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As
the runners approached the 6-mile mark, the surprise leader was
Adriana Fernandez.
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Fernandez,
who had a baby eight months ago, won in 31:56. Esther Kiplagat was
second in 31:58.
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This
was the first time in the history of the race that Catherine Ndereba
did not win Beach to Beacon.
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The
four-time champion finished third this year in 32:07.
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Milena
Glusac was the top American, finishing fourth in 32:39.
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Colleen
DeReuck finished fifth in 32:48.
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DeReuck
was a bronze medallist at the World Cross Country Championships
earlier this year.
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Gladys
Asiba of Royersford, PA and Kenya finished sixth in 33:44.
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Susannah
Beck, a Maine native who now lives in Eugene, OR, finished seventh
in 33:47.
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Beck
grew up in Yarmouth, ME, about 20 miles away.
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Margarita
Tapia of Mexico City, Mexico finished eighth in 33:52.
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Edna
Kiplagat, 22, of Kenya finished 10th in 34:18.
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Elana
Fidatof, 42, of Romania finished ninth in 34:14 and was the first
masters runner.
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Keene
State standout Mary Proulx, 21, of Ashland, NH finished 11th in
35:29.
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Proulx,
who won the NCAA Division III 5,000m and 10,000m titles in the spring,
will be a senior this fall.
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Molly
Taber of Boxford, MA finished 12th in 35:56.
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Taber
again.
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Christine
Snow-Reaser won $1,000 for being the top Maine woman. She was 13th
among all women in 36:30.
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Kathryn
Martin, 50, of Northport, NY finished 14th in 36:49. She won the
50-54 age group and was the second 40+ runner.
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Jenna
Richardson, a recent Brown graduate, finished second among Maine
women in 36:58.
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