EDINBURGH, Scotland — Max King of Bend ran to a 55th-place finish on Sunday at the 36th International Association of Athletics Federations World Cross Country Championships.

A total of 166 runners finished the 12-kilometer race.

King clocked a time of 37 minutes, 20 seconds.

Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia won the race in 34:38, Leonard Patrick Komon of Kenya was second (34:41) and Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea came in third (34:43).

King was the fifth American to cross the finish line out of nine U.S. runners.

Jorge Torres was the top American, finishing 19th in 36:03.

Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia won the women’s 8-kilometer World Cross Country Championships on Sunday, with a time of 25:10.