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BOSTON - Marla Runyan held off a furious charge from Teresa Wanjiku to capture the USA National 10K
Championship at the 26th annual Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women in the closest finish in history. Runyan, 33, the USATF National 5K and US outdoor 5,000 meter champion running her first ever 10K, finished at 31:46 to beat Kenya's Wanjiku by two-tenths of a second. Defending champion Colleen De Reuck, Runyan and Wanjiju let a pack of 10 for the first half of the race. But Runyan and Wanjiku broke free at the Boston University bridge to lead the last two miles of the race. Runyan had a slight lead as both hit the back stretch before Wanjiku made a late push that almost paid off. The winning time was just eight seconds off the course record of 31:38 set in 1988 by Anne Hannam. The Boston race, one of the largest all-women 10K road races in the country, drew nearly 7,000 runners. |
| Place | Name | Time | Pace | Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marla Runyan | 31:46 | 5:07 | Gray, TN |
| 2 | Teresa Wanjiku | 31:46 | 5:07 | Kenya, PA |
| 3 | Any Rudolph | 32:05 | 5:10 | Providence, RI |
| 4 | Tatiana Khmeleva | 32:05 | 5:10 | Russia |
| 5 | Eyerusalem Kuma | 32:13 | 5:11 | Ethiopia |
| 6 | Colleen Dereuck | 32:38 | 5:14 | Boulder, CO |
| 7 | Teyeba Erkesso | 32:38 | 5:15 | Ethiopia |
| 8 | Ejegayehu Dibaba | 32:45 | 5:17 | Ethiopia |
| 9 | Elva Dryer | 32:58 | 5:19 | Concord, MA |
| 10 | Katie McGregor | 33:06 | 5:20 | Boston, MA |
| 11 | Blake Russell | 33:06 | 5:20 | Acton, MA |
| 12 | Libbie Hickman | 33:09 | 5:21 | Fort Collins, CO |
| Place | Name | Time | Div | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | Stephanie Crawford | 41:01 | 39/1667 | 6:36 |
| 411 | Karolyn Welch | 47:51 | 110/1622 | 7:42 |
| 2116 | Susan Ericson | 57:09 | 672/1622 | 9:12 |
| 2867 | Joanne Liburd | 1:02:28 | 1101/1667 | 9:55 |
| 3235 | Charlene Gaboriault | 1:04:06 | 170/467 | 10:01 |
| 3972 | Mary Tyler | 1:36:36 | 235/467 | 10:44 |
| 4443 | Wendy Crawford (Stephanie's Mom) |
1:11:55 | 310/467 | 11:35 |