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Champ goes for four in a row

Friday, 28 October 2011 06:42

Sunshine Coast Daily - Patrick Williams

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Collis Birmingham is the first to admit he is not in the same shape as this time last year.

However, the 26-year-old defending champion warns no one should count him out ahead of tomorrow's Asics Bolt.

It will be his sixth showing in the 5km run, which is part of the Noosa Triathlon Multi Sports Festival, and he is chasing his fourth consecutive win.

It might also be a case of double honours for Birmingham if he could eclipse the record time of 13:41 set by Joseph Waweru in 1999.

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