NYRR Women’s 5,000m

World record-holder 5,000m specialist Tirunesh Dibaba led an Ethiopian sweep in the women’s 5,000m. Although Amy Yoder-Begley, the 2009 U.S. champion at 10,000m, attempted to take charge of the lead from Dibaba during the race, she faded in the final laps. Dibaba made her 15:11.34 victory look easy. 2010 world indoor champion Sentayehu Ejigu finished second in 15:12.99, and Sule Utura was third in 15:16.61.

Other results

Western Union Women’s 1500m*
Nancy Langat, the 2008 Olympic gold medalist, ran a world-leading 4:01.60—also a meet record—in the women’s 1500m. Langat patiently bid her time and stayed with the race’s runner-up, Meseret Defar (4:02.00, a personal record), the 2004 Olympic gold medalist in 5,000m, through 1200m. 2008 Olympian Christin Wurth-Thomas led from the gun, but couldn’t match Langat’s surge at 1200m; Wurth-Thomas faded to a seventh-place finish. Gelete Burka, the 2008 World Indoor champion, was third in 4:03.35.



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