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Kenyans upstage Americans by going 1-2-3 in Crim 10-mile

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Coach Matthew Barreau   Aug 29th 2010, 7:11pm
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FLINT, Michigan — American men had a stronger presence at the Crim 10-mile road race, but Saturday’s 34th annual race was yet another example of Kenyan dominance of the sport. Julius Kogo, who didn’t decide to race the Crim until Thursday, led a 1-2-3 Kenyan finish with a time of 47:06 to claim $5,000 as the overall winner. Countrymen Robert Letting (47:15) and Kiprotich Kirui (47:24) took the next two places. The big money, however, went to Indianapolis native Fasil Bizuneh, who was the USA Track & Field national 10-mile champion by placing fourth overall in 47:29. Bizuneh won $7,000 from a special prize purse established for the top American men. Bizuneh’s time was the fastest by an American at the Crim since Ed Eyestone took fifth in 1989 in 47:06. His finish tied the best by an American since the Crim went to prize money in 1991. Brian Sell, a 2008 Olympian in the marathon, was fourth in the 2004 Crim. “It shows people that I’m back on the scene,” said Bizuneh, who is prepping for the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 10. “I’m going out to Chicago trying to run 2:09. There’s only been four Americans under 2:10 the past 10 years, so that’s a big goal. This is an intermediate step toward that in six weeks.”



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