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Felix, Tarmoh easily win heats of 200 at trials

By Associated Press
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Felisha Johnson competes in the women’s shot put qualifying round at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Eugene, Ore.

Felisha Johnson competes in the women’s shot put qualifying round at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Eugene, Ore.

Matt Slocum, Associated Press
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Bershawn Jackson gestures after competing in the second heat of the men's 400 meter hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Eugene, Ore.

Bershawn Jackson gestures after competing in the second heat of the men’s 400 meter hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Eugene, Ore.

Marcio Jose Sanchez, Associated Press
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Competitors take the water jump in the men's 3000 meter steeplechase final at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Eugene, Ore. Evan Jager, wearing 13 on his leg, won the race.

Competitors take the water jump in the men’s 3000 meter steeplechase final at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Eugene, Ore. Evan Jager, wearing 13 on his leg, won the race.

Charlie Riedel, Associated Press
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Brad Walker clears the bar in the pole vault final at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Eugene, Ore.

Brad Walker clears the bar in the pole vault final at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Eugene, Ore.

Matt Slocum, Associated Press
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Felisha Johnson competes in the women’s shot put qualifying round at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Eugene, Ore.
Bershawn Jackson gestures after competing in the second heat of the men's 400 meter hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Eugene, Ore.
Competitors take the water jump in the men's 3000 meter steeplechase final at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Eugene, Ore. Evan Jager, wearing 13 on his leg, won the race.
Brad Walker clears the bar in the pole vault final at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Eugene, Ore.

EUGENE, Ore. — So smooth and exerting little effort, Allyson Felix glided to an easy win in her heat in the 200 meters.

Minutes later, looking just as smooth and expending little energy, Jeneba Tarmoh cruised to a victory in her heat at the U.S. Olympic track trials on a drizzly Thursday night.

If controversy was weighing the sprinters down, they didn't show it on the track.

Five days ago, the training partners crossed the finish line in a tie for the third and last Olympic spot in the 100.

Now, everyone is waiting to see what they will choose to break the dead heat — a runoff, coin flip or one of them simply giving the spot to the other.

Felix and Tarmoh didn't talk after the race, walking right on by.

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