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Corey
Bissonnette, age 9, of Londonderry, NH warms up.
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Mat
Cote of New Britain, CT warms up.
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Top
women's seed Katie McGregor (left) and Adrienne Hunter
warm up.
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Defending
champion Kara (Molloy) Hass of Westford, MA warms
up.
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The
former Miss New Hampshire gets ready to sing the national
anthem.
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Runners
stand at attention during the national anthem. #301
Darin Shearer ran 4:13 here, which must be a record
in the baby-jogger-pushing category.
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This
was the fourth edition of the Millennium Mile, a race
which improves each year. This year's version used
chip timing for the first time.
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Nephi
Tyler (in red), a standout for the University of Utah,
was the first costumed runner to finish, running 4:15
to finish 19th.
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The
2002 edition of this race was the biggest one yet,
with 308 finishers.
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#6
is Erik Nedeau and #4 is two-time defending champion
Andy Downin (who's also the 2001 1,500m U.S. National
Champion).
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The
idea for this race was conceived in 1999; what was
originally going to be a party at Andy and Matt Downin's
house...
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...also
became a road race when they realized that their guest
list had a high percentage of elite runners on it.
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The
race has a festive atmosphere and now attracts runners
of all abilities. The race begins at Londonderry High
School...
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...and
heads downhill to finish at Mack's apples. The awards
ceremony takes place at Mack's Apples, then the party
moves down the road to Whippersnappers.
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The
runners spread out across the road in the first 400
meters.
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#19
Eric Bonnette and #246 Mike DiGennaro move into the
lead.
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In
the second 400 meters, the contenders begin to separate
themselves out from the field.
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Just
before the 800 meter mark, Mike DiGennaro starts to
pull away.
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DiGennaro
wasn't expected to be among the contenders, but he
does have strong running credentials.
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DiGennaro
was one of the top runners ever to compete for the
University of Delaware and now coaches at his alma
mater.
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