Kidane

Getty Images Werknesh Kidane above, in the 10,000-meter finals at the 2004 Olympics.

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But Ms. Wittenberg isn't counting out Mr. Gebremariam, who started 2010 with four straight wins before finishing second in Philadelphia, or Ms. Kidane, who has finally achieved peak conditioning since returning from pregnancy and still holds the women's record for most medals at the World Cross Country Championships.

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If T-Mobile were to raise prices, Ms. Kidane said she would consider switching away from the carrier, especially if the price of its data plan rose.

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Next to him sat the third-place finisher on the women's side, Werknesh Kidane, who was far happier with her time of 1: 08: 30, which put her just ahead of American star Shalane Flanagan.

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"Now she has two babies, very, very beautiful babies," Mr. Gebremariam translated for his fellow Ethiopian, explaining that the 28-year-old Ms. Kidane had just returned to competitive running from a multiyear break after becoming a mother.

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Lidia Kidane, a New York lawyer who has been a T-Mobile customer for six years, said she is nervous about price increases.

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Like many of the world's elite runners, Mr. Gebremariam and Ms. Kidane will be traveling to New York in November to compete in the ING New York City Marathon, where both will be making their debut at that distance.

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Ms. Wittenberg walked back with him to the hotel and made sure he had a cellphone so that he could call Ms. Kidane, who was in Manchester, England, preparing for her own 10K run the next day.

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The race came down to five runners — Xing, Dibaba, Tulu, Ethiopian Werknesh Kidane and Lornah Kiplagat, of the Netherlands.

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Xing was fifth, then moved to third behind Kidane and Dibaba with two laps left.

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