McColgan Sets Road-Race Mark in 5,000 Meters
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Liz McColgan of Ireland ran the fastest women’s 5,000-meter road race on record Sunday, winning the sixth Carlsbad 5,000 in 5 minutes 11 seconds. That broke the the world best of 15:19.3, set at Carlsbad two years ago by Lynn Williams.
“I just eased up when I saw the clock,” said McColgan, 26, who won $5,000 for the victory, $2,000 for the world record, and another $1,000 as a repeat winner--she won here in 1988.
Frank O’Mara of Ireland won the men’s race in 13:35, well off the 13:26 world best set by Yobes Ondieki in Carlsbad in 1989.
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