Galen Rupp‘s streak of eight straight U.S. 10,000m titles ended Thursday night in what may have been his final race on the track.
The two-time Olympic medalist finished fifth at the USATF Outdoor Championships (Summer Champions Series) in Sacramento, 3.17 seconds behind winner Hassan Mead.
Mead clocked 29:01.44, followed by Shadrack Kipchirchir (29:01.68) and Leonard Korir (29:02.64) to earn the three spots on the world championships team.
Rupp was at the back of a six-man lead group going into the 25th and final lap. He reached third place before fading in the final 200 meters.