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Brian
Sell was alone out front beginning around the 7-mile
mark.
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In
the 10th mile, Sell and Teddy Mitchell were both still
in sight of the pack.
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By
the 12th mile, the pack had swallowed up Mitchell
and Josh Cox led the way.
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All
of the main contenders still remained in the pack
and they seemed reluctant...
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...to
make any big moves so early in the race.
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Behind
Cox, Kevin Collins ran in third place.
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Keith
Dowling led the rest of the pack.
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Also
up there were Eddy Hellebuyck, Ryan Shay, Alan Culpepper,
Scott Larson, and Meb Keflezighi.
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Dowling
looked smooth and relaxed.
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Approximately
one hour into the race, the three spots on the U.S.
Olympic team were still up for grabs.
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Scott
Larson, 34, was the 2001 USA Marathon Champion.
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In
2000, Cox, now 28, was the youngest Trials qualifier.
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Approaching
the 12-mile mark, the pack still contained about 16
runners.
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At
the 12-mile mark, Sell's lead was still growing.
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Sell
went through the halfway point in 1:06:19 and 15 miles
in 1:15:38.
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Sell's
lead was 58 seconds at the 15-mile mark.
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By
the 17th mile, the race had finally begun to take
shape.
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Shay,
Cox, and Dowling had dropped off the back of the pack.
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The
pack included Keflezighi, Culpepper, Hellebuyck, Dan
Browne, Larson...
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...and,
surprisingly, Trent Briney.
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