The runner who stood on third base, Tony Fernandez, tagged up and broke for home.
In Kenya, successful female runners are breaking the cycle of second-class status.
That spring, a runner sliding into home broke his arm in two places, and he was finished as a player.
Both runners broke the Olympic record but Lehtinen finished 30 cm in front.
A runner broke stride to say he had once seen one.
In Sunday's 3,000 meters race alone, five Chinese runners broke the 9-year-old world record.
A runner broke our meditative mood, by almost running into us.
In other words, opposing runners were breaking free and making it all the way to the secondary.
The three runners broke apart in the last ten metres, with Hawkins winning by a foot.
Last year, only 702 runners of the 28,182 finishers - 672 men and 30 women - broke three hours.