The early leaders included #4 Amy Yoder-Begley, #10 Emilie Mondor, #7 Amy Mortimer, and #5 Katie McGregor. The runners head across the Longfellow Bridge. The runners, and the T, head across the bridge. Also near the lead are #6 Aster Demissie, #22 Collette Liss, #1 Marie Davenport, and #11 Carrie Tollefson.
  The early leaders included #4 Amy Yoder-Begley, #10 Emilie Mondor, #7 Amy Mortimer, and #5 Katie McGregor. The runners head across the Longfellow Bridge. The runners, and the T, head across the bridge. Also near the lead are #6 Aster Demissie, #22 Collette Liss, #1 Marie Davenport, and #11 Carrie Tollefson.
Amy Yoder-Begley, a former NCAA champion for the University of Arkansas, runs near the front of the pack. Aster Demissie of Ethiopia heads around a relatively sharp turn just before the mile mark. Marie Davenport (front) and Amy Mortimer make the turn as well. Davenport, an Irish citizen who lives in Connecticut, was the race's defending champion. 2005 USA 10,000m champion Katie McGregor leads a group of women.
Amy Yoder-Begley, a former NCAA champion for the University of Arkansas, runs near the front of the pack. Aster Demissie of Ethiopia heads around a relatively sharp turn just before the mile mark. Marie Davenport (front) and Amy Mortimer make the turn as well. Davenport, an Irish citizen who lives in Connecticut, was the race's defending champion. 2005 USA 10,000m champion Katie McGregor leads a group of women.
L-R: Marie Davenport, Amy Yoder-Begley, Aster Demissie, and Katie McGregor lead the way approaching the mile mark. Katie McGregor (#5) later commented that the pace was relatively relaxed in the early miles, partially because... ...no one wanted to slip on the wet streets. The race featured at least three relatively sharp turns. Though it only rained off and on throughout the race (and more heavily at the end), the streets were still quite wet. After hardly getting any rain all fall, Boston was in the midst of a rainy spell.
L-R: Marie Davenport, Amy Yoder-Begley, Aster Demissie, and Katie McGregor lead the way approaching the mile mark. Katie McGregor (#5) later commented that the pace was relatively relaxed in the early miles, partially because... ...no one wanted to slip on the wet streets. The race featured at least three relatively sharp turns. Though it only rained off and on throughout the race (and more heavily at the end), the streets were still quite wet. After hardly getting any rain all fall, Boston was in the midst of a rainy spell.
As the miles went by, runners began to drop off the back of the lead pack. Jenny Crain, 37, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, trails the leaders slightly. Laura Turner leads Zoila Gomez. Turner, 26, was a top runner for BYU. As the runners headed back up Memorial Drive in the fourth mile, Marie Davenport, Aster Demissie, Katie McGregor, and Amy Yoder-Begley led the way.
As the miles went by, runners began to drop off the back of the lead pack. Jenny Crain, 37, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, trails the leaders slightly. Laura Turner leads Zoila Gomez. Turner, 26, was a top runner for BYU. As the runners headed back up Memorial Drive in the fourth mile, Marie Davenport, Aster Demissie, Katie McGregor, and Amy Yoder-Begley led the way.