The race also marked the return to the top of the somewhat enigmatic
Russian
talent Yuriy Borzakovskiy. As usual ignoring the pacesetter - this time
David
Kiptoo who took Wilson Kipketer and Wilfred Bungei out to a
sub-51-opening -
Borzakovskiy executed a textbook "even pace"race, with laps of 26.4 -
25.7 -
26.1 - 26.2 finishing in 1:44.34, a time only Borzakovskiy himself and
World
Record holder - and today's No 2 - Wilson Kipketer (1:44.68) have ever
surpassed.