Year after year, Sound Running continues to make The TEN one of the most sought-after long-distance meets in the world.

In years past there have been national records, collegiate records, and at this point, hundreds of personal bests. The 2025 edition more than lived up to the hype.

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1. Ishmael Kipkurui Surges To Collegiate Record

Through 25 grueling laps, the New Mexico freshman stayed patient and kept himself in a great position in a field that saw a lot of movement. Ishmael Kipkurui, who had never run a 10,000m on the track heading into the weekend, raced like a veteran under the lights at JSerra Catholic High School. 

Thanks to the incredible efforts of Graham Blanks, Telahun Haile Bekele, and teammate Habtom Samuel, Kipkurui could stay with the leaders without having to do any pacing duties up front. 

At the bell, Kipkurui was one of five men in contention for the win, and after a series of moves over the final lap, the 20-year-old turned on the burners and left Samuel and Wildschutt in the dust, running a new world lead of 26:50.21. Not only was it a PB (obviously) and a world lead, but also a new collegiate record, breaking Nico Young's that he set at this same meet a year ago. 

Kipkurui, Samuel, Adrian Wildschutt, Bekele, and Blanks all ran under the World Championship Standard of 27:00 as well. 

2. Jenna Ramsey-Rutledge Runs Third-Fastest 10k In DII History

After an indoor campaign that saw her smash the DII 5000m record and win her first national title, the Colorado School of Mines standout became the third-fastest woman in DII history. 

In the  SPIKE Women's 10,000m, Jenna Ramsey-Rutledge was clicking off 76 to 77-second laps through the first 6400m of the race. Eventually, the Oredigger found herself running in 'no man's land', but continued to run her next nine laps in 80 seconds or faster. She then closed in a 75 to become the fastest DII runner since 2019.

The Kansas native finished third behind Katie Camarena (31:45) and Claire Green (31:49) in 32:31.16.

Assuming she contests the 10,000m in Pueblo, Colorado in May, she'll have a chance to break the DII record of 32:08.09 set by Caroline Kurgat (Alaska Anchorage) in 2019. 

3. Elise Cranny Pulls Away For The Win In Season Opener

After watching her over the years, Elise Cranny has proven that she's one of the most talented distance runners in the world, but has solidified her case for the "best kick" amongst American women. 

Two laps was all it took for Cranny and UA Dark Sky Distance star Weini Kelati to separate themselves from the talented field, coming through the first 1600m in 4:48, four seconds quicker than anybody else. 

Over the next 20 laps, the pair were inseparable as they traded off the lead, quite literally neck and neck heading into the bell lap. As many spectators probably saw coming, Cranny flexed her trademark kick as she pulled away from Kelati thanks to a 67-second final lap, while Kelati clocked a 69, their fastest lap of the evening.

Cranny's final time was 30:36.56, while Kelati crossed in 30:38.60, both taking the top two spots on the current world leaderboard, obliterating the previous world lead of 31:20.60 that NC State junior Grace Hartman ran at the Raleigh Relays. 

4. Graham Blanks Becomes Sixth American To Run Sub-27:00

In one of the gutsier races we've seen from Blanks since he signed the dotted line with New Balance and turned pro, the 'Wicked Smart' runner from Georgia became just the sixth American to ever run under the coveted 27:00 barrier. 

Despite handling the pacing duties for a large part of the middle chunk of the race, Blanks was one of the five men in contention for the win as the bell rang and the race truly unraveled. 

After the four other men began to separate over the last 400m, Blanks kept his head down and kept his cool, closing in a 62-second last lap to knock over a minute off of his previous best, skipping the 27's entirely as he earned the World Championship Standard, running 26:57.30.

Blanks joins Grant Fisher, Mohammed Ahmed, Galen Rupp, Nico Young, Woody Kincaid, and Chris Solinsky as the only men in North American history to run sub-27.

His huge PB wasn't even the highlight of his night in San Juan Capistrano, as Blanks took the singlet off of his back to give a fan a memory he'll never forget.  

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