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Mo Farah and Ben Blankenship shine indoors in Birmingham: Oregon track & field rundown

Mo Farah made his indoor finale something to remember.

The British star who trains with the Portland-based Nike Oregon Project won the 5,000 meters Saturday at the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix. He set a European indoor record in the process.

Farah crossed in 13 minutes, 9.16 seconds, breaking his own European record of 13:10.60 from 2011.

The 33-year-old Farah, a four-time Olympic gold-medalist, had announced before the meet that the 5,000 in Birmingham would be the last indoor race of his career.

Farah wasn't the only Oregon-based athlete to shine in Birmingham.

Olympian Ben Blankenship of Eugene's Oregon Track Club Elite won the 1,500 in 3:36.