Former Iowa State All-American Festus Lagat ran the fifth-fastest time in history for the 1,000 meters

Festus Lagat and Spain's Mohamed Attaoui took a stab at breaking the world record in the 1,000 meters on Tuesday, Sept. 2.

Lagat, a former Iowa State All-American, and Attaoui instead jumped into the top 10 all-time in the race rarely contested outdoors. Attaoui clocked a winning time of 2 minutes, 12.25 seconds at Trier, Germany while Lagat, a Kenyan, finished in 2:12.96 in the six-person race. They lead off this edition of the WEEKEND UPDATE of the best performances by Iowa -based collegiate and postcollegiate distance runners and triathletes.

Attaoui narrowly missed the European record of 2:12.18 by Sebastian Coe from 1981. Lagat, a 28-year-old Under Armour Mission Run Dark Sk

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