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Sequence - Seeded Girls
by John Dye
"I love hills," Zoe Nelson said before the race. Then she went
out and proved it, taking command on the Switchback hills in the second
mile, easing over Poop Out and Reservoir hills, and winning comfortably
by 13 seconds.
Half
Mile
Zoe Nelson, Rachel Bryan, Heidi Magill
Start
Collier Lawrence and Heidi Magill break on top.
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Mile
5:22 left, Zoe Nelson, 7 Chock, Bryan,
Magill. right, 44 Samantha Gaffney, 3 Ruth Graham, 22 Liza
Pasciuto, 21 McWalters |
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Switchback
Hills - Zoe Nelson surge opens a gap. |
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photos by Doug Speck |
Crossover
9:08 (about 1.7 miles, crossing the air strip towards
Poop Out Hill) |
Zoe
leads Chock by 4 seconds |
Chock
leads rest by 8 seconds |
3
Bryan, 4 Magill |
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5
Ruth Graham |
6
Amber Harper |
7
Jamie Geissler, 8 Liza Pasciuto, 9 unidentified, 10 Teresa McWalters,
11 Heather Wood |
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2 miles 11:19
(far side of Poop Out Hill) - Zoe Nelson maintains lead.
Reservoir Hill 14:25
(4000 meters down, 1000 meters to go) - Zoe pulls away, opening up 100
meter lead on Chock.
pix of the finish
Foot Locker West
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