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Around
the four mile mark, Meb Keflezighi and Abdi Abdirahman
began lapping runners in the middle...
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...of
the pack. This was around the time that Abdirahman
began to drop back.
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Mike
Donnelly continues to run in fourth place.
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Ryan
Shay and Dave Davis run in fifth and sixth.
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Chad
Pearson would work as a graduate assistant for the
NC State team beginning in the fall of 2004.
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Abdi
Abdirahman runs in second place.
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Dan
Browne runs in third place.
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Browne
is coached by legendary U.S. distance runner Alberto
Salazar.
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Browne
finished third in February's Olympic Marathon Trials.
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Brandon
Leslie would finish 21st in 30:31.77.
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Led
by Ryan Shay, six runners race for the fifth spot.
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Keflezighi
dropped Abdirahman on the 17th lap...
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...and
after that, it was all over.
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Abdirahman
slowed down, but had enough of a cushion that he could
safely hold on to second place.
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Greg
Jimmerson (right) and Richie Brinker.
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Jason
Hubbard would finish 20th in 29:53.20.
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Dathan
Ritzenhein continues to run in last place, with a
stress fracture in his foot.
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Ritzenhein
discovered the injury shortly after he finished second
in the NCAA 5,000...
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...one
month earlier. He decided to continue running here,
however, because he was one of only five...
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...runners
who had the Olympic "A" standard, so even
if he finished last, he could still make the Olympic
team.
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