Big story of night 1 of #PTF2021 is the aerobic system of suguru_osako. The man won the hot heat of the 10,000m in 27:56 and then immediately stepped to the line and placed second in the B heat in 29:04. A warning to the world that come the Olympic marathon in Japan, Sugar means to defend the home turf at all costs. Those who are keenly aware of Portland Track Festival history will remember the 2012 meeting when djritzenhein won the top heat of the 5,000m in 13:19.8 and then immediately stepped to the lines to win heat 2 in 13:58. Osako, performed the ‘Double Ritz’ last night. suguru_osako 27:56.44 MR jtcougars8 27:57.32 OT PR yoshida__yuya__ 27:58.68 Galen Rupp 28:00.37 Come on back for day 2 in the Electric Forest 📷: cortneywhite_ #pdxtrack