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Chris Thompson produced an emphatic 10,000m debut of 27:29.61 at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational in Stanford to move to third on the UK all-time lists
CHRIS THOMPSON made a superlative 10,000m debut at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational in Stanford on May 1 as the in-form 29-year-old moved to No.3 on the UK all-time lists with 27:29.61, which is the fastest time by a British athlete since Jon Brown set the UK record of 27:18.14 in Brussels in 1998.
The AFD athlete, who has been setting a slew of lifetime best performances this season, took sixth in a very high calibre race and Thompson’s PB performance must guarantee selection for the European Championships in Barcelona this summer.
Club-mate Andy Vernon also set a PB of 28:11.43.
The race was emphatically won by Chris Solinsky, who continued the US resurgence in long-distance running with a national record of 26:59.60.
The Kenyan duo of Daniel Salel and Sam Chelanga took second and third with PBs of 27:07.85 and 27:08.39 respectively, while Galen Rupp took fourth, also in a PB of 27:10.74.
UK all-time 10,000m rankings
1. Jon Brown 27:18.14 - 1998
2. Eamonn Martin 27:23.06 – 1988
3. Chris Thompson 27:29.61 – 2010
4. Brendan Foster 27:30.3 – 1978
5. Dave Bedford 27:30.80 – 1973
6. Nick Rose 27:31.19 – 1983
7. Julian Goater 27:34.58 – 1982
8. Dave Black 27:36.27 – 1978
9. Steve Jones 27:39.14 – 1983
10. Mike McLeod 27:39.76 – 1979
In the B-race of the 10,000m, John Beattie took the runner-up spot in a lifetime best performance of 28:32.21 while Mike Skinner cracked the 29-minute barrier with a PB of 28:58.43.
In the 1500m, Hannah England took third in 4:09.54 while Barbara Parker set a 5000m PB of 15:39.76.
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