The new course, which was altered to accommodate the picturesque new Gotera overpass in the city, did not deliver the fast times organisers were expecting, but the slightly flat overall gradation of the course made for thrilling finished by the two eventual winners.In the women’s race, Utura, the winner of the 2010 Confidence Women First 5km in March this year and the 2008 World junior 5000m champion, made light work of beating upcoming runner Abebech Afework after taking control of the race at the 7km point. She crossed the line in 33:35, 11 seconds ahead of Afework with Ahaza Kiros, the second place finisher in the 2005 and 2006 editions of the race, coming home in third in 33:59.I wasn’t much prepared for this competition, but I won, Utura said Before the race, I heard that both women and men athletes are going to start the race together and feared not to be pushed and fall But we started the race separately from the Addis Ababa stadium and I am happy with that [The new course] was easy until past the halfway point, but it is a little bit difficult starting from the Gotera Bridge and it was a bit windy.
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