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The
course record eluded Marla Runyan once again, but she came within
two seconds, finishing in 15:26.
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Elva
Dryer, 32, led Colleen De Reuck with about a half mile to go, and
managed to hold her off...
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...finishing
second in 15:42. Dryer is expected to be one of the contenders to
make the U.S. Olympic...
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...team
in the 10,000m at next month's Olympic Trials in Sacramento.
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De
Reuck already qualified for the 2004 Olympic team, by winning the
marathon trials back in April. She put in...
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...some
speedwork here, finishing third in 15:47, a pending world masters
record. De Reuck...
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...turned
40 10 days after the marathon trials, on April 13th.
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Nicole
Jefferson Aish held off a late charge from Sylvia Mosqueda and finished
fourth in 15:56.
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Aish's
mother, Phyllis Jefferson, 57, also ran the race. She finished seventh
in her age group in 26:02.
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The
pair were not listed in the mother/daughter results, but based on
their time, they would have finished second.
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Sylvia
Mosqueda of Los Angeles, California, who also ran the U.S. Olympic
Marathon Trials...
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April, finished fifth here in 16:00.
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Amy
Yoder Begley finished sixth in 16:20, saying later that she started
too conservatively.
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Jenny
Crain, who shares a coach with Marla Runyan, finished seventh in
16:23.
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Rachel
Kinsman, 30, of Archibald, Ohio, finished eighth in 16:39.
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Cassandra
Henkiel (left) and Suzanne Weeder Einspahr (11th, 16:48).
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Henkiel
finished 10th in 16:46.
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One
week after pacing three runners (including Marla Runyan) to Olympic
qualifying times in the 5,000...
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...Sonja
Friend-Uhl ran a race for herself, finishing ninth in 16:43.
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Debbi
Kilpatrick-Morris (16th, 17:03) finished third among masters (and
second in the 40-44 age group).
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