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Defar later mentioned that the erratic pacesetting may have hurt her chances at breaking the world record.	Defar tried to follow Sinclair, but after 400 meters, in doing so, Defar ended up running erratic lap splits of approximately 36, 35, 33, 32, 38, 34.
	USA 10,000 meter champion Katie McGregor of Team USA Minnesota.
	Defar later mentioned that the erratic pacesetting may have hurt her chances at breaking the world record.
	Meseret Defar.
	Once Sinclair dropped out, Defar began clicking off very consistent laps of approximately 35 seconds, but the uneven early pace hurt her.