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Jennifer
Thomas of Helena, MT warms up for the race.
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Kerry
Rodgers of Washington, DC.
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Brandee
Boice of Holyoke, MA.
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Tara
Maguire of Katonah, NY.
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Lindsey
Scherf of Scarsdale, NY.
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Defending
champion Marla Runyan with Joan Benoit Samuelson.
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Mary
Level Menton of Coral Springs, FL.
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Nicole
Kulikov of Fort Collins, CO.
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Judy
Rubin of White Plains, NY.
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This
year's race served at the USA 5k Championship.
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More
than 3,000 runners finished the race.
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The
race gets underway.
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The
race starts up a gradual hill and finishes down it.
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L-R:
Nicole Jefferson (#9), Colleen De Reuck (#2), Marla Runyan (#1),
Carrie Tollefson (#7), Katie McGregor (#10), Blake Russell (#6)
and Collette Liss (#5).
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Also
with the leaders are Sarah Toland, Ann Marie Brooks and Briana Shook.
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There
were about 10 runners in the lead pack at the mile mark.
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The
leaders passed through the mile mark in 5:09.
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L-R:
McGregor, Runyan, Russell and Tollefson follow De Reuck.
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Colleen
De Reuck surged after the mile mark, breaking up the pack.
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Runyan
went with De Reuck, Russell and McGregor ran third and fourth.
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