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Olympic 5,000m silver medallist Eliud Kipchoge was a runaway winner of the men's race, leading virtually from start to finish to cross the line in 28:30.

London-based Somalian Moumin Geele came home eight seconds behind, with Aussie Shawn Forest third in 28:43. Chris Thompson, in fifth place, was first Briton to finish.

But it was Freya Murray, the tiny Scot, who stole the show with the best performance of her career so far, in winning the women's race - as she bids to follow in the footsteps of her world class compatriots Liz McColgan and Yvonne Murray.

Murray won the women's 10k in a personal best 32 minutes and 28 seconds, by just a second in a sprint finish ahead of former world cross-country champion Benita Willis - with another Australian Nikki Chapple third in 32:41.

After outpacing Willis when it mattered, Murray said: "This is my first proper 10km on the roads.

"I felt really good today - it all just went to plan."

Murray won this year's UK 5,000m title but not quickly enough to qualify for the world championships in Berlin.

She believes if staying injury free she can realise her true potential and be considered a worthy successor to two of the world's greatest distance runners.

"That would be nice," said the 25-year-old.

"They're definitely massive role models and anything I can do in a way to be like that would be great. It would be great to reach that standard."

Murray looked to have made her initial breakthrough 12 months ago, but her ambitions were put on hold when she missed the European Cross-country and World Championships through injury.

She has since been training in the United States with former British marathon record-holder Steve Jones.

"I think that definitely helped," she said.

"Steve has been brilliant and really very helpful."

Teenager Charlotte Purdue excelled to finish fourth in 33: 07, but there was a disaster for Kate Reed.

The Olympic 10,000m finalist was looking a possible winner when leading after eight kilometres but then abruptly came to a halt, troubled by an Achilles problem in her left foot.

Olympic superstar Ejagayehu Dibaba was a non runner today - after she failed to obtain a visa to enter the United Kingdom.

The 27-year-old former Olympic 5,000 metres womens silver medallist was the latest casualty of red tape.

Other Ethiopian runners were refused entry for last weekend's Aviva British Grand Prix in Gateshead.

It is understood the Foreign Office attempted but with no success to expedite the necessary documentation to enable Dibaba to compete in the 10 kilometres race being held in Sheffield.

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