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Brian
Trembley of New Jersey's Seton Hall Prep gets ready
for the junior mile.
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Ken
Cormier, who won the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships
in December.
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Ross
Toole of Strathclyde, Great Britain.
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R-L:
Ryan Gasper, Brian Trembley, Cody Harper, Daniel LaCava,
and Mark Mitchell.
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L-R:
Ross Toole, Kevin Tschirhart, E.C. Gibbs, and Ryan
Finn at the start.
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The
spectators were warmed up by a 5,000m world record
by Tirunesh Dibaba earlier in the evening.
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After
running a two-turn stagger, Ken Cormier (in shades)
cut across the track somewhat abruptly...
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...making
a beeline for the pole. Cormier had recently run a
4:15.30 mile at altitude...
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...so
it was clear that he was fit heading into this race.
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Cormier
leads with E.C. Gibbs of Cullman, Alabama, in second
place.
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R-L:
Ken Cormier, Kevin Tschirhart, Ross Toole, Cody Harper,
and Daniel LaCava.
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In
the past, this meet had featured a high school mile,
but it was mainly comprised of local stars.
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This
was the first time the event had brought in a top
international field for the event.
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Scotland's
Ross Toole takes over the lead, and Albuquerque, New
Mexico's Cody Harper runs in second.
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Ryan
Gasper (right) of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, and Laef
Barnes of Nine Mile Falls, Washington, run near the
back of the pack.
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Cody
Harper takes over the lead and Kevin Tschirhart of
Northport, New York, follows.
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Ken
Cormier moves back into the lead, and Tschirhart remains
in second place.
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The
runners' uniform colors varied based on the country
they were representing. Naturally...
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...most
of the runners in the race were representing the U.S.
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Eventual
winner Laef Barnes stayed back in the pack throughout
most of the race.
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