Flanagan, Famiglietti win U.S. 5K titles
Here’s the report from USA Track and Field:
PROVIDENCE - Anthony Famiglietti (Knoxville, Tenn.) unleashed a powerful kick to win his second men’s 5 km title in 13:42, while Shalane Flanagan (Pittsboro, N.C.) cruised to her second consecutive women’s title in 15:28 on Sunday at the USA 5 km Championships in Providence, Rhode Island.
Famiglietti played it cool in the early stages, content to let fellow 2008 Olympian Matt Tegenkamp (Madison, Wis.) and Luke Kipkosgei (KEN) take the early pace. After passing the first mile in 4:23, Tegenkamp moved to the front to push the pace with Kipkosgei and Dan Browne (Beaverton, Ore.) only a step behind.
At two miles, as Tegenkamp looked to be pulling away from the field, Famiglietti emerged from the pack and began to close the ten meter gap. As the pair turned on to Canal Street, he drew even with Tegenkamp and with about 800 meters to go, took the lead. Making the final turn, Famiglietti attacked the only major hill on the course and kicked to an eight-second win. Kipkosgei took third in the open standings in 13:58, while Browne took fourth overall and third in the championships division with a time of 14:01.
Flanagan, the Olympic bronze medalist at 10,000 meters, appeared to have a much more relaxed day as she passed the first mile in 4:44, leading Ireland’s Mary Cullen by almost five-seconds.
After passing two miles in 9:45, Flanagan was comfortably in the lead and looked easy as she approached the finish at the State House. Cullen finished second in 15:46 while Jane Gakunyi of Kenya took third-place overall.
Renee Metivier Baille (Flagstaff, Ariz.) took fourth overall in 15:53 to claim second in the championship and local favorite Molly Huddle (Providence, R.I.) finished fifth overall in 15:56 to round out the top-three U.S. finishers.


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