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Jen Rhines, who lives near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, runs in second place. |
Blake Russell moved from Massachusetts to California in 2004 and she now trains with the Big Sur Distance Project. |
The New York Athletic Club's Kathy Newberry runs in fourth place, just ahead of Lauren Fleshman and Katie McGregor. |
Lauren Fleshman (#13) runs in fifth place. |
Newberry, 26, lives in Williamsburg, Virginia. |
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Like Dana Coons, Katie McGregor is also a member of Team USA Minnesota. |
Laura Turner runs in seventh place. |
Sabrina Monro, a former star in the NCAA, first for the University of Montana, and then the University of Washington. |
BYU's Chelsea Smith. |
Kelly Strong runs in 10th place. |
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Strong is best known for her feats in the steeplechase. |
Trish Nervo, 27, of Salem, Virginia, took some time off after college... |
...and had a son in 2003. |
Molly Austin ran her first marathon - the ING New York City Marathon - in November. She ran a solid 2:41. |
Austin has represented the U.S. at the World XC Championships for the past two years. |
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Erika Aklufi (left) runs with Dana Coons. |
Aklufi led her See Jane Run team to victory at the USATF National Club XC Championships in December 2004. |
Lucinda Hull of the adidas Raleigh Track Club was a top collegiate runner first for Lehigh, then NC State. |
Former Texas A&M star Melissa Gulli. Gulli, like Trish Nervo, has a young child... |
...but she has continued to run well despite the demands of motherhood. |
