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In
the 25th mile, right around the spot Deena Kastor had passed Blake
Russell...
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...Colleen
De Reuck caught Kastor and essentially blew by her. Kastor later
attributed her...
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...difficulties
in the late miles to an unidentified fueling error, and said that
she would be...
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...looking
into what caused the problem and working to correct it. In the meantime,
De Reuck ran one of the...
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...greatest
marathons of her career, going on to win in 2:28:25 and qualify
for her first U.S. (but fourth overall) Olympic team.
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Kastor
was able to hold on to second place, finishing in 2:29:38.
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Jen
Rhines finally outran her marathon troubles. She set an 11+ minute
PR of 2:29:57...
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...and
passed Blake Russell in the final 400 meters to grab the third spot
on the U.S. Olympic team.
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Kastor
and De Reuck congratulate Rhines as she crosses the finish line.
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Russell
showed that she will be one to watch in the future and hung on to
finish fourth (2:30:32).
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Magdalena
Lewy Boulet finished fifth in 2:30:50 and said later that she was
"heartbroken."
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Heather
Hanscom had what was probably the biggest breakthrough of anyone
in the race.
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She
finished sixth in 2:31:53, breaking her PR by 6:06 in only her second
marathon.
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Defending
USA Champion Sara Wells ran well despite having to spend much of
the winter...
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...cross
training. She finished seventh in a PR of 2:33:15.
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Deeja
Youngquist, like Russell, Hanscom, and Wells, was running her...
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...second-ever
marathon here. She finished eighth in 2:34:21.
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Susannah
Beck, despite being the 12th fastest starter, did not get a lot
of pre-race attention.
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She
beat her seed in finishing ninth (2:34:44) here.
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Jenny
Spangler, the '96 Trials champion, was the first masters runner
and 10th overall (2:36:30).
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