The victory was especially sweet for the Kenyans because of the ill feeling created by the defection to Qatar of several of their top runners.
The top 50 runners-up will also receive Raspberry Pi computers.
Three of Kenya's top marathon runners, axed from Kenya's team for the Sydney Olympics, have claimed at a news conference that officials are pursuing a personal vendetta against them.
Gateshead will also host two of the world's top 400m runners with Jamaica's Commonwealth gold medallist Michael Blackwood and reigning world champion Avard Moncur of the Bahamas both sceduled to appear.
When an Icelandic volcano grounded planes from Europe two years ago, many top European runners missed out on the Boston Marathon, as prestigious a running event as the New York race.
This sort of time - representing sub-seven minute miles - puts Ryan in the top tier of club runners.
Roger Black, who won silver in the 400 meters at the Atlanta Games in 1996, was part of a coterie of top-notch British runners who trained on a grass track at the University of Southampton.
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There are suggestions that it could be the last major he ever plays, which would leave him with a record of five runners-up finishes in the world's top competitions.
Nike can illustrate this aggregate behavior but can also take the next step and offer to share the top running courses for those training or even recommend breakfast locales near the common courses for these runners to recharge post-run.
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The other semifinal will be between top-ranked Americans Liezl Huber and Lisa Raymond and Czech fourth seeds Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka, the runners-up at Wimbledon.
Munster top Pool One on 24 points with Northampton back on 19 and hoping to go through as one of the best runners-up.
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