Forde goes two for two; wins 5000m in record time

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Undisputed distance champ!National long distance champion Cleveland Forde outclassed Trevor Scotland in the Men’s 1500m medley during the 800m anchor leg yesterday. Earlier in the day, Forde had smashed the men’s 5000m for the second straight year. (Orland Charles photograph)
Undisputed distance champ!National long distance champion Cleveland Forde outclassed Trevor Scotland in the Men’s 1500m medley during the 800m anchor leg yesterday. Earlier in the day, Forde had smashed the men’s 5000m for the second straight year. (Orland Charles photograph)

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National 5000m and 1500m record holder Cleveland Forde eased to a comfortable victory in the men’s 5000m in record time on day two of the 2012 edition of the Inter Services Annual Athletics Championships (ISAAC) at the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ground Camp Ayangana yesterday.

Forde, who won the 5000m last year, lowered another one of his records with a strategic win in the men’s 5000m.

The 27-year-old Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games bronze medallist won the race in 16 minutes,