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Melissa
Gulli gets ready for the women's 5,000m.
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Sisters
Tirunesh (left) and Ejegayehu Dibaba were expected to be the class
of the field.
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Lauren
Fleshman was returning to the track after an injury sidelined her
during the 2004 outdoor season.
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Roisin
McGettigan of Ireland had run a 9:16.48 3,000m at the BU Invitational
the previous evening.
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Yelena
Kanales was the designated pacesetter for the race.
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Kanales
did a great job with the pace, leading through the first kilometer
in 2:55.8.
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Tirunesh
Dibaba leads Ejegayehu Dibaba. They were the only two runners who
went with Kanales.
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Lauren
Fleshman runs in fifth place.
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Roisin
McGettigan was in the race with the specific purpose of pacing Fleshman.
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Former
Texas A&M standout Melissa Gulli leads former Tennessee standout
Sharon Dickie.
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McGettigan
continues to set the pace for Fleshman.
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Kanales
led through two kilometers in 5:50.9, ahead of world record pace...
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...and
Tirunesh and Ejegayehu Dibaba stayed right behind her.
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Fleshman
had won the Dana Point Turkey Trot 10K in 33:43...
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...in
late November, but we believe this was her first track race since
April 2004.
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Kanales
continues to lead the Dibaba sisters.
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Lauren
Fleshman moves by Roisin McGettigan.
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Sharon
Dickie runs alone.
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Kanales
and Tirunesh Dibaba lap Melissa Gulli.
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Dickie
spent most of the race running by herself.
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