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2005 marked the 10th edition of the Falmouth Mile. One of the top competitors in this year's field was 2004 U.S. Olympian Carrie Tollefson. |
Jenelle Deatherage, Tollefson's Team USA Minnesota teammate, was another top participant. |
Bermuda's Ashley Couper had her sights set on a Bermuda mile record, but the wind didn't cooperate. |
Recent Michigan graduate Lindsey Gallo had run the fastest time of anyone in the field this year; she just missed qualifying for the World Championships. |
Collette Liss of Indianapolis rounded out the small-but-competitive field. |
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The weather was humid at the time of the race, with a strong headwind on the backstretch. |
The race took place on the all-weather track at Falmouth High School |
Gallo (center) had run a personal best of 4:06.03 in the 1,500 in late July. She missed the World Championship "A" standard by .23 of a second, but it indicated that she was in great shape. |
Jenelle Deatherage (left) and Carrie Tollefson took over the pacing duties on the first lap and the rest of the field stayed close behind. |
Deatherage and Tollefson switched positions on the second lap but continued to set the pace. |
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Tollefson and Deatherage are training partners. |
Collette Liss ran a close fourth. |
Ashley Couper ran in fifth. |
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Tollefson leads the way with about 550 meters to go. |
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With just over one lap to go, the top four were bunched together and it was anyone's race. |
Tollefson, the U.S.'s top 1,500m runner in 2004, had a slow start to the season after undergoing double hernia surgery. |
Deatherage finished eighth in the 1,500 final at this year's USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. |
Ashley Couper went on to finish fifth in 4:48.17. |
There was a tremendous three-woman battle for the title on the last lap, and Carrie Tollefson was the first to break the tape in 4:32.25. |
