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7,435
runners finished the race. A half hour into the race, the temperature
was already 62 degrees.
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Deena
Drossin pulled away from Elva Dryer in the fifth mile and won the
race in 48:14.
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Drossin's
time beat Francie Larrieu Smith's 48:43 course record and Lisa Weidenbach's
48:28 U.S. record.
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Jen
Rhines of Team USA California finished third in 49:22.
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Rhines
(along with Drossin, Dryer and Glusac) will compete for the U.S.
team at the World Cross Country Championships in two weeks.
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Glusac
finished fifth in 49:46, a 5:21 per mile pace.
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Glusac
is also a member of Team USA California, along with Drossin, Dryer
and Rhines.
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Ramilya
Burangulova was the top master, finishing 8th overall in 51:12.
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Kelly
Cordell finished 13th among the women in 52:05.
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Cordell
is based in Mt. Laguna, CA and trains with Fila Discovery USA.
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In
the men's race, Alan Culpepper, Meb Keflezighi and Abdi Abdirahman
ran together in the early stages.
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Meb
Keflezighi pulled away just before the sixth mile and won in 42:49,
the second-fastest U.S. time ever run on this course.
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Alan
Culpepper ran in the lead pack early on but lost contact for good
around five miles.
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Culpepper
wound up third in 43:33. He gained on Abdirahman (2nd, 43:29) at
the end but was unable to catch him.
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Tony
Cosey finished seventh in 45:05.
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Keith
Dowling finished ninth in 45:17.
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Eddy
Hellebuyck, 41, won the masters race in 45:20 and finished 10th
overall.
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Josh
Cox ran with the leaders in the first few miles but dropped back
to finish 13th in 45:27.
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Midpackers
run across one of the race's bridges.
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More
midpackers on the bridge.
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