In reply to mountainbagger:
The 5k splits, and how far ahead/behind required pace below :-
2-hr Pace Distance Kipchoge's Splits 2-hr pace? 5K Split
14:13 5K 14:14 1 sec slow 14:14
28:26 10K 28:21 5 sec fast 14:07
42:39 15K 42:34 5 sec fast 14:13
56:52 20K 56:49 3 sec fast 14:15
1:00:00 Half 59:57 3 sec fast -
1:11:05 25K 1:11:03 2 sec fast 14:14
1:25:18 30K 1:25:20 2 sec slow 14:17
1:39:31 35K 1:39:37 6 sec slow 14:17
1:53:44 40K 1:54:04 20 sec slow 14:27
2:00:00 Marathon 2:00:25 25 sec slow -
It's interesting that the Scottish 5K road champs were held on Friday night, and the winner did it in a commendable 14:31 - Kipchoge remarkably did 8 consecutive 5k's faster than the winner of that race !!