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Blake
Russell, just before the 13-mile mark. Russell went through the
halfway point in 1:13:33.
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Marla
Runyan trailed Russell slightly here, but was only two seconds behind
at the halfway point.
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Constantina
Tomescu-Dita, 34, is known for going out hard. This time, she managed
(barely) to make that strategy work. She built an insurmountable...
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...lead
and then hung on, winning in 2:23:45. She finished second here a
year ago and 20th in August's Olympic Marathon.
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Nuta
Olaru, 34, of Boulder, Colorado, and Romania finished second in
2:24:33.
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Olaru
finished 13th in the Olympic Marathon and won the Rock 'n' Roll
Half-Marathon...
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Philadelphia Distance Run in September of 2004.
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Svetlana
Zakharova, 34, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, finished third this time
out...
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winning the race a year ago. She crossed the finish line in 2:25:01.
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Joyce
Chepchumba, 33, of Kenya finished fourth in 2:26:21.
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Chepchumba
is a two-time Chicago Marathon Champion; she won the race in 1998
and 1999.
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Chepchumba
also won the 2002 New York City Marathon.
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Albina
Ivanova, 27, of Russia finished fifth in 2:28:22.
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Ivanova
finished fourth here a year ago and fourth in the 2004 London Marathon.
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Shetaye
Gemechu, 24, of Ethiopia finished sixth in 2:28:28.
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Marla
Runyan, 35, was the top U.S. finisher and seventh among the women...
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2:28:33. Runyan's first marathon (2:27:10 in New York...
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...in
2002) remains her fastest. She finished ninth in her 5,000m heat...
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Athens and did not advance to the final. In the 2000 Olympic Games,
Runyan ran the 1,500.
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Derartu
Tulu, 32, of Ethiopia finished eighth in 2:30:21.
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