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#7
Bolota Asmerom ran in the pack for the first half
of the race, and...
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...started
making his way to the front as the field approached
halfway.
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Just
before the halfway point, the lead pack was down to
seven runners.
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L-R:
Asmerom, Famiglietti, Chad Johnson, Henry Dennis,
Mike Donnelly, Keflezighi, and Abdi Abdirahman.
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Right
around the halfway point, Abdirahman suddenly hopped
off the course, holding his back. He had been suffering...
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...from
back spasms, which clearly plagued him here.
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And
then it was down to six.
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Famiglietti,
Asmerom, and Keflezighi began to pull away.
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Donnelly,
Johnson, and Dennis began to drop off in the third
mile.
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Famiglietti
and Keflezighi took turns pushing the pace.
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Approaching
the 5K mark, Famiglietti made a push for the lead.
The first runner at 5K who also finished in the top...
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...15
would earn $500.
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