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Amanda
Boccio, 16, warms up for the Freihofer's Run for Women.
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Once
again, the race served at the USA Women's 5K Championships.
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Approximately
1/2 mile into the race, (L-R) Nicole Aish, Colleen De Reuck..l
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...Marla
Runyan (#1) and Elva Dryer (#7) had moved to the front.
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L-R:
Christina Blackmer, Sonja Friend-Uhl, Beth Fonner, and Tara Wojciechowski.
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As
is often the case, Friehofer's had a deeper elite field than many
other road races.
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Jackie
Brooks (left) and Suzanne Weeder Einspahr make the first turn after
an uphill start.
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L-R:
Deborah Springer, Amanda Tate, Amanda Jo Bell, and Kristyne McGuinn.
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#11
Megan Flowers-Skeels and #58 Renee Brown.
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L-R:
Mary Siegrist, Cheri Kenah, Lynn Johnson, and Katie Twarog.
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Kenah,
the local favorite, was running her first race after giving birth
to twins in November 2003.
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#1276
Roxanne Wegman, #756 Sarah Anderson, and #406 Monica Joyce.
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#400
Joan Benoit Samuelson and #98 Dot McMahan. Yellow numbers denote
those who are 40 and older (masters).
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#55
Barbara McManus and #1607 Kayla Ratigan.
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Just
past the one-mile mark (which they passed in 5:05), Elva Dryer (left)
and Marla Runyan lead.
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One
week earlier, Runyan had run a 5,000m PR of 14:59.20, making her
a favorite here.
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Runyan
began to pull away in the second mile.
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Dryer,
Colleen De Reuck, and Nicole Aish followed.
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Sylvia
Mosqueda, 38, ran alone in fifth place. Mosqueda later said that
she...
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really start racing until the third mile, when it was too late.
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