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James
Thie of Great Britain and the NYAC trails Eliud Njubi
as the rest of the pack follows.
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Approximately
500 meters into the race, it's (R-L) Njubi, Kenneth
Maiyo and Michael Aish.
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On
the inside is George Milic, on the left (#29) is Ray
Biersback.
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At
700 meters, the race basically looks the same as it
did one lap ago.
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Biersback leads Christian Hesch.
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Approaching
900 meters, Maiyo leads Thie and the rest of the pack.
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R-L:
Maiyo, Thie, Milic and Aish.
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With
just over 500 meters to go, Njubi has taken over the
lead.
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Hesch
runs alongside Biersback.
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With
about 350 meters to go, Dan Wilson moved out into
lane three...
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...and
made a big move.
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Wilson
took over the lead with about 300 meters to go...
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...and
tried to run away from the field.
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He
looked like he might pull it off...
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With
100 meters to go, Thie was his closest challenger.
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Results
of Men's Elite Mile: 1. James Thie, Great Britain/NYAC,
4:02.05, 2. Dan Wilson, ZAP Fitness/ASICS, 4:02.85,
3. George Milic, Yugoslavia/Westchester Track Club,
4:02.90, 4. Kenneth Maiyo, Kenya/Westchester Track
Club, 4:05.05, 6. Eliud Njubi, Kenya/Westchester Track
Club, 4:05.05, 7. Jose Zayas, Dominican Repulic/Puma,
4:07.13, 8. Michael Aish, New Zealand/Nike, 4:08.64,
9. Christian Hesch, Unattached, 4:11.81, 10. Ray Biersback,
NYAC, 4:14.80
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Thie
ran a strong final straightway, passing Wilson to
win in 4:02.05.
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Wilson
hung on for second in 4:02.85, Milic was a close third
in 4:02.90.
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