The men’s 5000 meters is one of track and field’s premier long-distance events, testing endurance, pacing and race strategy over 12.5 laps of the track. It demands a combination of aerobic strength ...

Faith Kipyegon, a two-time Olympic gold medalist from Kenya, set a new world record in the women's 5,000-meter event Friday at the Paris Diamond League. According to Reuters, Kipyegon finished the ...

PARIS, France — Pushing and shoving in one race on the track. A cameraman walking into the action in another. Leg cramps and untimely misses in the field. The often-routine qualifying rounds at ...

Rome, June 6 (Reuters) - Kenyan Beatrice Chebet came close to breaking the women's 5000 metres world record on Friday at the Rome Diamond League when she clocked 14:03.69, a meeting record that was ...

PARIS -- Team GB's George Mills has been advanced to the men's 5,000-metre final after almost seeing his Olympic campaign ended as he was tripped in the heats on the home straight. Mills was one of ...

BRUCEVILLE-EDDY, Texas (KWTX) - A Central Texas high school long distance runner will enter his senior season as the top ranked 5,000-meter runner in the nation. Ethan Locke, 17, of Bruceville Eddy, ...