Off the line , the three Kenyan runners took the lead .
Off the line , the three Kenyan runners formed a wall keeping the field behind as they slowed the pace ; El Guerrouj could not run away from the start and the race would be strategic .
Off the line , the three Kenyan runners took the lead and formed a wall keeping the field behind as they slowed the pace ; El Guerrouj could not run away from the start and the race would be strategic .