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Bernard
Lagat leads the race for third.
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Lane,
Lincoln and Lunn run in line.
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Kevin
Sullivan (left) and home-crowd favorite Jonathon Riley
run together.
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Haile
Gebrselassie leads Markos Geneti.
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Though
Geneti ran close behind Gebrselassie, Gebrselassie...
|
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...never
seemed to be in danger of losing the race.
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The
record for which Gebrselassie was shooting was 7:24.90...
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...set
by Daniel Komen in 1998.
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Bernard
Lagat continues to lead the race for third.
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Riley
leads Sullivan.
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A
disproportionately Ethiopian crowd cheered wildly
for Gebrselassie.
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Bernard
Lagat continues to run in third.
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Gebrselassie
pulls away from Geneti.
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Gebrselassie
said that he felt good until the last few laps.
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Lagat,
still in third.
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Matt
Lane had a strong return to the track here, finishing
eighth in 7:45.72.
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Kevin
Sullivan used a strong kick to finish third in 7:44.46,
a new Canadian record.
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Nick
Willis also had a strong kick, finishing fifth in
7:44.90, a new collegiate record.
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Gebrselassie
said after the race - much to the delight of the locals
- that he would like to return to Boston and run the
B.A.A. Boston Marathon.
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Geneti
finished second in 7:41.06.
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