 The race was conducted in almost 30ºC temperatures, but the Chinese team took the race out at a pace only seen once before, during Ingrid Kristiansen's world record race 5 years earlier.Zhong Huandi took the pace for her 20 year old country mate Wang Junxia, while the others struggled to keep up.15 year old Sally Barsosio stayed close to the pace, but her inexperience and erratic movements disrupted the flow for several runners near her.