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Gary
Hamer warms up.
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Mike
Miller on the starting line.
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The
race gets underway with six runners and one rabbit.
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The
pacesetter was Erin Ersenkal; he led for the first
600 meters.
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Kevin
Sullivan leads Mike Miller.
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Approaching
the 800 mark, Leonard Mucheru has a sizeable lead.
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Mucheru
appeared to be on pace to run an amazing time, or
was in over his head.
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Kevin
Sullivan and Mike Miller run in second and third.
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Jared
Cordes leads George Milic.
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Gary
Hamer runs in sixth.
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Approaching
1,200m, Mucheru's lead had decreased but was still
significant.
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Anyone
who saw Mucheru race at this year's Penn Relays knew
that he might be vulnerable in this type of race.
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Sullivan
works hard in second, Miller follows.
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Sullivan
and Miller again.
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Cordes
(right) continues to lead Milic.
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Heading
off the final turn, Sullivan finally caught Mucheru.
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Mucheru
tried to hold him off but the momentum was not on
his side.
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Sullivan,
of Ann Arbor, MI and Canada, won in 3:59.26.
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Mike
Miller almost caught Mucheru but came up just short,
finishing third in 4:01.54.
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George
Milic finished fourth in 4:03.79.
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Cordes
finished fifth in 4:06.31.
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Hamer
finished sixth in 4:11.51.
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Mucheru's
second-place time was 4:00.98.
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Kevin
Sullivan walks up the infield with Alberto Salazar.
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