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Late in the race, it was down to Katie McGregor, Jen Rhines, and Blake Russell.
Deena Kastor did not assume her usual position in the front of the pack. Instead, she just tried to hang on to the lead group as long as possible. Due to an injury, most of the preparation she had done for this race was in the form of crosstraining.	As Blake Russell (and Katie McGregor, on Russell's shoulder) continued to set a quick pace, runners began to drop off the back of the pack one by one.	Late in the race, it was down to Katie McGregor, Jen Rhines, and Blake Russell.	Deena Kastor ran right behind the lead trio, but eventually a little gap became a bigger gap, and she wasn't quite able to stay with them.	It was surprising to see Elva Dryer, who had won the Bolder Boulder 10K in late May and was clearly in good shape, dropping off the lead pack, but this was one of the most competitive U.S. women's 10,000s in years. Dryer finished fifth in 32:00.91.