The women’s 5000 meters is one of track and field’s premier long-distance events, testing endurance, pacing and race awareness over 12.5 laps of the track. It requires athletes to sustain a high level ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Bettering the American outdoor record* in the men's 5000, Nico Young (Flagstaff, AZ/USATF Arizona) earned recognition as the 23rd USATF Athlete of the Week award winner for 2025. It is ...

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 ...

BOSTON – Jane Hedengren broke the NCAA 5000-meter record as she clocked a 14:44.79 at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener at Boston University’s Track & Tennis Center on Saturday. In the women’s ...

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 ...