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Runners
in the elite women's 5,000m assemble on the starting line.
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On
the first lap, #85 Merima Hashim of Ethiopia talks to Teyeba Erkesso.
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Erkesso
and Hashim share the lead.
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Emilie
Mondor, the Canadian 1,500m champion.
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1999
NYC Marathon Champion Adriana Fernandez (far left) joins Erkesso
and Hashim in the lead.
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L-R:
Rachel Sauder, Sarah Hann and Ann Marie Brooks run in the pack.
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L-R:
Allison Rendell, Janelle Kraus and Marie Davis.
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Megumi
Tanaka of Japan moves into the lead, Hashim, Erkesso, Fernandez
and Kazue Ogoshi follow.
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Tanaka
continues to lead. The leaders passed through 1k in 3:01.3, 2k in
6:07.3, 3k in 9:15.0 and 4k in 12:21.1.
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Kristin
Nicolini of Team USA Minnesota.
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Marie
Davis of the Nike Farm Team.
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Kumi
Tanabe of Japan.
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Rachel
Sauder leads Sarah Hann and Emilie Mondor.
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Sauder
and Hann.
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Rendell,
Kraus and Davis.
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Katie
McGregor of Team USA Minnesota and adidas runs ahead of Sarah Dillabaugh
of Canada.
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Missouri
graduate Ann Marie Brooks.
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Kraus
leads Rendell and Davis.
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Hashim
leads Fernandez, Ogoshi, Tanaka, Manabe and Marie McMahon-Davenport.
Also in there, but mostly obscured is Erkesso.
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The
lead pack with seven runners.
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