See the race day Report by Jim Hage

Photo Captions
Top photo: On Saturday, Bill Rodgers spoke on running and signed autographs at the Expo. Sunday morning he stepped up to the starting line and ran 1:02:55 for third in the men's 55-59 age group.

Next photo: A last minute treat - 31-year-old Catherine Ndereba, who trains in the Philadelphia area, arrived for the race and placed second. Two weeks later, Ndereba claimed the women's title in the Boston Marathon.

Third photo: Lee Dipietro, 45 of Ruxton, MD finished as the second masters women with a 1:01:15. Dipietro also travelled to Boston and placed as the second American woman in the Boston Marathon.

Photos Below:
Top photo: One of three Japanese athletes in the race, Tsuyoshi Nakano (25 years) finished sixth in 48:49.

Michael Burns (#8927, center), 47 of Watertown, NY and Michael Dusenbery (#1983), 25 of Savage, MD finished 1:04:55.

Brooks Grossinger (#11511), 26, travelled from Maple Grove, MN to finish 39th in 55:33.

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Top photo: Stephen Koch (#259), 43 of Shillington, PA, ran 57:46.

Next photo: The sixth woman was 32-year-old Lioudmila Kortchaguina of Russia, who ran a 54:25 sparkling effort.

Third photo: Jenna Richardson, 24 of China, ME crossed the finish line in 1:01:07 for 20th place.

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