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Jenelle
Deatherage (left) and Jen Toomey started out near the back of the
pack.
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Elissa
Riedy of the Nike Farm Team.
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Suzy
Favor Hamilton continues to lead the women's 1,500m final.
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Jenelle
Deatherage recently became a part of Team USA Minnesota.
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Riedy,
a 2000 graduate of Cal-Berkeley, was a top collegiate runner.
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Favor
Hamilton continues to lead...
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...and
Amy Rudolph runs in second place.
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Kristen
Nicolini set a PR here (4:20.96) and finished ninth.
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800m
winner Jen Toomey begins to move up on the outside.
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Sally
Hauser finished eighth in 4:20.96, just ahead of Nicolini.
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Riedy
finished 11th in 4:28.25.
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Toomey
appeared to have her work cut out for her heading into this race...
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...but
as the race progressed, she looked increasingly strong.
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Mary
Jayne Harrelson was also doubling back from the 800.
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With
one lap to go, Toomey had moved into the lead and looked comfortable.
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Though
her season best was only 4:17 (run at Madison Square Garden)...
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...Toomey
had an outdoor PR of 4:10.11, set the previous summer.
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Toomey,
a resident of nearby Salem, also had the Boston crowd on her side.
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Favor
Hamilton ran in second place with one lap to go...
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...and
Rudolph ran third.
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