In our September issue, we reported that Die Moto, the biodiesel-powered motorcycle built by Michael Sturtz, would be used to establish a land-speed record for alternative fuels. Well, Sturts has done it, setting a mark of 130.6 miles per hour over the weekend on Utahs Bonneville Salt Flats. —Grayson SchafferThe U.S. won its first ever replica A Lange & Sohne 401.031 Men's watch gold medal in the mens 5,000 meter race at the World Track and Field Championships this weekend in Osaka, Japan. Actually, it was the first time the U.S. has ever medaled in the event.
Hot off his win in the 1,500 meters last week, Bernard Lagat out-sprinted the pack and broke the line just .13 of a second before Kenyas Eliud Kipchoge, finishing the 3.1 mile race in 13:45.87.It was an insanely slow race from the start, with several 70 second laps (a pedestrian 4:40 mile pace). No one pushed the pace until the last 800 meters, and replica A Lange & Sohne 115.032 Men's watch Lagat didnt take the lead until the last half lap. Thats two golds in Osaka for 32-year-old Lagat, a Kenyan-born runner who won a pair of Olympic medals for his native country in 2000 and 2004. Lagat became a U.S. citizen in 2004.
Lagat was the first man ever to win both the 1,500 and the 5,000 in the same world championships. It was also the first time the U.S. has ever had three men in the 5,000 meter final--another sign of growing depth in the U.S. distance running ranks. replica A Lange & Sohne 101.033 Men's watch Matt Tegenkamp of Madison, Wisconsin, finished just behind Kipchoge and Ugandas Moses Kipsiro for a fourth place finish in 13:46.78. Adam Goucher finished last (11th place) in 13:53.17.--Justin NybergPhoto courtesy USA Track and Field.
