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Terefe Zewdie, Vivian Cheruiyot Win Carlsbad 5000 Tucked in behind the leaders, Zewdie seemed to slingshot around the last hairpin to join the leaders. Farah and Zwedie pushed the pace as the men approached the final stretch, towing Lagat and Australian Collis Birmingham. With a brief glace to the side Zwedie opened up a one-second lead on Farah before he broke the finish tape. The crowd was very encouraging, Zwedie said. I knew at the turnaround I would win the race. Webb, a Reston, Virginia resident was visibly disappointed with his performance in his first outing at the Carlsbad race. He could not identify a specific problem to explain the reason he pulled up, but injury did not play a role. I was hurting, Webb said. I was putting in surges just to stay up where I was. As soon as we turned around that second time I was done. Its the only time Ive dropped out of a race for no other reason than I was hurting. Webb, who was accompanied at the race by his coach Scott Raczko said he has been training hard for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field in June. Im always trying to push deeper and go harder, Webb said. Its in there, I just need to get it out of me. Hopefully this wont be my last time in Carlsbad. I look forward to coming back and doing better. Cheruiyot was considered the favorite in the womens race heading into todays competition and the 25-year-old proved it with her seven second win over countrywoman Rose Kosgei, 26. The two Kenyans, joined by their mutual friend Genoveva Kigen, dominated the womens race, claiming the top three positions. Cheruiyot began to steadily pull away at approximately the 1.5-mile mark as the clear winner. For complete results of the days nine races, please visit www.eliteracing.com *Photo Gallery Here (Rod Dixon Ran the Masters Race) Race Day Images Photo Credit: Victah Sailer TOP TEN ELITE RESULTS AND PRIZE MONEY MEN Name, Country, Age, Time, Prize 1. Terefe Maregu Zewdie, Ethiopia, 24, 13:34, $5,000 2. Mo Farah, Great Britain, 25, 13:35, $3,500 3. Haron Lagat, Kenya, 24, 13:36, $ 2,000 4. Collis Birmingham, Australia, 22, 13:36, $1,000 5. Josphat Boit, Kenya, 25, 13:36, $800 6. Shadrack Kosgei, Kenya, 24, 13:50, $700 7. Boniface Songok, Kenya, 27, 14:01, $500 8. Michael Aish, New Zealand, 30, 14:06, $400 9. Julio Cesar Perez Morales, Mexico, 25, 14:13, $300 10. Dmitry Safronov, Russia, 26, 14:27, $200 WOMEN Name, Country, Age, Time, Prize 1. Vivian Cheruiyot, Kenya, 25, 15:14, $5,000 2. Rose, Kosgei, Kenya, 26, 15:21, $3,500 3. Genoveva Kigen, Kenya, 20, 15:41, $2,000 4. Sara Slattery, United States, 26, 15:59, $1,000 5. Korene Hinds, Jamacia, 31, 16:04, $800 6. Everlyne Lagat, Kenya, 27, 16:08, $700 7. Kathy Butler, Great Britain, 33, 16:13, $500 8. Lisa Blomme, Sweden, 29, 16:23, $400 9. Ida Nilsson, Sweden, 26, 16:36, $300 10. Jane Kibii, Kenya, 22, 16:41, $200
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