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Abdi
Abdirahman warms up.
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An
unidentified runner warms up.
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It's
a sea of blue and black at the start...
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...as
the Nike and adidas athletes wear nearly identical
uniforms.
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Brian
Clas (red shorts) obviously didn't hear about the
dress code.
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There's
a little more uniform variety further back in the
race.
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Just
past the 1,000-meter mark, Alan Culpepper leads Meb
Keflezighi and Abdi Abdirahman.
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Brad
Hauser leads his twin brother, Brent.
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Terrence
Mahon.
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R-L:
Matt Downin, Bolota Asmeron, Peter Gilmore, Dave Davis
and the remainder of the field.
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Also
in there are #68 Keith Dowling, #8 Greg Jimmerson
and #12 Chad Johnson.
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#11
Mike Donnelly, #117 David Morris and #255 Mike Fox.
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L-R:
Fox, Peter Julian and Nolan Swanson.
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L-R:
CU freshman Dathan Ritzenhein, #357 Matt Thull and
#101 Richie Brinker.
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After
finishing third in the World Junior Championships
last year, #14 Dathan Ritzenhein gave the senior race
a try.
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Ritzenhein
started off well back in the pack and worked his way
up.
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Mark
McManus of the Nike Farm Team.
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#175
Shawn Beitelspacher and #144 Eric Mack.
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#201
Jason Lehmkuhle and #436 Scott Goff.
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#176
Thor Esbensen, #179 another DNF and #72 Simon Guterrez.
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