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Defar
crossed the finish line in 8:30.05, just .90 shy of the world record.
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Defar
seemed happy with the PR, nonetheless.
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Recent
college graduates Kamiesha Bennett (left) and Treniere Clement.
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After
running a two-turn stagger, the runners on the outside cut for the
pole.
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Ronetta
Smith, leading Jolanda Ceplak, was the designated pacesetter.
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Ceplak,
the Olympic bronze medalist in this event, was the class of the
field, running solo most of the way.
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Kamiesha
Bennett (left, sixth, 2:06.50) and Marion Burnett (third, 2:04.97).
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Ceplak
broke the tape in 2:01.52, exactly three seconds ahead of Alice
Schmidt.
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Jolanda
Ceplak cools down with Bernard Lagat, the runner-up in the men's
mile.
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