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Tirunesh did not lead the way, Ejegayehu also pushed the pace a couple times. |
Sara Slattery runs in third place. |
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Zoila Gomez made her marathon debut at the 2005 ING New York City Marathon, where she ran 2:41:43. |
Former University of Tennessee runner Sharon Dickie-Thompson. |
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Missy Buttry. |
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Sara Slattery leads Sharon Dickie-Thompson. |
Missy Buttry. |
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Tirunesh Dibaba pulls away from her older sister. |
Ejegayehu Dibaba was caught in no-(wo)man's land once she dropped back from Tirunesh, and she fell off pace dramatically. |
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Sara Slattery ran a solid time in this race (15:37.68 to take third) but still got lapped by Tirunesh Dibaba. |
Sharon Dickie-Thompson also ran well (15:46.11) to finish fourth. |
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Tirunesh Dibaba was on or ahead of world record pace for much of the race, but one year ago, she ran her final kilometer... |
...in 2:46, which would be hard to top. |
Sara Slattery began to pull away from Dickie-Thompson over the final laps. |
Dickie-Thompson improved upon her 2005 time in this race by nearly 45 seconds. |
Missy Buttry would finish fifth in 16:37.55. |
