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Bupa Great Edinburgh International Cross Country Team Challenge: Team USA Men Place Second
From USA Track & FieldJanuary 10, 2011
Indianapolis, IN
Galen Rupp of Portland, OR finished second to Great Britain's Mo Farah to lead Team USA to a second place finish at the first annual Bupa Great Edinburgh International Cross Country Team Challenge on Saturday, January 8 at Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, Great Britain. The European Select team scored 50 points to edge Team USA by three points for the title.
Team USA was aggressive from the gun with Stephen Furst of Raleigh, NC taking the lead at the end of the first 2K loop. Approaching the halfway mark of the race, Rupp and Scott Bauhs of Mammoth, CA ran in the lead group with Furst and Bobby Mack of Raleigh, NC running in fifth and tenth respectively.
Going into the final lap, Mo Farah led comfortably with American Galen Rupp running in second. With 1000m to go, Farah made his final move, pulling away to take the overall win in 25:41. Rupp was timed in 25:50.
Also finishing in the top ten were Mack, Bauhs and Furst: sixth, seventh and ninth, running 26:15, 26:16 and 26:24 respectively. David Jankowski of Blowing Rock, NC and Ed Moran of Williamsburg, VA rounded out the scoring positions, finish 14th and 15th in 26:35 and 26:38 respectively. Matt Gabrielsonof Minneapolis, MN finished 18th in 26:43, and Nick Arciniaga of Flagstaff, AZ finished 23rd in 26:51.
The International Team Challenge featured men's teams from Great Britain & Northern Ireland, the United States, and a European Select team racing over 8.2K. Each squad consisted of nine athletes with the first six athletes to complete the course receiving a score based on their position. The winning team was determined by the lowest overall score.
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