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Monday, December 17, 2007

`Wanjiru, Kenya`s Next Marathon Great?`

http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=2/newsid=42686.html#wanjiru+kenyas+next+marathon+great
Posted by Brett Larner at 2:13 PM
Labels: 2008 Beijing Olympics, Fukuoka International Marathon, half-marathon, Koichi Morishita, London Marathon, Samuel Wanjiru, Sendai Ikuei, Toyota Kyushu, world record

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