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Amy Russell of the Central Park Track Club warms up for the 2005 Circle of Friends New York Mini 10K. |
Yuko Arimori a two-time Olympic medalist in the marathon (silver in '92, bronze in '96) looks relaxed before the race. |
Nuta Olaru ended up not finishing the race. |
Cara Macari of Urban Athletics. |
Eventual race winner Lornah Kiplagat hydrates before the race. |
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Lyubov Denisova and Silvia Skvortsova share a laugh with... |
Tatiana Belovol (left) before the race. |
75-year-old Toshiko D'Elia, who has been amazing us for years, would win her age group in 57:39. |
An unidentified runner limbers up. |
Tegla Loroupe — who is essentially running royalty in New York after winning five Mini titles and two New York City Marathon Crowns —looked relaxed before the race. |
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Approximately 5,000 runners registered for the race, and nearly 3,600 women finished. |
The temperature at the start was 75 degrees with 76% humidity. |
The race begins at Columbus Circle and runs along Central Park West for about a mile... |
...before turning into Central Park. Above: The race gets underway. |
Lornah Kiplagat shot out to the lead right away, and no one went with her. |
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Lornah Kiplagat was born in Kenya, but she is now a citizen of the Netherlands. |
In 2000, Kiplagat put her hard-earned race winnings into establishing the High Altitude Training Center (HATC) in Iten, Kenya. |
The HATC aims to give young athletes (mostly women) a place to live comfortably and work toward... |
...their goals, running and otherwise. |
Kiplagat is one of the best road racers in the world. She holds world records... |
