Tirunesh and Ejegayehu Dibaba were ahead of world record pace early in the race. Tirunesh set that record - 14:32.93 - in this meet a year ago.
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Former University of Colorado runner Sara Slattery runs behind the second rabbit.
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When Mardrea Hyman dropped out, the race for the record was really on...
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...which brought big cheers from the crowd, which included many Ethiopian fans.
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Tirunesh did not lead the way, Ejegayehu also pushed the pace a couple times.
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