Kieran Lumb takes down Canadian 3,000m track record for 2nd time in 4 days

Kieran Lumb has had little trouble shrugging off a slightly disappointing performance at the World Athletics Championships.

The Vancouver runner was sixth in the men's 3,000-metre race on Sunday in Zagreb, Croatia but, more importantly, lowered the Canadian record for the second time in four days.

Lumb stopped the clock in seven minutes 36.46 seconds, nearly 2.5 seconds faster than his effort last Wednesday in Rovereto, Italy, where he placed third in 7:38.92.

Moh Ahmed, Canada's first Olympic medallist in the men's 5,000, held the previous national mark of 7:40.49 from the Hanžeković Memorial meet in Zagreb on Aug. 29, 2017.

"Feels like I've got a second wave of momentum and fitness after worlds," Lumb, who was running 7:43.57 this past January, told Athletics Illustrated after his effort in Rovereto. "Just enjoying racing right now."

WATCH | Lumb shines in Zagreb in another Canadian record effort:

While Ahmed moved on to distance running, Lumb told Canadian Running recently the 1,500 will remain his signature race.

The 25-year-old ran the 1,500 last month at worlds and was eighth in his heat in 3:36.66 in Budapest, Hungary but didn't qualify for the semifinals. Lumb set a personal best of 3:34.55 in the event on Sept. 3 in Padova, Italy.

"You realize how simple the sport is," Lumb told Canadian Running on the valuable perspective gained watching the later rounds of the 1,500 in Budapest. "I think it has given me a different approach to racing."

Last year, Lumb also set PBs outdoors in the 800m, track mile, road mile, 5000, 10,000 and indoor 5000.

He'll represent Canada at the inaugural World Athletics Road Running Championships, which begin Sept. 30, and race the men's mile at the two-day event in Riga, Latvia.

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