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- ↑ "2011 USATF 15 km Championships - Official Website - info/results - 03/12/11". Runnerspace.com. Retrieved 2016-03-11.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "2011 USATF 10 Mile Championships - Official Website - info/results - 10/02/11". Runnerspace.com. 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2016-03-11.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Distance runner Mo Trafeh banned, results stripped in doping case". LA Times. 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2016-03-11.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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