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• Terefe Zewdie, Vivian Cheruiyot Win Carlsbad 5000 CARLSBAD, Calif., (April 6, 2008) - In a tight men’s race to the finish line, Ethiopia’s Terefe Marego Zewdie edged out England’s Mo Farah to win the Carlsbad 5000 today in a time of 13 minutes, 34 seconds.
• American Alan Webb Highlights 23rd Annual Carlsbad 5000 on April 6, 2008 CARLSBAD, Calif., (March 27, 2008) -- After breaking Steve Scott’s quarter-century old American mile record last summer in Brasschaat, Belgium, 25-year-old Alan Webb will have an opportunity to take down San Diego native Marc Davis’ 1996 American road 5k record of 13:24, also set at the Carlsbad 5000.
• Meseret Defar Runs to Repeat Victory CARLSBAD, Calif., (April 1, 2007) – In her fifth appearance at the Carlsbad 5000, 23-year-old Meseret Defar of Ethiopia became the first woman to successfully defend her title in the race that has seen 16 world records broken in its 22-year history.
• Encinitas Claims 2007 City Challenge Title Darlene Hill, Finance Manager for the City of Encinitas, added a new title to her resume: Carlsbad 5000 City Challenge Organizer Extraordinaire.
• Women's World Record Shattered at Carlsbad 5000 CARLSBAD, Calif. (April 9, 2006) -- Olympic gold medalist Meseret Defar of Ethiopia made her fourth appearance count when she shattered the women's 5,000 -meter world record at Elite Racing's Carlsbad 5000