As temperatures rose in Budapest, meet officials moved the heats from Tuesday morning to Wednesday evening.
Quickly, she separated from the pack, clicking off 70 second laps, while the peloton was doing more relaxed 73s.
Caune continued on to finish in fourth place qualifying her for the finals with a new personal best.
In the second heat, they ran about 25 seconds faster, with the two favorites; new world record holder Faith Kipyegon and triple threat Olympic Champion Sifan Hassan sprinting it out to satisfy their competitive juices.
Even before the start, Caune did not appear due to a pelvic injury.
After falling in the 10,000 finish, Hassan is leaving with medals in her other two events, anticipating running the Chicago Marathon in just 6 weeks.
[3] The event schedule, in local time (UTC +2), was as follows: First 8 of each heat (Q) qualified to the final.