Mo Farah was delighted with his form after running the fastest 5000 metres in the world this year in his first major race of the Olympic summer.
The world champion won the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene ahead of a strong field, crossing the line in 12min 56.98sec, the second fastest he has run over the distance and less than four seconds off his British record . The 29-year-old left Ethiopian great Kenenisa Bekele trailing in his wake at Sunday's Diamond League meeting in Oregon, the Olympic champion and world record holder for the 5000 and 10000m finishing fourth.
"I take a lot from this race," Farah, who has now won his opening four races of the season, said.
"If you look at the field it was really loaded. The most important thing is to win in a class field like that. The second is to run a fast time. I am really happy with the result. "I'm winning races. I don't want to overcook it. [Coach] Alberto [Salazar] is the boss. He tells us what to do. He's been there himself."
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