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#9
Jason Lunn was doubling his usual distance in competing
here.
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The
race was billed as a world record attempt for Haile
Gebrselassie.
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David
Lelei, also a pacesetter, leads Gebrselassie and Markos
Geneti.
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Behind
the record attempt, it was as if there was a separate
race taking place...
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...further
back on the track.
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Jonathon
Riley leads Matt Lane, Kevin Sullivan, Anthony Whiteman...
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...Luke
Watson, and Nick Willis.
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O'Brien
set a fast enough early pace...
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...but
eventually Gebrselassie dropped off pace...
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...and
the race just became a nice opportunity for fans to
watch Gebrselassie...
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...race
in the U.S. for the first time since the 1996 Atlanta
Olympics.
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Kevin
Sullivan follows Matt Lane.
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Watson
and Willis continue to hang out at the back of the
pack.
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Luke
Watson recently joined Team USA Minnesota.
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David
Lelei is on his own in setting the pace.
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Gebrselassie,
aka "The Emperor."
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Matt
Lane runs amidst a line of Nike athletes.
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Willis
had a shot at the collegiate 3,000m record (7:45.22),
set by Alistair Cragg when he won this race last year.
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Lelei
drops out and Gebrselassie - trailed by Markos Geneti
- is on his own in setting the pace.
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Earlier
in the day, Kenenisa Bekele had run a 3,000m race
in Stuttgart in 7:30.77.
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