Kenyans Peter Ndirangu and Fred Kiprop lay down the first serious attack in the Chinatown section of the course. Ndirangu throws in back-to-back 4:43 miles - the fastest of the race thus far - and only Kiprop and Khalid Khannouchi can answer the challenge.
Khalid Khannouchi recognizes a serious move and gives chase.
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The remaining runners can't make the sub 4:50 pace, and quickly lose ground to the surging trio. As the pack passes a wheel chair duo (who are in perfect position to witness the break), Jerry Lawson (back center) slips off the back of this pack.
