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Gilbert
Okari was all alone as he approached the six-mile
mark.
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The
24-year-old Kenyan finished third in the 10,000m at
the Kenyan trials one week earlier.
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He
would represent Kenya at the World Championships later
in the month if he could achieve the "A"
standard in time.
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Okari
dominated the race, winning in 27:28 and breaking
Khalid Khannouchi's record of 27:49 set in 1999.
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John
Korir of Kenya finished second in 27:52. Despite rain
the morning of the race, the skies cleared up...
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...just
about the time the gun went off and race conditions
were great.
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James
Koskei (left, 3rd, 28:08) and Paul Koech.
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Koech
finished fourth in 28:11.
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David
Korir finished sixth in 29:03.
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Scott
Larson leads Andrew Masai and Habte Jifar.
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Larson
was the top American; he finished ninth in 29:26.
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Masai,
43, was the first masters runner; he finished eighth
in 29:25.
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Habte
Jifar of Ethiopia broke up the Kenyan dominance, sort
of, finishing...
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...seventh
in 29:22.
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Peter
De La Cerda of the USA finished 10th in 29:34.
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De
La Cerda recently won the USA Mountain Running title.
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Dennis
Simonaitis leads Godfrey Kiprotich.
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Simonaitis,
41, finished second in the masters race and 13th overall
in 30:24.
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Godfrey
Kiprotich finished 11th in 30:19.
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Terrence
Mahon finished 12th in 30:21.
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