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Past
the halfway mark, Mike DiGennaro uses one of the biggest
downhill slopes of the race to increase his lead.
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DiGennaro's
pursuers include (L-R) Shawn Wallace, Bryon Gartrell,
Eric Bonnette, John Mortimer, Matt Downin and Erik
Nedeau.
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DiGennaro,
Matt Downin, Gartrell and Wallace run wide around
the curve while John Mortimer, Brian Mahoney, Nedeau,
Andy Downin and Matthew Croteau run a tighter turn.
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Right
around the 1,200-meter mark, DiGennaro appears to
be headed to victory.
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The
1999 winner of this race was Scott Anderson; Andy
Downin won in 2000 and 2001.
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Though
the race is mainly downhill, there's a small rise
around eight-tenths of a mile.
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Shawn
Wallace, a senior at Boston College, leads the chase.
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Three
minutes and 10 seconds into the race, DiGennaro still
holds a sizeable lead.
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The
three race founders, John Mortimer, Matt Downin and
Andy Downin all run in the chase pack.
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DiGennaro
heads up the (very) slight upgrade.
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Shawn
Wallace appears to have made up a little ground in
the
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DiGennaro
tries to hold on while Andy Downin and Erik Nedeau
move into third and fourth place.
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Wallace
appears to be closing but may not have enough time.
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DiGennaro
takes a final look back.
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DiGennaro
hung on to win in 3:58; Wallace finished second, also
in 3:58.
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Winning
times at this race have been 3:51 in 1999 and 2001
and 3:58 in 2000 and 2002.
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Word
was that this year's race was a more accurate (longer)
mile than last year's, though.
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We
miss a shot of Erik Nedeau finishing third (4:00)
and Andy Downin in fourth (4:02).
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#10
Bryon Gartrell (a junior at Boston College) finishes
6th in 4:05, John Mortimer is 7th (4:06) and Matt
Downin 8th (4:06).
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Elijah
Barrett of Keene, NH finishes 26th in 4:20.
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