Meseret Defar, running in second place, won the 2004 Olympic gold medal in the 5,000.
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Mestawot Tadesse of Ethiopia and Shalane Flanagan of the U.S. run in third and fourth place.
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Kim Smith runs on her own in fifth, but keeps her eyes on Flanagan.
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Mestawot Tadesse, who represented Ethiopia in the 1,500 at the 2004 Olympics, leads a pack.
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R-L: Katie McGregor, Amy Rudolph, and Jen Rhines follow Tadesse.
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