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Article: Teaming with pride - Kastor to lead ; US marathoners
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- April 21, 2008
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US WOMEN'S OLYMPIC TRIALS
With the bells of Old South Church heralding her approach to the
finish line, Deena Kastor won the US Women's Olympic Marathon Trials
yesterday in 2 hours 29 minutes 35 seconds, executing a conservative
race plan to perfection.
During the second half of the race, Kastor steadily erased a
nearly two-minute gap between her and front-runner Magdalena Lewy
Boulet.
Running past the MIT president's house 23.5 miles into the race,
Kastor overtook Lewy Boulet, the eventual second-place finisher
(2:30:19).
In the final miles, Blake Russell secured third place, erasing
memories of a late collapse and fourth-place finish at the 2004
Trials. As Russell crossed the finish line ...