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Ras na hEireann Bound Kim Smith Runs
14:50 Indoors
22 February 2005
New Zealander and
2005 Ras na hEireann entrant Kim Smith ran nearly 20 seconds
faster than her outdoor PR of 15:09 with a 14:50 clocking at Boston
University. Running on her own she destroyed the entire field by
nearly two minutes.
Ras na hEireann
has a tradition of recruiting stars just before they explode onto
the world scene. Smith is definitely on track to keep this tradition
alive as she runs the 2005 Ras na hEireann in her final preparations
for the upcoming world cross country championships.
Top competitor to
run against Smith will be Justyna Lesman of Poland who has a
3K best time of 8:52 and has also run 4:07 for 1500M. Lesman is also
a Polish national champion over 1500M. Additionally, the U.S. will
have three top class athletes competing in this year's Ras.
Ras na hEireann
will take place in Termonfechin three miles east of Drogheda on
February 27th, 2005.
For more
information, please visit race website at
www.rasnaheireann.com or call Larry McGuill at 041 68 51349
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