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IAAF.org: Lornah Kiplagat runs fastest ever for 5 k road

2004-03-30

Lornah Kiplagat who has been nursing an Achilles injury in recent weeks, yesterday (Sunday 28 March) won the Parellloop (Pearl Run) in the southern Dutch town of Brunssum in 14:47, beating Briton Paula Radliffe’s unofficial world best time for the 5km on the road (14:51; 2003).

It is of course the second time in a matter of weeks that the Kenyan born Dutchwomen has upstaged Radcliffe, who is the World record holder for the women’s Marathon.

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