Aussie fourth in Carlsbad 5000

AP - Australian runner Collis Birmingham finished a close fourth in the Carlsbad 5000 road race.

Birmingham clocked 13 minutes 36 seconds for the 5km race, finishing two seconds behind winner Terefe Maregu Zewdie of Ethiopia.

Britain's Mo Farah was second in 13:35, followed by Haron Lagat of Kenya and Birmingham of Australia and Josphat Boit of Kenya.

Zewdie's time was 34 seconds slower than the world 5km road record set in Carlsbad by Kenya's Sammy Kipketer in 2000.

Kipketer matched his own record in Carlsbad the following year.

Vivian Cheruiyot led a Kenyan sweep in the women's race on Sunday in 15:21.