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In
the sixth mile, Marla Runyan has dropped back to the second group
and F102 Leah Malot and F104 Olga Romanova continue to set the pace.
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In
the eighth mile, some runners from the second group catch back up
to the leaders.
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In
the 11th mile, the lead group consists of approximately 10 runners.
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Just
before the 12-mile mark, the pacesetters lead with Margaret Okayo,
Ludmila Petrova, Lornah Kiplagat and Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova close
behind.
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Just
past halfway - which the leaders passed in 1:12:07 - Margaret Okayo
leads the way with pacesetter Leah Malot temporarily trailing.
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Romanova
dropped out at the halfway point but Malot continued on past mile
14 (above).
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Heading
off the Queensboro Bridge and up First Avenue, things started to
stretch out as the runners approached the 17 mile mark.
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In
the 21st mile, Margaret Okayo began to gradually pull away from
Lornah Kiplagat and Catherine Ndereba.
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In
the 22nd mile, Okayo's lead is small but significant.
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Okayo
seemed to disagree with Kiplagat and Ndereba about which side of
the road would allow them to run the shortest route.
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Heading
by Marcus Garvey Park, just past the 22-mile mark, Okayo looked
like she was headed for victory.
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Still
in the 23rd mile, Okayo increases her lead over Catherine Ndereba
and Lornah Kiplagat.
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Okayo
was approximately 55 seconds ahead of her own course record pace
at the 23-mile mark.
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Okayo
went on to win in 2:22:31, breaking her own course record (from
2001) by 1:50.
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Catherine
Ndereba followed up her World Championship gold with a silver in
New York (2:23:03).
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Lornah
Kiplagat finished third in 2:23:43 and the top three were all under
the old course record.
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Kiplagat
won the ING Run for Something Better, raising money for Brooklyn's
McCarren Park and her own High Altitude Training Center.
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Ludmila
Petrova finished fourth in 2:25:00, beating her winning time from
2000.
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Petrova
finished second in the Run for Something Better, raising money for
Thomas Jefferson Park, which she passed on First Avenue.
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Defending
champion Joyce Chepchumba finished sixth in 2:26:06.
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