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  Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix 2004 Results  

The result of the meeting was undoubtedly Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia's stunning New World Record of 12:49.60

Bekele is not familiar with the indoor circuit and had this to say

“I already know that indoor racing is very different to running outdoors but where ever I run I listen to my body and that is how I plan my races, it comes from inside,” confirmed Bekele. “The feeling from the track is different indoors and so at the moment it is hard to know what my body is saying but I will understand better as I run more often indoors.”


“I am already feeling good, more natural indoors,” confirmed the World 10,000m champion, a fact which was so well confirmed in Birmingham when with a slight time deficit with 400m to go, he was able to push his body to the very limit and dip ahead of the record schedule by the time that the finish line was reached. Lying flat on his back with exhaustion after the race, Bekele was clearly a runner who knew how to tap every ounce of energy from his body.

See the results of the Meeting below
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MEN
1500:
1. Ivan Heshko UKR 3:35.40
2. Rui Silva POR 3:35.83 SB
3. Michael East GBR 3:36.42 PB
4. Paul Korir KEN 3:37.05 PB
5. Laban Rotich KEN 3:37.17
6. Gert Jan Liefers NED 3:37.49 NR
7. Abdelkader Hachlaf MAR 3:37.61 PB
8. Michael Too KEN 3:37.66 SB

2 miles:
1. Markos Geneti ETH 8:08.39
2. Haile Gebrselassie ETH 8:08.65
3. Abiyote Abate ETH 8:14.77 PB
4. Paul Bitok KEN 8:34.18
5. Adil El Kaouch MAR 8:35.22
6. Abdelhalim Zahraoui MAR 8:40.18

5000m:
1. Kenenisa Bekele ETH 12:49.60 WR
2. Berhanu Dejene ETH 13:11.47
3. Luke Kipkosgei KEN 13:19.30
4. Robert Kipchumba KEN 13:23.56
5. Solomon Bushendich KEN 13:28.43
6. Andrew Graffin GBR 14:10.05

WOMEN
1000:
1. Kelly Holmes GBR 2:32.96 NR
2. Jennifer Toomey USA 2:34.19 NR
3. Jo Fenn GBR 2:34.73 PB
4. Sultana Ait Hamou MAR 2:36.01 NR
5. Kutre Dulecha ETH 2:38.68 PB

DNF - Faith Macharia KEN
DNF - Maria Mutola MOZ

3000:
1. Meseret Defar ETH 8:33.44 PB
2. Tirunesh Dibaba ETH 8:33.56 PB WJR
3. Joanne Pavey GBR 8:34.55 NR
4. Berhane Adere ETH 8:51.40


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