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...But
because Milena Glusac had prior experience running in New York,
some speculated that her move might be legitimate.
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However,
she didn't get very far away before the pack sucked her back in
again.
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Heading
up First Avenue in Manhattan, the pack had been whittled down to
eight women.
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L-R:
Joyce Chepchumba, Esther Kiplagat, Lyubov Denisova, Olivera Jevtic,
Ludmila Petrova, Lornah Kiplagat, Kerryn McCann and Glusac.
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Marla
Runyan and Sonia O'Sullivan trail the pack as they head up First
Avenue. O'Sullivan dropped off on the Queensboro Bridge.
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Runyan
starts to catch up to the eight-woman pack.
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L-R:
E. Kiplagat, Jevtic, L. Kiplagat, McCann and Glusac.
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Just
past seventeen miles.
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In
the 19th mile Joyce Chepchumba (left) starts to look restless. Runyan
catches up to the pack while Glusac drops off the back.
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Chepchumba
leads the pack and Runyan attaches herself to the back.
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Around
20 miles, Lyubov Denisova pushes the pace
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Denisova
continues to push and Runyan starts to drop off the back of the
pack again.
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Heading
over the Willis Avenue Bridge, McCann, Jevtic, Chepchumba and Denisova
lead the way.
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Coming
off the bridge, Jevtic and McCann got tangled up and went down hard,
which essentially took both of them out of contention.
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Whether
or not they even noticed the fall, Chepchumba and Denisova took
the opportunity to break away.
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Jevtic
bounced up pretty quickly, McCann took a little longer, saying later
that she had had the wind knocked out of her.
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Chepchumba
pushes the pace, Denisova and E. Kiplagat follow.
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Jevtic
(left) attempts to make her way back up to the leaders.
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Chepchumba
and Denisova lead Jevtic and E. Kiplagat.
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Just
before the 35k mark, it looks to be a two-woman race.
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