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2004
Olympic marathon bronze medalist Deena Kastor made
an appearance...
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...at
this year's event, which included signing autographs
before the race.
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One
of the race directors, John Mortimer, looks for someone
to start the race.
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One
of the race organizers, Matt Downin, jogged the race
in 7:02.
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Colin
O'Meara of Londonderry, New Hampshire, warms up.
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Mat
Cote of Boone, North Carolina.
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Dereck
Treadwell loosens up before the race.
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John
Mortimer chats with Deena Kastor before the race.
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Kastor
was mainly here to support her husband, Andrew, who
was promised a PR by the race organizers.
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Kastor
was recruited at the last minute to fire the starting
gun...
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...and
looked a little unsure of what to do with it.
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This
was the sixth edition of this fun event, a mass-start
mile...
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...on
a course which features an 86 foot elevation drop.
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This
year's Millennium Mile was the largest-ever edition...
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...of
this race with more than 700 registrants and 625 finishers.
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#118
Zach Emerson, #138 Ryan Gough, #355 Dereck Treadwell,
#457 Michael Bunker, and #185 Nate Jenkins get out
quickly.
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L-R:
#302 Shane Power, Erik Nedeau, John Mortimer, Kipchirchir
Bitok, and #387 Phil Mitchell.
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The
temperature at race time was right around 32 degrees.
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Though
this is a fun and somewhat informal event...
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...it
still features a high level of competition.
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