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1.
The start of the women's 1,500m from across the field.
2. Annette Mosey rabbits, followed by Lyudmila
Vasilyeva.
3. Rabbit #2 Leah Pells of Canada follows Mosey,
with Vasilyeva of Russia, Mardrea Hyman of Jamaica
and Shane Culpepper following.
4. This was Culpepper's first 1,500m and 2nd race
since the Olympic Games; she finished 4th in 4:10.36.
5. Janet Trujillo (9th, 4:13.08) runs alongside
Canada's Robyn Meagher (10th, 4:30.05).
6. With Mosey out, Pells leads the tightly-bunched
pack.
7. Pells, Culpepper and Vasilyeva.
8. Mardrea Hyman (5th, 4:10.46).
9. With one to go, Suzy Favor Hamilton makes
her first appearance at the front of the pack.
10. Vasilyeva followed by Ireland's Sinead
Delahunty.
11. Trujillo, working hard.
12. Favor Hamilton unleashed her powerful kick,
winning by almost 3 seconds in 4:06.93.
13. Though she was about 9 seconds off of her
personal best, Favor Hamilton was thrilled with the
victory in her first race back since her Olympic Games
mishap.
14. She later told reporters that she had tears
in her eyes as she crossed the finish line.
15. Poland's Lidia Chojecka (3rd, 4:09.88)
and Vasilyeva (2nd, 4:09.75) battle it out.
16. Favor Hamilton's training partner, Sarah
Schwald, was 8th in 4:12.31.
17. Sinead Delahunty (6th, 4:11.04).
18. Favor Hamilton savors the moment on her
victory lap.
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