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Champion still going the extra mile(s)

By Christopher Parish
ESPN RISE Magazine

Thursday, October 8, 2009

After the first lap of the women's 1,500-meter race at the Reebok Grand Prix in May, Chelsey Sveinsson found herself in two unusual situations. The first was somewhat predictable, even if it was a foreign concept to Sveinsson. In a field of some of the world's best distance runners, Sveinsson was dead last, barely hanging on to a pack that would eventually produce the fastest time in the world to that point. For more on Chelsey Sveinsson and other Top 25 runners, go to DyeStat.com. The secon ...

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