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Marie
Davenport runs amidst a sea of men just before the mile mark of
the CVS/pharmacy Downtown 5k.
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Because
of the dense field up front, Davenport didn't know she was in the
lead until the end of the race.
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L-R:
Leah Malot, Atalelech Ketema, Kathy Butler and Lyudmila Biktasheva.
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Maya
Nishio leads Naomi Wangui and Carmen Douma around a turn just before
the mile mark.
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Recent
Yale graduate Kate O'Neill runs her first major road race since
graduation.
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O'Neill
was the 2002 NCAA Cross Country runner-up.
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L-R:
Maria-Luisa Servin, Aimi Ishida and Lindsey Scherf.
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Davenport,
a former Providence College star who hails from Ireland but...
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...lives
in CT, won the race in 15:24.
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Leah
Malot of Kenya finished second in 15:28.
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Lyudmila
Biktasheva of Russia finished third in 15:33.
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Biktasheva
with about half a mile to go.
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Japan's
Maya Nishio leads Scotland's Kathy Butler.
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Nishio
finished fifth in 15:58 while Butler, a University...
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...of
Wisconsin graduate, finished fourth in 15:55.
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Atalelech
Ketema of Ethiopia finished seventh in 16:10.
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Victoria
Klimina of Russia finished sixth in 16:02.
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South
Africa's Elana Meyer finished eighth in 16:18.
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In
the week following the race, Meyer broke her sternum in a serious
car accident, but she is now recovering.
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Kate
O'Neill finished ninth in 16:24. Her twin sister Laura (not pictured)
finished ten seconds later in 13th place.
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