| Uta Pippig pumps up the 930-person field just minutes before the start. |
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| JADA, the popular local vocalizers, give their rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner". |
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| The starting siren sounds, "And the-e-e-r-r-re off!" |
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| The yellow-shirted Ollie Road Race volunteers were everywhere. They worked harder than the racers. |
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| All 930 runners clear the starting line and head for daylight. |
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| Heidi Westerling takes first place among the women racers at 27:42. |
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| Mark Morris, the overall winner, hits the five-mile finish line at a swift 24:19 (a 4:52 per mile pace). |
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| Second-place Casey Moulton clears the finish line at 24:28. |
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