...but after this race, she pulled out of Twin Cities, citing a bout with plantar fasciitis. Ann Alyanak, a former Big Ten 10,000m champion for Purdue, ran a great race to finish sixth in 1:11:30. Stephanie Bylander, a 10-time DII All-American for Adams State, finished seventh in 1:12:57... ...and her performance qualified her to represent the U.S. at the World Half-Marathon Championships on October 1. Michelle LaFleur, 33, of Savannah, Georgia, finished 10th in 1:13:31, right with a group of three other women.
...but after this race, she pulled out of Twin Cities, citing a bout with plantar fasciitis. Ann Alyanak, a former Big Ten 10,000m champion for Purdue, ran a great race to finish sixth in 1:11:30. Stephanie Bylander, a 10-time DII All-American for Adams State, finished seventh in 1:12:57... ...and her performance qualified her to represent the U.S. at the World Half-Marathon Championships on October 1. Michelle LaFleur, 33, of Savannah, Georgia, finished 10th in 1:13:31, right with a group of three other women.
LaFleur also qualified for the World Half with her 10th-place finish here. Leigh Daniel, 27, of Ashland, Ohio, finished eighth in 1:13:29. Daniel was a collegiate star for Texas Tech. Dot McMahan, 28, of the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project finished ninth in 1:13:31 and also qualified for the World Half team. Carly Graytock, 26, McMahan's Hansons-Brooks teammate, finished 11th in 1:13:41. Sopagna Eap, 24, of Team Eugene finished 12th in 1:14:30. Eap was a DII All-American for UC-Davis.
LaFleur also qualified for the World Half with her 10th-place finish here. Leigh Daniel, 27, of Ashland, Ohio, finished eighth in 1:13:29. Daniel was a collegiate star for Texas Tech. Dot McMahan, 28, of the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project finished ninth in 1:13:31 and also qualified for the World Half team. Carly Graytock, 26, McMahan's Hansons-Brooks teammate, finished 11th in 1:13:41. Sopagna Eap, 24, of Team Eugene finished 12th in 1:14:30. Eap was a DII All-American for UC-Davis.
Eap is a Ph.D. candidate in clinical psychology at the University of Oregon. She is scheduled to run the Twin Cities Marathon on October 2. Judy Johnson, 28, of Manlius, New York, finished 13th in 1:15:05. Johnson is a 2000 graduate of Georgia Tech. Zika Palmer, 29, one of the founders of ZAP Fitness, finished 14th in 1:15:16. Palmer is a graduate of Emory University and was a 2004 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier.
Eap is a Ph.D. candidate in clinical psychology at the University of Oregon. She is scheduled to run the Twin Cities Marathon on October 2. Judy Johnson, 28, of Manlius, New York, finished 13th in 1:15:05. Johnson is a 2000 graduate of Georgia Tech. Zika Palmer, 29, one of the founders of ZAP Fitness, finished 14th in 1:15:16. Palmer is a graduate of Emory University and was a 2004 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier.
Colleen Stroud, 31, of Denver, Colorado, and the Boulder Running Company... ...finished 15th in 1:15:29. Danyelle (Wood) Phelps, 30, of Milton, New Hampshire, finished 16th in 1:15:44. Phelps, a former Foot Locker finalist and UConn star, now has a young daughter and has been tearing up the roads in New England recently. Molly Taber, 32, of Somerville, Massachusetts, and the Merrimack Valley Striders...
Colleen Stroud, 31, of Denver, Colorado, and the Boulder Running Company... ...finished 15th in 1:15:29. Danyelle (Wood) Phelps, 30, of Milton, New Hampshire, finished 16th in 1:15:44. Phelps, a former Foot Locker finalist and UConn star, now has a young daughter and has been tearing up the roads in New England recently. Molly Taber, 32, of Somerville, Massachusetts, and the Merrimack Valley Striders...