Masai beats Ndereba and Jeptoo to 10,000m title - Kenyan Champs, Day 2

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Nairobi, Kenya – Former three times World Cross Country short course champion Edith Masai won the 10,000 metres on the second day of the Kenyan National Championships held at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi on Friday (27).

Masai who faced stiff opposition from marathon aces Catherine Ndereba
and Rita Jeptoo managed to overhaul her opponents in the last 100 metres after trailing them for the best part of the race held on a cool sunny afternoon in the only second track final of championships.

Masai overtook Jeptoo first before engaging the World marathon champion Ndereba in a sprint which she won in 33:29.1. Ndereba, the 5000m/10,000m winner at the double during recent Kenyan Prisons Championships, clocked 33:29.6, with Jeptoo in third coming home in 33:31.0.

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