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Kate
O'Neill finished sixth in 15:25.87.
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Amy
Yoder Begley set a PR of 15:35.95
in finishing 10th.
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Marie
Davis finished 16th in 16:11.88.
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With
two laps to go, Marla Runyan, Shalane Flanagan, and Amy Rudolph...
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...were
right together. They were back on pace and only had to run 2:26...
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...for
the last 800 to finish under the Olympic "A" standard
of 15:08.70.
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Marie
Davis of Ireland had dropped back slightly with two laps to go.
She would finish fourth in 15:09.07.
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Runyan
continues to lead with one lap to go. She needed to run 67 seconds
on her last lap to break 15:00.
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Cheryl
Bauer finished 20th in 16:46.60.
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Katie
McGregor finished seventh in a PR 15:27.20.
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Yoder
Begley (10th) leads Catherine Berry (ninth, 15:33.86).
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Runyan
held off a strong kick from Rudolph to win the race in 14:59.20.
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Runyan,
Rudolph, and Flanagan all ran under the "A" standard with
room to spare.
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Rudolph
(2nd, 15:00.03) ran her fastest 5,000 in nearly eight years.
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Runyan
took some time catching her breath after an all-out effort, which
yielded a personal best.
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Dulce
Rodriguez of Mexico finished fifth in 15:18.06.
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Shalane
Flanagan finished third in a PR 15:05.08, which would have been
a collegiate record if she weren't redshirting the season.
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Runyan
congratulates Flanagan and thanks her for helping out with the pace.
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Shortly
after Rudolph (with Kathy Nary above) crossed the finish line, Marie
Davenport told her, "You're back!"
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