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Automatic Timing
26' 17" 53.  Kenenisa Bekele, ETH, 26 Aug, 2005, Brussels.
26' 20" 31.  Kenenisa Bekele, ETH, 08 Jun, 2004, Ostrava.
26' 22" 75.  Haile Gebreselasie, ETH, 01 Jun 1998, Hengelo
26' 27" 85.  Paul Tergat, KEN, 22 Aug 1997, Brussels
26' 31" 32.  Haile Gebreselasie, ETH, 04 Aug 1997, Oslo
26' 38" 08.  Salah Hissou, MOR, 23 Aug 1996, Brussels
26' 43" 53.  Haile Gebrselassie, ETH, 05 Jun 1995, Hengelo
26' 52" 23.  William Sigei, KEN, 22 Jul 1994, Oslo
26' 58" 38.  Yobes Ondieki, KEN, 10 Jul 1993, Oslo
27' 07" 91.  Richard Chelimo, KEN, 05 Ju;l 1993, Stockholm
27' 08" 23.  Arturo Barrios, MEX, 18 Aug 1989, Berlin
27' 13" 81.  Fernando Mamede, POR, 02 Jul 1984, Stockholm
27' 22" 47.  Henry Rono, KEN, 11 Jun 1978, Vienna
27' 30" 47.  Samson Kimobwa, KEN, 30 Jun 1977, Helsinki
27' 30" 80.  Dave Bedford, GBR, 13 Jul 1973, London
27' 38" 35.  Lasse Viren, FIN, 03 Sep 1972, Munich

Hand timing
27' 39" 4+   Ron Clarke, AUS, 14 Jul 1965, Oslo
28' 14" 0+   Ron Clarke, AUS, 16 May 65, Turku
28' 15" 6+   Ron Clarke, AUS, 18 Dec 1963, Melbourne
28' 18" 2+   Pjotr Bolotnikov, URS, 11 Aug 1962, Moscow
28' 18" 8+   Pjotr Bolotnikov, URS, 15 Oct 1960, Kiev
28' 30" 4+   Vladimir Kuts, URS, 11 Sep 1956, Moscow
28' 42" 8+   Sandor Iharos, HUN, 15 Jul 1956, Budapest
28' 54" 2+   Emil Zatopek,  TCH, 01 Jun 1954, Brussels
29' 01" 6+   Emil Zatopek, TCH, 01 Nov 1953, Stara Boleslav
29' 02" 6+   Emil Zatopek, TCH, 04 Aug 1950, Turku
29' 21" 2+   Emil Zatopek, TCH, 22 Oct 1949, Ostrava
29' 27" 2+   Viljo Heino, FIN, 01 Sep 1949, Kouvola
29' 28" 2+   Emil Zatopek, TCH, 11 Jun 1949, Ostrava
29' 35" 4+   Viljo Heino, FIN, 25 Aug 1944, Helsinki
29' 52" 6+   Taisto Maki, FIN, 17 Sep 1939, Helsinki
30' 02" 0+   Taisto Maki, FIN, 29 Sep 1938, Tampere
30' 05" 6+   Ilmari Salminen, FIN, 18 Jul 1937, Kouvola
30' 06" 2+   Paavo Nurmi, FIN, 31 Aug 1924, Kuopio
30' 23" 2+   Ville Ritola, FIN, 06 Jul 1924, Paris
30' 35" 4+   Ville Ritola, FIN, 25 May 1924, Helsinki
30' 40" 2+   Paavo Nurmi, FIN, 22 Jun 1921, Stockholm
30' 58" 8+   Jean Bouin, FRA , 16 Nov 1919, Paris

B. UNOFFICIAL PROGRESSION BEFORE IAAF

32.35.0   William Jackson, GBR, 05 Apr 1847, Peckham
32.09.0   Walter George, GBR, 25 Mar 1882, London
31.53.4   Walter George, GBR, 07 Apr 1884, London
31.40.0   Walter George, GBR, 28 Jul 1884, London
31.23.1   William Cummings, GBR, 28 Sep 1885, London
31.02.4   Alfred Schrubb, GBR, 05 Nov 1904, Glasgow