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Marathon: 2:55:56 (2012)
Half-Marathon: 1:20:31 (2012)
10 mile: 1:00:28 (2012)
10k: 36:57 (2012)
5 Mile: 29:27 (2012)/29:23 (2012 - during 10k)
5k: 17:29 (2012)
2 Mile: 11:42 (2010)/ 10:56 (2012 - during 5k)
3000m: 10:25 (2012)/10:10 (2012 - during 5k)
1 Mile: 5:10 (2010)
1500m: 4:48 (2010)
800m: 2:28 (2010)

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