's Goitom Kifle, seventh in the last year's World Cross Country Championships is the same age and you can also add into the mix 19-year-old Birhan Nebebew, from Ethiopia, who was fifth in last year's Pre Classic.
(Editor's note: Galen Rupp is obviously fit. His 13:01 said it all in February. His 13:19 in 85 degree weather at Oxy showed he is fit. The Pre Classic 10,000m is one of the most exclusive races in the world. Probably best 10,000m this year outside of Van Damme Memorial 10,000m (if they all show up). If winds are not bad, look for Galen Rupp to run around 26:45.)
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